G-01 Mediation Information and Assessment Meetings (MIAMs)

In this course, you can find out what a MIAM is for, how it works and what your client can expect. You will also find out what happens after a MIAM has taken place and how your client can prove that the MIAM has happened.

G-02 Mediation and Court Forms

In this course, you can find out which Court Application Forms need to be signed by a Mediator and how and when they can be signed.

G-03 Child-Inclusive Mediation

In this course, you can find out about what Child-inclusive mediation is and how it works, as well as how it can help the families you work with. You can also find out when it’s not appropriate.

G-04 When the Child says No

In the course, you can find out how to approach those difficult cases where an older child seems to refuse spending time with one of their parents. It explores the myriad of reasons why this might happen and how the situation could be approached in mediation to try and find a way forward.

G-05 Grandparents in Mediation

In this course, we will discuss situations where Grandparents need help with arrangements for their grandchildren. We will examine at what the Law says and how the Courts tend to deal with these issues and then look at how mediation might help.

G-06 Mediation and Domestic Abuse

In this course, we will look at the different types of Domestic abuse and how to ask the right questions when talking to a client to get all of the information you need to make an assessment. We will then look at if and how mediation could proceed within a domestic abuse context in a safe way and what are alternatives open to clients where mediation can’t safely proceed.

M-01 Financial Disclosure in Mediation

In this course, you can find out what Financial Disclosure is and when it is needed. You can explore how to introduce the topic to clients and the various stages to the process in mediation. We will look at how to approach exchanging documentary evidence, how to draft an Open Financial Statement and how to deal with tricky issues around disclosure confidently.

M-02 Mediation and the Family Business

In this course we will discuss why businesses form part of financial settlement and the different types of business you might encounter. We will tackle the thorny issue of how a business might be valued and how to approach it of parties are not on the same page with a valuation.