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Supervised Mock Mediation Preparation, Intensive

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Dive into the intricacies of mediation excellence with our specialized course designed for individuals preparing for Supervised Mock Mediation. This program is curated to foster practical skills and strategic understanding, ensuring participants are well-equipped for the challenges of real-world mediation scenarios.

As you can see, there are no set dates for this course. If you are interested, please email education@adralberta.com. Once we have 3 individuals who would like to participate, ADRIA will send out a survey for the three students to choose which days will work best for all three of them to complete the 4 sessions. The sessions will take place online.

To enroll in this course, participants must demonstrate a history of engagement in practice sessions, whether under guidance or self-directed. This prerequisite underscores our commitment to assembling a cohort of dedicated individuals who bring a wealth of practical experience to the learning environment.

This course is tailored for those beyond the foundational stages of mediation training. It is not suitable for students who have recently completed basic mediation training. For those individuals, we recommend exploring our Mediation Role-play practice sessions as a preliminary step to build a solid foundation before advancing to the Supervised Mock Mediation course.

Each participant will actively engage in two mediation sessions, providing a dynamic platform to apply and refine learned skills in a real-world context. Additionally, participants will delve into four role-playing scenarios, enriching their experience and enhancing adaptability to the multifaceted challenges of mediation.

Cost:

750$ plus GST

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High Conflict Mediation – Online, January/ February/ March 2024

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The potential for conflict is everywhere, and escalation and high conflict behaviours are almost unavoidable for many professionals working in conflict resolution. Mediators, and allied professionals, working with parties involved in potentially high conflict mediations need to understand and manage complexity, emotional intensity, and challenges that may arise during a mediation.

Using a trauma informed practice perspective, this course prepares mediators to manage aspects of high conflict mediations, including safety screening, dealing with parties experiencing poor mental health, addictions and substance use issues, strong emotions, and challenging behaviours associated with personality disorders.   Mediators will be equipped with the tools to determine whether to proceed and, if so, to mediate what can be high conflict discussions.

Cost:

Option 1: Understanding High Conflict
  • Members: $750 + GST- Please email education@adralberta.com for your discount code
  • Non-members: $850 + GST
Option 2: High Conflict Mediation: Managing Conflict & Complexity in Mediation
  • Members: $1100 + GST- Please email education@adralberta.com for your discount code
  • Non-members: $1300 + GST

Course Details:

Students can choose to take the 14-hour or 28-hour course. Visit the  High Conflict Mediation course page for more information.

This course will be presented online. In order to participate in this format, students must be available during session times listed without distraction. In addition, students require a strong internet connection, a computer with a webcam, and a microphone.

Attendance for all sessions is mandatory.

Option 1: Understanding High Conflict (14 hours)

In addition to class hours/live sessions, students can expect to spend about 2 hours per week on reading and 1 hour per week on activities to prepare for live sessions.

Includes: Course manual and course videos/links, access to the forum, four live sessions.

Requires full attendance and participation in all live sessions. A letter of attendance for “Understanding High Conflict” will be issued upon request.

Pre-requisite: Students must have completed mediation training (preferably interest-based mediation). The expectation is that students are already comfortable mediating, as this course does not teach basic mediation (this is an advanced course).

Option 2: High Conflict Mediation: Managing Conflict & Complexity in Mediation (28 hours)

In addition to class hours/live sessions, students can expect to spend about 2 hours per week on reading and 1 hour per week on activities to prepare for live sessions.

Assignments will take approximately 8-12 additional hours – this depends on learning style and on whether you are currently practicing or just starting out. Students will also be required to participate in a 75-minute role-play.

Includes: Course manual and course videos/links, access to the forum, five live sessions, one role-play, coach feedback on role-play and self-assessment assignment, marking of the portfolio.

Requires full attendance and participation in all live sessions; completion of all assignments (self-reflection post, role-play and self-assessment, portfolio). A Certificate for “High Conflict Mediation: Managing Conflict & Complexity in Mediation” will be issued upon successful completion of this course. This course is also part of the Separation and Divorce Mediation Certificate Program.

Pre-requisite: Students must have completed interest-based mediation training. The expectation is that students are already comfortable mediating, as this course does not teach basic mediation (this is an advanced course).

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Sold Out- National Introductory Mediation – Edmonton, September/October 2024

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Please read through the below carefully to ensure you meet the pre-requisite requirements and can attend all of the 6 sessions as scheduled.

This nationally accredited Mediation program is designed to prepare learners to effectively facilitate the understanding-based approach to resolve disputes.

Course Details:

In addition to the classes, you will have approximately 1-2 hours of reading and homework each evening and 4-5 hours of homework between weeks. Much like the Communications in ADR Course, the workload is heavy.

Visit the National Introductory Mediation Course page for more information.

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National Introductory Mediation – Edmonton, September/October 2025

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Please read through the below carefully to ensure you meet the pre-requisite requirements and can attend all of the 6 sessions as scheduled.

This nationally accredited Mediation program is designed to prepare learners to effectively facilitate the understanding-based approach to resolve disputes.

Course Details:

In addition to the classes, you will have approximately 1-2 hours of reading and homework each evening and 4-5 hours of homework between weeks. Much like the Communications in ADR Course, the workload is heavy.

Visit the National Introductory Mediation Course page for more information.

 

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November 2023 Learner Session: Digging for Deeper Understanding

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Cost:

Free

Course Description:

Join Jaemi Bertrand, C. MED, to discuss the value of uncovering for deeper interests when resolving conflict ourselves, or in facilitating conversation as a mediator. We will review some tools to help with your exploration, and some options for integrating these interests into problem solving. 

Course Details:

You will receive an email with login details at 12:00pm the day of the session. Contact education@adralberta.com by 3:00pm the day of the event if you have not received the login details.

You must be a member of ADRIA and logged into your account to register.

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