Introduction to Family Dispute Resolution







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Get started on training to become a Family Law Mediator

Thursday and Friday, September 17 and 18, 2020
9:00 am – 5:30 pm (both days) via webinar

Please note: This course will not be added to Courses on Demand.  Courses involving professional speakers and skills-based workshops generally do not get added to Courses on Demand.

Who should attend: All those wishing to enhance their insight and skills in negotiation and mediation. This course is essential for new family mediators and those attending mediations as counsel.

Learning level: Fundamental

This course will introduce participants to the theory and practice of negotiation and mediation. It will also give participants an understanding of the nature and source of conflict in the context of family dispute resolution. For those wishing to become Family Law Mediators under the Family Law Act this is the first course in our 80-hour curriculum.

This course will count for 16 hours of mediation training and will include exercises and role-playing in both negotiation and mediation settings.

Please note: This course is offered remotely through a Zoom platform. A device equipped with a camera and microphone will be required to participate.

*DISCLAIMER: In order to receive a certificate of completion at the end of the course, learners are required to participate fully in the course. "Full participation" is in the faculty's sole discretion. Activities such as reading the paper, watching videos on the computer, not being present, engaging in phone calls, and disrupting the class with irrelevant activities will demonstrate a lack of full participation.

Qualify as a Family Law Mediator!
Register for all 4 courses and receive 25% off the regular price*!
*Contact Customer Service to take advantage of this offer.

1. Introduction to Family Dispute Resolution
Thursday and Friday, September 17 and 18, 2020

2. Family Law Mediation Fundamentals
Thursday, Friday, and Monday, December 3, 4, and 7, 2020

3. Intermediate Family Law Mediation
Thursday, Friday, and Monday, January 14, 15 and 18, 2021

4. Advanced Family Mediation
Thursday and Friday, April 22 and 23, 2021

Law Society of BC CPD Hours: 16 hours (including a minimum of 2 hours pertaining to professional responsibility and ethics, client care and relations, and/or practice management)

Course Chairs
Carol W. Hickman, QC — Virgin Hickman, Vancouver
Arlene H. Henry, QC — Arlene H. Henry Law Corporation, Vancouver

Pricing 
EARLY BIRD 
Register by Aug. 20/20
Regular Price
After Aug. 20/20
Webinar $1,142 $1,269

Experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19?
You may be eligible for further reductions in our course prices.
Please contact Customer Service for more information.

Registration includes an electronic copy of the workshop materials.

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CLEBC Program Coordinator 
Mary Kingston
mkingston@cle.bc.ca


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