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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.