Continuing Education
Participation in 10 hours of continuing education every 12 months shall be required of all Accredited Members in order to maintain their status.
At least 5 hours shall be in the field of mediation and the rest in allied fields, such as mental health, law, finance, and conflict resolution.
Attendance at an NJAPM annual conference equals 6 hours.
Program portion of a general meeting with a speaker equals 1.5 hour.
Presenting a program at either an annual conference or a general meeting equals 3 hours.
Members shall be responsible for maintaining their own continuing education record and to submit it with their dues payment every year.
Failures to complete the required hours of continuing education may result in being dropped from the list of accredited members.
"Accredited" vs. "Certified"
A member who has earned accreditation may use the term "Accredited by the NJAPM" or the initials "APM" (Accredited Professional Mediator). The term "Certified" may not be used.
Although most or perhaps all mediators receive a certificate of completion from a mediation training course, that does not make a mediator a "certified mediator", at least not in New Jersey. Among lawyers, use of the word "certified" is prohibited unless one is certified by the Supreme Court or an ABA-approved certifying organization.
Advertising Protocol for Executive and Board Positions
Members of the NJAPM who hold executive positions on the board or who have held such positions shall not be allowed to state such status when advertising their private practice. Members may specify membership and whether or not they are accredited by the NJAPM. Violations will be referred to the Ethical Review Board for appropriate action.
Listserve Policies
The following are the terms of the agreement between each member (you) of the New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators (NJAPM) and NJAPM with respect to the use of the various listserves and the discussion forums. By using the listserves, forums, and similar services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these terms.
1. COMMENTS BY USERS ARE NOT ENDORSED BY NJAPM
NJAPM does not necessarily endorse, support, sanction, encourage, verify, or agree with the comments, opinions, or statements posted on its listserves. Any information or material placed online, including advice and opinions, are the views and responsibility of those who post the statements, and do not necessarily represent the
views of NJAPM.
2. USE OF THE SERVICE BY YOU
a. You agree to use the listserves and forums to further the goals and purposes of NJAPM, and you will not knowingly use the listserves and forums to the detriment of the organization or any of its members.
b. You agree not to use any obscene, indecent, or offensive language or to place on these services any material that is defamatory, abusive, harassing, or hateful. Further, you may not place on these services any material that is encrypted, constitutes junk mail or unauthorized advertising, invades anyone's privacy, or encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or that otherwise violates any local, state, national or international law or regulation. You agree to use these services only for lawful purposes and you acknowledge that your failure to do so may subject you to civil and criminal liability.
c. You are responsible for ensuring that any material you provide to these services or post on a forum or listserve, including but not limited to text, photographs and sound, does not violate the copyright, trademark, trade secret or any other personal or proprietary rights of any third party or is posted with the permission of the owner(s) of such rights. Material on these services is for your personal use only. These services may contain copyrighted and other proprietary information.
3. MATERIALS POSTED BY OTHERS
You agree that NJAPM is not responsible, and shall have no liability to you, with respect to any information or materials posted by others, including defamatory, offensive or illicit material, including material that violates this agreement.
4. ADDITIONAL RULES
NJAPM may, from time to time, post additional rules of usage that apply to specific parts of these services. Such additional rules will be posted in a relevant part of its website, and will be clearly identified. Your continued use of these services constitutes your agreement to comply with these additional rules.
5. LIMITATION ON OR DENIAL OF USE
NJAPM may limit or deny access at its discretion to anyone who uses the listserves excessively, repetitively on the same topic or subject matter, or otherwise misuses or abuses this benefit.