Possible sources for the theoretical base of a family mediation curriculum are change as the norm of human experience, the family's management of change, change and adult development, crisis as a mechanism of change, and divorce as crisis and change mechanism. Based on the foregoing theoretical base, the curriculum should teach congruent mediation processes which facilitate empowerment (agreements that give disputants more control over their lives) and positive change (growth tasks and resources viewed more clearly) through dispute resolution. Concepts of adult learning should determine the framework for process in family mediation, and empowerment should be the guideline for teaching mediation skills. These skills are adult education, counseling, conflict management, and crisis intervention. The proposed graduate-level curriculum could best be implemented through an institution-based mediation center that would provide both preservice and inservice training. A figure of the curriculum model and 50 references.