C05 – Emotional Intelligence: The Key to Mediation Miracles – Mari Frank (1.5 CME General)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00
Your mediator competency is determined more by your EQ than your IQ! In this interactive program you will test your own emotional intelligence and learn various elements of EQ success tools to increase your mediation effectiveness. You’ll analyze scenarios to practice the skills of self-awareness, self-management, and effective communication. Mediators with higher emotional intelligence understand what motivates others so they may successfully guide disputants to focus on settlement to reach a satisfying agreement.
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C06 – Bankruptcy Basics for Mediators – Judith Starr (1.5 CME General)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00
The bankruptcy system is an important part of the framework against which financial transactions occur and the filing of a bankruptcy has a great impact on existing and potential claims. This workshop will educate participants on the basic principles of bankruptcy and how they can impact evaluation of settlement options in mediation and also how the filing
of a bankruptcy or its existence in the past can impact a mediation. Participants will also have the opportunity to work through a scenario to test how they would react in a mediation where bankruptcy issues arose.
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C07 – Caucus; The Often Forgotten County Court Mediation Tool – Peter Spanos (1.5 CME General)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00
This presentation will define and discuss the use of caucus in county court mediations. We will review the benefits and cautions of caucus along with the associated ethical consideration. Group participation employing some of the techiques reviewed in the presentation will be included.
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C08 – The Mediation Best Practices Handbook: New Resource for Florida Trial Lawyers/Mediators – Harold Oehler (1.5 CME Ethics)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00
A 75-minute course on mediation best practices and ethical standards for mediators and trial lawyers as outlined in the new “Florida Mediation Best Practices Handbook”, Florida’s first such resource. All seminar attendees will receive a digital copy of this manual which incorporates the best recommendations for improving mediation submitted by over 200 trial lawyers and mediators. The course focuses on promoting the ideals of ethics and professionalism during mediation by emphasizing civility, active listening and joint problem-solving during the dispute resolution process.
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C09 – What Mediators Should Know About Non-Binding Arbitration – Curtis Hutchens (1.5 CME General)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00
This workshop examines the authority of the arbitrator granted by the court order of non-binding arbitration and the relevant statues and rules that apply to arbitration. There will be a review of the most current case law that applies to arbitrators. We will discuss how an arbitrator should prepare for and conduct the hearing. The course will also review how an arbitrator can issue an award that minimizes the need for a trial de novo. Finally, we will discuss who is the prevailing party at the trial de novo.
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C10 – Generational Differences: The Effects on Mediation – Chester Wilson (1.5 CME Cultural Diversity)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00
This professional development course will highlight the five different generations mediators provide services to. It will highlight the differences of parties and provide insight into how they communicate and interact. It will be the foundation to discuss how mediators may interact with the different generations (parties) while working to facilitate them in reaching an agreement.
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C11 – Mediating with Extraordinary Families: Special Needs, LGBTQIAA, and Extended Families – Natalie Baird-King and Sarah Kay (1.5 CME Cultural Diversity)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00
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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D09 – To Advocate or To Vent, that is the Question – Fred Karlinsky (1.5 CME General)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00
Mediation has become a common and useful form of alternative dispute resolution to allow parties to a dispute to resolve the conflict in an economical manner without resorting to litigation. Attorneys resorting to threats, hyperbole, “gotcha” tactics, and other forms of overaggressive behaviors often misunderstand the purpose of the process and impede progress. The workshop will examine some common overaggressive behaviors the presenter(s) has experienced in practice and analyze the impact those behaviors had on the process. The workshop will further explore productive behaviors that can facilitate the resolution of a dispute in mediation and how to implement those behaviors in your strategy.
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D10 – What Mediators Should Know About the Collaborative Process – Rebecca Fischer, Jordan Niefeld, Thabatta Mizrahi, Jerome Poliacoff and Ed Sachs (1.5 CME Cultural Diversity)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00
Why the collaborative process is best suited to meet the challenges of families with special needs. There are increasing divorce cases involving children with special needs where divorce rates are higher than the national average, depending on the diagnosis and stage of the child’s life. This workshop offers a pragmatic look at families with special needs and how best to meet their interests in the divorce arena, improving their chances of a better outcome through the collaborative process. The collaborative process is better for these families.
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PL1 – Opening General Session: DRC Award & Keynote by The Honorable Robert Morris (2.1 CME General)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00
The Honorable Robert Morris will present “Into the Future” and discuss the findings of the Supreme Court Workgroup on Improving the Resolution of Civil Cases.
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PL2 – Plenary Session: DRC Award of Appreciation Presentation and Plenary Session – The Honorable Lisa Munyon and The Honorable Michael Orfinger (1.5 CME General)
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The Honorable Lisa Munyon and The Honorable Michael Orfinger will present “The Face of Change” and discuss the findings of the Workgroup on Continuity of Court Operations and Proceedings Before and After COVID-19.
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PL3 – General Session: Ethics Plenary by George Knox (1.5 CME Ethics)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00
This plenary is a follow up to Mr. Knox’s 2020 plenary presentation. “The Mediator’s Dilemma: Joint Session, or No Joint Session. Part Deux” expands on the opportunities and challenges of including joint sessions in the mediation protocol. The discussion will feature candid and provocative ethical arguments about whether the mediator can enhance the likelihood of agreement by the creative use of all items in the facilitation toolbox.
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