About Mediation Training

Planning Change offers a 100-hour (year-long) mediation certification program for those interested in developing a private practice in mediation, to join a court roster or to use informally in their personal or professional lives. Elizabeth has been teaching conflict resolution, mediation and restorative justice for more than twenty years. Her training draws on her extensive professional practice as a mediator in the areas of business, family, couples and facilitating larger conflicts within workplace and family systems. She is an out of the box thinker and trainer drawing from her deeper understanding of human dynamics. She is a social worker, a shaman, and founded a non-profit organization using the principles of restorative justice to address child sexual abuse. She is frequently called upon to train leaders in government and the private sector to address large systemic issues such as racism, sexual harassment and entrenched workplace conflicts.

The Planning Change certification is a chance to work in a small group with Elizabeth and the other participants to grow your capacity to manage conflict. This training will challenge you to look inward before asking you to practice skills with others. The honor of being given the important role of mediator in someone else’s conflict must come with the humility of having faced your own. This training takes the time to root a deeper understanding of “right relationship” before teaching the basic skills of mediation.

*Final placement on any court roster is at the jurisdiction of the local Administrative Judge and participation in a course that is approved by Part 146 does not guarantee placement on a local court roster.

100-Hour Mediation Training (virtual)

Date: September 13, 2024 - April 26, 2025 (skipping the weeks of Thanksgiving and Xmas/NewYears)

Time: Friday evening (6-8pmET) and Saturday morning (9:30am-1:30pmET)

Frequency: twice a month for 16 weekends total (exact dates in link below)

Cost: $800/month for 8 months ($250 deposit)