[WyoFamilyLaw] FW: 40-Hour Family Mediation Training: November 9-13, 2009

[Dona Playton]

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Dona Playton
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Subject: 40-Hour Family Mediation Training: November 9-13, 2009


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November 9-13, 2009
Boston, MA

Interested in family law and mediation? Attend the 40-Hour Family Mediation Training this fall in Boston!

You'll learn how mediation is used to address a variety of family law issues, including divorce, post-divorce modification, asset division, and custody and parenting arrangements.

40-Hour Training Includes:

 *   Lectures
 *   Multimedia Presentations
 *   Role-Playing and Critique (5 opportunities)
 *   Materials Notebook (resources, articles, forms and template materials will be provided)

You'll learn from experienced mediators in areas of finance, parenting and agreement drafting. Instruction is provided by Boston Law Collaborative, LLC.

Day 1

What Is Mediation?

Basic Structure of a Divorce Mediation

Fishbowl Exercise: First Meeting with Divorcing Couple

Role-Play: Mediation Skills


Day 2

Intake and Information Gathering

Psychological Impact of Divorce

Domestic Violence Screening

Parenting Issues in Divorce

Caucusing

Reframing

Fishbowl Exercise: Working with Challenging Personalities

Role-Play: Mediating Parenting Issues


Day 3

Property Division: Assets and Liabilities

Alimony and Child Support

Open-Ended Questions

Gender and Diversity Issues

Fishbowl Exercise: Who Gets the House?

Role-Play: Mediating Property Division Issues


Day 4

The Agreement to Mediate

Legal Issues in Mediation

Ethical Dilemmas and Standards of Practice in Mediation

Impasse and Tools to Avoid/Break Impasse

Mediating the Future: Life Insurance and Estate Planning

Bringing Peace into the Room

Fishbowl Exercise: Breaking Impasse

Role-Play: Mediating an Interim Agreement


Day 5
The Divorce Agreement

Basic Structure of a Divorce Mediation

Mediation in the Age of Technology

Alternatives to Mediation

Fishbowl Exercise: Discussions Process Options

Role-Play: Mediating the Final Stages of Divorce

Where Do You Go from Here?

Marketing Your Practice





Registration
Enrollment is limited to 24 participants.

 *   Early-Bird ABA Family Law Section Member (by 8/31/09): $1600
 *   Standard Fee for ABA FLS Members (after 8/31/09): $1675
 *   Standard Non-ABA Family Law Section members: $1800
Register online<http://maestro.abanet.org/trk/click?ref=zpqri74vj_3-9fd3x3ce44x13965&>.

Deadline: September 30, 2009.

Visit the 40-Hour Family Mediation Training<http://maestro.abanet.org/trk/click?ref=zpqri74vj_3-9fd3x3ce45x13965&> website for more information.




This program is co-sponsored by the ABA Section of Family Law and Boston Law Collaborative, LLC<http://maestro.abanet.org/trk/click?ref=zpqri74vj_3-9fd3x3ce46x13965&>.




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