New Justice Services is a leader in the design and implementation of conflict resolution training in Central New York.  New Justice Services began providing conflict resolution skills training in 1981 and has been providing its own NYS certified community mediation skills training since 1982.

The skills training programs currently offered by New Justice Services are described below.  

Mediation Skills Training:

Community Based Programs

New Justice Services provides basic and specialized mediation skills training for community mediation staff, volunteers and law students. The basic mediation skills training program is 36 hours in length and consists of both instruction and experiential learning.

New Justice Services also offers specialized training in custody – visitation mediation which is 16 hours in length and focuses on the dynamics of Family Court matters, and in parent – child mediation which is 8 hours in length and focuses on the dynamics of disputes between youth and their parents or guardians.

New Justice Services is a New York State Certified Mediation Training Site, with all trainings instructed by State Certified Community, Custody/Visitation and Parent - Child Skills Trainer, and Agency Lead Trainer, John W. McCullough. 

Professional and Business Programs

In cooperation with the Onondaga County Bar Association, New Justice Services has trained attorney mediators for the NYS Grievance Committee's Lawyer-Client Mediation Program in the Fifth and Sixth Judicial Districts.   

Professional and Business Mediation Trainer John W. McCullough

Interpersonal Conflict Resolution Skills:

New Justice Services began offering an introduction to interpersonal conflict resolution skills to students and teachers in 1984.

The twelve hour “Understanding Conflict-Communications Skills for Resolving Conflicts Peacefully” program is the basis of New Justice Services’ training for students, teachers, parents, at-risk youth, justice system personnel and business people. This core material is tailored to meet each group’s needs.

Formal Hearing Training Services

New Justice Services provides arbitration skills training for the New York State Unified Court Systems Attorney-Client Fee Dispute Resolution Program in the Fifth and Sixth Judicial Districts. This training is delivered to both lawyers and non-lawyers.

New Justice can also train school personnel to conduct both formal and informal suspension hearings.