Course Description
A highly interactive course that meets the needs for persons who want to learn about family mediation.
Participants learn and understand how to apply mediation principles, strategies and techniques to family disputes.
This course is also accredited with the Mediation Board of Trinidad and Tobago and is part of the requirements to be certified to mediate family matters.
You will explore and learn how to:
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Apply mediation principles, strategies and techniques to family disputes.
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Develop skills and knowledge required of a mediator in family disputes involving custody, access, child support, property issues and spousal support.
COST: $7000TTD
SESSION DATES & TIMES
This course will be a hybrid of both online and in-person interactive classroom sessions and breakout groups, with practical training.
The course will run for two (2) consecutive weeks in January 2026.
*Session times:
- In-person sessions: TBC
- Online sessions: TBC
VENUE for in-person sessions: TBC
We will provide you with all relevant course material upon confirmation of payment.
Payment via bank transfer (details to be given upon registration).
*Session times subject to change
Course Outline
- Psychological Impact of Divorce on Adults and Children
- Family Dynamics
- Negotiation Techniques
- Attending to the Interest of Non-Participating People (eg. children, grandparents, etc.)
- Trinidad and Tobago Family Law Act (Legal issues – custody, access, child support; property division; spousal support)
- Domestic Abuse and Mediation
- Dealing with Safety and Disempowerment: Pre-Screening for Mediation
- Domestic Violence Resources in Trinidad and Tobago
- Role Plays
- Overview of the Mediation Process
- Communication Skills
- Mediation Ethics
- Building Agreement
