Revista da EMERJ - V. 20 - N. 2 - Maio/Agosto - 2018

 R. EMERJ, Rio de Janeiro, v. 20, n. 2, p. 73 - 115, Maio/Agosto 2018 90 What kind of training program is required - how many hours and main topics taught? In France we have the possibility to obtain - a University degree (diplôme universitaire DU) by 40 hours in 1 year (after baccalaureate +2-3 years graduate) - a state diploma as family mediator (DEMF diplôme d’état de médiateur familial) after 595 hours including 100 hours of practical training inbetween 2 years (after baccalaureate +2-3 years). - a diploma university as Master (1 + 2) in mediation. The program for the master 1 and 2 (I have) in University from Luxemburg: 8 semester, 120 ects = + 3600 hours + 150 hours training + internship report + memory end of study 1 semester : definition and state of art of mediation; mediation, a system of conflict resolution; the mediation process. 2 semester : law, psychology, methods of conflict resolution 3 semester : different fields of mediation: environmental health, international, administrative, community, commercial, work place, consumer , family 4 semester : family law and right of the child criminal law and youth protection, social mediation, scholar , intercultural, psychology of communication, sociology of affective relationship, philosophy 5 semester : participation, approaches, planning of action in mediation, sensibilisation and diffusion 6 semester : team management, project management, methodology 7 semester : methodology of research 8 semester: research, dissertation Do you have a national organization of mediators ? Exists in France, ad example, the Association Nationale des Médiateurs (ANM). And many different associations An order of mediators does not exist may be to bad it would protect a bet better the profession.