September 28, 29 & 30, 2012 AND October 13 & 14, 2012

This basic skills training course will locate mediation among the array of dispute resolution processes, and examine the differences between facilitative and evaluative mediation. Participants will learn a step-by-step process to assist parties in conflict to find mutually agreeable solutions.

Day 1 September 28, 2012

Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. Program begins at 1 p.m. and adjourns at 5 p.m. There will be a 15-minute break.

• Registration & Welcome
• Conflict Styles
• Negotiation Theory
• Mediation in Context
• Mediator Styles
• Overview of Mediation Process
• Video of a Mediation
• Case Development

Day 2 September 29, 2012

Program begins at 8:30 a.m. and adjourns at 5:30 p.m. There will be two 15-minute breaks and a one-hour lunch break.*

• Mediator’s Opening Statement
• Confidentiality
• Information Receiving
• Communication Skills
• Understanding Interests
• Mediation Role plays

Day 3 September 30, 2012

Program begins at 8:30 a.m. and adjourns at 5:30 p.m. There will be two 15-minute breaks and a one-hour lunch break.*

• Agenda Setting
• Positions and Interests
• Using Caucus
• Negotiating - Generating & Evaluating Options
• Mediation Role plays

Day 4 October 13, 2012

Program begins at 8:30 a.m. and adjourns at 5:30 p.m. There will be two 15-minute breaks and a one-hour lunch break.*

• Writing Agreements and Closure
• Ethics in Mediation (9:15-11:15 a.m.)
• Mediation Role plays

Day 5 October 14, 2012

Program begins at 8:30 a.m. and adjourns at 5:30 p.m. There will be two 15-minute breaks and a one-hour lunch break.*

• Other Mediation Styles
• Attorneys in Mediation
• Mediation Role plays
• Connecting to the Mediation Community
• Program Evaluation

* You can either order a box lunch or have lunch on your own.

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PLEASE NOTE

All registrants will mediate and participate in all class exercises. Participants are encouraged to attend with a willingness to work collaboratively and with a mind open to exploring new and alternative processes. This course is not a marketing, public relations or placement workshop. It is designed to equip you to mediate.