Video recording: The need to create safer communities has never been more urgent than in our present day. Communities are struggling with violence, social injustice, and racism. This workshop will explore the relationship between violence in the home, and violence in neighborhoods and organizations. This impact includes the transgenerational transmission of trauma and extends far beyond family cases. It includes recent research related to Covid-19, the increase in family violence, the effects on underserved communities, and the effects on parties and clients.
Video recording: Dispute Resolution practitioners have the obligation to have all voices in the process be meaningfully heard, which may be challenging when working with some of the most vulnerable among us: children, elders, and individuals with disabilities. How do we keep the voices of the vulnerable prominent while respecting all at the table? This workshop will help family and elder mediators, as well as parenting and eldercaring coordinators, consider ethical obligations and practical techniques that guide us in strengthening the voices of those who might otherwise be silenced or disregarded.
Video recording: English is the language of our court system, but this is Florida, and many people in our state speak another language and no English, prefer another language to English, or are multilingual. This workshop reviews the various the scenarios where multiple languages come into play during mediation. How can a mediator - either monolingual or multilingual - approach them and not run afoul of ethical rules and opinions or court rules?
This session will be repeated during Workshop Series B.
Video recording: Our agreements to mediate have not been updated much over the last 20 years or so. Now, with Zoom mediations, every mediator should take a good look at his or her agreement to make sure it incorporates the current realities of online mediation. There is a second issue that has received a spotlight lately as well: The challenge of more mediation participants -- including mediators -- bringing weapons into mediation. Have people been modifying their Agreements to Mediate to address safety concerns?
Video recording: This workshop focuses on "Creative and Critical Thinking Approaches to Questioning" in mediation. Asking the questions in a way to open and continue the dialogue during mediation can help reach an agreement. Types of questions, probing questions, and questions to get to the interest of the parties are discussed. Creating a positive environment through questioning is also practiced.
Video recording: This presentation will discuss how to handle mediating with people who are from various cultural backgrounds. Various Cultures have different approaches as to how they handle conflict. Communication styles vary and awareness of the styles makes for an easier flow of the mediation process. Knowing the gestures and communication styles amongst various cultures makes it easier for a mediator to be able to facilitate the discussion necessary for the parties to come up with a settlement agreement.
Video recording: Cryptocurrencies are going mainstream and future disputes will most surely arise and encompass many issues affecting and shaping commercial relationships between multiple counterparts, a clear trend that will require highly specialized mediation that will have to be conducted and resolved with consumer protection and business compliance parameters in mind. There will be a need to solve multiple operational and transactional issues and problems, as well as potential valuation discrepancies between the contracting parties as all these quasi monies are in their infant stage of general acceptance.
Video recording: By 2030, 1/3 of Florida's population will be over 60 years of age. Individuals over age 60 are targets for abuse and exploitation. Exploitation causes approximately $20 billion in damages each year and often is accompanied by physical abuse or neglect. This presentation will provide mediators with information for identifying vulnerable adults in mediation; the signs of abuse, neglect, & exploitation; and the obligations of a mediator and other parties with regard to vulnerable adults in Florida.
Video recording: This workshop will focus on mediating parties known to the mediator. It will highlight disclosing to party's relationship history and the ability to remain neutral. Mediators will learn how to assess themselves for appropriateness and examine their ability to remain neutral or recuse themselves.
This session will be repeated during Workshop Series C.