Courses for Florida Supreme Court certified mediators, mapped to the 16-hour renewal, each with a certificate and attendance record built for an audit.
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Family mediators need 9 of their 16 hours in required topics. County and circuit mediators need 7.Every certified mediator reports 16 CME hours every two years. Holding several certifications? It’s still 16 hours in total.1
Family and dependency
4 ethics
4 IPV
1 diversity
7 general
County and circuit
4 ethics
2 IPV
1 diversity
9 general
One cell = one 50-minute CME hour. Ethics = Mediator Ethics; IPV = Interpersonal Violence (IPV); diversity = Diversity/Cultural Awareness.
How Florida CME works, in the DRC’s words
There is no course approval in Florida
“The Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution does not pre-approve mediation activities. There is no application or fee charged by the DRC to program providers.”
So no Florida CME course is “approved”, ours included. Each course states its CME hours plainly instead.1
You report your own hours at renewal
“Each mediator is responsible for maintaining all records relating to CME, which records are subject to audit by the DRC.”
You report your CME on the DRC’s renewal form. MediationList doesn’t report hours for you; every course and certificate states its hours and category so you can.2
Keep the records an audit asks for
“a program agenda with time frames and topics reflected, a certification of attendance/completion, a copy of their registration information”
Every completion gives you all three in one PDF: the certificate, the agenda with time frames, and your registration and attendance record.1
10 courses, 22 CME hours
Planned catalog. Each course opens once its instructor has reviewed and signed off on the final version. Every course is on-demand video with a short quiz. Its instructor introduces it on camera; the narration is an AI-generated voice reading the script the instructor approved.
CourseCME hoursFormatFor
01
Florida Mediator Ethics in Practice
The Rules for Certified and Court-Appointed Mediators, case by case: impartiality, self-determination, confidentiality, advertising, fees under Rule 10.380.
4.0Mediator Ethics
Florida does not pre-approve CME courses or providers. This course provides 4.0 CME hours (50-minute hours) of instruction designed to meet section 2.02 of the DRC Operating Procedures. Each mediator reports their own CME and keeps their records, which are subject to audit by the DRC.
On‑demand + quiz
All certified mediators
02
Interpersonal Violence: Screening, Safety and When Not to Mediate
Covers the 4.0 interpersonal violence hours family and dependency mediators need.
4.0Interpersonal Violence
Florida does not pre-approve CME courses or providers. This course provides 4.0 CME hours (50-minute hours) of instruction designed to meet section 2.02 of the DRC Operating Procedures. Each mediator reports their own CME and keeps their records, which are subject to audit by the DRC.
On‑demand + quiz
Family and dependency mediators
03
Interpersonal Violence Essentials for County and Circuit Mediators
Covers the 2.0 interpersonal violence hours county and circuit civil mediators need.
2.0Interpersonal Violence
Florida does not pre-approve CME courses or providers. This course provides 2.0 CME hours (50-minute hours) of instruction designed to meet section 2.02 of the DRC Operating Procedures. Each mediator reports their own CME and keeps their records, which are subject to audit by the DRC.
On‑demand + quiz
County and circuit civil mediators
04
Language Access and Cultural Difference at the Mediation Table
Interpreters, Spanish- and Creole-speaking parties, power and culture.
1.0Diversity/Cultural Awareness
Florida does not pre-approve CME courses or providers. This course provides 1.0 CME hours (50-minute hours) of instruction designed to meet section 2.02 of the DRC Operating Procedures. Each mediator reports their own CME and keeps their records, which are subject to audit by the DRC.
On‑demand + quiz
All certified mediators
05
Parenting Plans and Time-Sharing: Mediating Under Fla. Stat. § 61.13
Parenting plans and time-sharing in family mediation.
2.0General
Florida does not pre-approve CME courses or providers. This course provides 2.0 CME hours (50-minute hours) of instruction designed to meet section 2.02 of the DRC Operating Procedures. Each mediator reports their own CME and keeps their records, which are subject to audit by the DRC.
On‑demand + quiz
Family mediators
06
Remote Mediation Done Right
Online sessions, caucus, signatures and security.
2.0General
Florida does not pre-approve CME courses or providers. This course provides 2.0 CME hours (50-minute hours) of instruction designed to meet section 2.02 of the DRC Operating Procedures. Each mediator reports their own CME and keeps their records, which are subject to audit by the DRC.
On‑demand + quiz
All certified mediators
07
Impasse, Partial Agreements and Writing the Mediated Settlement Agreement
From impasse to a written agreement.
2.0General
Florida does not pre-approve CME courses or providers. This course provides 2.0 CME hours (50-minute hours) of instruction designed to meet section 2.02 of the DRC Operating Procedures. Each mediator reports their own CME and keeps their records, which are subject to audit by the DRC.
On‑demand + quiz
Circuit civil and family mediators
08
County Court Mediation: Small Claims and Landlord-Tenant Sessions in One Hour
Short-session county court mediation.
1.0General
Florida does not pre-approve CME courses or providers. This course provides 1.0 CME hours (50-minute hours) of instruction designed to meet section 2.02 of the DRC Operating Procedures. Each mediator reports their own CME and keeps their records, which are subject to audit by the DRC.
On‑demand + quiz
County mediators
09
Circuit Civil Mediation: Damages, Liens and Insurance at the Table
Valuing claims, lien holders, insurer authority and payment terms in circuit civil settlements.
2.0General
Florida does not pre-approve CME courses or providers. This course provides 2.0 CME hours (50-minute hours) of instruction designed to meet section 2.02 of the DRC Operating Procedures. Each mediator reports their own CME and keeps their records, which are subject to audit by the DRC.
On‑demand + quiz
Circuit civil mediators
10
Mediating With Self-Represented Parties in County and Circuit Court
Giving information without giving advice, and keeping balance when one or both sides have no lawyer.
2.0General
Florida does not pre-approve CME courses or providers. This course provides 2.0 CME hours (50-minute hours) of instruction designed to meet section 2.02 of the DRC Operating Procedures. Each mediator reports their own CME and keeps their records, which are subject to audit by the DRC.
On‑demand + quiz
County and circuit civil mediators
The whole renewal in one bundle
Florida 16-Hour Renewal: Family and Dependency
Family and dependency mediators (also meets county and circuit minimums)
16CME hours
4 ethics
4 IPV
1 diversity
7 general
Courses
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Format
On-demand video + quiz, all 16 hours
Status
Opens with the first courses
Florida does not pre-approve CME courses or providers. This course provides 16.0 CME hours (50-minute hours) of instruction designed to meet section 2.02 of the DRC Operating Procedures. Each mediator reports their own CME and keeps their records, which are subject to audit by the DRC.
Florida 16-Hour Renewal: County and Circuit
County and circuit civil mediators
16CME hours
4 ethics
2 IPV
1 diversity
9 general
Courses
1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Format
On-demand video + quiz, all 16 hours
Status
Opens with the first courses
Florida does not pre-approve CME courses or providers. This course provides 16.0 CME hours (50-minute hours) of instruction designed to meet section 2.02 of the DRC Operating Procedures. Each mediator reports their own CME and keeps their records, which are subject to audit by the DRC.
A certificate that answers an auditor’s questions
Each completion produces one PDF with two pages.
Your name and Florida mediator number
Course title, date completed, and delivery format (on-demand)
CME hours in total and by DRC category
The provider’s full name and address, and the instructor’s name and qualifications
The program agenda with time frames, and your attendance and completion log
A unique certificate ID with a public verification page
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Questions
Does the Florida DRC approve CME courses?
No. The DRC's provider guidance says: “The Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution does not pre-approve mediation activities. There is no application or fee charged by the DRC to program providers.” It adds: “CMEs do not have course numbers.” So no Florida CME course, ours included, can truthfully claim DRC approval.
Who reports my hours?
You do, on the DRC's renewal form at the end of each two-year cycle. The Operating Procedures say: “Each mediator is responsible for maintaining all records relating to CME, which records are subject to audit by the DRC.” MediationList doesn't report hours to the DRC for you; your certificate and completion record are what you keep in case your renewal is audited.
Can all 16 hours be on-demand?
Yes. The Operating Procedures list “listening to or viewing previously recorded presentations” among the formats, and on October 27, 2026 the DRC told us by email: “there is no limit for recorded or remote CMEs.” Every MediationList Training course is recorded video with a short quiz, so you can finish all 16 hours on your own schedule.
How are hours counted?
Florida CME hours are 50-minute hours: “CME credit is based on a 50-minute hour.” Your certificate shows the total and the hours in each special category: Mediator Ethics, Interpersonal Violence (IPV), Diversity/Cultural Awareness.
Is this legal advice?
No. This page summarizes the DRC's published guidance and links to it. Check the DRC's current renewal instructions before you report, and contact the DRC with questions about your own renewal.
Florida Courts, Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution (Dispute Resolution Center), “Mediator Renewal & CME Information” (Basics for Providers; Renewal Application Instructions), flcourts.gov. Quotes as read 2026-10-07. The requirements are set under Fla. R. Cert. & Ct.-Appt. Mediators 10.140 (rules, eff. Jan. 1, 2025).
Information only, not legal advice. MediationList is not affiliated with the Florida courts or the DRC. Mediators are responsible for meeting and reporting their own CME requirements.
