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Approved Courses

ADR Ontario's Education Committee is charged with the responsibility of approving courses that instructors, institutions and universities submit for review by ADR Ontario’s Education Committee.

The following alternate dispute resolution programs have been evaluated by the Education Committee. Completion of a total of 40 hours meets the educational criteria for membership in the Institute. For details regarding upcoming course dates, fees and locations, please see contact information in each of the listings below:

Contact us to submit your course for approval by the Institute.


Mediation

Course: ADR & Advanced ADR Workshops (two 4-day programs)
Instructors: Stitt Feld Handy Group
Location: Toronto and Ottawa, Ontario (and other cities throughout Canada)
Contact: Stitt Feld Handy Group at 1-800-318-9741 or 416-307-0000
Website: www.adr.ca

Course: ADR: Mediation & Negotiation Skills (3 or 6-day program)
Instructors: Barbara Landau, C.Med., Sy Landau and Rick Russell, C.Med.
Location: Toronto and Guelph, Ontario
Contact: Mary-Anne Popescu at 1-888-595-5534 or 416-481-3651 or courses@coop-solutions.ca
Website: http://www.coop-solutions.ca/training.html or Conrad Grebel University College http://grebel.uwaterloo.ca/

Course: Collaborative Conflict Resolution and Mediation Skills & Process
Instructor: Janine Higgins, LL.B., C.Med.
Location: University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
Contact: Division of Continuing Education, Ph: 519-661-3658
Website: www.uwo.ca/cstudies/courses/professional/adr/index.html

Course: Certificate in Dispute Resolution (132-hour program)
Instructors: Barbara Benoliel, Blaine Donais, C.Med., Desmond Ellis, Gary Furlong, C.Med., Susan Garrod-Schuster, Elaine Newman, Richard Shields, C.Med.
Location: York University, Toronto, Ontario
Contact: Division of Continuing Education, Ph: 416-736-5616
Website: www.atkinson.yorku.ca/dce

Course:

Conflict Theory and Introduction to Negotiation and Mediation (Modules I and II - 4 days each module)

Instructors: Richard Moore, LL.B., C.Arb., C.Med., Cert Med. IMI
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Contact: Canadian International Institute of Applied Negotiation (613-237-9050 or 613-230-8671)
Website: www.ciian.org

Course: Dispute Resolution Skills: Developing Mediation Poise and Defusing Conflict Before it Escalates
Instructors: Julie Macfarlane and Bernard Mayer
Location: Queen’s University, IRC, Kingston, Ontario
Contact: Debbie Ritchie at 613-533-6628 or by email at IRC@queensu.ca
Website: http://www.irc.queensu.ca

Course: Family Negotiation and Mediation: Theory and Practice (40 hours)
Instructors: Hilary Linton, LL.M., Acc.FM.
Tom Bastedo, Q.C., Ph.D., Cert.F.Arb.
Dr. Barbara Fidler, PH.D., Acc.FM.
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Contact: Riverdale Mediation: Valerie 416-593-7100, Ext. 285
Website: www.riverdalemediation.com

Course: Fundamentals of Mediation
Instructor: Kathryn Munn, LL.B., C.Med.
Location: Fanshawe College and Lambton College, London, Ontario (and other cities in Ontario)
Contact: Ms. Munn at (519) 660-1242 or kmunn@munncrs.com
Website: www.munncrs.com

Course: Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Dispute Resolution
Instructor: Dr. Desmond Ellis
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Contact: Ellis at (416) 736-2100 ext. 22031

Course: Family Mediation (A forty-hour theory and skills-based workshop)
Instructors:

Richard W. Shields, LL.B., M.A., LL.M., Ph.D.
Certified Specialist in Family Law - LSUC
Certified Comprehensive Family Mediator - FMC
Chartered Mediator & Chartered Arbitrator - ADRIC
Certified Family Mediator & Certified Family Arbitrator – ADRIO
Accredited Family Mediator - OAFM

Location: Hamilton and elsewhere in Ontario on request
Contact:

Richard W. Shields, (905) 648-5903, email richardshields@bellnet.ca

Website: www.familydisputeresolution.com

Course: Family Mediation & Domestic Violence (49 hours, 7-day program)
Instructor: Barbara Landau, C.Med.
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Contact: Mary-Anne Popescu at Cooperative Solutions at 416-481-3651 or courses@coop-solutions.ca
Website: http://www.coop-solutions.ca/training.html

Course: Mediation & ADR Training
Instructor: Gary Furlong, C.Med.
Location: Industrial Relations Centre, Queen’s University
Contact: Queen’s University at 613-533-6628 or by email at ircentre@post.queensu.ca
Website: http://www.industrialrelationscentre.com/


Arbitration

Course: Comprehensive Arbitration Training
Instructor: Murray H. Miskin, LL.B.
Location: Mr. Miskin at 905-428-8000 or by email at murray@adrworks.com
Contact: 1-800-675-9878
Website: http://www.adrworks.com

Course: Fundamentals of Arbitration
Instructor: Richard Beifuss, P.Eng., C.Arb
Location: Various
Contact: Dr. Beifuss at 905-994-7319 or doctorrichardbeifuss@yahoo.com

Course: Correspondence Course in Arbitration
Location: Available anywhere in Canada
Contact: ADR Institute of Canada, Inc. at 416-487-4733 or admin@adrcanada.ca
Website: http://www.adrcanada.ca/essentials.html

Course: Family Law Arbitration (40-hour course with 3-day companion course)
Location: Torkin Manes, Toronto, Ontario
Contact: Mary-Anne Popescu at Cooperative Solutions at 416-481-3651 or courses@coop-solutions.ca
Website: http://www.coop-solutions.ca/courses/arbitration.html or
Conrad Grebel University College http://grebel.uwaterloo.ca

Course: Family Arbitration ( A forty-hour theory and skills-based workshop)
Instructors:

Richard W. Shields, LL.B., M.A., LL.M., Ph.D.
Certified Specialist in Family Law - LSUC
Certified Comprehensive Family Mediator - FMC
Chartered Mediator & Chartered Arbitrator - ADRIC
Certified Family Mediator & Certified Family Arbitrator – ADRIO
Accredited Family Mediator - OAFM

Location: Hamilton and elsewhere in Ontario on request
Contact: Richard W. Shields, (905) 648-5903, email richardshields@bellnet.ca
Website: www.familydisputeresolution.com

(Effective: Fall 2009)
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