Learn the Basics
Join us to learn conflict resolution skills. This course teaches the basic process of mediation through role-play to work out family and workplace conflict scenarios.
Objectives:
- Identify the types of conflict and resolution strategies
- Understand the different models of mediation
- Explore different ethical issues and how professionals using mediation can address those issues
Continuing Education Credits:
- 12 CEU clock hours are available for social workers and counselors licensed in Ohio.
- CLE credits are available for Ohio attorneys.
For your convenience, you may download the Mediation Training brochure 
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Recommended reading prior to training:
- Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher and William Ury
Meet the Trainers
Marie Hill, MEd, PCC
Marie Hill was employed for 15 years as the Coordinator of Mediation Services at Beech Acres Parenting Center. She is an Advanced Practitioner Member of the Association of Conflict Resolution and a Licensed Clinical Counselor.
Marie has worked with hundreds of divorcing and post-decree couples who have endeavored to work together for the sake of their children, and maintains a private practice in Anderson Township for marriage counseling and mediation.
She is a founding member of the Cincinnati Mediation Council, past Vice President of the Ohio Mediation Association and member of the Governor’s Task Force on Family Law and Children.
Marie is also a Collaborative Family Relations Specialist.
Sharon James, M.A.
Sharon James is passionate about communication and managing conflict for families. She joined Beech Acres Parenting Center nine years ago and is a Divorce and Family Mediator. Recently, she started Saturday Morning Mediations, designed to provide experience for those in mediation training and to provide services to people who cannot afford to pay a mediation fee.
Sharon has a Master’s degree in counseling from the University of San Francisco and currently teaches psychology at Cincinnati State.
Training supported by Centerpoint Health and the Hamilton County Mental Health Board.
For further information, call 513-231-6630 or contact us via email.