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University of Hartford, CT
March 29-31 & April 2, 2012
Sarasota, FL
April 10-13, 2012
South County, RI
June 5-8, 2012
Simmons College
Boston, MA
June 15-16, 22-23
Kennebunks, ME
July 24-27, 2012
Seminar Hours:
8:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Advanced Training for Mediators
Bryant University
Smithfield, RI
May 3-4, 2012
Advanced Training Seminars Hours:
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Marketing for Mediators
March 30, 2012
Negotiation Techniques
July 2012
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Divorce Mediation Training...A Great Career Path
by Susan Deveney
Divorce mediation is an alternative to traditional divorce litigation. Most people know this today. But, it was not long ago that most people were not aware of what divorce mediation was, or how divorce mediation worked, or what the benefits of divorce mediation offer a couple or family going through the painful process of divorce.
The fact that many people are now aware of the existence of divorce mediation as a beneficial alternative to divorce litigation is great news for divorce mediators. More public awareness about divorce mediation and the benefits of divorce mediation have resulted in more divorce mediation work for divorce mediators. Divorce mediation is one of the hottest growing careers in America today.
This growth in the business of divorce mediation, like the growth of any profession, has enticed many to try their hand at doing the work of divorce mediators. This is problematic because some who call themselves divorce mediators are not trained in divorce mediation at all, or are poorly or improperly trained in divorce mediation. This is evident by the very websites and commentary made public by these untrained and ill-informed hopefuls.
Sadly, the lack of quality divorce mediation training negatively impacts all divorce mediators. Competent divorce mediators have dedicated time and resources to acquiring actual knowledge and skill in divorce mediation techniques, following the proper path to success in the profession of divorce mediation through proper training, in order to build a valuable resource for divorcing couples and a valuable career for themselves.
There are no formalized rules or regulations regarding certification of divorce mediators or the practice of divorce mediation. Therefore, anyone can technically be a divorce mediator, which poses grave pitfalls for competent practitioners. While it is true that those who attempt to pass themselves off as competent divorce mediators will ultimately fail, those failures leave damaged individuals and a negative mark upon the reputation of others in this newly emerging profession. Coupled with the fact that many divorce attorneys express self-serving, false opinions about the viability of divorce mediation, the need for certification is increasingly obvious.
There is at least one professional organization that is giving certification and professional guidelines for mediators a serious look. The American Association of Mediators, a relatively new group of dedicated mediation professionals, is working hard through its various chapters to promulgate a Code of Conduct for Mediators and a Certification Procedure for Divorce Mediators and a Certification Procedure for Divorce Mediation Training Programs.
The purpose of the work of the American Association of Mediators Committee on Certification includes assurance of proper training and experience for divorce mediators for the benefit of all divorcing couples and divorce mediation professionals. The Association will be rating divorce mediation training programs and making recommendations to those programs that fall short of adequate preparation of their graduates.
Divorce mediation has had a difficult row to hoe given its lack of support by a self-serving legal community. Now that it has proved itself beneficial to many divorcing spouses, it would be a shame to see it set back by incompetent divorce mediation practitioners and divorce mediation trainers.
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