So you want to be a mediator?We offer the foundation courses to becoming an accredited family mediator - the Fundamentals of Family Mediation and Advanced Family Mediation.
Through these two courses, you will develop the foundational skills and knowledge to effectively mediate family disputes in your community. We're the Mediation Training Centre, a training team with over 50 years of combined mediation and training experience. We are mediation practitioners who are mediating every week. We bring this practical hands on experience to our training. This is no ivory tower theoretical training! We are committed to sharing our experience, insights and knowledge with those who would like to begin helping families resolve disputes in sensible and creative ways. Every bit of theory that we teach is immediately interwoven with real life case studies, spontaneous demo's and interactive role plays. We are based in Toronto and currently offer these two foundational mediation courses in Toronto. We also offer customized trainings and workshops which we will bring to your community. |
Meet Our TrainersThe key to mediating well is having knowledge, understanding, and respect for the process. Our team of accredited mediators brings their wealth of experiences and perspectives to the classroom, as we share what works and what doesn't. We encourage all of our participants to be thoughtful and strategic and empower them with the tools they need to achieve successful results as a mediator. We have a roster of guest speakers that bring unique expertise and insight to our courses.
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Some of Our More Popular Courses
We are currently offering our two signature courses each year in Toronto - the Fundamentals of Family Mediation every November and Advanced Family Mediation every April. We also offer customized workshops in communication, negotiation, mediation, conflict resolution, impasse strategies, power imbalances, inclusivity and safe processes.
Fundamentals of
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Advanced Family MediationThis is a three day course designed to solidify the fundamentals and hone your skills as a mediator. You will engage with more complex matters and be provided opportunities to test and build upon your skills through experiential role plays and discussions.
Date: November 22, 23, 24 2023 9:30 - 4:30 with one hour break for lunch There will be some homework in advance of the first session and between sessions. To register, contact: Mary@grahamandshouldice.ca Location: Toronto Early bird pricing before October 7, 2023: $1,125 plus HST After October 7, 2023: $1,325 plus HST |
Custom Training for your CommunityWe also offer the following workshops which can be customized for your community: Communication, Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, Impasse Strategies, Inclusivity & Diversity Power Imbalance |
What Past Participant's Are Saying
"The hard work each trainer put in was evident and all were amazing! I really loved the course and feel very excited about moving forward with mediation. Thank you so much for all of your hard work and generosity!"
"Fantastic! Both trainers are compelling speakers in different ways."
"Learned amazing levels of complexity I was not aware existed. Thank you for including cultural information/education and normalizing discussions about all families and LGBTQ community. As a member of that community, I can tell you that is very rare! Thank you for an amazing and meaningful experience."
"Was so pleasantly surprised by how much I liked the course – organized, well planned, fun! The instructors’ knowledge, experience and enthusiasm were fabulous! I took this course 12 years ago and it paled considerably to this one. I will highly recommend to others."
"Fantastic! Both trainers are compelling speakers in different ways."
"Learned amazing levels of complexity I was not aware existed. Thank you for including cultural information/education and normalizing discussions about all families and LGBTQ community. As a member of that community, I can tell you that is very rare! Thank you for an amazing and meaningful experience."
"Was so pleasantly surprised by how much I liked the course – organized, well planned, fun! The instructors’ knowledge, experience and enthusiasm were fabulous! I took this course 12 years ago and it paled considerably to this one. I will highly recommend to others."