“You did the best job any human could do!” — Noelle H., Certified Family Law Specialist More Client Comments
We have the training to help divorcing couples work through all their issues.
The foundations of Barry’s divorce mediation experience and training are his advanced degrees in Clinical Psychology and Conflict Management & Peacemaking. As part of the Clinical Psychology degree he provided more than 500 hours of counseling to both adults and children. During the Conflict Management program, he completed well over 200 hours of direct mediation training and application and approximately 300 hours of related training and research.
Every year Barry completes more than 50 hours of additional training to make sure that he is fully equipped to effectively assist his clients. In addition to his advanced degrees, Barry has completed over 700 hours of mediation and legal training including specific training in the following areas:
- Advanced Divorce Mediation Techniques
- Parenting plans and custody issues
- “Family Law Boot Camp” (training for new family law attorneys)
- Financial issues in divorce (valuations, pensions, estate planning, etc.)
- Needs of the children during divorce (including special needs children)
- Calculating child and spousal support
Selected Mediation Training
| Date | Course/Provider |
| 2010 | |
| 1/18 | Strategies for Working with Step-Families, CSCSW |
| 2/12 – 14 | State Conference, Association for Family and Conciliation Courts |
| 2/26 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 3/12 | Effective Play Therapy for Children, CA Assoc. of Marriage Family Therapists |
| 3/22 | Strategies for Anger Management with Clients, CSCSW |
| 4/20 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 6/2 | How the Brain Reacts to Conflict, Nina Meierding & Jennifer Kresge |
| 6/3 – 5 | National Conference, Association for Family and Conciliation Courts |
| 7/20 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 7/30 | Working within the Dependency Courts, AAMFT |
| 8/13 | Understanding Sex Addiction, CA Association of Marriage Family Therapists |
| 9/14 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 10/1 | Mock Trail, South Bay Bar Association |
| 10/21 | Individual Family Mediation Supervision, Mosten Mediation |
| 10/22 | Self Employment Income Dissomaster Training, Long Beach Bar Association |
| 11/16 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 11/19 | Accounting Issues in Family Law, Long Beach Bar Association |
| 12/3 | Mediation Skills & Strategies, Collaborative Divorce Education Institute |
| 2009 | |
| 1/26 | Individual Family Mediation Supervision, Mosten Mediation |
| 1/27 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 2/28 | State Leadership Conference, CA Association of Marriage Family Therapists |
| 3/10 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 4/10 | Working with Autism, CA Association of Marriage Family Therapists |
| 4/28 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 5/15 | Family Mediation Coaching, Mosten Mediation |
| 6/5 | Brown Bag Training, South Bay Bar Association |
| 6/24 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 8/7 | Mock Trial, South Bay Bar Association |
| 8/14 | Effective Couples Counseling, CA Association of Marriage Family Therapists |
| 8/25 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 9/21 | Parenting Education, CSCSW |
| 9/29 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 10/9 | Bio-feedback, CA Association of Marriage Family Therapists |
| 10/20 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 11/16 | Family Law for Therapists, CSCSW |
| 11/17 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 2008 | |
| 1/16 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 1/29 | How to Tell Children about Divorce, South Bay Bar Association |
| 2/1 | Spousal Support Brown Bag Training, South Bay Bar Association |
| 2/8 | Domestic Violence Training, Association for Family and Conciliation Courts |
| 2/27 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 3/15 – 16 | ACFLS Spring Seminar, Association of Certified Family Law Specialists |
| 3/25 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 4/4 | Mock Trial, South Bay Bar Association |
| 4/10 – 11 | Family Dispute Resolution Conference, Administrative Office of the Courts |
| 4/22 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 4/30 | Business Valuation in Family Law, Attorney’s Briefcase |
| 5/1 & 3 | California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists Annual Conf., CAMFT |
| 5/5 | Advanced Dissomaster & Tax Return Fundamentals, Art Grater |
| 5/22 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 5/29 | Individual Family Mediation Supervision, Mosten Mediation |
| 6/6 | Brown Bag Training, South Bay Bar Association |
| 6/24 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 7/11 | Collaborative Divorce, CAMFT |
| 7/24 – 26 | Family Section Conference, Association for Conflict Resolution |
| 7/29 | Pension ABCs, California Society of Certified Public Accountants |
| 8/1 | Mock Trial, South Bay Bar Association |
| 8/26 | Estate Planning 101, California Society of Certified Public Accountants |
| 8/27 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 9/23 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 10/17 | Understanding self-harm, AAMFT |
| 10/22 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 10/28 | Estate Planning and Family Law, Attorney’s Briefcase |
| 11/6 | Working with Special Needs Children, CAMFT |
| 11/14 | Family Mediation Coaching, Mosten Mediation |
| 11/22 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 2007 | |
| 1/11 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 1/20 | Legalese for Mediators, Southern California Mediation Association |
| 2/2 | Mock Trial, South Bay Bar Association |
| 2/6 – 8 | Cross Cultural Dispute Resolution Training, LA County Bar Association |
| 3/1 | Advanced Family Mediation Training, Center for Dispute Resolution |
| 3/20 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 4/6 | Brown Bag Training, South Bay Bar Association |
| 4/24 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 5/11 | Fundamentals of Family Law for Mediators, Northern CA Mediation Center |
| 5/22 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 7/17 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 8/10 | Couple’s Counseling & Domestic Violence, CA Association of MFT |
| 8/11 – 12 | Family Law Boot Camp, Attorney’s Briefcase |
| 8/14 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 10/11 | Advanced Family Mediation Training, Center for Dispute Resolution |
| 10/26 | Family Court Mediator Training, Administrative Office of the Courts |
| 11/13 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 11/16 | Retirement Benefits in Family Law, Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law |
| 2006 | |
| 2/10 – 12 | Annual Conference, Association for Family and Conciliation Courts |
| 2/23 | Family Mediation Training, Center for Dispute Resolution |
| 2/25 | Essential Family Law Glossary, LA County Bar Association |
| 4/25 – 26 | Annual Conference, Center for Families, Children & the Courts |
| 5/8 | Dissomaster Training, California Family Law Report |
| 5/22 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 6/12 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 6/22 | Appellate Mediation Workshop, Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District |
| 6/30 | Completed Externship, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| 7/24 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 8/31 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 9/21 | Advanced Family Mediation Training, Center for Dispute Resolution |
| 10/19 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 11/4 | Annual Conference, Southern California Mediation Association |
| 12/5 | Private Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 2005 | |
| 2/7 | Appellate Ethics Review, Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District |
| 2/9 | Representation in Family Law Mediation, LA County Bar Association |
| 4/14 – 16 | Alternative Dispute Resolution Conference, American Bar Association |
| 6/2 & 9 | Non-verbal Communication Skills, LA County Bar Association |
| 10/25 – 29 | Family Mediation Training, Mosten Mediation |
| 11/18 – 19 | Advanced Family & Divorce Mediation, LA County Bar Association |
| 2004 | |
| 3/24 | Disability Training, Disability Mediation Center |
| 5/22 | Employment Conference, Southern California Mediation Association |
| 6/2 – 6 | Appellate Mediation Training, Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District |
| 9/20 | Appellate Mediation Workshop, Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District |
| 11/6 | Annual Conference, Southern California Mediation Association |