Continuing Ackerman’s innovative program in partnership with the New York Mediation Group, this program offers opportunities for basic and advanced training in divorce mediation. The faculty includes two law school professors and a senior Ackerman therapist, all of whom are practicing divorce mediators. The program uses the format of the Institute’s clinical programs.

Faculty: Robert Kirkman Collins, JD, is the author of a training text for divorce mediation and currently teaches divorce mediation as an adjunct professor at Cardozo Law School, where he has been cited as being among the pioneers of divorce mediation.

Marc Fleisher, JD, is an adjunct professor at Brooklyn Law School. He has been a guest lecturer in negotiation and divorce mediation at Columbia University Law School, Cardozo School of Law and Hofstra Law School.

Elana Katz, LCSW, teaches both family therapy and mediation at Ackerman, and she has presented widely on the topic of divorced and remarried families. She has taught mediation both here and in South America, and she is on the panel for New York State’s Supreme Court mediation program.

Basic Mediation Training
This core preparation for becoming a practicing divorce mediator teaches the essential techniques of mediation and covers the legal, financial and psychological background needed to help couples negotiate the terms of their separation. The course uses an active blend of lecture, role-play, discussion and videotape analysis.

Date: January 23, 24, 25, February 7, 8, 2009
Time: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuition: $1,200 Deposit of $600 payable upon acceptance into the program. Balance is due by November 1.
Continuing Education Credits: 40 (Continuing Legal Education Credits approved)

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Advanced Mediation Training
Trainees have the opportunity to observe and analyze cases mediated by a faculty member and seen through a one-way mirror. Participants work as a team to develop strategies for each session and plan a comprehensive approach for each case. In addition, trainees analyze videotaped case material and participate in problem-solving sessions in advanced practice issues.

Date: Wednesdays, beginning February 25, 2009, 15 sessions
Time: 4:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Tuition: $1,590 Tuition is due upon acceptance into the program.
Continuing Education Credits: 33 (Continuing Legal Education Credits approved)

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Professionals working full-time in the nonprofit sector and meeting income criteria are eligible for a tuition discount.

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