Continuing Professional Development

Structured learning could include course work, live webinars and conferences. Structured learning is usually taking place within a training institutions, organization or professional agency. 

Self-directed learning could include reading conflict resolution literature, listening to podcasts or webinars on mediation, and published writing (including blogs, newsletters, and reviews of dispute resolution literature). Self-directed learning is done at your own pace, on your own time. 

• Delivering mediation or conflict-resolution training beyond the maximum of 4 hours of self-directed learning associated with teaching
• Leading workshops or facilitating sessions beyond the maximum of 4 hours of self-directed learning associated with teaching
• Being a conference presenter or panelist
• Teaching or developing new course content beyond the maximum of 4 hours of self-directed learning associated with teaching
• Legal education without a conflict-resolution focus
• Administrative or operational training
• Mediations or co-mediations
• General mentoring 

Mediation specific training includes a wide range of topics that relate directly to the practice of mediation and that enhance a mediator’s knowledge, skills, and ethical understanding in conducting a mediation. Topics may include:

• Mediation skills and practice
• Pre-mediation practice
• Understanding trauma and trauma-informed mediation practice
• Drafting agreements and memoranda of understanding
• Child interviewing skills
• Models of mediation (e.g. transformative, evaluative, narrative)
• Knowledge for mediating in specific contexts (e.g. workplace, human rights, child protection, estates, commercial)

Mediation specific training may include role play practice when coached by a qualified mediator such as a RRM.

Head here to view mediation specific CPD opportunities.

If you are not sure that a course you are considering is “mediation specific”, please contact our Roster Manager. They will ask for course details, so please be prepared to send any relevant links and background information when you contact them.

• Mediators may claim up to 6 CPD hours per year (toward the 14-hour total) for participation in Mediate BC’s structured mentoring program. Credit is calculated at 2 hours per mentored mediation, recognizing teaching, preparation, and debrief time – not co-mediation during the session itself.
• While Mediate BC recognizes that teaching can be a valuable means to consolidate knowledge for the instructor and may include self-directed learning, these CPD requirements are intended to encourage continuing engagement in the role of learner rather than instructor. For that reason, mediators may count up to maximum of 4 hours of self-directed learning associated with teaching towards CPD. 
• Coaching with Mediate BC is a paid contract and therefor does not count as CPD. Coaching outside of a paid contract will be treated as “teaching.” A mediator can count a maximum of 4 hours of teaching as self-directed hours.

• Explore advanced or specialized training (e.g., trauma-informed mediation, ethics, culture-specific or system-level conflict).
• Check out our CPD options page for ideas.

• If you are interested in becoming involved in Practice Advisory support, please contact the Roster Manager Kate Fleming

Head here to view EDI training opportunities

Mediators will log in to their profiles to record their CPD activities using the CPD Form. You can submit the form as you go throughout the year, or wait and submit all of your CPD activities at once – whatever works best for you.