Advanced Mediation Training – New!
December 2019
Advanced Mediation Training – New!
Featuring Judy Mares-Dixon
LIVE ONLY!
Seminar Dates
December 16-18, 2019
Attendance is limited - register today!
Program Description:
The NEW Advanced Mediation Training was created in response to requests over the years for advanced mediation training and can help you take your mediation skills to the next level.
This three-day course has been developed to teach participants to handle the most challenging disputes.
- Explore Effective Models for Resolving Conflict
- How to Move Beyond Conflict to Settlement
- Learn to Ask the Right Questions, Use Your expertise, and Add Value
- Managing Ethical Dilemmas and Toxic Discussions
- Using Effective Techniques for Negotiating Money
And much, much more!
Who Should Attend:
In this advanced mediation skills training course the instructor assumes that all participants have taken a 40-hour training in mediation and have participated in mediation sessions.
Instructor
Judy Mares-Dixon, M.A., is the owner of Mares-Dixon & Associates and a former Partner with CDR Associates. She is a trainer, mediator, coach and dispute resolution systems designer.
Judy mediates healthcare, business, employment, cross-cultural and public policy disputes.
She designed dispute resolution systems for Levi Strauss, The US Department of the Interior and Boulder Community Hospital.
She has designed and delivered extensive conflict management training programs for Federal Agencies including the Department of Justice, Department of Education and The Environmental Protection Agency as well as United Airlines, Fletcher Building of New Zealand and Western Area Power Administration.
Her work has taken her to Hong Kong, the South Pacific, Europe and Canada.
Judy holds a Master's Degree in social and multicultural education from the University of Colorado.
She has published several articles on Employment Mediation including
“Building Consensus for Change within a Major Corporation: The Case of Levi Strauss & Co.,”
“Mediating Workplace Harassment Complaints,”
“Mediation: An Early Dispute Resolution Procedure"
CANCELLATION POLICY: Due to the nature of this program and the limited attendance, refunds will not be offered for cancellations after November 25, 2019, however, substitutions are welcome.
Agenda:
Day 1 - December 16, 2019
8:30 am – 8:45 am
Welcome and Introductions
8:45 am – 8:50 am
Course Overview and Expectations
8:50 am – 10:15 am
Four Levels of Resolution
10:15 am – 10:30 am
Break
10:30 am – 10:45 am
Roles of Dispute Resolvers: Now and in the Future
10:45 am – 11:45 am
Models for Analyzing the Conflict and Preparing Parties for Mediation
- The Dimensions of Conflict
- The Johari Window
11:45 am – 12:45 pm
Lunch (on your own)
12:45 pm – 2:30 pm
Effective Models for Resolving Conflict
- Defining and Addressing Boundaries
- Mediating Cases where there is no Trust
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Break
2:45 pm – 4:00 pm
Challenges and Pitfalls of Mediating Legal Cases
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
The Power of Inquiry: Three Levels of Questions
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Inquiry Exercise
5:00 pm
Day 1 Adjourn
Day 2 - December 17, 2019
8:30 am – 8:35 am
Review and Preview
8:35 am – 9:00 am
Framing Legal Issues for Mediation
9:00 am – 9:30 am
The Conflict Analysis
9:30 am – 10:15 am
Why Parties Won't Settle
10:15 am – 10:30 am
Break
10:30 am – 12:15 pm
Mediation Simulation I (guided by experienced mediators)
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Lunch (on your own)
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Effective Techniques for Negotiating Financial Settlements
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Break
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm
Helping Parties to Turn their “No’s” into “Yes’s”
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Mediation Simulation II (guided by experienced mediators)
5:00 pm
Day 2 Adjourn
Day 3 - December 18, 2019
8:30 am – 8:35 am
Review and Preview
8:35 am – 9:45 am
Managing Ethical Dilemmas
9:45 am – 10:15 am
Managing Toxic Discussions
10:15 am – 10:30 am
Break
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Lessons from our Successes and Failures
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Lunch (on your own)
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Mediator Styles: What is Your Style and How Can You Expand It?
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
How Does the Mediator Add Value at the Table?
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Break
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Working with Substantive Experts in Mediation
4:00 pm – 4:45 pm
Enhancing Your Dispute Resolution Practice
4:45 pm - 5:00 pm
Wrap up and Evaluation
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $799.00 |
| CBA Member | $599.00 |
| Paralegal/Legal Support Staff | $499.00 |
| CLE BASIC Pass Holder | $399.00 |
| CLE ELITE Pass Holder | $299.00 |
| New Lawyer Edge Member | $199.00 |
- General Credits: 24.00
- Ethics Credits: 1.00
- EDI Credits:
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