Family Law Mediation Training
APRIL 23-24 + May 7-8, 2020 | 4 days, 30 credits
University Club in Milwaukee
EXPAND YOUR PRACTICE!
Training will focus on mediating with self-represented couples.
Open to lawyers and mental health and financial professionals.
$1,095 if registered before March 1, 2020
$695 for non-profit, student, or court/government
$1,295 after March 1, 2020
EXPAND YOUR PRACTICE!
Training will focus on mediating with self-represented couples.
Open to lawyers and mental health and financial professionals.
$1,095 if registered before March 1, 2020
$695 for non-profit, student, or court/government
$1,295 after March 1, 2020
Experienced mediators will teach a step-by-step process of interdisciplinary mediation for divorce professionals with practical skills, ethics, and interactive learning, and a binder of tools and handouts or each step.
30 credits, including 3 ethics credits, will be applied for (subsequent programs will be offered for additional credits)
30 credits, including 3 ethics credits, will be applied for (subsequent programs will be offered for additional credits)
Training Topic Overview:
- Changing culture of family law; focus on mediation with self-represented parties to meet their needs and expand professional practice
- WI mediation statutes and rules;
- Overview of mediation process: challenges of neutrality, interest-based approach; education vs. advice
- Importance of self-awareness: biases, practices, outcome views, reaction to conflict and impact on the mediation process
- Essential qualities and skills for family mediators
- Domestic abuse assessment
- Process design options: roles for lawyers, mental health and financial professionals and structure of meetings—in-person and video
- Step-by-step mediation process: initial phone call(s); joint education meeting (analogous to initial consult); agreement to mediate-terms of engagement-initial documents; individual meetings; first and subsequent mediation meetings; conclusion/implementation
- Neutral drafting
- Techniques and tools to deal with roadblocks and impasse
- Ethical standards and challenges
- Using mediation skills in other processes and topic areas beyond family law
- Building a mediation practice
SCHEDULE A FREE INITIAL CALL
Schedule a no-charge call with one of our lawyer mediators.
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Mediation Locations are available in Milwaukee, Waukesha, and Mequon.
