C11, Domestic Violence Injunctions: The Basics – Beverly Graper, Jeanne Caulfield (1.5 CME Credits Domestic Violence)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00Find out what goes into the issuance of a Petitions for Injunction for Protection Against Domestic Violence. This workshop takes a step beyond basic Domestic Violence training to give participants a fuller understanding of the Domestic Violence Injuction process, from the writing of a Petition through issuance of a Final Order. The Florida Statutes that make up the founcation of this process will be discussed. When Domestic Violence issues show up in your mediation make sure that you have a solid working knowledge of one of the most basic legal procedures related to this issue: Injuction for Protection.
C11, God as Mediation Participant (09 Encore), Alexandra Hedrick (2.1 CME credits in Cultural/Diversity Awareness and Ethics)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00
C11, Language as a Tool for Conflict Resolution The Power of Metaphor and Discourse Analysis by Howard Marsee (2.1 CME Credits General)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00This workshop will explore the areas of cultural metaphor, speech paradigms, metonymic systems, “speech events” and discourse analysis as they relate to conflict resolution. It is designed to increase sensitivity to the subtleties and complexities of spoken interaction and to their sometimes unintended effects on conflict resolution.
C11, The Real Deal – Stanley Zamor, Jeanne Potthoff (2.1 CME Credits General)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00Join facilitators Stanley Zamor and Jeanne Potthoff for an interactive workshop where you
will be presented with real county court mediation scenarios. Participants will discuss the best
practices for “dealing” with these scenarios.
C12, Mediation Case Law and Confidentiality, Fran L. Tetunic (2.1 CME credits in Ethics)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00
C12, Mediation The Dance and the Deal by Stephen Sawicki (2.1 CME Credits General)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00The purpose of this presentation is to provide the mediator practitioner with perspective and practice pointers, examine and analyze each component of negotiation and the mediation process and share ideas in connection with the business aspects of the mediation profession.
C12, What We Learned at the Statewide Mortgage Modification Mediation Bankruptcy Summit – Robert Branson, Liz McCausland (2.1 CME Credits Ethics)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00Join us to hear about what we learned at the FL Statewide Mortgage Modification Summit that
was held in February of 2014 in Orlando. The Summit had eleven bankruptcy Judges present,
including the three chief judges from the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts. It was a
lively discussion with attorneys, mediators and lenders participating. Wells Fargo, Bank of
America, Chase, Nationstar, Ocwen and Insight participated and shared their concerns about
mediation, and we want to share them with you!
C13, Mediating a Military Divorce, Guno O. Ritfeld (2.1 CME credits in Ethics)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00
C14, Generating Movement, Mel Rubin (2.1 CME credits General)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00
C14, The Power to Persuade by Robin Lavitch (2.1 CME Credits General)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00This workshop will provide information on shifting people from resistance to a willingness to take action. The workshop will introduce mediators to ways to instantly develop rapport and formulate positive impressions by creating an environment that fosters collaboration. The workshop will review the cycle of persuasion while reviewing the core elements mediators can develop to position themselves to yield productive solutions. The cycle of persuasion is integrated with the subtleties of body language including facial expressions, gestures and other body movements. The aim of this knowledge is to assist mediators in modifying interactions based on what is being communicated directly and indirectly.
C15, Understanding Me Understanding You by Teeluck Persad and Evelyn Pabon Figueroa (2.1 CME credits in Cultural/Diversity Awareness)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00This session will raise awareness of the cultural similarities and differences between identifiable groups so that mediators can better understand the participants during mediation. Participants will explore ways for a mediator to help the parties from different cultures communicate with each other more effectively during a mediation session.
