UWA | NMAS Mediation Training Course

UWA NMAS Mediation Training Course

Tuesday 28 January - Saturday 1 February & Saturday 8 February 2025

Face to Face Course, Perth, WA

This 6-day version of the NMAS course is for professionals who wish to add mediation to their skill base. Our participants tend to come from a range of backgrounds, including family law, HR, psychology, social work, Government, and educational institutions. As the curriculum complies with the educational requirements of the National Mediator Accreditation System (NMAS), upon successful completion, participants are eligible for registration as a Nationally Accredited Mediator. The course includes core modules, a coaching workshop, and National Accreditation assessment. Modules attract Legal CPD points and Psychologist CPD points.

The online Course will be conducted:

Workshop & coaching days Tuesday 28 January – Saturday 1 February 2025
Assessment Saturday 8 February 2025
Time The sessions will run from 9.00am - 5.00pm

Over the course of the program, participants will:

become familiar with the AIFLAM model of facilitative mediation;
engage in role-plays both as a mediator and as a party to experience fully the dynamics of mediation;
develop skills in facilitating negotiation and problem-solving between the parties;
develop proficiency in managing a mediation process and, at the end of the course, should be able to mediate disputes competently (please note if you wish to mediate disputes involving children and issue s60I certificates, this requires additional Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner (FDRP) training);
develop a capacity to critically reflect on their own practice of mediation; and
develop a capacity to critically reflect on which mediator interventions work and when.

As well as training in the AIFLAM mediation model, to comply with the National Mediation Accreditation Standards (NMAS), the course content will also include:

preparation and dispute diagnosis in mediation;
communication patterns in conflict and negotiation situations;
negotiation dynamics in mediation;
potential responses to high emotion, power imbalances and violence;
pre-mediation preparation, screening and intake;
an understanding of the ethical and practical issues that arise in mediation;
confidentiality, enforceability of mediated agreements and liability of mediators;
cross-cultural issues in mediation and dispute resolution, and
the roles and functions of support persons, lawyers and other professionals in mediation.

This course will be delivered face-to-face at The University of Western Australia Law School in Perth.

As the curriculum complies with the educational requirements of the National Mediator Accreditation System (NMAS), upon completion, participants are eligible for registration as a Nationally Accredited Mediation. The course will be led by staff from the UWA Mediation Clinic.

Note: The course fee includes the fee to register as a Nationally Accredited Mediator for two years.