*How to Register/Pay? Use the email below and on the subject line provide the date you are interested in. You will then be sent a payment link.

*How to Register/Pay? Use the email below and on the subject line provide the date you are interested in. You will then be sent a payment link.

$350.00 includes 16 hours of live online class engagement and 8 hours of guided independent study utilizing zoom and Google classroom. CLE credits pending.

Houston:Friday, September 13, 2019, 8:30 AM until 6:00 PM.

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.

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

At ACR's 2019 Annual Conference, we want to explore this question from every angle and from every conflict resolution process. What can we learn from research, and how can we apply what we have learned? How can we help our families, our communities, and our nation begin to Heal the Divide? The theme for the 2019 Annual Conference is Heal the Divide: A Focus on the Role of ADR Practitioners in a Divided Society.

Program Cost: Early Registration - $150 on or before August 30, 2019 Regular Registration - $175 after August 30, 2019

9:00 AM-7:00 PM (30 hours and 3 ethic hours)
Cost: $775.00

Check out the recent college grad discount and other special discounts.

Register before August 20th for the early bird special at $895!

Fall Program Cost: Early Registration - $1500 Through September 10, 2019 Registration - $1750 After September 10, 2019

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.

This course 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 THE WORKBOOK-a practical and up to date reference which includes forms and the materials you need to start a practice.

Sign up for this and Advance Family at the same time and use the early bird discount for both classes

Focused on Sources of Conflict & A Systems Approach

33rd Annual OMA Fall Conference: Managing Conflict: Bridging the Gap through Mediation and Beyond
Portland's Eliot Center

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

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.

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 course 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 THE WORKBOOK-a practical 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

Lodestar Dispute Resolution Center
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law

Register early - Since 2005 this program has sold out entirely through website registrations, prior to our advertising the program! A sophisticated 6-day program for experienced litigators, in- house counsel, and other practitioners. Professionals can study the mediation of litigated cases to either become a mediator or to be a better advocate.

Lead trainer for Irvine 2020 is Nina Meierding. Tom Stipanowich, Stephanie Blondell, Peter Robinson, and Alexander Williams are confirmed co-trainers for Irvine 2020