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Welcome to the Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation
fulfilling the promise of mediation
The Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation (ISCT)
is the nation's premier center of expertise on the
transformative framework.
The ISCT was founded in 1999 to study and promote understanding of conflict and intervention processes from the transformative perspective. The ISCT supports and provides a forum for the work of scholars and practitioners in the conflict intervention field who approach conflict from a transformative view.
This view and its implications for conflict intervention were first described in The Promise of Mediation by Robert A. Baruch Bush and Joseph P. Folger, published in 1994 and articulated once again in the revised edition of The Promise of Mediation in 2005.
Through all of its activities, the ISCT seeks to promote responses to conflict that help transform it from a negative and destructive force to a positive and constructive part of the dynamic of human interaction.
The Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation is a tax-exempt, not-for-profit corporation, and is affiliated with a consortium of universities, including Hofstra University School of Law, University of North Dakota, Temple University, and James Madison University.
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First National Symposium on Ethical Standards
for Elder Mediation
April 19-20, 2007, Philadelphia, PA
Symposium Overview
Post Symposium Briefing on Elder Mediation
More information can be found on our past conference page.
Become a Certified Transformative Mediator™
Find a Certified Transformative Mediator!
Mediators with a commitment to the practice of transformative mediation are invited
to apply for certification by the Institute for the Study of Conflict
Transformation, Inc. Certification is based upon a mediator's
successful completion of the Summative Assessment Process developed by the
Institute. For an application and description of the process, a
guide to preparing for self-assessment, and answers to frequently asked
questions about mediator certification, please click below. For
information about mediator coaching or the name of available coaches,
click here.
"The evaluation process was a very valuable experience! I did not know exactly what to expect but I was not prepared for the depth of your familiarity with my tape. Your preparedness made the experience much different than I had expected and very worthwhile. I learned a lot and I am grateful. Thank you!"
-- Virginia M.
Click here for an Application and Description of the Certification Process
Click here for an Applicant's Guide to Preparing a Self-Assessment
Click here for Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
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