ODR Documents & Resources

ODR Documents & Resources

Parent EducationMediating a Parenting PlanFinding a MediatorMediator Portal

Brochures & General Information:

Parenting Act Information Brochure (English)
Parenting Act Information Brochure (Spanish)
Restorative Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Services Overview
Nebraska Juvenile Restorative Justice & Family Intervention Initiative
Nebraska Juvenile Restorative Justice & Family Intervention Overview

File a Grievance:

Mediator Grievance Form (ODR-GF-F-067)
Parenting Act Mediator Grievance Form (ODR-GF-F-061)
Written Request for Grievance Reconsideration Form (ODR-GF-F-065)

Legislation, Rules, & Standards:

Nebraska Dispute Resolution Act
Nebraska Parenting Act
Uniform Mediation Act
Lawyer Serving as a Third-Party Neutral
2013 Ethical Opinion on Attorneys Acting as Parenting Act Mediators
2017 Revision to 2013 Ethical Opinion on Attorneys Acting as Parenting Act Mediators
Rules Relating to the Nebraska Dispute Resolution Act
Mediator Role in Developing a Parenting Plan

Policies & Procedures:

ODR Manual of Standards and Ethics for Center Mediators, Directors, and Staff
ODR Policy Manual
Policy for Approval of Parenting Act Mediators
Nebraska Standards of Practice and Ethics for Family Mediators
Policy for Approval of Restorative Justice Facilitators
Nebraska Restorative Justice Facilitator Standards of Practice
Protocol for Pre-Hearing Conferences
Protocols for Facilitation of Permanency Review Conferences
Protocols for Facilitation of Termination of Parental Rights Conferences
Family Group Conference Policies and Standards
Policy for Parenting Education Approval

Mediator Resources:

Application to be a BMT, FMT or SADR Training Provider (ODR-CME-F-037)
Basic Mediation Training Equivalency Request (ODR-BMT-F-001)
CME Attended or Plan to Attend Class Application for Mediators (ODR-CME-F-033)
CME Request from Educational Provider (ODR-CME-F-032)
Family Mediation Training Equivalency Request (ODR-FMT-F-011)
IPS Supervisory Observation Form (ODR-PA-F-050)
Mediation Sliding Fee Scale
Nebraska Mediation Screening Tool
Parenting Plan Mediation Status Report
Participant Evaluation Form (ODR-PA-F-043)
Request to Reactivate Application (ODR-PA-F-049)
Sample County Court Standing Order in Small Claims Cases for Mediation
Self-Evaluation Form (ODR-PA-F-044)
Specialized Alternative Dispute Resolution Training Equivalency
Submitted in Lieu of Certificates of Training (ODR-PA-F-042)
Supervisor Evaluation Form (ODR-PA-F-045)
Waiver of 7.5 Hours of Nebraska Mediation Association's Family Training (ODR-FMT-F-017)
Parenting Act Mediator Information

Annual Reports:

2023 Annual Report
2022 Annual Report
2021 Annual Report
2020 Annual Report
2019 Annual Report
2018 Annual Report
2017 Annual Report
2016 Annual Report
2015 Annual Report
2014 Annual Report
2013 Annual Report
2012 Annual Report
2011 Annual Report
Bonus: Mediation's 20th Anniversary Proclamation Signing
2010 Annual Report
2009 Annual Report
2008 Annual Report
2007 Annual Report
ODR 2016-2017 Report
Nebraska Family Group Conferencing Statistics 2001-2017
Parenting Act Mediation Six Years in Review
Child Welfare Mediation 2003-2017
2017 PreHearing Conference Report
2003-2006 Compendium Report

Juvenile Restorative Justice Information, Reports, & Referral Forms:

Victim Youth Conferencing (VYC) Final Evaluation Report (June 2018-July 2021)
Recidivism Rates for VYC at ODR-Approved Mediation Centers (January 2018-December-2020)
VYC Evaluation Report (July 2019-June 2020)
2018-2019 VYC Cumulative Report
VYC Evaluation Report (July 2018-June 2019)
VYC Evaluation Report (July 2017-June 2018)
VYC Fact Sheet (2015-2018)
Project Restore Report (2017)
2017 VYC Fact Sheet
The Juvenile Victim Offender Conferencing Pilot Program: A Year in Review (2016)
Nebraska Juvenile Restorative Justice & Family Intervention Brochure
Referral forms for approved centers:
Central Mediation Center Youth Restorative Justice Referral Form
Concord Mediation Center Restorative Services Youth Referral Form
Concord Mediation Center Victim Youth Conference Referral Form
The Mediation Center Victim Youth Conferencing Referral Form
Mediation West Juvenile and Family Referral Form
Nebraska Mediation Center Juvenile Restorative Justice Referral Form
The Resolution Center Restorative Justice Dialogue Referral Form

Contacts:

Nicole Britten, Program Specialist
402.416.0670
nicole.britten@nejudicial.gov

Kelly Riley, M.P.A., Director
402.419.9650
kelly.riley@nejudicial.gov

Nebraska Office of Dispute Resolution
Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation
Mailing Address: PO Box 98910, Lincoln NE 68509-8910
Office Address: 521 S 14th St., Suite 102, Lincoln NE 68508
nsc.mediation@nejudicial.gov