The purpose of CPD is to ensure that Mediators keep their knowledge and skills up to date for the benefit of users of their service and for their own personal and professional development. CPD has an underlying ethical premise that asserts that clients have a right to expect competent and skilled practitioners. Thus every Mediator has a responsibility to maintain and develop knowledge and skills, and alongside the individual responsibility, lies the professional Institute's obligation to provide the means whereby this can happen.Most professional bodies acknowledge that CPD is a commitment to lifelong learning with an emphasis on 'home skills', thus for the MII, the emphasis is on mediation skills.The MII requires that all practising Members complete a minimum of CPD hours and has agreed a CPD points system.
Additional mandatory training required for mediating with Separating Couples -
40 hours Separating Couples training is mandatory for members who wish to be certified to mediate with Separating Couples. See Accredited Training for upcoming courses
For information in relation to MII accreditation, membership, ethics or policy you should review the relevant section of this web site or contact info@themii.ie for information
For information on becoming a registered MII member, please see Membership Overview.
Please note:
NUI Maynooth
Terry O'Connell, renowned Restorative Practitioner and Founder of Real Justice Australia, is back in Dublin on 18th September to deliver a one day workshop at the Edward Kennedy Institute or Conflict Intervention, Maynooth University. Building Strong Relationships and a Healthy Workplace Culture is for Managing Directors, Line Managers, H.R Personnel and anyone who is responsible for leading and managing people in workplaces of all descriptions. Places are extremely limited. Please see attached flyer and link below. Price €175.00 including lunch and refreshments Booking online via
https://shop.nuim.ie/index.php?app=ecom&ns=prodshow&ref=173003205
Conflicts, tensions, performance management or inappropriate behaviour are issues common to every workplace. The process you use to ‘engage’ others is critical and respectful challenge is the key. This is most effective where there is a shared understanding on what it takes to foster healthy workplace relationships. The notion of a ‘restorative’ culture implies that the focus is on relationships where harm [rather than blame] provides opportunities for learning and growth.
In this One Day Workshop Participants will learn how to:
• Build an explicit practice framework.
• Be more consistent and intentional in day-to-day work.
• Respectfully challenge others.
• Understand the importance of asking the right questions
• Levy responsibility and accountability to others.
• Facilitate workplace processes with greater awareness and
confidence.
This workshop is ideally suited to supervisors, managers, Human Resources personnel and workplace mediators.
18th SEPTEMBER 2017 from 9.30AM to 4.30PM : Price €175.00
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Catherine.oconnell@nuim.ie or 0879936237
Monday 18th September, 9.30am to 4.30pm
North Campus, Maynooth University, Maynooth, County Kildare
NUI Maynooth
Development workshops for our Graduates and colleagues in the field of mediation and conflict intervention.
On 21st August we are delighted to host Little Voices in Big Decisions: The Child in Family Mediation with Lindara Kiely on 21st August 9.30am to 5pm. The workshop looks at interventions that can happen in mediation to counteract the fact that the voice of the child can be lost when parents are suffering the trauma of separation, rejection and guilt. To apply please click below. Participants must have completed a mediation course accredited by the Mediators Institute of Ireland to attend.
Hearing the Voice of the Child in Family Mediation
Date:21st August 2017
Times:9:30am to 4:30pm
Session Fee:€75.00
WebsiteEdward M Kennedy Institute
Email kennedyinstitute@nuim.ie or Catherine.OConnell@nuim.ie
Phone: 087 993 6237 - Catherine O'Connell
Mediation to manage separation and divorce is reputed to have better outcomes for children than court. However, parents in mediation are often stressed, angry, emotionally charged and / or grieving and are not always able to focus on their children’s best interests and needs at that time. Therefore, it is the mediator who must bring these voices into the room and most importantly allow them to be heard and acted upon.
This one-day practice orientated workshop will enable you to:
Facilitator: Lindara Kiely, Family Mediator, M.A. Mediation and Conflict Intervention
All participants must be mediators registered with the Mediators Institute of Ireland or equivalent.
Lunch is not provided: Restaurants are available on campus and in Maynooth town
More information and enrolment: https://shop.nuim.ie/index.php?app=ecom&ns=prodshow&ref=173003203
NUI Maynooth, Co. Kildare
This four-day intensive workshop will enable participants to begin coaching clients on a one to one basis immediately to find better ways of managing conflict situations and communicating in difficult circumstances. You will:
• learn the 7 stage CINERGY™ process
• develop a good understanding of conflict dynamics and coaching principles
• Leave the workshop with an ability to begin coaching clients straight away
• experience the coaching process from point of view of coach, client and observer.
• Have access to post course support, workbook and training materials
Participants on the CINERGY™ Conflict Management Coaching workshop are often Coaches, Mediators, H.R. Consultants and Managers, Senior and Line Managers and Therapists. Persons may attend coaching to learn how to have difficult conversations, to be more assertive, to be able to attend mediation and staying on message. The course includes a large volume of highly mentored skills practice to give participants the best possible learning experience.
Dates: 17, 18 , 19 and 20 July2017 9.30am to 5pm
Venue: Edward Kennedy Institute, Maynooth University
Cost: €1,350.00 reduced to €1,050 early bird price up to 30th June
Facilitator Catherine O’Connell
Contact: Catherine at 0879936237 or Catherine.oconnell@nuim.ie
Book at https://shop.nuim.ie/index.php?app=ecom&ns=prodshow&ref=173003201
NUI Maynooth
A practical, skills-based approach to mediating in workplace cases involving allegations of bullying or harassment. It will be an active day with plenty of practice, questions and review of learning. Discussion of the participants’ own experience will be welcomed. Students will explore:
> Explanations and definitions of ‘bullying’ and ‘harassment’, including reference to cases.
> What typically happens when this issue is raised?
> Dilemmas in B&H cases; Can they actually be mediated?
> Bias and pre-conceived ideas in B&H cases.
> Some important concepts: - Labels, Listening and Reframing
> Skills practice: opening meetings, introductions, joint meeting sharing, joint meeting and agreement.
> Mending the ‘broken record’
> Increasing empathy
> Learning review
Facilitator Brendan Schutte, Workplace Conflict Management Specialist Practitioner, Lecturer and Author; B. Comm., Postgraduate Diploma in Mediation and Conflict Intervention
Tuesday 4th July from 9.30am to 4.30pm
Price: €75.00
Lunch is not provided: Restaurants are available on campus and in Maynooth town
All participants must be mediators registered with the Mediators Institute of Ireland or equivalent.
For further information please contact Catherine O’Connell 0879936237 Catherine.oconnell@nuim.ie
Kennedy Institute NUI Maynooth
EDWARD M KENNEDY INSTITUTE OF CONFLICT INTERVENTION
Summer Sessions Developing Professional Competence
Cognitive Systemic Mediation for Complex and High Conflict Cases with Judge Nancy Flatters CA
This is a rare opportunity for Mediators to work with the seasoned mediator and trainer and retired Judge Nancy Flatters from Alberta, Canada. Judge Flatters teaches participants to work in the Cognitive Systemic Model of mediation from the Milan School as advanced and developed by Dr. John Haynes. This style of mediation gives further practical skills to mediators in all contexts and in particular when working with complex cases and high conflict clients. Participants will:
• Learn about the theory of and practice using the Five Stage Haynes Mediation Model
• Explore the Role of the Mediator particular to this model of mediation the Role of Questions in Cognitive Systemic Mediation
• Develop proficiency asking different types of questions for different objectives and contexts
• Gain proficiency in being able to de-escalate conflict in the room to enable clients to work
• Develop skills using the model by practicing in family mediation and workplace contexts
Dates: 31st May and 1st June 9.30am to 4.30pm Price €250.00 for two days including work materials and refreshments: Discount of €55.00 applies for payment received by 19th May, 2017
All participants must be mediators registered with the Mediators Institute of Ireland or equivalent.
For further information please contact Catherine O’Connell 0879936237 Catherine.oconnell@nuim.ie
To book online please apply here https://shop.nuim.ie/index.php?app=ecom&ns=prodshow&ref=1730032
“If you can’t see good in your clients, then dig for it!” John Haynes (1932 – 1999)
Avila, Bloomfield Avenue, Morehampton Road, Donnybrook, Dublin 4
7 CPD Points
Organisation/Trainer: Frances Stephenson and Brian O’Neill, Later Life Mediation www.laterlifemediation.com
Price: MII members: €150.00/Non-MII members: €175.00. Tea/Coffee will be provided at breaks in the morning and afternoon. Lunch is not provided. Facilities are available if participants wish to bring a pack lunch. There are also a number of cafes in the area.
Course Details
This course provides an introduction for mediators to the specific knowledge base, sensitivities and complexities involved in mediating age-related issues in adult families.
The training hours are recognised by the MII for 7 CPD hours and by the Elder Mediation International Network (EMIN) for certification purposes.
For more information contact Later Life Mediation by email info@laterlifemediation.com or phone 087 390 2547
Course Content
• Overview of the specific knowledge and skills required for Elder Mediation including Dementia, Capacity, Legal issues, Elder Abuse, Bereavement, Grief and Loss, Ageism and managing intergenerational dynamics
• Case Studies revealing the specifics of Elder Mediation
• The Emergence of Elder Mediation internationally and in Ireland
• Transfer of learning through skills practice
Learning Outcomes
Participants will gain an insight into:
• the specific knowledge and skills required to function as an Elder Mediator
• the benefits of Elder Mediation to adult families
• challenges encountered by presenters in their own cases.
The course will be interactive and will allow time for discussion and questions.
Later Life Mediation is a not for profit company specialising in Elder Mediation and Training. Later Life Mediator mediators are internationally accredited with EMIN and members of the Mediators Institute of Ireland. www.laterlifemediation.com
Booking
First come, first served based on payment received. Email info@laterlifemediation.com for a booking form
Minimum number of participants is 12
The MII accredits mediation training courses which meet set training standards. The following training programmes have been recognised as MII approved training programmes.
The purpose of CPD is to ensure that Mediators keep their knowledge and skills up to date for the benefit of users of their service and for their own personal and professional development.
