This Week in Mediation #749

In This Issue:
APFM: The Dream, Progress to Date, and New Goals • Weapons and Sports Agents • Mediation Power Imbalances: Weighing the Argumentse • What Do Marriage Counselors and Mediators Do? • Mediation News • Job Postings • Events Calendar • Blogs

• Why Wouldn’t You Work Together to Solve Your Legal Problem? 
  Michael Zeytoonian's blog
• Blind Justice: Can Individuals Be Bound to Arbitration Clauses They Can’t Read? 
  Michael Heller
• The Type of Problem That Makes Conflict Resolution Harder 
  Tammy Lenski
• Concerns on the New Singapore Convention 
  Peter Phillips

• Getting Started in Mediation with Clare Fowler, 1.5 hrs *
• Mediation Skills Course with Bruce Edwards, 9 hrs *
• Basic Mediation Training with Clare Fowler, 40 hrs **
• Get Busy, Get Paid with Randy Lowry, 2 hrs **

• Workplace Mediation with Clare Fowler, 6 hrs *
  
• 4 Game-Changing Tips to Build Your Divorce Mediation Practice with Michael Aurit, 1.5 hrs *
  
• Mediating Divorce Agreement with Jim Melamed, 15 hrs **
• Conflict Management Coaching with Cinnie Noble, 1.5 hrs *

• Culture & Gender Issues with Nina Meierding, 7 hrs **
  
• Reflective Practice and Mindfulness with Michael Lang, 1.5 hrs *
• Understanding Conflict in Terms of Brain Function with Tim Hicks, 4 hrs *

• Mueller presides over last peer mediator swearing-in ceremony
  RACINE — An approximately 24-year tradition came to an end last week as Racine County Circuit Court Judge Emily Mueller presided over her last swearing-in ceremony for Racine Unified peer mediators.
• Ferris wheel lawsuit heads to mediation
  GREENEVILLE — A federal lawsuit stemming from a Ferris wheel accident at the Greene County Fair in 2016 is going to mediation.
• Mediators work to bring closure to conflicts, restore balance in relationships
  SCOTTSBLUFF — Hundreds of cases of mediation are closed each year by Mediation West, which works with agencies throughout the Panhandle to resolve a variety of issues between interested parties.
• The AU's Mediation Support Unit is slowly taking shape
  The African Union (AU) has started setting up a Mediation Support Unit (MSU) at its headquarters in Addis Ababa. This is to support the various efforts across Africa to make peace.
• Firms cite law in Missouri boat accident, seek mediation
  Two companies facing multiple lawsuits over a summer tourist boat accident in Missouri that killed 17 people have invoked an 1851 law that allows vessel owners to try to avoid or limit legal damages as they also seek settlement negotiations with victims' family members.

• ADR Advisor - DC and PR
• Foster Mediation Specialist - NV
• Mediator Case Manager - DC
• Coaches - DC
• ADR Practitioner - DC
• Mediation Secretary - CA
• Mediator - AL, AZ and CA
• Assistant Professor - NY
• Mediation Program Coordinator - DC

• October 17-26 - Corte Madera CA - 40 hour Mediation Training with Steven Rosenberg
• October 18-20 - San Diego - APFM / ADFP Annual Catalyst Conference
• October 18 - Philadelphia PA - Working With Groups: Strengthening Your Ombuds Facilitation Skills
• October 18-November 3 - Memphis TN - 46 Hour Family Mediator Training
• October 18-22 - Kensington MD - 40-Hour Basic Divorce Mediation Training
• October 19-22 - Ottowa ON Canada - Conflict Management Coaching Workshop
• October 19-27 - Ventura, CA - Conflict Resolution Training
• October 19 - Philadelphia PA - When the Conflict is Within: Motivational Interviewing Skills for Ombuds
• October 22-26 - Baltimore MD - 40 Hour Mediation and Conflict Transformation Skills Training Focused on Sources of Conflict & A Systems Approach
• October 22-23 - Austin Area TX - 20 Hour Child Protective Services Mediation Training
• October 23-24 - Saratoga Springs NY - 2018 NYSDRA Conference
• October 23-25 - Newton MA - Elder Decisions® Elder Mediation Training (Adult Family Mediation Training)
• October 25-28 - San Antonio TX - 40-Hour Basic Mediation Training
• October 26 - Atlanta GA - Complex Finances: The Division of Assets in Domestic Relations Cases
• October 26-27 - Atlanta GA - The Division of Assets in Domestic Relations Cases
• October 28-November 18 - New Brunswick NJ - 40-Hour Basic Civil Mediation Training 
• October 29-31 - San Antonio TX - Advanced Family Mediation Training
• October 29-November 2 - Chicago IL - Northwestern University's Mediation Skills Training Certificate Program
• October 29-November 1 - Toronto ON Canada - Conflict Management Coaching Workshop
• October 29-November 2 - Macon GA - Domestic & Family Mediation Training (42 Hours)
• November 1-5 - Kensington, MD - 40-hour Basic Mediation Training
• November 1-16 - Pittsburgh, PA - 40-hour Basic Mediation Training
• November 2-11 - Santa Fe, NM - 40-hour Basic Mediation Training
• November 5-8 - St. Petersburg FL - Conflict Dynamics Profile(CDP) Certification
• November 6-8 - St. Petersburg FL - Resolving Workplace Conflict (RWC)
• November 6-10 - Los Angeles CA - Mediating Commercial & Litigated Cases with Lee Jay Berman
• November 7-8 - Austin Area TX - 20 Hour Elder and Adult Care Mediation Training
• November 12-16 - New York NY - Employment Law Mediator Training
• November 13-16 - Richmond VA - Conflict Management Coaching Workshop
• November 16-18 - Kensington MD - 20-Hour Mediation of Economic Aspects of Divorce
• November 21-23 - Montreal QB Canada - ADR Institute of Canada Annual National Conference & AGM
• November 26-30 - Aurora CO - 40 hour Basic Mediation Training 

Editors: Jim Melamed and Clare Fowler. We welcome comments and feedback. Send your comments to editor@mediate.com. 

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