Facilitator:
Betty Pries, C. Med.
Additional mediation practitioners will be used for participant coaching and feedback for the multiple role play scenarios.
Date:
Fall 2025 6 half day sessions.
Time:
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. EST
Location:
ONLINE
Cost:
$1,095 + HST
Registration Subject to change
Prior mediation experience and/or training in the Certificate in Conflict Management and Mediation Program required for this workshop in order to receive a rich learning experience. This will count as a three day elective in the Conflict Management Certificate Program.
The Art of Mindful Mediation
The goal of this workshop is to:
a) introduce participants to a mediation style that purposefully shifts according to the needs expressed by the clients;
b) invite participants to re-imagine the types of questions mediators ask to expand the potential of transforming conflict;
c) draw from the interior condition of the mediator to invite participants to bring their best selves to the table.
Key themes addressed in this workshop:
- A mediation model that draws from a spectrum of existing mediation styles (transformative, narrative, evaluative, etc.) to intentionally shift with the needs of the clients;
- Mindfulness practices that encourage presence and deep listening;
- The “both-and” of conflict technician and conflict healing work – exploring the questions and statements posed within mediation sessions to allow both to occur;
- Self-reflection regarding one’s own interior condition and teaching about how this space becomes a resource for awakening the best in participants;
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Opportunities for to practice mediation and receive feedback from experienced mediators.