Services
Training & Coaching
Simply stated — Arlene loves training and coaching Dispute Resolution (DR) professionals. If conflict has the potential to be a dynamic catalyst for positive change, then when mismanaged it can cause hostility and stress for everyone involved. Arlene is very proud of the part she plays in training a new generation of DR professionals who are able to step skillfully into the heart of such conflict, and help parties create effective solutions which are tailor-made for them.
In recent years, Arlene and her colleague have worked ardently to develop the new Family Mediation curriculum which is taught through the Continuing Legal Education Society of BC (CLE). This new curriculum covers 80 hours of instruction. In addition to the mediation curriculum, Arlene is also a primary co-instructor of training in:
- Family Law Arbitration
- Family Violence Screening
- Med-Arbitration (Med-Arb) – believed to be the first course of its kind in North America
As the field of mediation, med-arbitration and arbitration continue to develop and expand Arlene is excited by the opportunities. She is available to design and teach workshops, as well as single or multi-day courses within the conflict resolution spectrum.
Related Experience
- Mediate BC, Presenter, Ethics and Standards for DR Professionals, Dec, 2016
- Mediate BC & BC Courthouse Libraries, Presenter, Med-Arbitration for Lawyers & Mediators, Nov, 2016
- CLEBC, Course Co-Designer/Instructor, Family Law Mediation Training ‑ Sept, 2015 to April, 2016
- CORE, Presenter, Children’s Participation in Dispute Resolution – June, 2015
- AFCC, Panel Presenter, Views of the Child Report: Lawyers & Mental Health Professionals ‑ May, 2015
- CLEBC, Course Co-Chair/Instructor, Med-Arb Training for the DR Professional ‑ Dec, 2014; May, 2015 & June 2016
- CLEBC, Panelist, The Child’s Participation Rights and Access Points in Justice Processes ‑ May, 2015
- Sask. Trial Lawyers, Panelist, Parenting Coordination: The (Western) Canadian Experience ‑ May, 2015
- Royal Roads Univ., Masters of Conflict Analysis and Management, Lecturer, Intro to Violence Screening ‑ January, 2015
- CLEBC, Course Co-Chair/Instructor, Family Law Arbitration ‑ Oct, 2013, Sept, 2014 and Oct, 2015
- CLEBC, Co-Chair/Instructor, Family Violence Screening Training for Litigators & Dispute Resolution Professionals‑ October, November, December, 2013; May, 2014; May, 2015, May, 2016 and June 2017
- CLEBC, Panel Presenter, The Family Law Act: One Year Later: Parenting Coordination & Hear the Child Reports ‑ April, 2014
Training & Coaching
Thanks. You are a great coach. Very articulate. I enjoyed it.
Vancouver Lawyer
Great; Excellent; Engaging; Exceedingly knowledgeable and professional; Very good and very passionate.
Legal Counsel | Multiple Course Participants
The flow of the course made sense . . . and it was presented in a style that was both interesting and enthusiastic.
Legal Counsel | Course Participant
[This was] an excellent course that was comprehensive, practical and engaging.
Legal Counsel | Course Participant
. . . exceptional educator . . . [with] an outstanding style of teaching and leading.
Legal Counsel | Course Participant
As an overall experience . . . it was the best course I’ve taken. Even though it was the introductory course I am already looking at my files differently and applying things I learned.
Legal Counsel | Course Participant
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