Advanced Mediation Training

The Center for Mediation & Training offers interactive, online advanced divorce mediation trainings for new and experienced mediators. Led by leaders in the field, our workshops and Supervised Practicum give our students the edge in their mediation practices and careers.

QDROs & How to Read People on Zoom

Trainers: Steve Abel and Ken Neumann

This is a two-part training that will take place online on May 22 & 29 from 5:30-7:30 PM.

RETIREMENT PLANS: A Slow Walk Down a Rocky Road with Steven Abel

If dealing with retirement plans makes you feel uncomfortable, you’re not alone. There’s just no way to avoid the fact that this is usually the most complicated piece of divorce mediation. Sometimes the problem is understanding all of the arcane language and choices involved in dividing retirement plans upon divorce. In plain English, Steve will describe what the couple needs to agree upon, then walk you through two typical QDROs, so you under-stand exactly what the language and terms mean.

HOW TO “READ PEOPLE” ON ZOOM with Ken Neumann

We’ve all worked hard to learn how to “read people” throughout our lives and especially in the “mediation room”. Now, we need to develop new techniques when working on Zoom. Ken Neumann, with over 40 years of mediation experience, will not only share with you what he has learned but will teach you through role play exercises (all on Zoom) how to truly “read people” on Zoom.

This training costs $350.

60 Hour Supervised Practicum

The 60 hour Supervised Practicum is the Center’s Advanced Training program that gives new mediators the opportunity to mediate actual cases with live supervision from our expert trainers. Learn more.

Past Advanced Workshops Available On-Demand

Maintenance and Child Support: Handling the Cases that Just Don’t Fit | Expense Sharing

Trainers: Steve Abel and Ken Neumann

This is a 3.5 hour recording of a workshop held on February 28, 2021.

$100. You will receive a download link for the video in your purchase confirmation email.

Building & Sustaining a Successful Mediation Practice

Trainers: Forrest “Woody” Mosten & Ken Neumann

This 4-hour advanced workshop focuses on personal branding and strategic networking skills for professional mediators. Ken and Woody share insights and tools to help you generate steady client referrals and maintain a thriving mediation practice. This is a recording of a 4-hour workshop held on December 5, 2020.

$100. You will receive a download link for the video in your purchase confirmation email.

Techniques for Settling Difficult Cases

Trainers: Forrest “Woody” Mosten & Ken Neumann

This 4-hour advanced mediation training is designed for mediators interested in acquiring new tools and cutting edge perspectives for settling complex cases with difficult people. Woody and Ken share techniques that they have developed over decades of professional experience. Attendees will learn to:

Evaluate what makes some mediations feel hopeless
Collaborate with other professionals to move difficult cases forward
Design and present mediator settlement proposals to prevent termination

This 4-hour workshop was delivered live via Zoom on August 8, 2020. An archived recording is available for purchase for $100.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Ken Neumann
(212) 799-4302