The Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) is a professional organization enhancing the practice and public understanding of conflict resolution.

Vision: All people know their choices for conflict resolution
 
Mission: ACR gives voice to the choices for quality conflict resolution.

We are an international professional association for mediators, arbitrators, educators and other conflict resolution practitioners. ACR works in a wide range of settings throughout the United States and around the world.
 
At ACR, you will find colleagues with similar skills and concerns, whether you are a:     

• Government employee working with the shared neutrals program,
• School educator teaching peer mediation,
  
• Custody mediator in the court system,
• Environmental mediator dealing with regulatory disputes,
• Arbitrator dealing with corporate non-performance,
• Public policy facilitator working with inter-agency conflict, or
• Divorce mediator working with families,
• or more!

Our multicultural and multidisciplinary organization offers a broad umbrella under which all forms of dispute resolution practice find a home.

Learn more about the different membership categories, sections, and chapters.