Current Offerings
These trainings are available on our teachable platform and can be purchased and completed at any time. Please note, there is usually a limit from time of purchase that will be made clear.
Mindful Mediation in a Multi-Cultural World
Join eminent family lawyer and dispute resolution expert, Brad Mustard and international specialist in cross cultural mediation, Dr. Mohamed Keshavjee in this 2.5-hour multi-session presentation.
Presentation A – Brad Mustard, LL.B, LLM
Introduction to Cultural Awareness in Mediation
Learning Objectives:
- Acquiring a culturally educated lens
- Recognizing bias
- Understanding cultural patterns- i.e. low and high context communication, low power distance high power distance)
- Learning practical mediation interventions when working with the dynamics of culture
Presentation B – Dr. Mohamed Keshavjee, LLM, PhD (Lon)
Cross Cultural Challenges from a Family Mediation Perspective: from War-Torn Afghanistan to Post-Apartheid South Africa
Learning Objectives:
- Complement Brad Mustard’s presentation by highlighting some real-life experiences.
- Show how the present global model based on a Western, problem solving, satisfaction seeking, individualistic paradigm needs suitable adaptation to work in societies that are more relational.
- Summary of the approaches that were taken to modify and apply the model successfully over a ten-year period in some 25 countries of the world.
FMC Members (and affiliates) $119 (no tax)
Non-members $159
Please note: Access to this course, including video and course materials, is valid for 24 hours after purchase.
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Moving Towards Solutions – Interests Behind Positions
A 2-hour webinar focusing on strategies for helping your clients reach solutions in mediation. There is a basic human tendency to get stuck on positions. There are underlying motivations, wants, values and incentives behind these positions. When exposed, the span of potential resolutions dramatically increases, but sometimes it can be difficult to get people to open up as to those interests for a variety of reasons. We will discuss various methods that help the mediator spot issues blocking interests from being expressed; mining for interests behind positions; and inventing multiple options with mutual gains. Rhoda’s bio at registration link below.
FMC Members (and affiliates) $119 (no tax)
Non-members $159
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Please note: Access to this course, including video and course materials, is valid for 24 hours after purchase.
Preparing Mediation Reports with Rhoda I. Dobler, Q.C. (2 hours)
This webinar will address the various approaches to writing mediation reports/memoranda. Many different styles have evolved, sometimes driven by the issues in dispute or even the professional background of the mediator. We seldom receive opportunities to review the numerous styles and approaches to report preparation. In this webinar many different approaches to mediation report writing will be discussed and shared to increase understanding and to further develop report writing skills. We will examine the components of a mediation report and identify some tips to effectively communicate agreements reached, as well as pitfalls to avoid in written reports. Rhoda’s bio at registration link below.
FMC Members (and affiliates) $119 (no tax)
Non-members $159
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Please note: Access to this course, including video and course materials, is valid for 24 hours after purchase.
A Scholarly Review of Mediation Models – Dr. Desmond Ellis (1.5 hours)
There is great diversity in the field of family mediation today. The co-presence of a variety of family mediation models presents practicing family mediators with the choice of using one model – the one they were trained to use – or use contributions from more than one model. This webinar is designed to help practicing family mediators ground their choice in a comparison and evaluation of the following four influential models of mediation: INTEREST BASED, TRANSFORMATIVE, THERAPEUTIC, and INSIGHT. Dr. Ellis will provide an overview of each of these models, focusing on the “Heart of each Model” and “Noteworthy Concerns of the Model”.
FMC Members (and affiliates) $89 (no tax)
Non-members $139
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Please note: Access to this course, including video and course materials, is valid for 24 hours after purchase.
Solution Focused Conflict Management – Dr. Fredrike P. Bannink MDR
The webinar will provide a short presentation of the theory of SF conflict management. Some practical tools and four basic solution focused questions are introduced which you can use as a mediator, manager or coach to resolve conflict and develop collaborative relationships. After the webinar the attendants will be able to: use some SF techniques and refine their own practice, build positive emotions and hopeful and optimistic conversations, and invite participants to reach their preferred future.
A one-hour webinar recorded on May 12, 2021, register here: Solution Focused Conflict Management webinar
Access to this course, including video and course materials, is valid for 24 hours after purchase.
The Divorce Act Amendments – Four Months Later – Honourable Nancy Flatters, QC, LL.B., LL.M.
This three-part webinar series examines the operation of the Amendments to the Divorce Act since implementation on March 1, 2021, and impact on obligations and practice for mediators, legal practitioners and other professionals working with families and children experiencing divorce.
4.5 hours webinar, register here: Divorce Act Amendments Nancy Flatters
Access to this course, including video and course materials, is valid for 7 days from date of purchase.
How Does Divorce Affect Kids? 4 Decades of Research – Donald T. Saposnek, Ph.D.
This webinar will explore the short-term and long-term effects of divorce on children that have been empirically researched over the course of forty years. We will examine the wide range of findings that have drawn diametrically opposed conclusions, from “children of divorce are resilient and do just fine” to “children of divorce are forever damaged goods.” The credibility of these various research efforts will be explored, leading to a synthesis of the findings to help the divorce practitioner find their bearings on this important topic.
1.5 hours webinar, register here: How Does Divorce Affect Kids Donald Saposnek
Access to this course, including video and course materials, is valid for 24 hours from purchase.
Basic Family Mediation 40 hours, asynchronously – Michael Saini, Ph.D.
In the last two decades, there has been a growing emphasis on alternative dispute resolution services to complement the court process and to assist families in resolving family law conflict after separation and divorce. The demand for family mediation is expected to increase with the recent changes to the Divorce Act. Expanding family mediation within family courts has the potential of increasing settlement options for families and helping families move more efficiently through the court process.
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