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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 mediation skills and understanding. This course is essential for new family mediators.
Learning level: Intermediate/Advanced
The third course in CLEBC’s Family Law Mediation curriculum, this program will give you a better understanding of family dynamics and power in mediation. You will also learn about process design options and have the opportunity to enhance your interview skills through role-play and exercises.
Finally, you will hear about how to document and record sessions, agreements, and memorandums of understanding to give you a better understanding of the nature and source of conflict in the context of family dispute resolution, as well as the role and objectives of a mediator.
For those wishing to become Family Law Mediators under the Family Law Act, this is the third of four courses in our 80-hour curriculum.
This course will count for 24 hours of mediation training and will include exercises and role-plays in 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.
Prerequisites: Introduction to Family Dispute Resolution, and Family Law Mediation Fundamentals or equivalent training.
1. Introduction to Family Dispute Resolution
Thursday and Friday, September 24 and 25, 2026
2. Family Violence Screening Training
Thursday and Friday, October 22 and 23, 2026
3. Family Law Mediation Fundamentals
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, November 4, 5, and 6, 2026
4. Intermediate Family Law Mediation
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, January 13, 14, and 15, 2027
5. Advanced Family Mediation
Thursday and Friday, April 15 and 16, 2027