Get started on training to become a Family Law Mediator
Thursday and Friday, September 18 and 19, 2025
9:00 am – 5:30 pm (both days)
via webinar only
Please note: This course will not be added to Courses on Demand. Courses involving professional speakers and skills-based workshops generally do not get added to Courses on Demand.
Who should attend: All those wishing to enhance their insight and skills in negotiation and mediation. This course is essential for new family mediators and those attending mediations as counsel.
Learning level: Fundamental
This course will introduce participants to the theory and practice of negotiation and mediation. It will also give participants an understanding of the nature and source of conflict in the context of family dispute resolution.
For those wishing to become Family Law Mediators under the Family Law Act, this is the first course in our 80-hour curriculum.
This course will count for 16 hours of mediation training and will include exercises and role-playing in both negotiation and mediation settings.
Please note: This course is offered remotely through a Zoom platform. A device equipped with a camera and microphone will be required to participate.
Qualify as a Family Law Mediator: 80 hours of Family Law Mediation Training including Screening for Family Violence Training!
Register for all 5 courses and receive 25% off the regular price*
*Contact Customer Service to take advantage of this offer.
1. Introduction to Family Dispute Resolution
Thursday and Friday, September 18 and 19, 2025
2. Family Violence Screening Training
Monday and Tuesday, October 6 and 7, 2025
3. Family Law Mediation Fundamentals
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, November 3, 4, and 5, 2025
4. Intermediate Family Law Mediation
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, January 14, 15, and 16, 2026
5. Advanced Family Mediation
Thursday and Friday, April 16 and 17, 2026
*DISCLAIMER: Learners are required to participate fully in the course. “Full participation” is in the faculty’s sole discretion. Activities such as reading the paper, watching videos on the computer, not being present, engaging in phone calls, and disrupting the class with irrelevant activities will demonstrate a lack of full participation.
Course Chairs
Carol W. Hickman, KC — West Coast ADR, New Westminster
Arlene H. Henry, KC — Arlene H. Henry Law Corporation, Vancouver
