EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Note: Classes and trainings are currently in English only.
Offered 2-3 times per year
Learn the basic art, craft, science and ethics of facilitating peaceful conflict resolution. Special Benefit, if you get hooked: completion of Northwest Mediation Center’s 40-hour Basic Mediation Training course is the main prerequisite for entrance into the Practicum Program leading to Mediator Certification. More
20-HOUR ADVANCED MEDIATION TRAINING — FAMILY AND DIVORCE MEDIATION
[Prerequisite: 40-Hour BMT]
Offered 1-2 times per year
Among topics covered are:
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Parenting Plans and Residential Schedules
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Dealing with asset and liability distribution
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Addressing issues specific to family separations
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Including issues for children in changing family environments
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Advanced mediator techniques
Offered 4 times per month
Topics covered include:
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The developmental stages of childhood
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Stress indicators in children
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Age-appropriate expectations of children
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The impact of separation or divorce on children
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The grief process
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Reducing stress for children through an amicable separation or divorce
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The long term impact of parental conflict on children