Basic Family Mediation
Instructor: Robert Collins, University of Idaho College of LawMay 18-22, 2009
This 40-hour course is designed for those who wish to practice family mediation or to become better equipped to counsel or represent people in the mediation process; it is structured as a comprehensive, practical and dynamic blend of lectures, discussions, exercises and role-plays.
The course covers the emotional issues confronting couples going through separation, the approaches to starting and structuring the mediation process, the techniques used to assist couples to avoid impasse, solutions to the dilemmas of parenting from separate households, guidelines for effecting a fair division of assets, information for dealing with pensions and taxes, insights for negotiating spousal and child support, tools for bringing closure to the negotiations, information on the ethical issues of the practice, and answers to the practical questions of starting as a mediator.
What you will learn:
- How to effectively apply 24 essential mediation techniques
- How to screen candidates for mediation
- How to cope with the emotions of divorcing couples
- How to structure an organized and thorough mediation
- How to help couples construct workable parenting plans
- How to explain financial issues to people in crisis
- How to apply mediation to family issues beyond divorce
- How to build your own mediation practice
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About the Instructor
Bob Collins has received such high acclaim that we have invited him back to teach the basic family mediation course. Bob has practiced family mediation since 1982, and he is a founder of The New York Mediation Group. Recipient of the Distinguished Faculty Award from the Ackerman Institute for the Family in 2000, Bob is a popular mediation trainer of both practicing attorneys and therapists in the United States and abroad. Bob has been a professor of law and Director of Clinic Programs at the American Justice School of Law, and an adjunct professor at Cardozo and Brooklyn Law Schools.