of Northern California Association for Dispute Resolution

We cannot include your mediation programs in the Calendar unless you let us know. Next complete website update January 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 stand-alone course or as part of an ADR Certificate program.

3 12:15-1:30pm. “Q&A about Becoming a Mediator.” $10. Must pre-register. San Rafael. NCMC (415) 461-6392.

3 etc. 3-6pm. “Foundations of NVC Mediation” by John Kinyon & Ike Lasater. Twelve Wednesdays. MCLE. $300/$600. Oakland. (415) 664-9555 or www.wordsthatwork.us

4 9:30am-4:30pm. “Essential Negotiating Skills” by Tim Dayonot. $125/$185. San Francisco. CompassPoint (415) 541-9000 or www.compasspoint.org

6 10am-6pm. “Empathic Communication” by Ursula Duncan. Based on NVC. $195. Woodside. (650) 966-1000 or ursula@mediated-solutions.com

6-7 9am-5pm. “Survey of the Field of Practice in CR” by Pat Shanahan. $178. Rohnert Park. Sonoma St. U. (707) 664-2394 or www.sonoma.edu/exed

10 6:30-8:30pm. “Bridging the Western-Muslim Divide” by Leena El-Ali, director of S.F.Common Ground’s program “Partners in Humanity.” San Rafael. Info Jane Shaw (415)331-3123

11 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

12 etc. “The Basics of Mediation.” 40-hr training by Community Boards. Certificate. Two weekends. MCLE. $595/$645. San Francisco. Info Liora Kahn (415) 920-3820 ext 109 or www.communityboards.org

15 11:30am-1:30pm. “Mindful Mediation in the Present Tense” by Daniel Bowling. $45/$60 (includes lunch). MCLE. Oakland. ACBA (510) 302-2201.

16-21 “Intensive 5-Day NVC Training Retreat” by John Kinyon & Ike Lasater. $600-$1000 plus room & bd. Calistoga. This is the start of a 9-month TELEPHONE training. Must contact John Kinyon (510) 222-5574

17 etc. “Mediation Training” by Steven Rosenberg. 40 hrs/ 2 weekends. For attorneys, health professionals, administrators. $1250/$1375. (1-week only: $665/$750.) MCLE/MFT. Mill Valley. (415) 383-5544 or www.rosenbergmediation.com

20&Oct 4 “Talking Across Differences -- Effectively” by Nancy Hanawi $170. MFT/LCSW/MCLE. Rohnert Park. Sonoma St. U. (707) 664-2394 or www.sonoma.edu/exed

26 etc. “Negotiation 1” by Jon Townsend. Two weekends. $455. MFT/LCSW/MCLE. Rohnert Park. Sonoma St. U. (707) 664-2394 or www.sonoma.edu/exed

Late Sept. “Introductory Training for Guardianship-of-Minors Program.” To become volunteer mediator. Martinez. CR Program of Contra Costa Co. Barbara Proctor (925) 687-8844x250.

2 ADRNC program “Reconciliation of Issues Around Race, Class & Sexual Preferences.” Stay tuned for a more detailed announcement from ADRNC on your computer.

4 etc. “Mediation & CR Seminar” by Ron Kelly. Five Saturdays. 40 hours. MCLE/BBS. $995. Univ. Cal. Berkeley. Extension Program. Info Ron Kelly (510) 843 6074.

13 etc. “The Basics of Mediation.” 40-hr training by Community Boards. Certificate. Two weekends. MCLE. $595/$645. San Francisco. Info Liora Kahn (415) 920-3820 ext 109 or www.communityboards.org

16 ADRNC program “For People of Color: Becoming a Mediator.” Co-sponsored by Asian-American Bar Assn. Stay tuned for a more detailed announcement from ADRNC on your computer.

20 9:30am-4:30pm. “CR Skills” by Anushka Fernandopulle. $125/$185. San Francisco. CompassPoint (415) 541-9000 or www.compasspoint.org

20 ONLINE. “Introduction to Mediation, Facilitation & Community Engagement.” $550. Seven-week training on your computer at home by UC Davis Extension. (800) 752-0881 or http://extension.ucdavis.edu/unit/common_ground

22 9am-4pm. “Mediation Skills for Supervisors & Small-Business Owners” by Nancy Heischman. $90. Public workshop by CR Center of Santa Cruz. (831) 475-6117 or info@crcsantacruz.org

23 6:30-8:30. First meeting of new “ADRNC Book Group.” Discuss: “Mediating Dangerously”by Kenneth Cloke. Aroma Café in San Rafael. Info adrncbookgroup@gmail.com.

23-25 “Advanced Mediation Training” by Teresa V. Carey. $750. BBS/MCEP/CFLS. Marin. ProfessionalMediation Associates(415) 454-4478 or www.mediatortraining.com

24 etc. “Mediation 1” by Jon Townsend. Two weekends. $455. MFT/LCSW/MCLE. Rohnert Park. Sonoma St. U. (707) 664-2394 or www.sonoma.edu/exed

24-25 9:30am-4:30pm. “Forgiveness: The Art of Letting Go” by Eileen Barker. $225/$275. San Rafael. (415) 925-0900 or www.barker-mediation.com

25 9am-5pm “Facilitation Training” by Community Boards. $245/$275. San Francisco. Info Liora Kahn (415) 920-3820 ext 109 or www.communityboards.org

27-31 “Essentials of Mediation & Divorce Mediation.” 40-hr training by Nancy Foster & Jessica Notini. First 3 days $800: general mediation skills. Final 2 days $550: divorce mediation. Together $1250. MCLE/BBS/MCEP. Greenbrae. NCMC (415 461-6392 or www.ncmc-mediate.org

29-2. “Mediation Intensive Training” for lawyers by Gary Friedman. 32 hours. $1275/$1350. MCLE. Green Gulch Center in Mill Valley. Center for Mediation in Law (415) 383-1300 or www.mediationinlaw.org

30 ADRNC program “Meet the Mediator: Milton Reynolds.” Stay tuned for a more detailed announcement from ADRNC on your computer.

? ADRNC program “Restorative Justice by Dominic Barter.” Stay tuned for a more detailed announcement from ADRNC on your computer.

1&22 9am-5pm. “Communication Skills in CR” by Shepherd Bliss. $170. Rohnert Park. Sonoma St. U. (707) 664-2394 or www.sonoma.edu/exed

5 12:15-1:30pm. “Q&A about Becoming a Mediator.” $10. Must pre-register. San Rafael. NCMC (415) 461-6392.

6-7 9am-5pm.“Advanced Mediation Training” by Steven Rosenberg. 15 hrs. For attorneys, health professionals, administrators. Two days $550/$600. (1-day only: $385/$410.) MCLE/MFT. Mill Valley. (415) 383-5544 or www.rosenbergmediation.com

7 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

12-14 9am-4pm. “Collaborative Problem-Solving” by Neil Bodine, J.D. $500. Sacramento. UC Davis

14 9am-4:30pm. “Parenting Plans that Work for Children: Using Child Development & Divorce Research” by Joan B. Kelly. $225. MCLE/BBS/MCEP. San Rafael. NCMC (415) 461-6392 or www.ncmc-mediate.org

19 ADRNC program “Meet the Mediator/Neutral: Chris Knowlton.” Stay tuned for a more detailed announcement from ADRNC on your computer.

20 9am-4pm. “How ADR Can Prevent Home Construction Disputes” by Ron Kelly. $85. Berkeley. Info Sydney Adams (510) 525-7610.

2-4 “Facilitating & Mediating Effective Environmental Agreements,” by Scott McCreary & John Gamman. $500/$650. Student & Group discounts. MCLE. Berkeley. CONCUR(510) 649-8008 or www.concurinc.com

10 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