SCCR Offers Professional Mediation Training

The Mediator and Mediation Skills Training course has been accredited by Scottish Mediation. By successfully undertaking the course, participants will have completed the training requirement to be admitted to the Scottish Mediation Register.

SCCR honed its mediation skills working with families in conflict. Conflict within families remains the leading cause behind youth homelessness in Scotland. An impartial mediator who can help families to find a solution to their disagreements can play a vital role in helping to bring this figure down.

Although SCCR works with families, the mediation skills taught on the course can be used to resolve conflict in a number of situations where the ability to mediate between parties would be helpful. Sectors that could benefit from improving their mediation skills via the course include those working in education, family support, prisons, policing, and youth organisations.

There is a fee for the course which provides access to five days training delivered over four weeks – 1 half-day (online), 3 full days (in person) plus 1 assessment day (in person) – as well as a handbook, handouts, prior learning materials, and, upon course completion, a full course slide pack and attendance certification. The cost also includes light refreshments and lunch for each delegate on in-person training days.

• £1,200 (plus VAT) for business / professionals
• £1,000 (plus VAT) voluntary sector / students

The proceeds of this training will contribute to the work of Cyrenians, helping to reduce family conflict and relationship breakdown, while supporting best practice in mediation, conflict resolution and early intervention.

The course breaks down as follows:

• Principles and practice of mediation.
• Stages of the mediation process.
• Ethics and values of mediation.
• Communication skills used in mediation.
• Negotiation skills and their application.
• The effects of conflict and ways of manging it.
• How trauma impacts mediation.
• Diversity and mediation.

Venue: Norton Park Conference Centre, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5QY

Dates and Times:

• Monday 8^th January (9:30-12:30 online)
• Wednesday 10^th January (9:00-16:00 in person)
• Wednesday 17^th January (9:00-16:00 in person)
• Wednesday 24^th January (9:00-16:00 in person)
• Wednesday 31^st January (assessment session – time slot given between 9:00-15:00 in person)

It is envisaged that the course will run four times a year, once per quarter.

Attendees who participated in the course’s pilot said:

• ‘I found the pace and delivery suited my learning style which made the experience more enjoyable. The content was very relevant and allowed me to reflect on my existing knowledge and skills.’
• ‘Great training! I feel that I have increased my knowledge and skills around the mediation process and factors that should be considered.’
• ‘Learning alongside ‘veteran’ and highly experienced mediators was a brilliant experience, and seeing them mediate was hugely informative. Their reflections were also really interesting and valuable.’

To enrol or to ask for more information, please email sccr@cyrenians.scot.