Membership Application

 

Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation, Inc.

 

NOTE: MCFM offers INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS ONLY

If you are currently an MCFM member, please login before completing this application

Basic Annual Membership entitles you to a standard listing in MCFM’s online Members Directory. This listing includes your name, address, phone, fax and e-mail. You must purchase a Premium Annual Membership with Referral List and Profile if you wish to include additional information, such as your title, business name, web address and details about your practice and your qualifications. Only members who are actively practicing mediation may purchase a Premium Annual Membership. 

Please complete the application below. Be sure to make a copy for your records before you press "Submit." After you submit your form, you will be taken to our payment page.

Questions? Email admin@MCFM.org

 

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Premium Annual Membership with Referral List and Profile $150
Basic Annual Membership $90

 

First name:
Middle name:
Last name:
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Title:
Profession:
Business name:
Mailing address:
 
City:
State:
Zip:
Business phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Website:

 

NOTE:  You must complete the following certification section in order to join MCFM. If you are applying for a Basic Annual Membership, you must answer items 1-3, sign and date your application. If you are applying for a Premium Annual Membership with Referral List and Profile, you must answer items 1-4, sign and date your application.  If you do not answer all required items, your application will be denied. Questions? Contact admin@MCFM.org.

I hereby certify that:

 1) I am a member in good standing of my profession.

 2) I will uphold MCFM’s Standards of Practice.  Review the MCFM Standards

 3) I agree to hold MCFM free, harmless and indemnified from all claims or causes of action arising from my practice as a mediator, including any errors or omissions in my listing in any MCFM directory.

 4) If I am applying for a Premium Annual Membership with Referral List and Profile, I have received a minimum of 30 hours of mediation training and I am actively practicing mediation.

Signed (enter full name):


Date (mm/dd/yyyy):  

 

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MEMBER SURVEY: Help us help you! 

Please answer the following questions about your practice. MCFM aggregates information from all members for program development and outreach. Individual responses will remain confidential. Note: You must provide an answer to each question.

Mediation Training (check all that apply):

 General    Divorce/Family    Both    Other

Specialized (please list) 

Mediation is what % of your work:

 25% or less    26% to 50%    51% to 75%   76% or more

Year you first began mediating:   Not applicable

Present hourly rates: High $ Low: $  Not applicable

Family Mediation practice areas (check all that apply):

 Pre-Divorce    Gay/Lesbian    Teacher/Training    Post-Divorce   Custody
 Consulting    Unmarried    Case Evaluation
 Other (please list)

Mediation practice business model (check all that apply):

 Solo Practice    Firm/Group    Government Agency    Nonprofit
 Other (please list)

Professional (non-mediation) background (check all that apply):

 Psychology    Law    Business/Finance   Social Work    Human Services
 Education    Religion  Dispute Resolution
 Other (please list) 

Check all degrees earned:

 Doctorate    J.D.   Master's    Bachelor’s    Associate’s 
Other (please list) 

Practice Areas:

 Divorce
 Child Custody
 Cohabitation and non-marital planning
 Marriage
 Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements
 Estate planning
 Family business
 Elder care
 Probate of estates
 Same sex couples
Other (please list) 

Membership Priorities: for each of the following, indicate importance from 1-10 (10 = highest)
 
Mediation Skills Programs:
Substantive Divorce Programs:
Professional Networking:
Online Referral List:

Other (please list)