Description: The 16-Hour Probate Mediation Training & Practicum requires you are registered as a general civil mediator with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution. The 16- hour training will require two hours of pre training homework.

The learning objectives for the remaining 14-hours are listed below.

• Know the common issues, legal concepts, and terms in probate mediation and be able to correctly address those issues and use the specific terms in agreements.
• Understand the court processes for estate and guardianship/conservatorship cases and how to prepare parties for next steps after a mediation has ended.
• Know the difference between parties to a mediation and legally interested parties and how to handle situations in which not all parties are present, and how to address.
• Identify common ethical red flags in probate cases and how to handle, including when a mediation is not appropriate or should be terminated.

Trainer: Ellen Lahtinen, MPA
Program Manager for the Center for Conflict Management at KSU