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The New York State Dispute Resolution Association, Inc. (NYSDRA)
is a private not-for-profit professional membership organization
committed to the use and promotion of peaceful dispute resolution.
Through leadership, education, promotion of professional standards
and training, and development of innovative statewide programs,
NYSDRA provides opportunities for people, communities, organizations
and businesses to effectively respond to conflict. NYSDRA is the premier association for dispute resolution professionals in New York State. Established in 1985, its members consist of Community Dispute Resolution Centers located in all 62 counties in New York State and hundreds of individual dispute resolution practitioners, organizations and others interested in the field of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). NYSDRA is a recognized leader in the field and sets the pace and standards for the dispute resolution profession. NYSDRA also serves as a model for other states with its unique organizational assemblage of community dispute resolution centers, private and volunteer practitioners. There are various methods of dispute resolution to deal with disputes between parties, utilizing a confidential, consensual decision-making process in which one or more trained, impartial persons assists those in conflict. Among these methods are mediation, arbitration, facilitation, and conciliation. These processes can help alleviate interpersonal disputes and conflicts within organizations, neighborhoods and businesses, as well as cases which may arise in civil and criminal justice systems. NYSDRA has been critical to the expansion of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in New York State. Specifically, in 1989, NYSDRA was deemed an appropriate neutral administrator for Community Dispute Resolution Centers (CDRCs) Program contracts. Almost immediately thereafter, NYSDRA contracted with the NYS Division of Housing to administer its statewide Manufactured Housing Mediation Program. A contract with the NYS Department of Education soon followed. NYSDRA also contracts with the NYS Attorney General's Office, the NYS Department of Health and the NYS Unified Court System State ADR Office (for US Department of Agricultural mediation). Services Offered:
Contract management Information: Although NYSDRA is not part of any state agency, we administer mediation and arbitration services for several state agencies and the federal government, to be provided through the statewide network of Community Dispute Resolution Centers (CDRCs). For these programs, NYSDRA provides training, materials and support to center staff, materials and support to consumers and potential consumers of the various program services, program quality control, reporting to the relevant state agency, and outreach. NYSDRA currently administers the following contracts programs:
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Contract Programs
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