Cost: $700.00
For more information or to register people can contact me at jenn.poole06@gmail.com or 208-866- 4578

This intense one-day class focuses on the ethics and principles of basic arbitration. Emphasis is placed on the importance of communicating for arbitrator success. Explored are the core tenets of arbitration, to include the arbitrator’s opening statement, the oath of all participants, arbitration formats and procedures, the Federal Arbitration and Texas Arbitration Acts, and the enforceability of the provisions. This training program is interactive and participatory.

• The universe and unique aspects of adult family mediation
• “Normal” adult development and changes with aging
• The art of communicating with seniors
• Ageism, stereotyping and the ethical issues related to bias
• The adult family mediation process
• Participation of the aging adult in mediation – issues of capacity, elder abuse, representation and accommodation
• Mediator qualities – the role of mindfulness, understanding and compassion
• Skills to manage family dynamics and conversations
• Ethical and legal issues unique to elder mediation
• Resources for aging adults and their families
• Mediating with multiple parties in litigated cases – family-owned business, trusts & estates, conservatorships and elder abuse
• Mindfulness and self-reflection
• Developing an adult family mediation practice
• Special issues for adult families: grief, apology and forgiveness

20 Hour CA MCLE, 1 Hour Recognition and Elimination of Bias and 1 Hour Legal Ethics

Cost: $495.00

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

Learn basic mediation skills through a blend of seven, live, 3.5 hour online (synchronous) activities with some asynchronous activities (materials to be read or viewed online at a time of your choosing within a specific window). Expert instructor Susan Terry has been mediating and training for over 30 years.

Due to the current health situation, we’ve decided to move our course offerings to a remote format. We’ll be doing a blend of live, online (synchronous) activities with asynchronous activities (materials to be read or viewed online at a time of your choosing within a specific window). We’ll be doing 7, 3.5-hour “live”, remote, units on Tuesday and Saturday mornings from 8:00am to 12:00pm EST

This new format offers several advantages! Here are a few:

• Compact, live, action-filled sessions with a cohort group alternating with shorter, recorded learning sessions at your convenience.
• Seven, 3.5-hour teaching sessions offered on both weekdays and weekends will make it easier to fit into a busy work and family schedule.
• Progressive learning that builds on what you already know from your life and professional experience, introduces you to key concepts and practices, familiarizes you with the "shape" and progression of the mediation process.
• Four, lively, coached and supervised "you are the mediator" sessions. These "You are the mediator" sessions are powered by professional mediators coaching you through your session, being your guardian angel on your shoulder, giving advice when needed, and then assisting your group in reflecting on the experience.
• No driving or travel required! You can do this training from anywhere you have a computer and the internet.

This intense one-day class focuses on the ethics and principles of basic arbitration. Emphasis is placed on the importance of communicating for arbitrator success. Explored are the core tenets of arbitration, to include the arbitrator’s opening statement, the oath of all participants, arbitration formats and procedures, the Federal Arbitration and Texas Arbitration Acts, and the enforceability of the provisions. This training program is interactive and participatory.

Only the first 30 people who register will be allowed to attend. The mentoring webinar is $199 and includes written materials, such as a Zoom instruction sheet for mediators, a sample e-mediation engagement letter, and a sample e-mediation opening statement.

MCLE/CPEs/CEUs: (7.0) hours
Cost: $500.00

MCLE/CPEs/CEUs: (5.50 participant, 1 ethics)
Cost: $500.00

This one hour webinar will give an overview of how self-determination decreases conflict and increases client satisfaction and empowerment. The course will explore what self- determination is and why it is important, how to actualize it in your practice, as well as some of the pitfalls and ethical dilemmas that may arise and how to manage them. This webinar was designed so that both new and experienced mediators can benefit, and we will unpack a case study to discuss how this works in practice.

Everyone Welcome! Limited Enrollment! Register Now!

Since COVID shutdown, all classes must be an online, but it is a live, interactive program, all students will have the opportunity, at no charge, to retake all or part of this training in person, in residence, when health conditions permit. ONLINE is NOT the best practice in mediation training, but we are trying to accommodate our lockdown time.

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.

Houston: Friday, December 11th, 2020, 9:00 AM until 7:00 PM.

This intense one-day class focuses on the ethics and principles of basic arbitration. Emphasis is placed on the importance of communicating for arbitrator success. Explored are the core tenets of arbitration, to include the arbitrator’s opening statement, the oath of all participants, arbitration formats and procedures, the Federal Arbitration and Texas Arbitration Acts, and the enforceability of the provisions. This training program is interactive and participatory.

MCLE/CPEs/CEUs: (5.50 participant, 1 ethics)
Cost: $500.00

In adapting to the challenges posed by COVID-19, the Straus Institute has made the decision to move our Mediating the Litigated Case (MLC) program online this summer. Straus Institute has been at the forefront of teaching dispute resolution online, having successfully implemented three online degree programs, including a Master of Legal Studies, a Master of Dispute Resolution, and its newest LL.M. in Dispute Resolution. Our experience in this arena will enable for the successful transition of courses online. The distinguished MLC faculty, featuring nationally- recognized experts, will equip participants with timely skills to advance their professional goals.

This is a six-day, 40-hour online CLE training 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.

We will have three segments for the program, all taking place on a Thursday and Friday: January 28-29, February 4-5, and February 11-12, 2021. 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Please visit our website for more information including using Zoom for this online program.

MCLE/CPEs/CEUs: (7.0) hours
Cost: $500.00

MCLE/CPEs/CEUs: (5.50 participant, 1 ethics)
Cost: $500.00

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.

February 18, Thursday | 5pm - 7pm PST
February 20-21, Saturday & Sunday| 9:30am – 6pm PST
February 27-28, Saturday & Sunday| 9:30am – 6pm PST
March 6, Saturday |9:30am – 6pm PST

The Basics of Mediation has set the “gold standard” for Northern California’s mediation trainings: comprehensive, practical, topical, and affordable. It introduces core conflict resolution skills over two consecutive weekends: communication, problem-solving, mediation, and negotiation. Participants attend lectures and presentations, work in large/small groups, and practice in multiple, coached role-plays.

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

2 hour live course modules each weekday: noon - 2 pm Eastern; 9 am - 11 am Pacific
Recordings of each day's session are also made available within 24 hours

This Mediating Online Training qualifies as the core 20-hour online mediation course required for Mediate.com Online Mediator Certification. 20 CLE/CEU credits available, including 2 credits for Ethics.