Elder Mediation Training – Agenda
Day 1
Context - Issues faced by elderly and their families
Medical care, Financial security, Living arrangements
Mediator Self Assessment of Bias
Mental and physical effects of aging
Elder Mediation Process
Knowledge and skills of the Mediator
Multi party dynamics; family dynamics
Pre mediation and screening
Developing a team
Capacity to mediate
Elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation
Ethics regarding abuse and capacity
Mediation Practice: Elder care mediation: Jones Family
Day 2
Intake and Screening procedures
Practice: screening
Ethical issues and challenges
Modification to mediation process
Mediation in the context of legal issues
Laws, processes, terminology, resources
Wills, POAs, Trusts
Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, SSI, spend down
Estate planning and mediator competency
Important red flags
Mediation Practice: Financial management mediation: Bessie Smith
Day 3
Adult Guardianship
Legal terminology, issues, and process
Risk of loss of rights or benefits
Alternatives to Guardianship
More Ethical issues and challenges
Mediation Practice: Adult Guardianship: O’Conner family
Community resources and Professional Development
Marketing your practice: Nuts and bolts
The materials and class meet the Association for Conflict Resolution Elder Mediation Section Training Objectives for Elder Mediation.
