The Fairfield Center in Harrisonburg, VA, is offering any and all Virginia certified mediators the opportunity to complete the bulk, if not all, of their required continuing education units in just one day: the Fairfield Mediator Bonanza! This bonanza provides a variety of general and family topics that provide Continuing Education by the Virginia Supreme [...]

Fairfield Center is proud to announce that its executive director, Timothy Ruebke, is now a Federal Emergency Management Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Specialist. This designation makes Ruebke available to implement mediation and other conflict resolution techniques in emergency and disaster-stricken areas anywhere in the nation.  He will continue to serve as executive director of Fairfield, [...]

In nearly 30 years, the Fairfield Center has mediated conflicts between people, families, businesses, clients, and more.  Nearly all clents have experienced at least some of the following benefits of using mediation to resolve a dispute: You save time: We schedule mediations in terms of days, not weeks or months, which lets everyone move forward. [...]

Additional Benefits and Outcomes: Helps students to achieve a higher level of self-worth and a sense of accomplishment Facilitates better communication within families and builds partnerships between families and schools Contributes to a healthier home and school environment Provides schools with an alternative method for reducing poor attendance Provides a model of communication that is [...]