top of page

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Learn more about our current classes and trainings here.
Note: Classes and trainings are currently in English only.

40-HOUR BASIC MEDIATION TRAINING (BMT)

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 about BMT.

20-HOUR ADVANCED MEDIATION TRAINING: FAMILY AND DIVORCE MEDIATION
[Prerequisite: 40-Hour BMT]

Offered 1-2 times per year​

Topics covered include:

  • Parenting Plans and Residential Schedules

  • Dealing with asset and liability distribution

  • Addressing issues specific to family separations

  • Including issues for children in changing family environments

  • Advanced mediator techniques

More about AMT.

SHARING THE CHILDREN (STC) SEMINAR

Offered 4 times per month​

Topics covered include:

​​

  • The developmental stages of childhood

​​

  • Stress indicators in children

​​

  • Age-appropriate expectations of children

​​

  • The impact of separation or divorce on children

​​

  • The grief process

​​

  • Reducing stress for children through amicable separation / divorce

​​

  • The long term impact of parental conflict on children

​

Register for STC classes here.

​​

bottom of page