Due to the continuing Covid-19 situation, all of the following 2020 and 2021 training courses are currently without firm dates as we await the opportunity to conduct our in-person training courses again.
Accredited Family Mediator Training
The Ontario Association for Family Mediation (OAFM) sets out the course requirements as well as other prerequisites to become accredited (please visit the OAFM official website for further details). Colleen Currie is an approved OAFM trainer and offers the following required courses:
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- the 40-hour (5 day) Fundamentals of Family Mediation: this course covers the ethics and values of mediation, stages of mediation, negotiation, family dynamics, effective parenting plans, and building your practice. This course is for anyone with basic conflict resolution training, knowledge of family court and family dynamics; (TBD, Autumn 2021)
- the 40-hour (5 day) Fundamentals of Family Mediation: this course covers the ethics and values of mediation, stages of mediation, negotiation, family dynamics, effective parenting plans, and building your practice. This course is for anyone with basic conflict resolution training, knowledge of family court and family dynamics; (TBD, Autumn 2021)
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- the 21-hour (3 day) Screening for Family Violence, Abuse, and Power Imbalances: this course covers the sources of, and dynamics around, power that are critical for understanding effective family mediation, collaborative practice, and negotiation; (TBD, Autumn 2021)
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- the refresher on Screening for Family Violence, Abuse, and Power Imbalances: this five hour course is being offered to satisfy the OAFM requirement for on-going screening training. (TBD, 2021)
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- the 21-hour (3-day) Family Law: this course is for anyone who is not legally trained in family law. The primary purpose is to ensure that clients understand the legal implications of possible settlement options; (TBD 2021)
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- the 21-hour (3-day) Advanced Family Mediation: this course focuses on skills development and will highlight the Insight Approach to conflict resolution in the context of separating and divorcing couples. (TBD 2021) .
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Collaborative Family Law Training
International, provincial, and local collaborative practitioners are required to undergo training on the tools of collaborative practice as well as the skills of interest-based negotiation. On behalf of Collaborative Practice Ottawa, we are offering Level I and Level II Collaborative Team Practice (CTP) trainings in Ottawa over four days in the autumn of 2017. These trainings will be of interest to family law lawyers, family relations professionals, and financial professionals wishing to work in a collaborative context, and satisfy the prerequisites for admission to the practice panel of Collaborative Practice Ottawa.
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- Collaborative Practice Introductory Training. This Introductory Collaborative Training conforms to the new provincial standards for Collaborative practice in Ontario, and will cover the origins and development in the field, the difference in approach and understanding, and the choreography of a file, as well as conflict theory and interpersonal skills. To be qualified and listed on the Panel of Collaborative Practice Ottawa (CPO) requires professionals to have taken a five-day Introduction to Collaborative practice; this training will be of interest to family law lawyers, family relations professionals, and financial professionals wishing to work in a Collaborative context. (TBD 2021)
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