This highly interactive 40-hour skills-based program is designed to provide a clear framework for those seeking to become family mediators. Through lecture, interactive exercises, and role-playing experiences participants will learn the skills to effectively mediate separation, divorce, post-divorce, and other related family disputes from start to finish.
Learning Objectives:
How the mediation process works in divorce and family matters
Fundamental mediation skills: listening, asking questions, persuasion, negotiation, and problem-solving
Understanding how to work with people in difficult conflict situations
Mediation’s core values: self-determination, impartiality, and confidentiality
Understanding property division, child custody, and tax consequences of divorce
The emotions of divorce and the effects of divorce on children
Recognizing the impact of domestic violence and child abuse in the mediation context
Join our pre-event session with ADRNotable prior to the event. Date TBD
Registration MUST be complete NO LATER THAN May 25, 2025.
Join us in-person - RSVP today!
When:
June 2, 3, 9, 10, 2025 | 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m
June 4 & 11, 2025 | 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Where:
In-Person
Beus Center for Law & Society
111 E Taylor St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
**Online option available exclusively for current ASU students who do not reside in Arizona**
Instructors:
Art Hinshaw, JD, LLM |
Professor, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
Kristyn Carmichael, Esq., CDFA |
Training Director, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
Kristine Reich, Esq., MSW |
Attorney, Mediator, Social Worker
Restorative Law & Mediation, PLLC
Price:
General - $1,750
ASU Student Pricing - $875
Students must reach out to klcarmic@asu.edu with a short explanation regarding their interest in the training and becoming a mediator to receive the reduced pricing code.
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