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This Week in Mediation #731

June 13, 2018
Celebrating Our 23rd Year Membership information

In This Issue:
“Trusting” the Expert • Planners are No Long Generalists with a Specialty • Responsibility in Mediation: Who has it? • Interview with Andrew Schepard • Mediation News • Job Postings • Events Calendar • Blogs

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Interview with Andrew Schepard
This is the complete interview by Robert Benjamin with Andrew Schepard, a leading professor, editor and writer of family law and mediation, filmed as part of Mediate.com's 'Views from the Eye of the Storm' Video Series.

“Trusting” the Expert
by Phyllis Pollack
In its Smarter Living section on April 29, 2018, the New York Times posted an interesting article about how our unconscious biases can play tricks on us when it comes to experts.

Caseload Manager is the #1 Case Management System for Mediation and Ombuds Programs
Caseload Manager is now used by 4 statewide mediation systems and by ICANN, the IMF and International Red Cross Ombuds Offices. We know security. See www.CaseloadManager.com

Planners are No Long Generalists with a Specialty
by Larry Susskind
There’s recent discussion in urban planning journals about the way professional city planners should be educated today. Having a conversation about planning in advance prevents many community-conflicts down the road.

Responsibility in Mediation: Who has it?
by Paul Rajkowski
Mediation is a wonderful process and I love mediation but I do not want to see it get more complicated with “what mediators need to do” kinds of stuff.

Featured Mediation Blogs

Norms and Nonviolence
Jaclyn Donahue
Review of Mediation Handbook
Alexia Georgakopoulos
India’s Internet Citizens Can Finally Settle Online!
Jonathan Rodrigues
Measuring Progress on Team Agreements Worth Keeping
Mark Baril

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This Week’s Mediation News (read & search All News at: www.mediate.com/Today)

Opening Statements In Mediation – Don't Pass Up The Opportunity
Some practitioners look to bypass opening statements in a Mediation session – operating under the belief that they have heard it all before and, therefore, the parties are better served by getting “right down to business.”
Mediation: Another way to solve HOA disputes
Whether it is a dispute between homeowners, a homeowner against the HOA or between two HOAs, mediation can create win-win resolutions.
Our View: Quick success in school mediation
This could have been a long, nasty war of attrition, taking a big toll on two of Cumberland County’s most important governing boards. Instead, it was over after one mediation session.
7 Times Mediation Won't Work For A Broken Relationship (And You Should Just Get Divorced)
In some situations, mediation just may not be worth it.

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Jobs (for Premium Members) Post New Job Listings

Facilitator and Mediator Openings - OR, CA, & DC
Restorative Justice Specialist - OR
Community Mediation Research Associate
International Ombuds Office - Geneva, DC
Ombuds - NY
Mediation Services Coordinator - FL
Default Mediation Specialist - CA
Part-Time Research Fellow/Ofc Manager - CA
CPS Family Centered Mediator - NM
Mediation Program Coordinator - DC
Program Associate - CO

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Training & Conference Calendar

June 14 - Online - The Ombuds Role in Sexual Harassment and Violence in the Era of #MeToo
June 14-15 - Memphis TN - Elder Mediation
June 16-23 - Tuscany ITALY - Mediation Retreat
June 16-24 - San Francisco, CA - Ron's Mediator Certificate Training at BASF
June 18-22 - Baltimore MD - 40 Hour Mediation & Conflict Transformation Skills Training Focused on Workplace, Third Party Interventions and Self-Awareness
June 18-22 - Austin Area TX - 40 Basic Mediation Training
June 19 - New York, NY - Selected Ethics Issues in Mediation & Settlement Negotiations
June 19-21 - Colorado Springs CO - 24-Hour Advanced Mediation Training
June 20-24 - Miami, Broward County FL - Civil Mediation Certification Training (40 hrs)
June 21 - Medford OR - Toolz for Tough Conversations
June 21-23 - Malibu CA - 31st Annual Summer Professional Skills Program in Malibu
June 21-22 - Greenbelt MD - The Center for Alternative Disputes 2018 Annual Conference “Managing Conflict and Removing Barriers to Collaborative Decision Making"
June 25-29 - Oshkosh WI - 40-Hour Basic Mediation Training
June 25-30 - Memphis TN - Rule 31 Family Mediation Training (46.0 Hours of CLE)
June 28-July 2 - Kensington MD - 40-Hour Basic Divorce Mediation Training
June 28 - Roanoke VA - Assertive Communication
July 9 - Oak Brook, IL - Working on Teams
July 9-11 - Irvine CA - IOA Foundations of Organizational Ombudsman Practice (3 days)
July 9-11 - Austin Area TX - 30 Hour Advanced Mediation Training
July 10-12 - Atlanta GA - Resolving Workplace Conflict (RWC) - Atlanta, GA
July 12-13 - Irvine CA - Mediation Theory and Skills for the Organizational Ombudsman Course (2 days)
July 13 - Atlanta GA - Conflict Dynamics Profile(CDP) Certification
July 16-20 - Macon GA - General Civil Mediation Training & Practicum
July 16-28 - Malibu CA - Mediating the Litigated Case - Malibu 6 Day Program
July 16-20 - Colorado Springs CO - 40-hour Basic Mediation Training
July 18-22 - Miami, Broward County - Civil Mediation Certification Training (40 hrs)
July 18-27 - Salem, MA - 36-Hour Basic Mediation Training
July 18-22 - Seattle WA - Certified Workplace Mediator and Trainer Program (CMT) - Seattle, WA
July 23-24 - Austin Area TX - 20 Hour Elder and Adult Care Mediation Training
July 23-27 - Washington DC - Certified Workplace Mediator and Trainer Program (CMT)
July 30-August 3 - Chicago IL - Mediation Skills Training Certificate Program

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