This is a 2-day intensive course specific to Mediating Child Protective Services (CPS) cases. The sessions include review of the complex parties of CPS mediation, understanding childhood trauma, parent dynamics, ethical issues, and the legal framework of CPS cases. This course fulfills the requirements of the State Bar of Texas and the Texas Mediation Trainers Roundtable for mediators doing court-ordered CPS mediation. Course Materials provided.
Prerequisite: Basic and Advanced Family Mediation Courses

Accounts: Ten key objectives and pitfalls in every divorce negotiation agreement, and qualified domestic relations order. Understanding Division of Investments and Life Insurance: Investments: advance your negotiating position and avoid costly errors.

Life Insurance: Find money in securing alimony and child support.

November 2, 3, 4, 10,11, 2018 8:30 am-5:30 pm

$750 with a $150 non-refundable deposit required

Elder and adult care mediation is a collaborative problem-solving process, facilitated by a trained, neutral third party to assist older adults and their families navigating the challenge of ageing. A trained elder care mediator can help elders and their families address issues including health and medical care, end of life care and decisions, how to share family care-giving, care-giving schedules and expenses, living arrangements, property maintenance, finances, and family business transactions. Course Materials will be provided.

This course is offered to the public, attorneys, counselors/social workers, educators, and HR staff. This course is designed to give individuals the skills and credentials they need to serve as mediators in the State of Texas. This course meets the Texas Mediation Trainers Roundtable standards as required by the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association. All Course materials will be provided including THE WORKBOOK-a practical and up to date reference which includes forms and the materials you need to start a practice.

This is a 3-day intensive training course fulfilling the Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Act requirements for mediators doing court-ordered family mediation and following the standards set by the Texas Mediation Trainers Roundtable. The sessions include family law, family dynamics, domestic violence (meeting the new Civil Practice and Remedies Code requirement), child development, ethical and practical considerations and finances in family cases. Working lunches all three days. There is a $50.00 Discount for participants who took our basic class.
PREREQUISITE: BASIC MEDIATION COURSE

January 18, 19, 20, 25,26, 2019 8 am - 5:30 pm

$850 with a $150 non-refundable deposit required

A Sophisticated Four-Day Program Emphasizing Skills Development for Attorneys and for Associate and General Counsels

A unique program through which participants learn to apply their legal expertise to help companies achieve their objectives. Attendees also learn to be trusted advisers and organizational leaders by understanding and thinking about business issues the way business decision makers do.

Faculty: Vince Chiappetta, Nicole Thibodeau, Sukhsimran Singh, Jo Smith. Opening night speaker, Thomas Stipanowich

Register early - Since 2005 this program has sold out entirely through website registrations, prior to our advertising the program! A sophisticated 6-day program for experienced litigators, in- house counsel, and other practitioners. Professionals can study the mediation of litigated cases to either become a mediator or to be a better advocate.

Faculty varies from program to program: Sukhsimran Singh, Peter Robinson, Tom Stipanowich, Stephanie Blondell, Nina Meierding, Denise Madigan, Jim Craven, Steve Rottman, Matthew Guasco, and Alexander Williams. 

June 20-22, 2018

Participants choose one of the following workshops to attend:

• STAR: A Systematic Approach to Mediation Strategies – Faculty: Tom Stipanowich and Jim Craven
• Advanced Mediation Skill Development: Perfecting Our Craft (Revised Course!) - Faculty: Nina Meierding and Bruce Edwards
• It’s All so Real: Real Problems for Real Mediators in Real Time – Faculty: Tracy Allen and Eric Galton
• Apology, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation - Faculty: Peter Robinson
• Family Law Mediation: When Time is Not on Your Side – Faculty: Irwin Joseph and Don Saposnek
• The Art of Facilitating Dynamic and Difficult Groups – Faculty: Donna Silverberg and Charles Wiggins
• Preventing Bad Settlement Decisions and Impasse: Using Brain Science, Game Theory, Animated Communication and Micro- Interventions – Faculty: Don Philbin and Doug Noll
• Practical Mindfulness: Clear and Calm in the Heat of Conflict – Faculty: Len Riskin and Rachel Wohl
• Strategic Negotiation Skills – Faculty: Randy Lowry and John Lowry
• Conflict Resolution Consulting: Using Mediation to Improve Organizational Communications, Team Building, Leadership, Change, and Systems Design – Faculty: Ken Cloke and Joan Goldsmith
• Cross-Cultural Negotiations and Mediation – Faculty: Sukhsimran Singhand Deep Basaron