A8 – Generating Settlements Through Lateral Thinking Techniques – Abby Milon (1.5 CME Credits General)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00
A8 – Mediator Ethics: Gonna Make You Sweat – Christopher Shulman (1.5 CME Credits Ethics)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00Mediator Ethics is a muscle: the more you exercise it, the stronger it is. We will explore mediator ethics principles through a series of group exercises and facilitated discussion, remembering where the few bright-line "No-Nos" and "Thou-Shalts" are, and discussing the vast area of grey in between.
A8 – Training Mediators with Comedy Improv Exercises: New Techniques…How to Get to “Yes And”- Gregory Firestone (1.5 CME Credits Train the Trainer)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00
A9 – LGBTQ Relationships: The New Family and Out-of-Court Dispute Resolution – Adam Cordover, Jeremy Gaies (1.5 CME Credits Cultural Diversity)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00
A9 – Playing at Ethics – Kate Marshman (1.5 CME Credits Ethics)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00Learning can be fun when you are playing on a game show! Participants will answer questions set in the Jeopardy game show format about the ethical rules, statutes and opinions that govern Florida mediators. This discussion will require interactive audience participation and discussion by the presenter about both the right and wrong answers to various ethical questions. Topics discussed include but are not limited to the opening statement, bias, writing the agreement and report, court procedures and practical procedures.
A9 – Training the Mind: Understanding our ”Self” to Understand Others Better – J. Forrest Young (1.5 CME Credits General)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00
B01 – ADR Trainers/Educators Roundtable: Opportunities, Trends, and Best Practices – Jeanne Maes, Robert Shearer, and Kelly Woodford (1.5 CME Credits Train the Trainer)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00
B01 – Right the Lens, Write the Agreement: Reconciling the Ethics Behind Party Decision-Making – Rick Miller (1.5 CME Ethics)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00
B01, Brief Overview of the Appellate Process and Its Relationship to an Appellate Mediation (2.1 CME Credits Appellate)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00This presentation is designed to familiarize appellate mediators with a brief overview of the
appellate court’s basic decision-making components (e.g. standards of review, preservation of
error, etc.) and how such components may impact the decision-making process at an appellate
mediation. This workshop will be interactive in nature, with participants sharing their respective
tips and strategies for a successful appellate mediation.
B01, Changing Cultures: Its Impact on Values, Morals, Principles, and the Ethics of Mediation, Rosezetta Bobo (2.1 CME credits in Ethics and Cultural/Diversity Awareness)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00
B01, Featured Workshop Mediation in Germany by Gisela Wachinger (2.1 CME credits in Cultural/Diversity Awareness)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00This workshop will describe mediation and its growth and use in Germany. The similarities and differences in German law and Florida law regarding mediation will be examined. Director of the DRC, Janice Fleischer, will assist with the presentation. Audience interaction with the presenter will be encouraged through a question and answer format.
B01, Women Mediators and Gender Dynamics in Mediation – Kelly Hamer, Renee Thompson (1.5 CME Credits Cultural/Diversity Awareness)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00Women Mediators and Gender Dynamics in Mediation: Gender plays a dynamic role in the mediation process. From who the mediator and the parties are, to how the parties will ultimately reach resolution, understanding how gender and gender styles affect reaching resolution can help mediators achieve resolution. This presentation is designed to address gender awareness issues in mediation for all genders.