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: Anyone wishing to extend their practice to include dispute resolution; the course will also be of interest to lawyers who attend mediation as counsel.
Learning level: Fundamental
Are you planning to become a mediator, or to add valuable skills to your existing litigation toolkit? Dispute resolution skills will enhance your value to your clients.
This two-day course provides you with the entry-level training for general civil mediation. You will become familiar with the basics of mediation in a coached, practical setting.
The course is a permitted prerequisite for the CLEBC course Mediation Skills Level 2 and has been approved as mediation training requirements for Mediate BC.
After taking this course, you will:
- have a negotiation model to apply to your mediation work as either counsel or as a mediator
- be able to use a step-by-step process framework for proceeding through the stages of mediation
- feel confident using macro and micro skills to act as an effective counsel/mediator
- have the tools to manage the mediation process, including how and when to caucus, working through impasse, and helping the parties to reach resolution
Please note: This course is offered remotely through a Zoom platform. A device equipped with a camera and microphone will be required to participate.
Law Society of BC CPD Hours: 16 hours (a minimum of 2 hours pertaining to professional responsibility and ethics, client care and relations, and/or practice management).
This course also counts towards the Family Law ADR Qualification Hours.
Course Chairs
Mark L. Tweedy, C. Med., C. Arb. — Mark Tweedy Mediation + Arbitration, Vancouver
Renee Collins, RRM — Quantum Mediation, Vancouver
