A01 – ADR and Real Property Case Law Update: Mileposts for 2019 – 2020 – Michael Gelfand (1.2 CME Credits Ethics)
$5.00
Video recording: As the real estate market booms and busts, and communities increase and wan, this session will prepare mediators to be ready to mediate the disputes that will follow, including addressing new issues in condominium and homeowners’ association law mandatory ADR, and real estate in general. Explore recent decisions that impact your mediation and arbitration practices, including decisions
impacting ethical issues and in the area of real property law. Understand how the appellate courts reach their holdings.
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A02 – Privadentiality: Making Sense of Florida Statutory Communication Protections – Gregory Firestone, Sharon Press (1.2 CME Credits Ethics)
$5.00
Video recording: There is a confusing array of communication protections across the spectrum of DR methods and no clear rationale for the varying communication protections.
This interactive workshop:
1. invites participants to consider differences between communication protections for mediation, collaborative law, and parenting coordination.
2. introduces a new term, privadentiality, to better describe DR communication protections
3. offers a framework for categorizing DR methods in order to develop more meaningful and understandable communication protections across the spectrum of DR.
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A03 – Encountering Human Trafficking – MaryAnn Aiyer (1.2 CME Credits Interpersonal Violence)
$5.00
Video recording: Human trafficking is an ugly epidemic in our world, and it is impacting Central Florida with force. Learn how human trafficking intersects with individuals in various industries and with social media. Equip yourself with the knowledge to recognize human trafficking and respond quickly, safely.
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A04 – XYZ: Communicating Across Generations at Mediation – Kristen Foltz, James Ratliff (1.2 CME Credits Cultural Diversity)
$5.00
Video recording: This workshop will explore communication barriers and issues relating to generational differences in the mediation process. Special attention will be given to how to improve
communication in mediation to ensure all participants understand and feel included in the process regardless of age. Theories regarding communication styles and conflict will be addressed followed by a
brainstorming session on best practices to avoid communication pitfalls during the process. This will include a review of relevant mediation rules, statutes and MEAC opinions.
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A05 – Leading with Emotional Intelligence – Robert Zarrilli (1.2 CME Credits General)
$5.00
Video recording: Emotional intelligence or EI is the ability to understand and manage your own emotions, and those of the people around you. This workshop will teach People a high degree of emotional intelligence know what they’re feeling, what their emotions mean, and how these emotions can affect other people. Emotional intelligence is essential and is the foundation of all mediation and dispute resolution. After all, who is more likely to walk away from a dispute resolved – someone who shouts and creates a stressful environment or someone who stays in control, and calmly assesses the situation.
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A06 – Brain Mapping for Conflict Resolution Professionals – Clay Phillips (1.2 CME Credits General)
$5.00
Video recording: The human conflict condition is three-dimensional: cognitive, emotional, and behavioral - each interdependent on the other. How we experience and process conflict is predictable if we understand how/where this activity originates and is processed in the brain. Likewise, when we transition from conflict to resolution, there is notable change in what motivates the brain’s activity. Knowing this, conflict resolution professionals can utilize extremely effective techniques to help the parties move from an emotional state to a cognitive state of decision making.
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A07 – Finding Nonmonetary Solutions to Cross the Resolution Finish Line – Robin Caral-Shaw (1.2 CME Credits General)
$5.00
Video recording: Almost every situation can have a nonmonetary element to the resolution that clinches the deal. A landlord offers advertising in a shopping center flyer, a store owner offers gift certificates, a parent offers additional timesharing, or a party makes an apology. These nonmonetary offers can satisfy an emotional or practical need that makes the resolution possible. Using actual examples from the speaker and the audience, the importance of nonmonetary factors in a mediation will be made clear.
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B01 – Personal vs. Professional Mediation Ethics – Chester Wilson (1.2 CME Credits Ethics)
$5.00
Video recording: This presentation will discuss and explore personal and professional mediation ethics and how it affects a person and the workplace. This presentation will outline the similarities and the differences in ethics and will examine the workplace culture versus personal beliefs and discuss the possible conflicts that arise in an employee’s personal versus professional ethics. This presentation will conclude with examples of how personal and professional ethics may conflict and potential solutions to resolve the conflict.
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B02 – MEAC: Year in Review – Christy Foley (1.2 CME Credits Ethics)
$5.00
Video recording: This workshop will review the 2019-2020 MEAC opinions that were published, explain them, and help mediators to understand the practical implications of them. Specifically, we will explore why the MEAC opinions were decided the way they were and how mediators can avoid the ethical problems addressed in each opinion.
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B03 – Intimate Partner Violence: Research and Impact on Mediation – Judith McKay (1.2 CME Credits Interpersonal Violence)
$5.00
Video recording: This workshop will present recent research and perspectives on intimate partner violence. It will examine the typology of intimate partner violence and the efficacy of various interventions. Subtopics will include multi-cultural perspectives, multi-modal considerations, and the impact on mediation. While intimate family violence may begin in the home, it never stays there; it affects families, communities, and the workplace. Consequently, it requires a collaborative effort to understand and analyze the causes and to create and initiate preventative measures and appropriate interventions.
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B04 – Mediating Extraordinary Families: Special Needs, LGBTQIAA and Extended Families – Natalie Baird, Sarah Kay (1.2 CME Credits Cultural Diversity)
$5.00
Video recording: This workshop is designed to assist mediators with understanding the unique cultures and perspectives of families with special needs children, families with LGBTQIAA members, and families that are comprised of more than simply parents and their shared biological children; understanding how those differences impact the mediation process; and ethical considerations when conducting the mediations.
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B05 – Mediation in Estates, Trusts, and Guardianships – Steve Ellis (1.2 CME Credits Circuit)
$5.00
Video recording: This workshop will explore the applicability of the:
A. Florida General Rules of Mediation
B. Mediator Ethics and Advisory Committee (MEAC) Rulings
C. Present case law regarding incapacity and other issues to mediation in the area of estates, trusts, and guardianship litigation and pre-litigation conflicts.
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