CommonSense
Mediation Academy
Are you passionate about peacemaking?
Learn dispute resolution skills, hone your mediation abilities, meet like-minded professionals, develop your business plan and more!
Every person has a story.
Let us help you learn how to uncover the story.
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NEW COURSE!
4-Day CORE Training
Safe & Together
January 14-17, 2025
CORE is a four-day training designed to provide a skills-oriented foundation for domestic abuse-informed practice. Each day will provide key skills and learnings for participants to implement the Safe & Together Model into their practice.
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CommonSense
Mediation Academy
Whether you’re just starting out or looking to enhance your skills, we offer a range of online and in-person mediation training courses tailored to meet your needs. From introductory to advanced levels, we have the perfect fit for you!
- Introduction to Mediation: Begin your journey with the foundational principles and techniques.
- Family Mediation Training: Learn to navigate and resolve complex family dynamics.
- Specialty Training: Gain expertise in niche areas of mediation for specialized scenarios.
Saskatoon Mediation
Practice Group
Join a network of passionate dispute resolution practictioners! The Mediation Practice Group is an opportunity to learn and grow with other, new, learning, and seasoned mediators.
By clicking join now, you will be added to our newsletter distribution list and receive links and reminders about the monthly events the Mediation Practice Group hosts.
One of our students brought us some delicious cake for us to gobble up while we covered front of house during the Family Mediation course this week - thank you Cass!
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Do you want to learn how to mediate, but you`re low on time inventory?
No worries! Check out our on-demand, learn-at-your-own-pace training options!
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Quarter 4 is all about planning for the next year!
Stay tuned - our 2026 calendar will be published soon 👀🙌
#2025 #training #calendar #mediation
When you are preparing for mediation, think about what your best alternative to a negotiated agreement will be - sometimes this will open your mind to possibilities you may not have considered previously 👀🙌
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Curious about mediation? Join our Mediation Practice Group!
#mediation #practicegroup #professionaldevelopment
If you have questions about mediation training, book your complimentary consultation today!
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In this fast-paced world, it is easy to push past feelings and reach for resolution; however, slowing down and being attentive to one another`s needs and interests in mediation results in longer-lasting and stronger agreements 💪
#mediationtip #mediation #attention
New and seasoned mediators alike need resources, so go check out our website for resources and templates for your practice 📚
#resources #templates #mediators #disputeresolution
In Mediation, we often use the Social Needs acronym SCARF to identify people`s unmet needs:
S - Status/Standing
C - Certainty
A - Autonomy
R - Relatedness
F - Fairness
When one of these needs is threatened, folks find it hard to empathize with one another and reach consensus - through recognizing the unmet need the parties can develop healthy strategies to meet their individual and shared social needs.
#SCARF #mediation #negotiation #socialneeds
When you`re in a dispute, it is difficult to hold back from arguing. In mediation, try to listen more than you speak - focusing on understanding the other person`s point of view can be valuable in finding a zone of potential agreement 🙌
#mediationtip #listen #understand
If you are a lawyer, mediator, financial professional, or mental health practitioner, this training could be for you!
Learn how to work as a team to help folks separate and divorce in an amicable way through the Collaborative Law Process ✨
#collaborativelaw #familylaw #divorce #training
Part I of our Family Mediation training is happening this week!
This training is one of the steps to becoming a recognized family mediator under the legislation in Saskatchewan 👀
You can attend this training in person or online - contact us today to get on the waiting list for next year!
#mediation #familymediation #accesstojustice #saskatchewan
How can it already be September?! Wishing everyone a great first day back to school!
#backtoschool #fall #2025
Are you interested in working as a team to help people through separation and divorce? 👀
Register for Collaborative Law Training!
#collaborativelaw #collaborativelawyers #saskatchewan
Are you interested in becoming a Collaborative Professional?
Registration for the Regina offering of the Collaborative Law Process Training is open for only a few more weeks!
#collaborativelaw #legalservices #collaborativeprofessionals
This month`s book taught us about mindset and how inherent ability can set you back if you don`t continually put the effort in to improve 💪
#bookofthemonth #mindset
When there is a history of conflict, it can be difficult to have patience with the situation. In mediation, it is important to be patient with the other person involved as well as the process. Good things take time!
#mediation #conflictresolution
New, aspiring, and seasoned mediators benefit from continuing engagement and education - pump up your mediation skills by enrolling in one of our on-demand or live trainings today! 🤓
#professionaldevelopment #mediation #mediators #training
This credenza almost took me out 😅 #furniture #officelife
When people are in conflict, often they listen to respond - for effective participation in mediation, listen to understand 🙌
#mediation #listening #understanding
If you are thinking about a career in mediation, you probably have a lot of questions - we`re here to help!
Contact us today to book a complimentary mediation education consultation and begin your journey to becoming a mediator 📚
#mediation #consultation #education #mediator #career
Being open to compromise can help move your matter forward - though you want to work toward a mutually satisfactory resolution, if you can compromise in some ways while still achieving your goals, the process will go more smoothly!
#mediation #disputeresolution #conflictmanagement
As summer winds down, start thinking about your next professional development opportunity!
Registration for September`s Family Mediation course is open 👀
#familymediation #professionaldevelopment #training
Larisa from @myabundanceacademy stopped by today to lead a lunch and learn about high performance without burnout! Thank you Larisa!
#inspiration #learning #professionaldevelopment
A question we get asked a lot, is where to start with mediation training, especially for professionals who have lots of experience with the mediation process.
We always recommend introductory training as a starting point - even if you have attended many mediations as a lawyer for your clients or as an insurance rep, sitting in the mediator`s chair is different and to learn the fundamentals is essential for developing your skills as a mediator.
#mediation #training #mediators #disputeresolution #conflictmanagement
August`s book of the month is Mindset by Carol Dweck 📚
#bookofthemonth #books #reading
Upcoming training opportunity for aspiring Collaborative Law Professionals 👀
#collaborativelaw #training
Upcoming Professional Development Opportunity with the College of Law!
Charmaine Panko, K.C. is teaching this micro-skill for people who are interested in learning about Family Law and Conflict Resolution #familylaw #conflictresolution
https://loom.ly/QLnZYuA
At today`s noon Mediation Practice Group session, we talked about boundary setting with clients 👀
#mediation #mediators #practicegroup #learnin
For new and seasoned mediators, join us on Tuesday for Mediation Practice Group at 12 noon and 7 PM SK time to network, support each other, and practice mediation skills 🤓
#mediation #practicegroup #professionaldevelopment
Are you interested in learning about the professional and ethical practice of mediation? This course is for you!
We recommend taking all three courses consecutively. However, if you have completed other mediation training, please contact us to determine if you meet the prerequisites for this new training 🤩
#mediation #training #ethics #professional #mediator
Sad to leave, excited for the next chapter!
#movingout #cleaning
Upcoming Professional Development Opportunity with the College of Law!
Charmaine Panko, K.C. is teaching this micro-skill for people who are interested in learning about Family Law and Conflict Resolution #familylaw #conflictresolution
https://loom.ly/QLnZYuA
@vroomstoon helped us move out of the Broadway Collective today! We`re off to the CP Station with @pankolaw 💃
#movingday #rainyday
Saskatchewan is in a state of emergency with the forest fires happening in the north of our province.
Help us with our donation efforts, and also stop by Nestor`s Bakery and buy one of their delicious Saskatchewan donuts.
If you or your family has been affected by the fires and are in need of assistance in getting temporary ID or getting your ID re-issued, please connect with admin@commonsenselawyer.com
#forestfires #saskatchewan
Upcoming training!
Join us in-person or online for Mediation Basics I
This is a great course for people who are interested in mediation and want to learn the theory.
#mediation #training #courses #hybridlearning
What`s happening over there? 👀
#officelife
Panko Collaborative Law and Mediation and CommonSense Mediation Academy went around Broadway today to raise awareness about Cystic Fibrosis 🙌
#cfawareness #cysticfibrosis
The Mediation Connection is hosting a session about Online Dispute Resolution with Presenter Demi Peters of CommonSense Mediation - join us tomorrow 7 PM SK time!
#onlinedisputeresolution #professionaldevelopment #mediation
Come for the snacks, stay for the learning! 🤣
Thank you to all our amazing students from the first cycle of family mediation training in 2025 🙏 next up: Mediation Basics I 👀
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