Develop the Skills to Hold Space for Conflict

Designed for community advocates, public agency staff, and organizational leaders, this foundational course teaches core dispute intervention skills without requiring prior legal background or formal court-roster intent. Participants master structured communication, interest-based negotiation, issue clarification, and process neutrality to resolve interpersonal and workplace friction constructively.

A comprehensive hybrid course that equips practitioners to manage contractual, organizational, and civil disputes across diverse legal and community settings. Instruction combines procedural frameworks with applied simulations focused on negotiation dynamics, option generation, and drafting agreements.

Format Structure:

4 hours of virtual instruction (civil procedural frameworks and dispute environments)

6 hours of in-person applied simulations and faculty-coached mock sessions

A rigorous course preparing mediators to navigate the emotional, relational, and statutory complexities of domestic and domestic-relations disputes. The curriculum emphasizes trauma-informed facilitation, child-centered resolution models, power balancing, mediator ethics, and comprehensive safety screening.

Format Structure:

4 hours of virtual family-law instruction

2 hours of virtual domestic violence and safety screening instruction

14 hours of in-person practice, scenario analysis, and live simulations

Designed for trained practitioners seeking to evaluate their technique, refresh ethical standards, and eliminate mediator drift. This advanced practicum revisits the core facilitative model—deepening the practitioner’s ability to manage high-friction impasses, maintain absolute neutrality, and resist steering outcomes, ensuring that disputing parties retain true ownership of their agreements.