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Erika Deines

Designations:

Mediator (C.Med)

Deines & Associates

Contact:

14038040124
edeines1@gmail.com
https://www.deinesassociates.com
117 10 Ave NW

Services Offered

Mediator, Conflict Management Coach, Divorce & Separation Mediator, ADR Trainer/Instructor, Workplace Assessor/Investigator

Location Availability

Calgary Area, Central Alberta, Edmonton Area, North Eastern Alberta, North Western Alberta, Southern Alberta, Out-of-Province

Sectors of Practice

Aboriginal / First Nations, Civil Claims, Education, Employee Assistance Programs, Family / Eldercare / Parent & Teen, Group Facilitation, Land Use, Non-profit Sector / Societies, Workplace

Biography

I have been mediating for over 20 years (since 1999) and have been involved in family mediations as well as civil mediations, neighborhood mediations, workplace and oil and gas mediations over the years on a full-time and part-time basis.

My family mediation experience includes a culturally diverse clientele in the areas of parent-teen, divorce and separation, common law and same sex couples separation, ethnic (multi-cultural) couples, ‘convenience marriage’ dissolution, child abandonment, criminal activity causing separation, mobility after separation (international relocation), mental health (i.e. depression) and medical issues (including palliative care and death of a parent), parenting for pets, religious implications of divorce, extremely high conflict couples, family group conference regarding grandparents involvement, short-term trial-separation, and reconciliation. In 15 years, more than half of my mediations have been family related. Most mediations were face-to-face, followed by shuttle and telephone mediations, and group conferences. I specialize in facilitating online mediations. I am also fluent in the German language.

I have concentrated on the area of workplace dispute resolution and have been a senior consultant for a a number of municipalities, designing and facilitating informal dispute resolution processes to complement  provincial legislation in the area of psychological workplace wellness. In the past I have facilitated task forces for contentious bylaw changes in municipalities and have been chosen to facilitate inter-municipal planning issues. I have been hired by legal counsel to mediate wrongful dismissal workplace cases as an alternative to Court of Queen’s Bench judgments.

ADR Training & Qualifications

 Certificate, Conflict Management
 Certificate, Family Group Conference Facilitator
 Certificate, Family Mediation
 Certified Workplace Fairness® Analyst
 Sr. Workplace Mediation Consultant (MTI-Eckerd College certified)
Certified Divorce Financial Analyst®

Other Professional Qualifications

 Post-graduate Certificate, NeuroScience of Leadership
(MScNL in progress)
 B.A. Justice Studies
 Certificate in Professional Coaching
 Words That Change Minds® LAB Profile Trainer & Consultant
 Certificate in Mental Health First Aid