Jody Comins
Mediating Divorce & Family Matters with MWI in Framingham, MA
617-895-4028 | divorce@mwi.org
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Dispute Resolution Experience
Jody Comins is a divorce & family mediator in private practice in Framingham. She has been mediating with MWI since 2015. Jody is an adult child of divorce and uses her experience to create a child-centered practice at A Better Way: Divorce Mediation. Jody is a court-approved facilitator for the Parent Education courses in Massachusetts and currently teaches for the Divorce Center. She is the creator of the workshop, “Honor thy Children; Jewish Parenting through a Divorce Lens“. Her book “Speaking Out; Voices of Adult Children of Divorce” reached #1 in 3 parenting categories and is available on Amazon.
Focus Areas
- Divorce Mediation
- Post-Divorce Mediation
- Probate and Family Court cases
- Child Custody
- Child Support and Child Support Modifications
- Parent and Child
Honors, Memberships, and Professional Activities
- Member of the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation (MCFM)
- Member of Massachusetts Collaborative Law Counsel (MCLC)
- Member of The Divorce Center
- Member of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
- Honored by the MetroWest Jewish Day School at the annual Gala 2015
- Honored by the Boston Jewish Community Women’s Fund, “Celebrating Jewish Women Leaders”
- Participant in “Victims of Violence” seminar at Cambridge Hospital, 1997
Lectures and ADR Trainings Conducted
- Facilitates Approved Parent Education Programs with MWI and other providers
- Presenter at AFCC Conference, 2017
- Facilitated workshops and group building exercises for visiting leaders from LEAD (Leadership Excellence and Development) from London, England
- Facilitated a process group for graduate students to share best practices during their internships, Brandeis University 2007-2009
- Facilitated Leadership and Engagement Workshops, IJE 2004-2005
- Facilitated Professional Development Workshops, JCCGB 1998-2001
- Facilitated group supervision for interns, JCCGB 1998-2001
- Co-facilitated “Teens of Alcoholic Parents” group, Newton Multi-Service Center 1995
- Facilitated Teen Empowerment group, Newton Mutit-Service Center 1995
- Supervised Peer Listening Hotline Staff support group, Boston University 1994-1998
- University Chaplain, Boston University 1993-1998
- Created & implemented teen identity workshops, Tel Aviv, Israel 1991-1993
- Presenter, Al Pi Darko conference on Teen Identity, Boston 1995
Background and Education
- Divorce and Family Mediator, 2014-present
- Mediator, Norfolk Probate and Family Court 2015-present
- Divorce Mediation Training Inc, Divorce Mediation Training, 2014
- Nahum Goldmann Fellowship for International Jewish Communal Strategizing Israel, 2009
- Sherman Seminar for Emerging Professionals, Brandeis University, 2000
- Boston University School of Social Work; Master of Social Work, Clinical, May 1997
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, May 1990
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