Comprehensive Facilitative Mediation Training with Focus on Family, Custody & Divorce

Learn to Resolve Conflict with Mediation

This interactive multi-stage training equips you to learn and apply the facilitative mediation model in a range of disputes (neighbors, workplace and more), with a focus and optional second certificate to mediate with families making challenging transitions in their parenting custody, separation and/or divorce.

After an introduction of the major frameworks and skills, trainees will practice effective conflict resolution skills using the Facilitative Mediation model along with legal and ethical considerations for using the process in Pennsylvania with a schedule as follows:

Basic Mediation Training (32 training hrs, 28 CE hrs, 3 CLE ethics hrs) takes place:

• Fri, Feb. 27: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (in person - the intro course: Conflict, Communication & Culture*)
  • Conflict Dynamics and Styles Awareness
  • The Mediation Paradigm
  • Working with Bias & Margins
  • Mindful Listening, Empathy Listening and Positions vs. Needs/Interests
• Sat, Feb. 28: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (in person)
  • Understanding the Spectrum of Mediation Models
  • Understanding How a Conflict Gets to Mediation
  • Observing Facilitative Mediation
  • Practicing Basic Skills
  • Setting Up a Mediation
• Fri, Mar. 6: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (in person)
  • Practicing the Six Mediation Stages as Mediator and Participant,
  • Applying Intermediate Mediator Skills,
  • Learning Co-Mediation Tips and Tricks
  • Concerns Specific to Virtual Mediation
• Sat, Mar. 7: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (in person)
  • Ethical Guidelines for Use in Pennsylvania
  • Advance Mediator Skills
  • Practicing the Entire Process as Mediator and Participant
  • Integrating Knowledge and Skills

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Custody and Divorce Advanced Training (20 training hrs, 18 CE hrs, 1 CLE ethics hr) takes place:

• Wed, Mar. 18: Noon to 4:00 PM (online via Zoom)
  • Why Family Mediation Matters
  • How a Family/Custody/Divorce Conflict Comes to Mediation
  • Pennsylvania Legal and Ethical Frameworks
  • Pre-Mediation & Screening Role Play
• Fri, Mar. 20: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm (in person)
  • Demonstrating the Joint Custody Mediation Process
  • Adapting to Child Development and Family Systems
  • Working with High-Emotion Separation Dynamics
  • Overcoming Objections and Obstacles
  • Custody Mediation Practice Role Play
  • Building Durable Custody Agreements
• Sat, Mar. 21: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm (in person)
  • Outline of the Divorce Mediation Process
  • Helping Parties with Assets and Property Division
  • Divorce Mediation Practice Role Play
  • Building Durable Divorce/Custody Agreements and Outcomes

CLEs are available for attorney's includes a total of 4 ethics credits. CEUs are available for social workers, professional counselors, and marriage and family therapists. Please make the appropriate additional selection below.

Payment plans and scholarships for volunteers are available. Please contact advozadmin@advoz.org or click this link for scholarship information.

For a volunteer promotion code, please contact Advoz for volunteer screening at 717-397-2404 or info@advoz.org

* The eight-hour course, Conflict, Communication & Culture: Introduction to Mediation & Restorative Practices (CCC), is required to receive the 32-hour Basic Mediation Training certification. If you have already taken CCC with Advoz, you may forego Day 1 registration and begin on Day 2.

** If you have had 40 hours or the equivalent of basic mediation training (facilitative or transformative models) in the past 10 years, you may be eligible to sign up for the Custody & Divorce Mediation directly. Please email chris@advoz.org to confirm.

*** Sign up for the Intro, Basic and Custody/Divorce training package to receive a steep discount!