
Registration open now for USask Law micro-credential in family law
Students will explore essential skills to help them navigate family conflict dynamics.
By USask Law CommunicationsCourse title:
Family Justice 1: Conflict Engagement, Conflict Resolution and Communication
Who is this course for?
- Family law practitioners and family service providers
- Helps prepare students to work effectively in mandated family dispute resolution processes
About the course:
- Designed to equip students with essential skills in:
- conflict engagement
- resolution
- effective communication
- Students will explore:
- family conflict dynamics
- apply negotiation and mediation techniques
- develop comprehensive resolution plans
- enhance their ability to communicate complex legal information clearly and empathetically
Instructor: Charmaine Panko KC
- Collaboratiave lawyer and mediator at her firm Panko Collaborative Law & Mediation in Saskatoon
- Specializes in conflict resolution as a collaborative lawyer, mediator, arbitrator, and trainer.
- Earned her Bachelor of Laws from the USask Law in 2011
Course dates:
- Class runs five consecutive Thursdays from May 22 to June 19
- Online materials available Tuesday, May 20
Course delivery:
- Students access weekly learning materials (readings, interactive activities, discussion forums) and assignments they will complete within the online learning platform
- Mandatory weekly Zoom sessions, providing opportunity for students to practice and demonstrate skills explored
- Hybrid final session, which students can attend online or in person at the College of Law in Saskatoon
Assessment:
- Quizzes, assignments and peer-to-peer constructive feedback
Register:
Visit USask's Extended Learning webpage: LAW M01A Family Justice 1: Conflict Engagement, Conflict Resolution and Communication | University of Saskatchewan