PATRICIA M. McGINNIS
Turning Point Mediation Services
612-810-2910
patriciamcginnis@aol.com

My experience in working with parents and children since 1974 gives me a unique perspective as a mediator and parenting time expeditor. In both roles I use my training as a teacher and my experience in family services to identify and implement parents' goals in providing a positive environment for the healthy growth and development of their children.

Clients value and appreciate my belief in the effectiveness of a gender-balanced mediation team that includes an experienced male mediator. The fee includes both mediators.

Education and Licensure

Bachelor of Science with high distinction, Education, University of Minnesota , 1974

Qualified Neutral under Minnesota Supreme Court Rule 114 - Family Mediation and General Civil Mediation

Relevant Training

Consensus Based Negotiation: A Collaborative Approach to Conflict
Mediation Center for Dispute Resolution

General Mediation Skills
Hamline University School of Law and the Mediation Center

Family Mediation
Mediation Center for Dispute Resolution

Domestic Abuse
Mediation Center for Dispute Resolution

Advanced Mediation Issues and Techniques
Mediation Center and the Dispute Resolution Institute, Hamline University

Stretched to the Limit and Struggling to Cope; Balancing the Dynamics of Family Life in the Midst of Lost Dreams
Richard Erickson, PhD., Family Therapist

Resiliency in Children
Dr. Ted Bowman, Wilder Foundation

Related Professional Experience

•  State Program Administrator for Minnesota Special Education Mediation Service - assisting Minnesota parents, school districts, students and agencies resolve conflicts so students can be successful.

•  Former Coordinator of a community mentoring program for children eight to eighteen years of age.

•  Former Coordinator of Family Group Conferencing, a program for juvenile offenders.

•  Former owner and director of a nationally accredited early childhood development center 1978 - 1999.

Counties of Service:

Dakota, Ramsey, Hennepin , Washington , Scott, Le Sueur, Rice and Sibley

Fees and Meeting Sites:

Our combined rate (for both mediators) is $180.00/hour. For the convenience of our clients, we have tso sites for mediation: 1) 16311 Duluth Ave., Prior Lake; 2) 5775 Wayzata Blvd., St. Louis Park.