Welcome to MASI Online

Mediation is a way of resolving disputes.  Through mediation, people with a disagreement or problem talk about it, try to think of possible solutions, discuss how and whether the solutions would work, and try to reach an agreement.  They do this with the help of the mediator who keeps them on task and encourages them to speak honestly and respectfully with each other.

The members of the Mediation Association of Southern Illinois are professionals who are trained mediators and who share the common goal of providing mediation services, promoting ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution), and providing ongoing in-service and skill development.

If you have bee directed by a First Judicial Circuit Judge to complete mediation, or you are considering mediation, this website will address many common questions. 

This site will help you locate a mediator in the First  Judicial Circuit  (counties of Alexander, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Pulaski, Pope, Saline, Williamson, and Union) and direct you to other sources for mediators in other counties.

If you need information about the law affecting your divorce or related issues, visit the Self-Help Legal Center of Southern Illinois website at www.law.siu.edu/selfhelp.

If you would like to join MASI or learn more about it, this site will help you do that as well.

Current News:

Thank you to all those who made the November training a success. 

The next training will be in March 2009.  Details will be posted on this website as they become available.

If you wish receive information about future trainings or would like to see a specific topic at a future, please email us at adrc@siu.edu.