The Fulcrum Institute Dispute Resolution Clinic offers the Basic Mediation Training Course, (40 Hour); Child Custody and Family Law Mediation Training, (20 Hour) .
Interest Based Mediation (Basic Mediation Training- BMT)
The Interest Based Mediation Course or Basic Mediation Training (BMT) is offered three times per year in April, July and October. This course is the beginning mediation training course and provides the foundation, process and practical experience. At the completion of the basic mediation course, you are eligible to complete an internship required for certification in Washington and Idaho.
Child Custody and Family Law
The Child Custody and Family Law Mediation Training is a 20 hour course offered twice a year. This course provides the student with the foundation needed to understand the complexities of dealing with families in conflict. Completion of the Basic Mediation Training is required prior to attendance in this training.
THE FULCRUM INSTITUTE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL ANY CLASS BASED ON ENROLLMENT.
Interest Based Mediation Training or Basic Mediation Training (BMT) – 40 Hour
Upcoming Training Sessions
Mediators meet with people in conflict and help them develop a mutually acceptable settlement. Individuals and organizations throughout the world have found mediation to be a secure, flexible, and constructive means of resolving conflict.
This seminar presents a step-by-step approach to the mediation process and emphasizes the concepts, strategies, and skills effective in resolving conflicts. The program includes several simulated mediation exercises on employee, neighbor, customer/business, landlord/tenant, and environmental conflict so you can practice the skills learned in the program with the support of our coaches, who are experienced mediators.
What you will learn:
Analyzing the causes of conflict and learning strategies to de-escalate conflict.
Structuring mediation sessions for success.
Negotiating strategies that lead to joint problem solving.
Communicating effectively as a mediator.
Handling strong emotions.
Exercising power effectively.
Responding to ethical dilemmas in mediation.
Would you like to develop your mediation skills? This introductory seminar is for people from all professional backgrounds. Public and private sector managers improve their conflict management abilities. Attorneys gain new skills to serve their clients. Therapists, counselors, human resource professionals, health care providers, religious leaders, educators, and consultants complement their other professional skills to incorporate mediation into their professions & services.
IMA Approved Idaho State Bar and Washington State Bar – CLE credits Meets the requirement for basic mediation as needed for WMA Mediator Certification.
The Fulcrum Institute Dispute Resolution Clinic reserves the right to cancel a training based on enrollment.
Divorce & Child Custody Mediation Training (20 Hours)
Cost: $450.00
Upcoming Training Sesssions
The growing popularity of mediation as a means to resolve divorce and child custody disputes reflects the success of this problem-solving approach. Mediation helps establish the basis for sound family decision making even with the high levels of emotion and despair so often present during the divorce process. Through simulated mediation exercises, demonstrations by the instructors, conflict analysis exercises, strategy design sessions, and lectures, this seminar presents the critical procedures and skills needed by an effective mediator. Seminar participants find this training helps prepare them to work as family mediators and provides them with a significant professional and personal growth experience.
What you will learn:
Does your work involve families dealing with the transition of divorce?
This seminar is designed for attorneys, therapists, counselors, and other professionals who are interested in expanding their practice into the area of family mediation. Join us for an insightful seminar and learn innovative problem solving skills to provide a more solid foundation for these families.
Attendance in this course is predicated on the student having completed a basic mediation training course prior to attending.
The Fulcrum Institute Dispute Resolution Clinic reserves the right to cancel a training course based on enrollment.