The documents listed on this page are intended to be used as guides and models for mediators in British Columbia. They are not to be used in place of legal advice and should be adapted to fit the circumstances in which they are used.
 

Guidelines, Procedures and Tools for Screening and Assessment
 

• Safety Screening in Family Mediation (PDF): Prepared by Colleen Getz, C.A. Walker & Associates, for the B.C. Mediator Roster Society (Victoria, BC, January 2008) (A paper intended to raise awareness of screening for safety and to encourage family mediators - in particular Family Roster members - to explore current approaches and issues in screening.)
   

Mediation Agreements
 

• Agreement to Mediate (PDF): Family Mediation Practicum Project (New Westminster, BC)
• Agreement to Mediate (PDF): Child Protection Mediation Program, Dispute Resolution Office, Ministry of Attorney General (BC)
• General Mediation and Family Mediation - Agreements to Mediate
• Sample Agreement to Mediate in "Mediation in B.C.": Dispute Resolution Office, Ministry of Attorney General (BC).
   

Model Contract Clauses and Mediation Rules of the Mediate BC Society
 

• Model clause 1 (PDF): In this model clause the mediator is identified at the time that the contract is made.
• Model clause 2 (PDF): In this model clause the mediator is appointed when a dispute arises.
• Model clause 3 (PDF): In this model clause the parties agree that any issues not resolved in mediation will be determined by arbitration.
• Mediation rules (PDF): These mediation rules apply whenever parties have, by agreement, provided for the mediation of their disputes in accordance with these rules.

Mediation Publications
 

• Accommodating People with Disabilities - A  Reference Guide for Mediators (May 2009): A  general reference guide for working in mediation with people with all types of disabilities. The guide was produced in partnership with the Dispute Resolution Office (DRO), Ministry of Attorney General.