In this interactive workshop, we will explore how the most effective mediators build their multiple intelligence quotient. Research shows that the way a mediator views the parties impacts the mediator’s process of mediation. Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences states that experience, culture, and other factors support many different ways to learn and process information, but that the factors are independent of each other, leading to multiple "intelligences." Mediators who possess multiple intelligences can bring added value to the process of mediating diverse parties.

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Elder Law Mediation and Shared Family Decision Making is an emerging specialty for professional mediators. This trend is especially important in Florida where our population is among the oldest in the country. This session will provide an overview of the process as well as an exploration of the benefits and challenges the mediators of elder law issues can expect. Join trainers Professor Susan Dubow and Dr. Elinor Robin to find out if elder law mediation is a way for you to build an additional revenue stream, while making a real contribution.  

This workshop is designed to provide a structural analysis of the statutes, procedural rules and standards of conduct as they bind (or don’t) to the various forms of mediation conducted with the halls of justice.  This workshop will benefit all mediators but especially those who practice across jurisdictions or who practice in and outside of the court system.

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Assisted reproduction is becoming increasingly more common and plays a major role in modern family building, however, in some areas the law is still playing catch up with situations arising from disputes in this area. This workshop is aimed at introducing and working through the various mediation situations that could arise in cases involving assisted reproductive technology (i.e. sperm/egg/embryo donation and gestational surrogacy). This workshop will address a summary of the law as well as the potential problems that could arise with assisted reproduction in cases involving divorce, estate planning, and family building. It will explore the different scenarios that creating, using, and storing genetic material could bring and the interconnectedness of the various parties that are involved in getting to that point. It is important as a mediator to know what to look for and where to look for it to resolve disputes of this kind.The presentation will have various examples, both hypothetical and real life cases, to help illustrate the various situations and show the importance of having a familiarity with the subject. With the uncertainty that families using assisted reproduction face in the courts, mediation is an incredibly important step to reaching a resolution for something that is arguably one of the most important and personal decisions in a family, the potential to have a child. "Click Here for Visual Material"