This Week in Mediation #841

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• Concerns and Optimism for Future
  Frank Sander reflects on his concerns within the field, which include the tension of quality vs. quantity of the practice, the lack of studies of cost effectiveness, disappointments with the court system fees, and the difficulty of getting more young people/apprentices into the field. However, he's optimistic about the future of mediation.
• Value-Based Mediation
  Carrie Menkel-Meadow talks about her early experiences with Gary Friedman and their efforts to bring humanistic psychology to law. The value-based mediation process still informs her practice.
• Concerns: Credentialing and Bridging Gaps between Mediators of Color with Other Mediators
  Homer LaRue discusses his concerns of mediators not getting into the field because of the credentialing process, specifically persons of color not getting into the field, and bridging the gap between mediators of color and the "high-volume, high-quality case users".

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• Two Words
  Chris Sheesley
• Substance of Negotiation in Mediation
  Susheela Sarathi
• If a Crime is Admitted, What Then?
  Chris Smukler
• In Their Voices: Video with Joyce Oddison
  Michael Lang interviewing Joyce Oddison
• How Was It?
  Sarah Ater

• U.S. judge denies claims Uber won price-fixing suit because arbitrator was scared
  A U.S. judge denied a request by an Uber customer to overturn an arbitration win for the company in a price-fixing case over claims the arbitrator only ruled in Uber’s favor because he was scared.
• Mediation a possibility in Columbus statue dispute in Pueblo
  The city of Pueblo is exploring setting up mediation sessions between the two sides in the ongoing Columbus statue saga here in hopes of a compromise being reached that both parties are satisfied with.
• VIEW: Online mediation for commercial disputes has huge potential for practitioners
  Online mediation has obvious advantages, other than protecting oneself from the virus. The participants have the option of scheduling a conference at odd hours if convenient to all. It is relatively easier to ensure the attendance of persons because the need for commuting and travel is obviated. The participants can attend the conference in comfort from just anywhere.
• The New COVID-19 Wrinkle: In-Person Mediation Sparks Concerns
  It's a case that highlights the plethora of new predicaments that COVID-19 puts judges, litigators and clients in as they try to navigate a new normal.
• Arguments between couples: Our neurons like mediation
  When couples argue, mediation improves the outcome of the confrontation. But that's not all: mediation is also linked to heightened activity in key regions of the brain belonging to the reward circuit. This is the first time that a controlled, randomized study has succeeded in demonstrating the advantages of mediation for couple conflicts and identifying a related biological signature.
• Supervisor: Federal relief, mediation needed to avoid large scale evictions in Santa Clara County
  'Things are going to get a lot worse in the next 60 to 90 days,' Dave Cortese says
• Rhode Island Tries Pairing Mediation And Cash To Head Off Evictions
  The Safe Harbor program started last month and is designed to head off evictions through mediation and rental assistance before court cases render tenants homeless. Funding comes from federal coronavirus relief.
• Back To The Future - Where Does Mediation Go From Here?
  We all want to get past our present state of affairs and back to a future where coronavirus doesn't impact our day-to-day existence. What will Mediation look like when that day arrives? Will there be in-person Mediations? Will there be virtual Mediations utilizing videoconferencing? Will there be Mediation sessions employing both in-person and remote participation simultaneously?
• Climate Change Disputes Take Center Stage at Paris Arbitration Week
  There is increasing awareness about the interconnected nature of climate-related issues such as biodiversity loss, health, human rights, security and inequality. Indeed, climate change disputes are on the rise, and the International Bar Association (the “IBA”), in its 2014 report (Achieving Justice and Human Rights in an Era of Climate Disruption), called for the immediate creation of an international ad hoc arbitral body specifically for environmental litigation and the eventual establishment of an International Court for the Environment.

• Senior Investigator - Toronto
• Fare Inspector & Special Constable Complaints Office - Toronto
• Investigator - Toronto
• ADR Case Manager - Clayton County
• Mediation Coordinator - OR
• Fellows Program - NY

• August 7-14 - ONLINE CA - A Two-Part Virtual Anti-Bias Mini Training
• August 7-21 - ONLINE - Zoom - Essentials of Stepfamily Coaching - August 7, 14 & 21
• August 13 - Salem VA - Become a Better Listener: Understanding, Trust, and Connection through Deep Listening
• August 14 - ONLINE CA - Civility and Culture in the Public Sphere
• August 18-29 - ONLINE FL - Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediation Training
• August 18-21 - Fairfax VA - Mediation Skills and Process
• August 21 - Online CA - Apology, Forgiveness and Reconciliation
• August 27-November 12 - ONLINE CA - Conflict Management Certificate Program (Professional Development)
• August 27 - ONLINE - Managing Difficult Conversations: How to Make them Less Difficult
• August 28 - ONLINE TX - Arbitration Training ONLINE with ZOOM: live and interactive
• September 8-18 - ONLINE FL - Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediation Training Program
• September 8-17 - ONLINE - Mosten/Guthrie 40 Hour Family & Divorce Mediation Training
• September 10-15 - ONLINE TX - Basic Mediation Training ZOOM LIVE and INTERACTIVE
• September 14-22 - ONLINE - International Family Mediation Training
• September 14-18 - Macon GA - Civil Mediation Training & Practicum
• September 15-18 - Dallas TX - Basic Mediation Training (40 Hours)
• September 16 - San Francisco CA - Mediation Practitioner Training Series: Increasing Effective Communication
• September 16 - ONLINE - Your Brain on Conflict!
• September 18-19 - ONLINE TX - Parenting Coordination and Facilitation Training
• October 1-4 - San Francisco CA - The Basics of Mediation

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