The work of a committee of family arbitrators has led to the province’s first set of standards and forms for screening for family arbitrators, while creating new opportunities for qualified screening professionals.
The Third Party Screening Designation, the Qualified Family Arbitration Screener (QFAS) designation, is available to members of FDRIO who meet the required qualifications.
I’m concerned with using online services – what can I do?
As more businesses start to use video platforms, it is a fair consideration of whether a professional I am hiring can successfully use an online service well.
FDRIO is offered our members a certificate in Online DR for training on the Zoom platform and meeting our basic requirements. When you search the directory, you will find Certificate in Online DR – CODR – indicating that professional has completed the trainings and self-declared they met the basic requirements.
How can I demonstrate confidence using online video services?
The new Certificate in Online DR offered by FDRIO will assist you in demonstrating you can provide DR service online. The certificate shown on your public facing profile and tells the public that you have completed the webinar Zoom training and met the basic requirements.
We offer mentorship, high quality standards, colleagues and support for our member mediators, arbitrators and parenting coordinators.
Our annual conference, annual FDRweek, and bi-annual ‘unconference’ are always interesting given our diversity and innovative thinking!
Members get free monthly webinars; full access to all archived webinars; robust newsletters; monthly section meetings and as many opportunities to grow, contribute, and get your name out there as you want.
Approved by the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General for court connected mediation.
Search our directory for accredited Ontario family mediators, family arbitrators and parenting coordinators near you. Search by language, expertise, location.
Come out to our FDRweek events, the third week of November, and learn all about family mediation, family arbitration, parenting coordination and other family dispute resolution services in your community.
