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.
Recognized Famoly Dispute Resolution Practitioners Huddle this week! 🙌
#familymediation #disputeresolution #saskatchewan
Q1 Review!
#eos #strategicplanning
At MPG brain share tonight, we talked about confidentiality, process design, and online dispute resolution 🧠🙌
#mediators #professionaldevelopment
Our signs are (finally!) up!!
Our facilities are available for rental for hosting courses, mediations, and arbitrations, as well as our own training and service provisions 🙌
#mediation #space #office
Congrats to all our Family Mediation students 👏
(Online students also completed today - we`ll post more pics soon!)
#familymediation #training #professionaldevelopment
Part II of our Family Mediation Course concludes today!
Congratulations to all our amazing learners 🙌
#familymediation #training #professionaldevelopment
MPG Skills Development Session on Paradigm Shifts today 🙌 #paradigmshift #mediation
Part I of our family mediation course was so much fun!
We offer recognized and accredited training on demand, in person, or hybrid, to meet all learners` needs 🙌 contact us today for more information!
#mediation #familymediation #training
We`re spreading the word about careers in mediation! 🙌
➡️ mediation is a growing vocation, is built into legislation, and the need for accredited mediators is increasing
➡️ mediation training looks great on a resume
➡️ mediation skills are helpful in other professionals, such as HR, social work, counseling, the legal field, business, negotiations, and more!
To learn more, visit our website - if you`d like us to present or have a booth at your event, contact us today!
#mediation #careerfair
There is a guide that outlines what the assessor is looking for on each of these components, but no. 16 is definitely subjective 🤷♀️ #mediation #mediators
Hard work and lots of fun yesterday prepping our new space 🙌
#mediation #mediators
You need to demonstrate these components in your introductory training as well. However, in this assessment, you`ll need to show greater proficiency #mediation #mediators
These are tricky, but with practice, you can hack it. It`s common for folks to have to do a few before they are successful, especially if they`ve never run a mediation from start to finish.
#mediation #mediators
About 50% of aspiring mediators choose the assessed roleplay mediation option for their q. med application - this is a low stakes way to practice the mediation process and ensure you`re ready to manage actual disputes before taking on your own file
#mediation #mediators
If you are mediating in your profession or if you have insurance by way of another profession, you likely are clear on this step - if you`re a solo practitioner or a contractor, you need errors and omissions (liability) insurance and you`ll need to send in a declaration that you`re covered along with your q. med application #mediation #mediator
Are you interested in getting your q. med?
Step 1: 40 hours introductory mediation training
Step 2: 40 hours advanced mediation training
Step 3: 2 assessed roleplay mediations OR actual [paid] mediations
Stop by to have coffee with me again tomorrow to learn more
#mediator #mediation
Many people try to skip this step, but there`s no way around it - getting a strong foundation in mediation theory will set you up for success
#mediation #mediator
Join us tomorrow for a skills session about interest-based and understanding-based mediation 🙌
#mediationpracticegroup
A full day of business planning for 2026 ✅
#mediation #mediationacademy #businessplanning #commonsensemediation #vision #goals #2026
This credenza almost took me out 😅 #furniture #officelife
Sad to leave, excited for the next chapter!
#movingout #cleaning
@vroomstoon helped us move out of the Broadway Collective today! We`re off to the CP Station with @pankolaw 💃
#movingday #rainyday
What`s happening over there? 👀
#officelife
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 👀
#mediation #training #disputeresolution
This is the last course in our first cycle of family mediation training for 2025 😁🙌🥳 next up: mediation basics I 👀
#mediation #disputeresolution #professionaldevelopment
Apologies if you are trying to get in touch with us!
Because of the Microsoft outage, our phones are down and our email response time may be slow.
If you need to contact us, please email us, as our phones are unable to receive voicemails at this time.
Thank you for your patience and we are happy to assist you as soon as we can!
admin@commonsensemediation.ca
#phones #mondays
First in-person training of the year ✌️ in partnership with PATHS 🤝
#training #professionaldevelopment
September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
This day honours the children who never returned home and survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities.
We remember the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools because it is a vital component of the reconciliation process.
#NDTR
Part I of our Family Mediation course begins next week 📣
➡️Learn how to navigate the dynamics of family relationships in the mediation process
➡️Earn 40 hours of Family Mediation training toward your Recognition as a Family Mediator
➡️Earn 40 hours of specialty/advanced mediation training toward your Qualified Mediator designation
#mediation #training #career #disputeresolution
At MPG brain share tonight, we chatted about designations, roster opportunities, areas of expertise, and process design options such as asynchronous text-based mediation and reverse-interest based negotiation 🧠
#mediators #practicegroup
Kipling career fair! 🙌
#careerfair
Are you interested in learning more about SCARF needs?
Join Mediation Connection on March 18!
#professionaldevelopment #SCARF #mediation
Honoured and privileged to provide Qualified Mediator assessments - contact us for more information 📩
#qualifiedmediator #mediation #professionaldevelopment
Tonight at MPG brain share, we chatted about self-determination, negotiation strategy, different process options for dispute resolution, and styles of mediation 🧠
#disputeresolution #practicegroup #mediation
Today we reviewed SCARF needs, and on Thursday, we spoke about negotiating in good faith and when folks record unbeknownst to the mediator or other participants 😯 #mediators #practicegroup
Great time networking & chatting mediation training at the Oskayak High School career fair 🙌
#careerfair #mediation #training
Last week at Mediation Practice Group Skills Development, we learned about the IPROSPER model and practiced artful interruptions 🤓
#mediation #professionaldevelopment
We want to let our current clients and potential new clients know that we have had some sporadic outages for phone service throughout the day!
This is specifically impacting incoming calls. If you have been having difficult getting through to us, we know about the issue and are working closely with our IT team & service provider to be up and running to full capacity soon!
Please reach out via email at admin@commonsensemediation.ca and a staff member will be in contact with you!
Thank you for your understanding 📞
We`re so excited about our new space and the career we`re participating in next week!
#mediation #careers
Exciting news!
We have leased a space to host our training and mediations!
If you need a space for a training you are running or you are an ADR practitioner in need of a brick and mortar space to rent for a meeting, contact us today: admin@commonsensemediation.ca
#mediation #training
