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EDUCATION:
B.A.;
Psychology Permanent
Professional Teacher's Certificate (Alberta, 1977)
M.Ed.;
Counselling psychology (1982)
Registered
psychologist in Alberta (1982) Ph.D.;
Psychology (1987) Diplomat,
Professional Academy of Custody Evaluators Registered
Family Mediator (RFM)
Chartered
Mediator (C. Med.)
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MEDIATION TRAINING:
Dr. Fong, for the past 22 years, has been a much sought
after worldwide lecturer, consultant and trainer in
conflict management. Originally trained by Dr. John
Haynes, Ph.D. (U.S.) a leading international mediator
and author, Dr. Fong also acts as an Arbitrator.
He is the only psychologist to provide training for
lawyers through the Legal Education Society Training
(LESA) which is the training arm for lawyers in the
Province of Alberta for over 15 years. The training
program, an intensive 42 hours, exceeds the requirements
for Advanced Practitioner level in the Association for
Conflict Resolution, the largest mediation organization
in the world. The LESA program is one of only two programs
in Canada to be approved and one of Canada's longest
running approved programs in mediation.
The training program, since 1983, has been the ultimate
choice of all mediators including those mediators from
the fields of the judiciary, law, psychology, social
work, accounting, business, the ministry, and other
professions. Many of the graduates are mediators in
such areas such as wills/estate, commercial, personal
injury, neighbourhood dispute and mediation in hospitals
or medical settings. Graduates have come from all parts
of North America and as well from Holland and Switzerland.
Dr. Fong has trained judges, police personnel, psychologists,
lawyers and business persons across 14 different countries.
In 1993 he opened the first World Mediation Conference
with then President Mary Robinson Ireland, who is presently
High Commissioner with the UN. He was on the Scientific
Committee for the WMF conferences in Sardinia, Italy
and Buenos Aires, Argentina. He presently is a Board
member of the World Mediation Forum.
Dr. Fong has been a trainer for the National Judicial
Council (California) and National Judicial Institute
(Canada) for Judges. Judges trained in Canada are from
every level of Court. He has trained Judges for Royal
Roads College (Canada) and as well Judges of all levels
in Trinidad & Tobago. Many of his training programs
in European countries have included Judges up to Appeal
level.
In 1999 he was an opening speaker for the Nordic Mediation
Conference in Oslo, Norway and guest plenary speaker
and trainer for the same conference in Denmark (2002).
Since 1997 he has been a regular trainer in Switzerland
and Holland. In addition, he trains Judges and mediators
in Canada, United States, Argentina, Trinidad &
Tobago, Ireland, Norway, Denmark, Cuba, Germany, Switzerland,
Austria and Italy.
He has taught Child Find Canada personnel on the return
of children from abduction and is a Canadian mediator
for Child Find America. In addition, he has taught mediation
to the Calgary City Police Commission and Police Academy
(Calgary), oil related personnel (ERCB), as well as
child protection workers. He was one of the only few
trainers in Canada and the United States to train new
police recruits in a traditional police training academy.
He has trained professionals in the Calgary Parks &
Recreation in mediation skills. He has lectured on mediation
in the commercial litigation field to various groups
such as the Swiss and Dutch Bar. He presently is a mediator
for the Calgary Police Citizen Complaints section.
Dr. Fong is the only Canadian to have sat as a Director
on three mediation Boards: the Alberta Family Mediation
Society (Past President), Family Mediation Canada (Past
President) and the Academy of Family Mediators (Past
President). He previously was on the Board of Directors
for Calgary Legal Guidance. He is a Past President of
the Psychologists Association of Alberta, and sat on
all appeals and disciplinary matters with respect to
the regulated practice of psychology in Alberta. He
is a Past-President of the College of Alberta Psychologists,
the regulatory body for the practice of psychology.
He was the sole Canadian to be chosen to assist with
the merger of the Society of Providers in Dispute Resolution
(SPIDR), CREnet (educational mediators) and the Academy
of Family Mediators (AFM). This multimillion dollar
merger funded by a foundation in the United States will
make this the strongest and largest mediator group in
the world. As well as a Canadian leader in the field,
he was elected to be on this new Board, and in 2004
shall be the President of the Association for Conflict
Resolution (ACR).
In addition, he has headed the negotiation team for
the College of Alberta Psychologists, which is part
of the regulatory bodies of Psychology in Canada pertaining
to the Agreement in Internal Trade. Agreement in Internal
Trade negotiations will allow all professionals to cross
jurisdictional boundaries in Canada.
He is a member of the Alberta Arbitration and Mediation
Society, has successfully completed the Arbitration
Law & Practice program, and was the Calgary co-instructor
for the Mediation: Theory and Skills (Level 1 and 2)
programs. He has been designated in Canada as a Chartered
Mediator (C. Med.) under the auspices of the Alberta
Arbitration & Mediation Society (AAMS). He has also
received the designation of Registered Family Mediator
(RFM) by the Alberta Family Mediation Society. He is
also a trained Arbitrator for the Canadian Association
of Motor Vehicle Arbitration Plan (CAMVAP).
Dr. Fong is a recipient of the Dr. John Haynes Memorial
Award (AFMS) and the Distinguished Mediator Award (ACR).
His book on mediation is published in English, German
and Italian. Since 1989 his training tapes have been
sold worldwide.
Dr. Fong has also been a regular visiting lecturer at
the Faculty of Law, University of Calgary. He also was
a lecturer at the Faculty of Social Welfare, University
of Calgary. He was an international judge for the Client
Counselling program, American Bar Association and the
only non-lawyer to be chosen to do so. He has consulted
with the Department of Justice in Ottawa with respect
to mediation.
He has also appeared on CBC national television and
radio. He has appeared in magazines such as Canadian
Business and Business Commerce. In addition, he was
invited to appear on the youth program Connections which
aired Canada wide on the CTV network, as well as United
States syndicated television stations. He has, in conjunction
with Dr. John Haynes, produced training videotapes of
mediation and these are sold and used by trainers worldwide.
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SUMMARY INFORMATION:
Past
President, Family Mediation Canada
Past
President, Psychologists Association of Alberta
Past
President, College of Alberta Psychologists
Past
President, Academy of Family Mediators Board
member, Association Family & Conciliation Courts
Board
Member, Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR), 2000
Past
President, Alberta Family Mediation Society President
Elect, Association for Conflict Resolution Chartered
Mediator, AMIC Registered
Family Mediator, AFMS Past
Board Member, Calgary Legal Guidance
Board
of Directors, Positive Conflict Management, Inc.; distributors
of training tapes in mediation disputes
Mediation
Trainer for Legal Education Society of Alberta (LESA)
Guest
appearances on radio in Calgary, Halifax and Wisconsin
Guest
appearance on CBC television and CBC Newsworld nationwide
Guest
appearance CTV television nationwide, syndicated in
the US Trainer
worldwide in mediation and consultation |
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