Anti Bias Tools for Mediators

Two Hour Workshop

Two dates available: Tuesday, December 16, 12-2pm or Tuesday, January 6 5:30-7:30pm

In this interactive training, participants will engage with implicit bias, especially as it arises in mediation, and examine where bias is most likely to show up in the mediation process. Participants will generate tools to examine their own biases and build a framework for minimizing bias in their own practices. 

This training is designed to satisfy the requirements set by New York State Administrative Order 124/22 that mediators and neutral evaluators serving on court rosters and CDRCs receive two hours of anti-bias training every two years. This training may also count towards the six hours of continuing education training required for roster mediators and neutral evaluators.

Note: Determination of whether any workshop fulfills the requirements for mediator continuing education or anti-bias training is up to the discretion of each roster manager.

Your Trainers

Hannah Diamond is a mediator and trainer based out of Brooklyn NY. She mediates for several NY rosters and the CCRB and is a Part 146 Certified Trainer. Hannah is a certified transformative mediator and is passionate about mediation as a way for people to feel empowered in difficult situations. She teaches mediation at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, and has a J.D from Harvard Law School. When she isn't mediating she's probably reading or exploring NYC. 

Elena Sapora is a New York State Certified Initial Mediation Trainer, mediator, facilitator, and organizational consultant with over 25 years of experience. She has trained hundreds of mediators, coached leadership teams, and guided grassroots groups through complex conflicts. Her approach blends structure and intuition, fostering curiosity, courage, and compassion to create more effective and human-centered communication.

Full Details

The workshop is offered twice to accommodate different schedules. Choose the date and time that works best for you.

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 12-2pm EST

or

Tuesday, January 6, 2025 5:30-7:30pm EST

The workshop is offered live on Zoom. Recordings will not be available. In order to receive a certificate of attendance you must attend the session live.

$100 (see below for discount information)

For folks with less access to financial resources, feel free to use discount code SOLIDARITY50 at checkout. This will reduce the cost of the workshop to $50. This rate is intended primarily for individuals of historically marginalized identities, with less access to generational wealth and financial support systems. You are the only person who can accurately determine your financial capacity. You do not need permission to use this discount and no one will be questioned, shamed, or shunned for using this discount code.

Limited spaces available at a further reduced rate. Contact Elena to discuss.

Refund policy

All cancelations will result in a $25 administrative fee. No refunds available after Thursday, December 11, 2025 for the December workshop, and Thursday, January 2, 2026 for the January workshop.

To Register

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