A11 – The Meaning of “Diversity”: Variations of the Same Substance – George Knox (1.5 CME Credits Cultural/Diversity Awareness)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00This presentation focuses on learning and cultivating skills that allow practitioners to probe deeper into themselves to appreciate and discover the inner meaning of "diversity" Using techniques of reflection and dispassionate analysis, practitioners can identify and remove hidden obstacles that may affect their relationships with the populations they serve.
A11 – Yes! Human Trafficking is Here in Your World: Identifying and Disrupting Modern-Day Slavery – Lisa Haba (1.5 CME Credits Interpersonal Violence)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00
A11, Choose Your Words Carefully: Using Language to Reduce Conflict in Family Mediation Teresa F. Parnell (2.1 CME credits General)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00
A11, iPhone & iPad Apps & Technology for Mediators – Christopher Hopkins (1.5 CME Credits General)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00This hands-on presentation will introduce you to iPhone/iPad apps and other technology for mediators. Bring your devices! We're not turning our phones off for this session. This presentation is for tech-newbies and savvy users alike. You will learn (a) iOS apps for mediators; (b) technology for your mediation practice; and (c) introduction to latest presentation software that your clients are using. Back by popular demand, this session is fully updated from 2013 and 2014.
A11, Understanding Sharia & Family Law Mediation – Hassan Shibly (2.1 CME Credits Cultural/Diversity Awareness)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00Florida is home to over 200,000 American Muslims, many of whom wish to conduct all aspects
of their life, divorce and mediation in adherence with Sharia. What is Sharia? What impact can
it have during divorce or mediation? The presentation aims to familiarize mediators with the
Muslim community and give mediators a better understanding of the cultural and religious
practices which may be relevant during the mediation or divorce process.
A12 – The Diversity Dialogue in Mediation: Are You Culturally Literate? – Alexia Georgakopoulos (2.1 CME Credits Cultural/Diversity Awareness)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00From cultural awareness to cultural responsiveness, this workshop will cover how to be a culturally responsive and mindful mediator. This workshop, which draws from a Harvard study, will open a dialogue that will allow participants to be more knowledgeable of cultural differences both in verbal and nonverbal channels of communication. The notion of diversity will be discussed from multiple facets of identity that include, but are not limited to generation, faith, gender, class, ethnicity, and physical challenges.
A12 – Leverage in Tort Claims – Using and Defusing the Proposal for Settlement – Richard Kolodinsky (1.5 CME Credits Circuit)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00
A12 – New Parenting Coordination Laws: Roadmap to Compliance and Understanding – Shana Duehring (1.5 CPCE Only)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00
A12 – Working with High Conflict Clients- How They Affect Us Professionally and Personally – Terry Mattingly, Dana Nolan and Matthew Smith (1.5 CME Credits Family)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00
A12, The Latest Research Trends and Interventions in Family Violence by Judith McKay (2.1 CME Credits Domestic Violence)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00This workshop will present recent research and perspectives on family violence. It will explore and define the typology of family violence on mediation and the need for enhanced mediator knowledge and skills. The workshop will include multi-modal and multicultural perspectives, how to access community resources, and how to interact with other helping professionals in family violence cases and issues.
A12, What Did I Do-What Do I Do Now? – Irv Lamel, Melvia Green, Yale T. Freeman (1.5 CME Credits Ethics)
Price range: $15.00 through $18.00