Available courses

24SJA MEDIATION : triggers, tantrums and transformation


23SJA Initiation Demystified

Initiation Demystified

2024 Conference - Mediation Goes Mainstream - 8Hours


24SJA Traditional meaning of lobola VS SA marriage law

Traditional meaning of lobola VS SA marriage law

23SJA The power of communication:empowering vulnerable children and youth

empowering vulnerable children and youth

24SJA A discussion on the transformative approach to mediation

A discussion on the transformative approach to mediation

24SJA Networking 101 for ADR practitioners: How to build relationships that bring business


Networking 101 for ADR practitioners: How to build relationships that bring business

24SJA Nurturing Self Image - The need to nurture

Nurturing Self Image - The need to nurture

24SJA How to deal with the trauma of childhood in adulthood

How to deal with the trauma of childhood in adulthood

24SJA Mental Health in Family Mediation

Recognising signs & symptoms of burn out & other mental issues. The resources available to MHCP’S support systems. The import

24SJA GBV legislation - Care and Contact

Domestic Violence Amendment Act and Related GBV legislation in the context of mediation and care and contact.


24SJA Family Meetings

The need to communicate as family members on a regular basis


24SJA A Scope on Parent Child Reunification

Parent – Child Reunification


24SJA A look at Family Group Conferences

This webinar aims to provide a basic introduction to the transformative approach to mediation.


24SJA If we fail to plan, we plan to fail

If we fail to plan


24SJA Understanding children exposed to domestic violence

Understanding children exposed to domestic violence

23SJA THINK differently, RELATE differently, and DO differently

Think

SJ23 Challenges and Possible Approaches in Complex Parenting Coordination Matters

Complex Parenting Coordination Matters

23SJA Reflections on my journey as a peacebuilder

Reflections on my journey as a peacebuilder

SJ23 How to deal with a belligerent attorney amidst Mediation

How to deal with a Belligerent attorney amidst Mediation

23 SJA Victimization & Harassment

Harassment

23SJA Preserving families through strengthening parenting skills and Family relationships within a Family Mediation Framework.

Preserving families through strengthening parenting skills

23SJA Mediating Marriages out of Community of Property

Mediation of marriages out of community of property

 

23SJAM The Legacy - Sweet and Sour in Family Businesses

The legacy of family business


23SJA Preventing Burnout

Preventing Burnout

23SJA Victimization, Harassment & Bullying in the workplace

Workplace harrassment

23SJA Divorce Child: Discipline & Alternatives to Corporal Punishment

Alternatives to punishment

  

23SJA Amendments to Court-annexed Mediation

Amendments to Court Annexed Mediation

23SJA What is family after divorce? Boys vs Girl

What is family after divorce? Boys vs Girls


23SJA Peer Mediation in Secondary Schools

Research has revealed alarming increases in school violence over the last decade, and the statistics are disturbing


23SJA Essential Considerations when Emigrating with Minor Children

Essential considerations when emigrating with minor children


23SJA Co-Parent App For Parents And Mediators

Coparent App for parents and mediator


23SJA Parent Effectiveness

Parent effect

23SJA The Child, Divorce & Coparenting

Child divorce

23SJA A values-based approach to conflict and healing

Value base approach


23SJA Reckless Credit & Maintenance

Reckless credit

22SJA Business Coaching

coach

22SJA Autism and the Law

22SJA Voice of the child interview - Dr Serahni Symington



22SJA Building Stronger Family Foundations



22SJA Labour Law Workshop - Mediation in the Workplace


 

22SJA Mediation and Court Discretions on Date of Divorce



22SJA Parental Alienation

pas

22SJA Medical Negligence & Bioethical mediators - Who are they and what do they do?


22SJA Webinar Parenting Coordination

22SJA Understanding Pension funds


22SJF The Legal Position of young adults in the Maintenance System

The Legal Position of young adults in the Maintenance System


22SJF Pet Custody: Who will keep the dogs?

Pet Custody - Who gets the dogs?


22SJF Provide in a Trust if you divorce or die

Phia

22SJF The role of grief in mediation

What role does grief play in mediation


21SJA High Court Rule 41 A


21SJA Did parenting regimes change?


Principal Family Advocate Adv Sherin Ebrahim - A perspective on whether parenting regimes have evolved since the inception of the Children’s Act

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21SJA Marriage legislation and possible reform to enact single marriage statute


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Presenter: Pierre van Wyk

21SJA Reproductive Law - Surrogacy


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21SJA Mindfulness and Mediation

  

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Tilesia Colyn


21SJA Adoption is Like Uprooting a Tree


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Presenter Naledi Netshisaulu

21SJA We live a Traumatised Society – What now?


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Presenter - Dr Christo Naude


21SJA Emotional Resilience in the Midst of Chaos


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Presenter:  Tilesia Colyn

21SJA Detection Drugs and Alcohol Use


Dr Tim Laurens and Maraliese Jordaan will explain the intricacies of drug and alcohol testing when it comes to custody cases or mediation procedures.  Would you like to investigate drug use and/or chronic alcohol abuse in a custody/mediation case? Drug and alcohol abuse can be verified in a legally defensible way through hair testing at Expert Laboratory Services. They can assist you with the analysis of more than 120 different substances in hair.  Please take note:  © Copyright. All rights reserved. Reproducing and distributing this material without the written permission of Social Justice and the Presenter is prohibited. 



21SJA Family Strengthening and Preservation


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Presenters - Dr Zenobia Carolus & Dr Marie Minnar McDonald 

For the 2 Day training contact Families in Context Social Services (NPC 2018/334570/08)  Email: Zenobiacarolus2@gmail.com  (South African Council for Social Service Professionals  - 8.5 CPD points.

COST: R495 per person for 2 days (12 hours).  

21SJA The Whole-brain Mediator


Minding your own creativity.  Please take note:  © Copyright. All rights reserved. Reproducing and distributing this material without the written permission of Social Justice and the Presenter is prohibited.  

Presenters:  Dr Kobus Neethling & Dr Rache Rutherford


21SJA Designing a Smart Profession


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Presenter - Prof Erwin Schwella

21SJA Peer Pressure


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Presenter - Sas Otto

21SJA Resistance & Consequences


Strategies and techniques dealing with parties who are resistant to mediation and consequences for parties who are refusing mediation.  Please take note:  © Copyright. All rights reserved. Reproducing and distributing this material without the written permission of Social Justice and the Presenter is prohibited.  

Presenter - Prof Leentjie de Jong

21SJA Parental Alienation & Voice of the Child Toolkit


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Presenter - Dr Ronel Duchen

21SJA Bullying in Schools


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Presenter - Sas Otto

21SJA Parenting Co-ordination and the Law


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Presenter - Dr Lynette Roux & Laurie Greyvenstein

20SJA Restorative Justice in Schools

Restorative Justice in Schools

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Presenter - Sas Otto

20SJA Domestic Violence and Mediation

Domestice Violence is learned

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Presenter - Laurie Greyvenstein

20SJA Hour Parenting Co-ordination

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Presenter - Dr Lynette Roux and Laurie Greyvenstein
Parenting Coordination


20SJA How to manage high conflict people


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Presenter - Elmarie Neilson

20SJA Dialogue & Peacemaker

How do we tackle the elephant in the room?

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Presenter - Laurie Greyvenstein & Dereck Beukes

20SJA Restorative Justice


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Presenter - Laurie Greyvenstein

20SJA Hour Digital Marketing Strategies

Digital Marketing

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Presenter - Dylan Geustyn

20SJA Addiction Recovery Management


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Presenter - Carel Mouton

20SJA Voice of the Child


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Presenter - Dr Lynette Roux

20SJA Civil Process of Divorce


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Presenter - Sonja Labuschagne

22SJF Victim Offender Mediation/Dialogue Part 2

Victim Offender Mediation/Dialogue - Part 2

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16h Applied Family Law for Mediators


16h Applied Law for Family Mediators

This course provides the statutory context for mediation of family matters and forms the first part of the compulsory foundation training (for NABFAM Accreditation).

Course Content

Introduction to matrimonial law | The SA court structures and jurisdiction | The engagement and marriages | Patrimonial consequences of marriage | Dissolution of marriage | Personal consequences of divorce | The parent child relationship | Patrimonial consequences of divorce | Domestic Violence

This course is presented first and foremost the theoretical and then the practical component for all relevant legislation for mediating Parenting Plans, Divorces, Maintenance disputes, Calculation of Maintenance, Care and Contact disputes and Domestic Violence disputes.  We critically consider the Children’s Act, the Maintenance Act, the Domestic Violence Act as well as the relevant legislation pertaining to the matrimonial and patrimonial consequences of divorce. Training comprises two day’s classroom training, as well as a written Portfolio of Evidence, which is to be submitted at the end of the course or shortly thereafter.  This course is presented on a level equivalent to NQF 5.

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Applied Family Law- Relevant Sections of the Children's Act



40-Hour Divorce & Family Mediation Training

21SJF 2-Hour Introduction to SA in Dialogue 23 Nov 21

Dialogue Training 2022Please take note:  © Copyright. All rights reserved. Reproducing and distributing this material without the written permission of Social Justice and the Presenter is prohibited.  Register Here  for a login and password

Presenters:  Theuns Stofberg, Laurie Greyvenstein, Dereck Beukes, Christo Naude


22SJF Important Aspects of the Voice of Child

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Voice of the child: Assessment - what is the important aspects

Lapsed Family Mediation - Re-accreditation

The new NABFAM Rule have been implemented on 1 March 2023. All members who have not renewed their accreditation by 28 February 2023 must first complete the reaccreditation course before their accreditation will be renewed. Doing this course is NOT a punishment but a valuable opportunity to get up to speed with the latest developments in divorce and family mediation.   You will receive a manual compiled by Prof Leentjie de Jong.

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Renew your accreditation as family mediator with this refresher course

Applied Psychology for Mediators

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Presenters - Dr Lynette Roux


1-Day Domestic Violence & Mediation Training


  • Different forms of abuse
  • The cycle of violence
  • Measures to en sure the safety of clients
  • How to apply for an interim protection order
  • Remedies available
  • The difference between interim and final orders
  • What happens on the return date

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Presenters - Laurie Greyvenstein


1-Day Legal Aspects of Parenting Plans


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Presenters - Laurie Greyvenstein



Course Content:
  • Convention on the Rights of the Child
  • African Charter on the Rights & Welfare of the Child
  • SA Constitution
  • The Children’s Act
  • Parenting Plans in terms of the Children’s Act
  • The Difference between Parenting Plans & Parental Responsibility & Rights Agreements
  • Contractual requirements of Parenting Plans
  • Prescribed Format of Parenting Plans
  • Drafting of Parenting Plans
  • Examples of Parenting Plans and Parental Responsibility & Rights Agreements

1-Day Maintenance & Mediation Training

THE PRACTICAL HANDS-ON APPROACH TO CHILD MAINTENANCE  -  Do you know how to…..

Best assist parents to come to an agreement/ parenting plan where money is involved?

Are you aware of the fact that maintenance should be settled as part of parenting plans?

Do you know the duty of support principles in terms of our law and how to apply them?

How to calculate the correct amount of maintenance?

How much each parent should pay?

How to divide household costs between persons living in one household? 

How to formalise the agreement between the parties?

How to enforce a maintenance order?

Best assist parents to come to an agreement/ parenting plan where money is involved?

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Presenters - Laurie Greyvenstein


Parenting Plans and Drafting

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Presenters - Dr Lynette Roux


21SJF 2 Hour Inleiding tot SA in Dialoog Afrikaans 30 Nov 21


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Presenters:  Theuns Stofberg, Laurie Greyvenstein, Dereck Beukes, Christo Naude

Applied Law for Restorative Justice Practitioners

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Presenters - Laurie Greyvenstein


GBVF Maintenance & Mediation


THE PRACTICAL HANDS-ON APPROACH TO CHILD MAINTENANCE  -  Do you know how to…..

  • Best assist parents to come to an agreement/ parenting plan where money is involved?
  • Are you aware of the fact that maintenance should be settled as part of parenting plans?
  • Do you know the duty of support principles in terms of our law and how to apply them?
  • How to calculate the correct amount of maintenance?
  • How much each parent should pay?
  • How to divide household costs between persons living in one household? 
  • How to formalise the agreement between the parties?
  • How to enforce a maintenance order?
  • Best assist parents to come to an agreement/ parenting plan where money is involved?

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Presenters - Laurie Greyvenstein


GBVF Domestic Violence & Mediation


  • Different forms of abuse
  • The cycle of violence
  • Measures to en sure the safety of clients
  • How to apply for an interim protection order
  • Remedies available
  • The difference between interim and final orders
  • What happens on the return date

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Presenters - Laurie Greyvenstein