Mediation trainings and events roundup - Boston area
Lots happening in the Boston mediation community! Here’s a roundup of opportunities coming up this month and next.
And you can find nationwide listings here.
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 * 10 a.m. PST/ 1 p.m. EST
Is There Hidden Passive Income in Your Practice?
Stop Trading Time for $$$-Create Passive Income with Jan Marie Dore
ADR Practice Builder teleseminar
Sure, you can toil daily to make your hourly rate, but wouldn’t you rather make money with less effort? You can. Information products are a boon to mediators. You can educate your market about the benefits of mediation while creating a small income stream to support you.
Jan Marie Dore, founder of Femalepreneurs.com will share her insights on:
- Why information products are so valuable to service providers
- How to get over ‘I’m not an expert’ syndrome & really help people
- Finding the products you already created
- How to set prices that sell and more!
Tuition: $19 Members, $34 Non-Members before 12/31- $39 Jan 1
All registrants receive an audio recording as a bonus after the call.
Learn more and Register online.
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008 * 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
NE-ACR 2008 New Year’s Resolution Event
Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont Street, Boston
Come celebrate the New Year and hear some of your colleagues perform an acoustic “unplugged” set of songs that will keep you warm all winter long! With special musical guests “The New Trolls” (Featuring Chuck Doran, Jack Esher and David Hoffman)
Fees: $25 for members, $30 for nonmembers, and $20 for students.
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January 24, 2008 * 9 am - 4 pm
Dealing With High Emotions in Mediation
Boston University Conference Center at Tyngsboro
In this interactive and experiential workshop, learn the essentials of dealing with activated and demonstrated emotions during mediation. Examine both the participants’ emotional reactions to the negotiation process and the mediator’s reactions. Discover how to handle situations based on the reactions you observe in others and what you feel. Understand the psychological underpinnings of both real and strategic emotional reactions.
Trainers: Moshe Cohen and Ericka B. Gray, OptionBridge
Registration Fee: $195 until January 14, 2008, $220 thereafter
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Tues, January 29, 2008 * 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Conflict Resolution Skills Training for Eldercare Professionals & Nurses: Working with Families in Conflict
The Walker Center, 171 Grove Street, Newton, MA
Goals of the training are to help professionals:
- Facilitate multi-party decision-making
- Work with parties with strong emotions
- Build Conflict Resolution skills
Recommended for professionals who work with multiple family members making difficult decisions.
Elder Decisions
Register online
Cost: $195 six weeks prior to event; $225.00 thereafter (lunch included)
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February 6-7, 2008 * 9:00 – 5:00
Elder Mediation Training: An Advanced Training Program for Mediators
The Walker Center, 171 Grove Street, Newton, MA
Elder mediation helps seniors and their adult children resolve conflicts around issues such as living arrangements, caregiving, financial planning, inheritance/estate disputes, medical decisions, family communication, driving, and guardianship.
This program will familiarize mediators with the types of issues they may encounter when working with seniors and their families. It also will address some of the differences between elder mediation and other types of mediation. Topics include:
- Elder Mediation
- Challenges of Aging
- Legal Planning
- Multi-Party Role Play
- Marketing your Elder Mediation Practice
Elder Decisions
Register online
Cost: $595 Includes lunches, snacks, and course materials
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Monday, February 11, 2008 10 a.m. PST/ 1 p.m. EST
Multi-disciplinary Practice Benefits Parties and Practitioners
Day in the Life: Attorney/Therapist Mediation Team
ADR Practice Builder telesiminar
Any mediator knows that there are times when two heads are better than one, and you really wish one head was a therapist. As practitioners we know how helpful having another set of eyes and ears can be but how to we make that work in our practices? How do we convince clients to incur the expense?
Diana and Tara, partners in www. Peace-Talks.com will share their knowledge and experiences working as an attorney/therapist team resolving divorce and family matters. We’ll talk with this veteran team about:
- How they got their start
- How to avoid pitfalls and build a robust practice
- What to do or say to get past client resistance
Diana Mercer, Esq. and Tara Fass, LMFT
Tuition: $19 Members, Non-Members $34 before 12/31 $39 Jan. 1
All registrants receive an audio recording of the call as a bonus after the call.
Register online
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February 12, 2008 * 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
MWI Mediator Social Gathering
McFadden’s - 148 State Street, Boston
Intended Audience: MWI Court and Divorce Panel Members
Roundtable Description: Join MWI staff, mediators, and trainers for a social and informal evening of mingling and conversation at McFadden’s Bar in Boston. While enjoying a discounted cash bar, make new friends and share mediation stories. Lite snacks will be served. Stop by for a short time or stay for all three hours. Guests are welcome. McFadden’s is located behind MWI at 148 State Street. The back room will be reserved for MWI.
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Stay tuned for anther mediation trainings and events roundup for March & April.
