The Art of Mindful Mediation - Advanced Training

Facilitator:
Betty Pries, C. Med. 
Additional mediation practitioners will be used for participant coaching and feedback for the role play scenarios.

Date:
December 2, 3, 4 and 9, 10, 11, 2024  (Total of six mornings)

Time:
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. EST

Location:
ONLINE

Cost: 
$1,095 + HST

Registration (See link for applicable discounts)    

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. There may be some pre-corded content to review prior to the class.


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;
  • Opportunities for to practice mediation and receive feedback from experienced mediators.