of Northern California Association for Dispute Resolution

(Note: The events listed here are not necessarily sponsored by ADRNC. See individual listings for each event sponsor.)

We cannot include your mediation programs in the Calendar unless you let us know. Next complete website update September 1, 2009. Send your info to Victor Herbert, 530 Colusa Ave. Berkeley, CA 94707. Tel (510) 526-4571; Fax (510) 525-8893. email: victorherbert@earthlink.net

Insertion of announcements in this Calendar is FREE to members of ADRNC. All others will be charged $10 per item.

Note that the items below at Sonoma State University and UC Davis can be taken as a single course or as part of an ADR Certificate program.

1 9am-6pm. “Fundamentals of Family Law for Mediators & Therapists” by Nancy Foster, Stephen Sulmeyer & Sarah Killingsworth. $250. MCLE/BBS/MCEP. San Rafael. NCMC (415) 461-6392. www.ncmc-mediate.org

2 & 9 9am-5pm. “Group Facilitation Skills” by John Ford. $168. Rohnert Park. Sonoma St. U. (707) 664-2394 or www.sonoma.edu

6 12:15-1:30pm. “Q&A about Becoming a Mediator.” $10. Must pre-register. San Rafael. NCMC (415) 461-6392.

7-8 9:30am-4:30pm. “Emotional Intuition. The Key to Effective CR” by John Ford & Eileen Barker. $300/$400. San Rafael. John (510) 632-6192. Eileen (415) 925-0900. http://johnford.blogs.com/ei4cr

8 etc. “40-hr Certificate Mediation Training” by Teresa V. Carey. $1000/$1250. (1st 2 days $500; last 3 days $750.) BBS/MCEP/CFLS. San Rafael. Professional Mediation Associates (415) 454-4478 or www.mediatortraining.com

13-14 “Facilitating & Mediating Effective Environmental Agreements.” By Scott McCreary & John Gamman. $420/$650. MCLE. Berkeley. CONCUR (510) 649-8008 or www.concurinc.com

14 9am-4pm. “CR Skills Supervisors & Small Business Owners” by Nancy Heischman. $90. Public workshop by CR Center of Santa Cruz. (831) 475-6117 or info@crcsantacruz.org

21-22 “Forgiveness: The Art of Letting Go” by Eileen Barker. $200/$250, San Rafael. (415) 975-0900 or www.barker-mediation.com

28 12-1:30pm. “Impasse as a Narcissistic Crisis: Understanding the IDR Circle” by Elizabeth Bader, Esq. SFBA program. $10/$50. MCLE. San Francisco. Info: Elizabeth@elizabethbader.com

30-1 10am-5pm. “Foundations of NVC Training” by John Kinyon & Ike Lasater. $270/$520. Oakland. (510) 222-5574 or www.wordsthatwork.us

30 etc. “Basic Mediation Training." Two weekends. $300. Santa Rosa. Recourse Mediation Services (707) 525-8545 or RecourseMediator@aol.com

2 9am-4pm. “CR Skills for Work & Life” by Nancy Heischman. $90. Public workshop by CR Center of Santa Cruz. (831) 475-6117 or info@crcsantacruz.org

5 9am-5pm. “The Alienated Child. Challenges for Effective Case Management” by Joan B Kelly. $225. MCLF/BBS/MCEP. San Rafael. NCMC (415) 461-6392 or www.ncmc-mediate.org

8 etc. 9am-4pm.“Mediation” by Lawrence Hoover. Four sessions. $555. Sacramento. UC Davis Extn. (800) 752-0881 or http://extension.ucdavis.edu/unit/common_ground

12 etc. “Mediation & CR Seminar” by Ron Kelly. Five Saturdays, 40 hrs. MCLE/BB. $995. Univ. Cal Berkeley Extension program. Info Ron Kelly (510) 843-6074.

13&20 9am-5pm. “Healing the Workplace” by Lorraine Segal. $180. Rohnert Park. Sonoma St. U. (707) 664-2394 or www.sonoma.edu/exed

13etc. 9am-6pm. “Mediation for Community & Workplace Conflicts.” Three-weekend 40-hr training by Marvin Schwartz. DRPS certificate. $385. MCLE/MFT/LCSW. Sponsored by SEEDS, PCRC, Project Sentinel & San Mateo Juvenile Mediation Program. San Mateo. To enroll: SEEDS (510) 548-2377. Content info: (510)530-1283.

15-19 8:30am-5pm. 14th Annual “CR Workshop: Negotiation & Mediation Skills Building.” 40 hrs. By Ernest Uwazie & Daniel Yamshon. $525. Group discounts. MCLE/CEU. Cal State U Sacramento. (916) 278-6282 or www.csus.edu/org/capcr/aboutcapcr.htm

19-20 9am-5pm “Basic Divorce & Couples Mediation Training: the Narrative Process” by Richard Jaffee Cohen. Sponsored by SMC & AAMS of the Calif. Lawyers for the Arts. $550. MCLE/CLE/CE Sacramento. Info Bonnie (916) 441-7979 ext. 105.

24-25. 9am-3:30pm.“How to Make Meetings Work.” Facilitation training by Community Boards. $295/$350. San Francisco. Info Liora Kahn (415) 920-3820 ext 109 or www.communityboards.org

1 12:15-1:30pm. “Q&A about Becoming a Mediator.” $10. Must pre-register. San Rafael. NCMC (415) 461-6392.

2 9am-4pm. “How ADR can Prevent Home Construction Disputes” by Ron Kelly. $85. Berkeley. Info Sydney Adams (510) 525-7610.

9-10 9am-5pm “ADVANCED Divorce & Complex Mediations Training: the Narrative Process” by Richard Jaffee Cohen. See info June 19-20 above.

11&18 9am-5pm. “Gender & Conflict” by Nancy Hanawi. $175. MFT/LCSW. Rohnert Park. Sonoma St. U. (707) 664-2394 or www.sonoma.edu/exed

13 etc. “NVC Mediation Training.” Six Monday evenings by Ike Lasater & Sigal Shohan. Oakland. Info: ikelasater@wordsthatwork.us

25-26 9am-5pm. “Elder Mediation” by Margaret Dale & William Shea. $171. MFT/LCSW/BRN/MCLE. Rohnert Park. Sonoma St. U. (707) 664-2394 or www.sonoma.edu/exed

30-31 9am-4pm. “Managing Community Conflict” by Mary Madison & Elvia Garcia Ayala. $490. Sacramento. UC Davis Extn. (800) 752-0881 or http://extension.ucdavis.edu/unit/common_ground

3 etc. ONLINE. “Theory of CR & Community Engagement.” $575. One-month training on your computer at home by Ken Davis via UC Davis Extension. (800) 752-0881 or http://extension.ucdavis.edu/unit/common_ground

11 5:30-7pm. “FREE Info Session re Common Ground CR Certificate Program.” Sacramento. UC Davis Extn. (800) 752-0881 or http://extension.ucdavis.edu/unit/common_ground

2 12:15-1:30pm. “Q&A about Becoming a Mediator.” $10. Must pre-register. San Rafael. NCMC (415) 461-6392.

2 9:30am-4:30pm. "Powerful Non-Defensive Communication" by Mady Shumofsky. Effective techniques for mediation and the rest of life too. $155/$225. San Francisco. CompassPoint (415) 541-9000 or www.compasspoint.org

25-26 9am-5pm. “Special Master Training. Helping High-Conflict Parents Resolve Disputes” by Joan B Kelly. $480. MCLFF/BBS/MCEP. San Rafael. NCMC (415) 461-6392 or www.ncmc-mediate.org

30-4 “Mediation Intensive Training” by Gary Friedman. 35 hrs. $1275/$1350. MCLE. Green Gultch Center in Mill Valley. Center for Mediation in Law (415) 383-1300 or www.mediationinlaw.org