Professional international collaboration should be here to stay

Scores of family mediators from the UK, USA and Ukraine joined an innovative online free training event in mid-June, which National Family Mediation was proud to co-host along with international partners.

‘Financial issues in family mediation’ involved mediators based in each of the three countries carrying out live role-play scenarios, working with separating couples to mediate and resolve financial issues, watched via Zoom by fellow professionals.

It is always fascinating to watch other professionals work, because we can learn so much about techniques that might be adopted in our own practice. And this event also gave a interesting glimpse of the ways different legal processes operate in the various countries, and how these impact on local mediation practices.

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