Consensus Mediation

Certified Mediation Training – Small Group Intensive Training with an Experienced Practitioner and Trainer

Our course offers you a high quality learning experience in small groups of no more than 5-6 per trainer. This ensures that can benefit fully from individual, targeted mentoring and feedback from the trainer and gives you optimum opportunity of successfully completing the required assessment to attain the Certified level of accreditation.

Mediation is a process whereby a neutral third party facilitates or assists parties in dispute to come to a mutually satisfactory agreement. In Ireland, the main accrediting body for mediator training is the Mediator’s Institute of Ireland. They approve training courses that lead onto one of two accreditation levels: Certified and Practitioner.

Certified Members of the MII are required to demonstrate that they have completed and MII approved training course and have undertaken and passed an MII approved role play assessment in line with the MII Certified Member Core Competencies.

Upon successful completion of this course and the assessment role play, you can register with the Mediators Institute Ireland and apply for a practising certificate and be approved to mediate, within your competency level, by the MII. You are also required to sign up to the MII Code of Ethics. If you wish to practice as a family mediator, you are also required to participate in additional training modules or 15 hours of co-mediation and be assessed on your skills during this.

This MII approved course comprises 60 hours which consists of 6 full training days, reading homework and completion of a 3000 word assignment.

Assessment comprises 55 minutes of mediating a role play in which two of your class colleagues play the parties. You will have a choice of three role plays and will have seen these in advance. You will be assessed on your ability to demonstrate the Certified Member Core Competencies.

“I attended a certified Mediation Course with Mary over a number of week-ends in 2009/2010. I found the course excellent both in delivery and content with a good balance between theory and practice. I found Mary to be expert in her subject matter and her style of delivery created an optimal and enjoyable learning environment. I have since put many of the skills I learned to very good use in my own professional work.”

Anne Scally, Pro-Activ Management

Next Course Dates

Galway: March 14th/15th, 28th/29th, April 9th/10th 2012 – Claregalway Hotel

Cost:     €1600 (€1400 for registrations before February 21st) includes:

• course fee, course manual
• copy of “The Mediation Process, Practical Strategies for Resolving Conflict” – Christopher Moore
• tea/coffee refreshments

Assessment: April 16th, 2012

Assessment fee: €250

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Booking: Download Booking Form or contact mary@consensusmediation.ie or phone 071-9651966/0868252423

Please note that assessment is optional; if you complete this course successfully and do not take the assessment, you can apply to the M.I.I. for Associate Level membership

Certified Mediation Training Programme Outline

Course Aim: This course aims to give participants the required level of generic skills, knowledge and attitudes to enable them to successfully complete assessment at Certified level with the Mediator’s Institute of Ireland.

Course Objectives:

• To develop an understanding and knowledge of mediation theory, principles, practice and methods
• To gain an awareness in participants of their own styles and approaches to dealing with conflict
• To develop a theoretical understanding of conflict, managing conflict and principles of conflict resolution
• To develop understanding of different styles and models of mediation
• To give participants an understanding of the structures and processes involved in mediation
• To raise awareness of the external context of mediation i.e. role in dispute resolution, working with other professionals, ethical dilemmas etc.
• To raise awareness of the influence of one’s own professional and personal assumptions and biases on the mediation process
• To develop effective skills, knowledge and attitudes in mediation to meet the certified assessment  requirements
• To give participants an opportunity to practice skills in simulated role plays
• To develop confidence and ability in participants and enable them to practice as certified mediators on  completion of the course

Methodology:

The course is designed and structured in such a way as to take account of the needs of adult learners, to present and teach the theory of mediation and the skills to practice as a mediator in a manner that continually builds on and ‘scaffolds’ the continual skill transfer and acquisition of the trainee.

Training will be based on principles of adult learning and of accelerated learning and involve didactic presentations, interactive group discussion, video demonstrations, simulated role plays  as well as participants completing required reading and submitting relevant written assignment

Assessment:
Self-assessment and Trainer/Extern assessed DVD role play
Written assignment/essays(3,000 words)

Admission Requirements:

As this is an intensive training course, in order to give you optimum chances of acquiring all the relevant skills, knowledge and attitude in a short time, it would be advisable that you have some prior relevant experience. We will discuss this with you in advance, so as to ensure this course best fits your particular needs and requirements for mediation training.

Relevant experience would encompass some combination of the following

• Third level qualification
• Experience in people management, customer service, advisory, counselling or coaching roles or any area which requires good communication skills
• A strong interest and belief in key mediator qualities such as non-judgement, self-determination, empathy.