Training

ADR Learning Lab is a leading provider of trainings for professionals interested in learning the Collaborative Process, Mediation, and cutting-edge alternative dispute resolution skills. Our distinct “teach-demonstrate-practice” approach to adult education means our courses are interactive and as well as instructive. Participants are ready to move forward and put their new-found knowledge into practice.

We offer a variety of learning events, both on-line and in-person to meet the needs and preferences of a wide range of professionals. Individuals are welcome to register for any of our currently scheduled learning opportunities found by scrolling through our Events page. 

ADR Learning Lab brings learning to a variety of groups and conferences.  

Introductory Interdisciplinary Collaborative Divorce Training

Come learn an innovative approach to help your clients divorce in a kinder, less acrimonious process that puts the needs and interests of the family first.  

This training helps attorneys, financial professionals, and mental health professionals discover a practical, problem-solving approach to navigate divorce with greater satisfaction.  The curriculum is pragmatic and interactive, with a "teach-demonstrate-practice" approach, using a sample Collaborative Divorce from start to finish as a working example.  

• Experience the specific steps and flow of a typical Collaborative Divorce case, from initial client consultations with each profession to the achievement of a mutual acceptable durable resolution.
• Gain practice and feedback through role play and experiential opportunities. 
• Learn the role each profession plays and the importance of a well-functioning Collaborative team.
• Explore how and why the Collaborative process works for divorcing families.
• Discover how to begin marketing the Collaborative message to potential clients.

This training meets the standards of and has been approved by the International Academy of Collaborative Practitioners. 

46-Hour Family Law Mediation Training (in development)

ADR Learning Lab brings its hallmark “teach-demonstrate-practice” interactive approach to family law mediation training. Gain the expertise needed to become a mediator in family law cases. This training is intended to meet the requirements for Family Mediators in many states, including Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio. Coming 2026.

I Am Trained, Now What? - Effectively Marketing for Your ADR Practice

• Learn effective techniques for discussing Collaborative Divorce with prospective clients.  
• Explore how to mine your network in bite-sized increments and share the message of Collaborative practice.  
• Discover ideas for convincing the reluctant spouse to embrace the Collaborative Process.   

Financial Narratives: Understanding How Psychological Narratives About Money Affect Divorce Clients and Professionals

• Learn about money scripts and why they matter.
• Explore the use of money scripts to help meet clients where they are and provide the support they need to achieve financial settlement. 
• Discover how unconscious biases about money influences interactions with clients and team members.

Advanced Tools for Preventing and Addressing Impasse

• Learn to identify and address when professional team members contribute to impasse. 
• Explore the challenges of ineffective negotiation techniques and how to constructively diffuse them.
• Discover ways to prepare clients for flexibility in decision-making.  

Navigating the Challenges of Neutrality

• Learn to identify and diffuse client "splitting" of the other professionals.  
• Explore impartiality and managing the "needy" client.
• Discover tools that aid in effectively maintaining neutrality with clients. 

Unbundled Services: A Key to Accessibility

• Learn to structure and provide unbundled services to create paths to accessibility and affordability to your clients.
• Explore modifications to processes that add to case success and client satisfaction.
• Discover ways to add variety to your practice and increase services to clients.

Collaborative Mediation: Intentional – Not Just a Tool for Impasse

• Learn the role of the mediator in a collaborative matter and related ethics.
• Explore differences in a collaborative matter that incorporate a mediator.
• Discover both how to use a mediator in a collaborative matter from the start and how to bring in a mediator to address impasse.

A Deep Dive into How We Understand and Live into Our Roles as Collaborative Professionals

• Learn the importance of playing your role and how doing so contributes to the success of the clients and team.
• Explore ways that Collaborative professionals from each discipline can over and under function in their roles and the impact on the clients, the team, and ultimately, the case.
• Discover how to give and receive constructive feedback from other team members and adapt accordingly.