EMA Programs and Courses
What should I look for in a mediation training program?
We have received great feedback from our students who tell us that what they learned from EMA courses directly applies to their mediation work. We believe that’s because in developing our online courses, we take great care to provide the practical mediation skills our students need wherever they are located in the world. EMA mediation courses are developed in partnership with top instructional designers, and they leverage the latest in adult learning research. They incorporate a self-paced format and exclusive shadow videos of a complete mediation.
EMA courses are designed for deeper learning and maximum retention of mediation skills. Moreover, they are structured for each student’s convenience; to be taken in their own space and time.
Our courses enable you to:
- Learn at your own speed – Students can embed their knowledge in long-term memory instead of short-term awareness when concepts are presented over time rather than in one sitting or daylong workshop. Concepts “stick.”
- Strengthen what you have already learned – Each time students return to a course, their brain retrieves and repeats what they have previously learned, strengthening their learning connections as they move forward.
- Reflect on the learning – EMA courses encourage self-reflection and provide time for learners to think about the content and apply it as they move through course modules.
- Optimize learning through interleaving – When students have time to meaningfully absorb new concepts, their brains connect with other knowledge. This interleaving of multiple learning experiences leads to more lasting learning.
EMA’s goal is NOT to diminish the value of a live training format. If you review our events page or social media pages, you’ll see that Bruce Edwards continues to devote time to conducting face-to-face training all over the globe. EMA online courses provide a unique alternative for students who don’t have the opportunity to travel or take time away from their office or family to attend quality face-to-face training taught by true mediation experts in distant locations. Read more about essential considerations for Mediation Training here.
How can I take an EMA course?
To enroll in a course, select the course you want to purchase and click the PURCHASE button on the page.
You will be taken to a shopping cart. Click the checkout button. During checkout, you will be asked to create an account for the course with an email address, username, and password. This will be your login information for the course and any other courses you take with EMA.
Once you have completed the purchase, you will receive an email confirming your login credentials. You can log in to the course from the home page on our website by clicking the MY COURSES button on the top right. Alternatively, you can go straight to our course login page here.
Any discounts?
We offer discounts for students, seniors, military personnel, educators, and nonprofit organizations. All we ask is that you provide either a current ID or some other form of verification. For more information, email danielle@edwardsmediationacademy.com.
What happens if I don’t finish my course on time?
Course access is set at 6 months (industry standard), but we appreciate that life gets in the way sometimes. If you are having a hard time completing it, reach out and ask for an extension. You will receive a notice 2 weeks before your course expires to remind you.
Once you are a member of EMA (once you have purchased a course), you are a member for life and will have access to our member-only webinars, newsletter, and other events for as long as you would like. All member-only recordings are on the course page, and all members have access.
Are you approved for continuing education credits?
Our Mediation Skills Course has been approved by the California Bar Association for 31 hours of CLE, including 2.5 Ethics hours and 2.5 hours toward Bias.
Our Advanced Mediation Skills Course has been approved by the California Bar Association for 35.75 hours of CLE, including 2 Ethics hours.
Our Mediation Advocacy Course has been approved by the California Bar Association for 30.75 hours of CLE, including .5 Legal Ethics and .75 Bias.
Our Ethics in Mediation Course has been approved by the California Bar Association for 3.5 hours of CLE.
We also provide CLEs for attendance at our webinars.
Many states offer reciprocity with the CA Bar, and our courses are approved in those states. Other states provide CLEs for our courses by individual application. If you have questions about specific states, please contact us or your State Bar Association. We can provide you with a course agenda and the CalBar approval letter to assist in obtaining CLEs.
If you are interested in other types of continuing education credits, please reach out to us at info@edwardsmediationacademy.com.
Any other questions?
Please contact Susan Franson Edwards if you have any further questions. You may reach out by email, by WhatsApp (+1415 272 6085) or in the US at (877) 927-1362.
Where do I sign up for your webinars?
We hold bi-monthly member-only webinars on a variety of topics and will send out reminder emails to all members prior with a link to register.
To watch a recording of a previous webinar, simply click the Blue tile on your dashboard under your course links.
We also hold webinars that are open to the public. These are a great way to get introduced to the Edwards Mediation program, our courses, and Bruce Edwards, co-founder of EMA. To learn more about the next upcoming webinar, sign up using the form at the bottom of our home page.
We post recordings of our open webinars on our YouTube page.
