Want to enhance your mediation practice with a deeper understanding of neurodiversity? This masterclass explores the latest research on neurodivergence and its implications for mediation. Learn how neurodivergent individuals process information, communicate, and navigate conflict differently—and how mediation processes can be adapted to be more inclusive. Whether you’re working with neurodivergent clients or simply want to broaden your perspective, this session offers essential insights for mediators seeking to create more effective and accessible dispute resolution experiences.

In the webinar you will:

Develop your understanding of neurodiversity in all its forms.

Learn how neurodivergent individuals process information, communicate and navigate conflict differently.

Identify the many neurotypical assumptions built into the facilitative mediation process.

Learn practical tips and strategies to be more inclusive of neurodivergent clients in conflict.

About your trainer

Dr Samantha Hardy is the Director and Lead Trainer of the Conflict Management Academy. She is an experienced mediator and conflict coach and the founder of the REAL Conflict Coaching System™. She provides conflict support to managers and leaders across the world. She also provides professional development training, supervision and mentorship to mediators and coaches who work with clients in conflict.

Sam has been accredited as a mediator under the Australian National Mediation Accreditation System and is a Certified Transformative Mediator by the US Institute of Conflict Transformation. She is a Certified Narrative Coach.

In 2021 Sam was awarded the Australian Resolution Institute Award for Service to Dispute Resolution for her leadership and innovation in the field. She was also awarded 2022 Conflict Coach of the Year at the Australian Dispute Resolution Awards.

Sam holds a PhD in Law and Conflict Resolution, as well as other postgraduate qualifications in adult education. Sam is a well known trainer and university educator, holding adjunct appointments at a number of universities in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and the USA.

Sam has also published widely in conflict resolution, including her books Dispute Resolution in Australia, Mediation for Lawyers and Conflict Coaching Fundamentals: Working with Conflict Stories.