All professional members of the association have committed to adhere to the Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators, adopted by the American Arbitration Association, the American Bar Association, and the Association for Conflict Resolution in September 2005.
The model standards address:
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self-determination
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impartiality
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conflicts of interest
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competence
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confidentiality
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quality of the process
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advertising & solicitation
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fees
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the mediator's obligations to the mediation process