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Our immersive 40-hour Basic Family Mediation course is packed with essential insights and practical tools to help you master the fundamentals of family mediation. As a sneak peek, here’s a valuable flowchart—just one of the many resources included in our comprehensive training materials!

If you are interested in becoming a family mediator, it is a great time to take our online training. And if you live in the US, it is an even better time! As one of Canada’s leading training organizations, Riverdale Mediation has trained hundreds of new family mediators across North America. With today’s exchange rates, our pricing is a special …
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Ryan KeleherJ.D., H.B.A., AccFMKeleher Family Law & Mediationwww.keleherfamilylaw.ca “Given my positive experience with Riverdale’s mediation training program, I expected a high-quality experience in their MIT program. I was not disappointed! I found all Riverdale/mediate393 staff and supervising mediators to be helpful, patient, and generous with their time and advice.” – Ryan Keleher, J.D., H.B.A., AccFM I completed Riverdale’s mediation training …
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Years ago, separating couples really had only two choices: reach a deal between themselves, or go to court. Family lawyers generally did not negotiate settlements unless it was ‘on the court-house steps’. Over the years, family lawyers have become much more settlement focused, with the evolution of “four-way meetings”, to collaborative practice, and with the explosion in the popularity of …
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Mediators are trained to use specific skills to help resolve family conflicts. These include:

Our favourite definition of family mediation is that it is “a safe place to have difficult conversations.” What makes it a safe place to have difficult conversations? The fundamentals of the process and its underlying principles are what define family mediation. They are:

Once you have completed all your family mediation training, the final step in becoming an accredited family mediator is to gain 100 hours of supervised experience. There are several ways to secure this. One is to start building your practice, and to arrange to have an accredited mediator supervise your work in a mutually agreeable way. This is how I …
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When I was a young lawyer, my mentor encouraged me to teach at the Bar Admission Course. I had never taught anything and thought I would never be accepted for such a role. But she was right, and it was one of the best decisions of my career. My mentor –Gloria Epstein— went on to become a Court of Appeal …
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