Legal Courses
Mediation in Domestic Violence Cases
Course name
Mediation in Domestic Violence Cases
Audience
Available to everyone
Primary target audience
- Lawyers
- Paralegals
- Law Students
- Continuing Professional Education or Licensing Program for Another Profession
Family law ADR qualification course hours
0.00 - Mediation
0.00 - Arbitration
0.00 - Parenting Coordinator
0.00 - Family Violence
Practice area
- Family (excluding incidental real estate, wills and estates)
- Mediation/Arbitration
Delivery method
Online course
Description
Mediation in cases with domestic violence involved are complicated. Should these cases be mediated? Can they be successfully mediated?
This course addresses managing domestic violence case in mediation, including:
-amending restraining orders to allow mediation;
-individual screening for severity and dynamics of domestic violence;
-protective procedures for the mediation process;
-controlling the mediation process;
-developing appropriate parenting plans; and
-research demonstrating less repeat violence after mediation cases compared to
court.
Applicable to mediators/attorneys who handle mediation involving domestic violence.