This Week in Mediation #761

• NEW: Mediate.com/Academy of Professional Family Mediators Full Series - 9 Hours - $199
• Basic 40-hr Mediation Training with Clare Fowler - 40 hours - $395
• Mediating Divorce Agreement with Jim Melamed - 15 hours - $249
• Culture and Gender Issues in Negotiation and Mediation with Nina Meierding - 7 hours - $149
• Workplace Mediation Training with Dr. Clare Fowler - 6 hours - $129

• Mother Lode Claim Jump 
  Jim Hildreth
• Hosting Gregorio Billikopf's Empathic Listening audio seminar  
  Arranged by Thomas Nicolaisen
• Civil Discourse: The Means or the End? 
  Jessica Baen
• Online Dispute Resolution Moves to the Courts 
  Graham Ross

• 14 ways to make your divorce as painless as possible, according to a therapist
  Between 40 and 50% of married partners in the United States end up divorcing. Though there's no easy way to end a marriage, there are some things that can help make splitting up less terrible.
• How Mediation Can Help Your Business Avoid Going to Court
  When a dispute arises it can be difficult knowing how best to resolve the problem with the minimum of disruption, time and expense.
• Trusting the Mediator—Why It Matters in Franchise and Other Disputes
  In franchise disputes, lawyers and parties who search for mediators drill down on mediators’ professional backgrounds, often paying the most attention to whether potential mediators have previously represented franchisors or franchisees.
• Mediator to handle Oregon Legislature civil rights complaint
  The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries says it will pursue mediation over a civil rights complaint against the state Legislature, whose leaders were accused of allowing harassment to persist.
• The Singapore Convention on Mediation: Good News for Businesses
  On June 26, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) approved the final draft of the Convention on the Enforcement of International Settlement Agreements and its associated Model Law.
• Matrimonial mediation pilot program starts in Brooklyn
  Brooklyn is now one of three locations in the state that will begin a presumptive matrimonial mediation pilot program in which couples seeking to get a divorce will go through a mediation session before going to court.
• Can You Teach An Old Lawyer New Tricks? A Longtime Attorney Takes A Weeklong Mediation Training
  Anyone feeling a bit too comfortable in their lawyer job should take the risk and try something different — like mediation.
• Prosecutor suggests airport fix through mediation
  Nez Perce County exploring ending joint-powers agreement, while city may seek greater control through a contract.

• Dealing with Gatekeeper Parents ($49) 
  with Donald T. Saposnek, Ph.D.
• Creative Core Financial Solutions ($69) 
  with Chip Rose, J.D.
• Maximizing Mediation: An Experienced Mediator's Favorite Techniques ($49) 
  with Jim Melamed, J.D.
• APFM Panel: Perspectives and Insights of Experienced Divorce Mediators ($69) 
  with Donna Petrucelli, Jim Melamed, Chip Rose, Don Saposnek, Amanda Singer, Michael Aurit

• Practice Development Coordinator - LA and NY, 2 positionsFederal ADR Mediator - DC
• ADR Mediator - DC
• Conflict Resolution Association Executive Director - Negotiable
• Federal ADR Mediator - DC
• ADR Lecturer - CA
• Police-Community Reconciliation Specialist - OC Human Relations in Santa Ana, CA
• Mediator - Varies

• January 16-25 - Denver CO - 40 Hour Professional Mediation Training
• January 17-21 - Eugene, OR - Basic Mediation 40-hr Training with Dr. Clare Fowler 
• January 17-20 - Amarillo/Childress TX - 40-Hour Basic Mediation Training
• January 18-26 - Santa Fe NM - Restorative Justice Training - 40-Hours
• January 21 - Austin Area TX - 10 Hour Arbitration Training
• January 24-27 - San Antonio TX - 40-Hour Basic Mediation Training- 4 Day Course
• January 26-February 3 - San Francisco CA - The Basics of Mediation - 40 Hours (January 26-27 & February 2-3)
• January 28-February 1 - Los Angeles CA - Mediating Commercial & Litigated Cases with Lee Jay Berman
• January 28-31 - Malibu CA - Leadership for Attorneys in Business
• January 28-30 - San Antonio TX - Advanced Family Mediation Training Intensive 3 Day Course
• January 28-30 - Albuquerque NM - Foundations of Organizational Ombudsman Practice (3 days)
• January 28-February 1 - Los Angeles CA - Mediating Commercial & Litigated Cases with Lee Jay Berman
• January 29-February 10 - Gatineau/Ottawa ON Canada -Conflict Management Coaching Workshop (French)
• January 29-30 - Austin Area TX - 20 Hour Child Protective Services Mediation Training
• February 4-12 - Denver CO - 40-Hour Basic Mediation Training
• February 5-8 - Wichita Falls TX - Basic Mediation Training (40 Hours)
• February 5-9 - San Diego CA - 40-Hour Basic Divorce Mediation Training 
• February 7-23 - Malibu CA - Mediating the Litigated Case - Malibu
  6 Day Program
• February 7-9 - Amarillo/Childress TX - Advanced Mediation 3 Day Course
• February 9-10 - Soquel CA - IFS in Conflict Resolution with Dick Schwartz
• February 11-15 - Austin Area TX - 40 Basic Mediation Training
• February 15 - Topeka KS - 2019 Heartland Mediators Association Winter Training
• February 18-20 - Austin Area TX - 30 Hour Advanced Mediation Training
• March 1-2 - San Diego CA - Family Interdisciplinary Teamwork - Mosten Mediation
• March 6-15 - Medford OR - Fundamentals of Mediation Training
• March 7-April 18 - ONLINE - Conflict Management Coaching Workshop
• March 12-13 - Malibu CA - Global Dispute Resolution Conference
  
• March 13-22 - Corte Madera CA - 40 hour Mediation Training with Steven Rosenberg
• March 19 - Austin Area TX - 8 Hour Cultural Awareness & Sensitivity Training
• March 25-28 - Ottawa ON Canada - Conflict Management Coaching Workshop
• March 28-29 - Corte Madera CA - Advanced Mediation Training with Steven Rosenberg
• March 28-29 - Strategies for Dealing with Opposition and Outrage in Public Participation
• March 28-April 5 - Greenbelt MD - Cross-Border Family Mediation Training – Parenting Plans
• March 29-April 6 - Santa Cruz CA - 4-Day Mediation Skills Training
• March 29-April 7 - Santa Fe NM - 40-Hr Basic Mediation Training

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