See below for:

Rule 17 Basic/Core Mediation & Rule 88 Family Law Mediation Training REGISTRATION OPEN FOR 2026

Advanced Mediation and Parenting Coordination January 30, 2026 REGISTRATION OPEN

Introduction to Family Court Rules and Procedures for the Non Lawyer

Introduction to Psychology and the Family

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ADVANCED MEDIATION/GAL/PC TRAINING -January 30, 2026 (9 am to noon and 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.) Register for one or both sessions

(Early Registration until 12/15/2025: $100 for each workshop; Late Registration: $ 125 for each workshop)

REGISTRATION LINK: Description below for each session

Workshop #1 Problem-Solving with High-Conflict Personalities (Mediators/PCs/Practitioners): https://www.eventbee.com/v/advanced-workshop-1-900-am-noon-problemsolving-with-highconflict-personalities/event?eid=276820752

Workshop #2 Case Management of Parent-Child Contact Problems (PCs/GALs/Practitioners): https://www.eventbee.com/v/advanced-workshop-2-130-pm-430-pm-case-management-when-there-are-parentchild-contract/event?eid=256520852

Advanced Workshop #1 9:00 a.m. – noon – Problem-Solving with High-Conflict Personalities (3.6 CLE, 3.0 CU, application pending, advanced PC and advanced mediation hours)

Description: This workshop will give mediators, parenting coordinators and practitioners an understanding how high conflict people communicate, problem solve and negotiate and why they may respond and behave in ways that are challenging, negative, and often unproductive. The session also provide strategies and a constructive structure that will help you manage conversations and interactions more effectively to support forward movement in conversations, mediations and negotiations.

SPEAKER: Megan Hunter, CEO and Co-Founder, High Conflict Institute (www.highconflictinstitute.com)

Moderator: Simone A. Haberstock

Approved for Advanced Parenting Coordination, Mediation and GAL hours; pending approval from Missouri Committee for Social Workers

Advanced Workshop #2 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Case Management of Parent-Child Contract Problems (3.6 CLE, 3.0 CU, application pending , advanced PC and advanced GAL hours)

SPEAKERS: Arthur Nissenbaum, JD, LPC; Erika Ottolini, MEd, LPC, NCC, and Simone A. Haberstock JD, LLM

Description: This workshop provides perspective on the many different presentations and dynamics behind parent-child contact problems while also providing a framework, grounded in a family systems approach, for understanding and managing interventions, both pre and post judgment. The scope of case management explored includes working with court orders that may or may not effectively address the problem; understanding and assessing the family; coordinating the therapeutic team, and establishing and enforcing structures and orders which support the family and therapeutic process while still meeting the requirements of the parenting plan.

Approved for Advanced Parenting Coordination and GAL hours; pending approval from Missouri Committee for Social Workers

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Rule 17 Basic (CORE) Mediation Training – JANUARY 9 & 10, 2026  (On Line) 8:30 am- 5 pm each day

           CLE:  Approx. 17 plus hours CLE, 2.0 hours Ethics/1.0 Bias – Also provides MSW/LCSW credit

**For Registration:  https://www.eventbee.com/v/rule-17-basiccore-on-line-civil-mediation-training-part-/event?eid=236920552

(You must take this before you register for Family Mediation Training (below)- total of two programs meets 40 hours requirement for training only)   

We obtain both CLE and MSW CU Credit for the course and are happy to help with applications for other credit.

Completion of this 16-hour course meets qualifications for mediators pursuant to Missouri Supreme Court Rule 17.  This course is also a prerequisite for Rule 88 – Family Mediation Training. [Completion of the 40-hour course meets  the qualifications for mediators pursuant to Supreme Court Rules 17 and 88.]

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Family Law Mediation (Rule 88) Training (On-Line) –  February 20-21 and 27-28,  2026 8:30 am -3:00 PM each day

**Register Here:  https://www.eventbee.com/v/rule-88-online-family-law-mediation-training-22021-22728/event?eid=286220654

24 hours training- Over 24 hours CLE credit with 1.0 Ethics and over 3.0 hours in domestic violence training (applied to mediation)

(Must have attended Basic Civil/Core Mediation Training (16 hours) – Rule 17)  Completion of Both Rule 17 and Rule 88 training meets the qualification for a mediator/neutral under Supreme Court Rules 17 and 88 and the training (only) requirements for the St. Louis and St. Charles County approved mediator lists)  All six days (Rule 17 and 88, qualify for 40 hours training (only) required for Family Court approved mediators).  40 hours of mediation training is also a requirement for Parenting Coordination.

This is an interactive class that provides theory as well as practical skills, including active input from the participants and 5-6  role-play opportunities.  Coursework includes review Uniform Dissolution of Marriage Act and and application of the law in mediation; discussion of mediation of all legal issues in divorce (spousal support, division of property, etc.); working with never-married parents in mediation; preparation of Form 14 (child support);  mediating temporary orders; consideration of frequent tax issues; domestic violence screening/training in mediation practice; and drafting tips for non-lawyers.

We obtain both CLE and MSW/LCSW CU credit for the course, and are happy to try to assist with applications for other credit.

Cost:                                 $ 550.00  (registration link above)

Location:                     ZOOM LINK (Virtual)

Lead Trainer:                Simone A .Haberstock JD, LLM, Nancy Williger MSW PhD, Nicole Pace LCSW

Trainers – Nancy and Simone  have over 22 years experience in mediation and Nicole’s practice has focused on mediation services for more than a decade.  Simone Haberstock possess a graduate degree (LLM) in mediation and dispute resolution, is  an Adjunct Professor at Saint Louis University School of Law and has earned  a CPA certification.  Dr. Williger has provided training and services in mediation and collaborative law for over 30 years.  Both have provided training in this area for more than 10 years.  Nicole has experience working with children and parents providing early childhood services and has provided training since 2016.

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Introduction to Family Court Laws and Procedures for the Non-Lawyer (Education Credit for Mental Health Professionals)   – Offered through our sister organization, Institute for Excellence in Court Involved Services- Link Below.   This is a course reviewing Family Law and court procedures for non-lawyers.  A more complete description and registration is available at the link below. 

***This meets requirements for St. Louis County Non Lawyer professionals to join Mediator and Parenting Coordinator Lists.**

May 16-17, 2025, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day – includes discussion of the subpoena process with a virtual visit to a courtroom for a simulation of court testimony with a sitting judge.

For more information and registration: https://wordpress.com/view/instituteforexcellenceincourtinvolvedservicesinc.com

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Introduction to the Psychology and the Family (for Legal Professionals) – OFFERED THROUGH INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLANCE IN COURT INVOLVED SERVICES – USE THE LINK BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION 

MARCH 3 -4 , 2022 (VIRTUAL) – Trainer Nancy Williger PhD and others

A Twelve hour course providing attorneys and legal professionals with twelve (12) hours training in family systems, family dynamics, and child development, including an overview of high conflict families. The hours provided by this course will allow attorneys to meet 12 hours required to qualify for the St. Louis County Mediator and Parenting Coordinator lists.

For more information and registration: https://wordpress.com/view/instituteforexcellenceincourtinvolvedservicesinc.com

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Advanced Family Law Mediation – Financial Issues  COMING SOON

We will focus on mediation skills as the relate to specific financial issues in a case.  The course is intended for those who have not had experiential trainnig mediating financial issues and for those looking additional training to improve skills and learn more about mediating complex financial topics.

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Advanced Family Law Mediation – High Conflict Families COMING SOON

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The Basics of Parenting Coordination (Missouri)

Funded by a grant award from the St. Louis Bar Foundation, fees forthe training are only $100.00.This 12-hour on-line program will provide training to professionalsinterested in becoming parenting coordinators. The training will meet the basic requirements for training in parentingcoordination required to apply for the court-approved list in St. LouisCounty. The training includes discussions about how to provideconflict resolution services to high conflict parents and the scope ofeach of the roles assumed by a parenting coordinator; the ethics andguidelines for practice; application of the Missouri Arbitration Act indecision making and strategies for working effectively with otherprofessionals providing services to the family.

Please consult the administrative order and application to locate all requirements

Friday, September 27, 2024:        8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Saturday, September 28, 2024:        8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
This training is approved for the following Continued Education Hours:  14.4 CLE, 1.0 Hour Diversity, 2.0 Hours Ethics, 12 hours CU for Social Workers

Cost is $100.00 per person

Location: Virtual via ZOOM 

Trainers:  Simone Haberstock JD LLM,  Art Nissenbaum LPC, Jennifer Piper JD, Kevin Chafin LPC

** Register Here:  Register for Parenting Coordination Training