June 4-5, Sat & Sun, 9:30am – 6:00pm PDT
June 11-12, Sat & Sun, 9:30am – 6:00pm PDT
June 18, Sat, 9:30am – 6:30pm PDT

The Basics of Mediation has set the “gold standard” for Northern California’s mediation trainings: comprehensive, practical, topical, and affordable. It introduces core conflict resolution skills over two consecutive weekends: communication, problem-solving, mediation, and negotiation. Participants attend lectures and presentations, work in large/small groups, and practice in multiple, coached role-plays.

Level 1 : Introduction to Family Specialist "Teaming"
Interactive overview of "Teaming" and the essentials for practice.

Level 2:
The Road Map, First Meeting to Last Meeting, Defining Roles & Responsibilities, Strategy based on needs, Service expansion & Preventive Benefits

Julia Roig is the featured speaker at Community Boards’s annual benefit. Julia has been deeply involved with international peacebuilding and democracy promotion around the world for almost 30 years. Former president of PartnersGlobal (once Partners for Democratic Change), Julia will speak about her cutting-edge research that created the Narrative Engagement Project, share the results of this new research, and reflect on the main lessons of her international experiences. Tickets are $75-$150, tax deductible as a benefit donation.

The conference focus will be on Basic Mediation and providing professionals with a mediation certification.

This class is offered to the public, attorneys, counselors/social workers, educators, and HR staff. This course is designed to give individuals the skills and credentials they need to serve as mediators in the State of Texas. This course meets the Texas Mediation Trainers Roundtable standards as required by the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association. All Course materials will be provided including a digitized workbook and up to date reference which includes forms and the materials you need to start a practice.

This is a 3-day intensive training course fulfilling the Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Act requirements for mediators doing court-ordered family mediation and following the standards set by the Texas Mediation Trainers Roundtable. The sessions include family law, family dynamics, domestic violence (meeting the new Civil Practice and Remedies Code requirement), child development, ethical and practical considerations and finances in family cases. Working lunches all three days. There is a $50.00 Discount for participants who took our basic class.
PREREQUISITE: BASIC MEDIATION COURSE

Ken Cloke's innovative workshop will focus on how to ask skillful questions so we can begin to move into the heart of conflict and initiate open, honest, vulnerable conversations that allow people to work through their conflicts, where resolution, transformation, and transcendence suddenly, inexplicably, exquisitely unfold.
4MCLE

This is a 2-day intensive course specific to Mediating Child Protective Services (CPS) cases. The sessions include review of the complex parties of CPS mediation, understanding childhood trauma, parent dynamics, ethical issues, and the legal framework of CPS cases. This course fulfills the requirements of the State Bar of Texas and the Texas Mediation Trainers Roundtable for mediators doing court-ordered CPS mediation. Course Materials provided.
Prerequisite: Basic and Advanced Family Mediation Courses

This intense one-day class focuses on the ethics and principles of basic arbitration. Emphasis is placed on the importance of communicating for arbitrator success. Explored are the core tenets of arbitration, to include the arbitrator’s opening statement, the oath of all participants, arbitration formats and procedures, the Federal Arbitration and Texas Arbitration Acts, and the enforceability of the provisions. This training program is interactive and participatory.

The focus of this one-day class is practical but will review in-depth procedures and advance participants’ ability to conduct complex civil and international arbitrations. We will take a close look at the overall proceedings, and the finer points of complex arbitrations, including a section on the laws of evidence from the perspective of the arbitrator. Examples of Reasoned Awards will be studied and provided to participants.

September 22, 23, 29 and 30th - 16 hours
Cost: $500 or €429
Radically sharpen and focus your mediation questioning skills to create a paradigm shift in the thinking and approach of parties.

Content: Psychological theory, films of roleplayed mediations to demonstrate the questions, exercises to apply learning to practice and ongoing discussion with the author, Gerry.
Maximum places: 12

Oct 1-2, Sat & Sun, 9:30am – 6:00pm PDT
Oct 8-9, Sat & Sun, 9:30am – 6:00pm PDT
Oct 15-16, Sat & Sun, 9:30am – 1:30pm PDT

The Basics of Mediation has set the “gold standard” for Northern California’s mediation trainings: comprehensive, practical, topical, and affordable. It introduces core conflict resolution skills over two consecutive weekends: communication, problem-solving, mediation, and negotiation. Participants attend lectures and presentations, work in large/small groups, and practice in multiple, coached role-plays.

The Academy of Professional Family Mediators 2022 Annual Conference will be held October 13 – 15, 2022. The entire conference will be delivered online via Zoom. The theme of this year's conference is "Stretching our Limits: Building Skills, Developing Business, Expanding Globally"