May 14-18, 2018 in Moscow, ID Basic Civil Mediation

May 14 -18, 2018 in Boise, IDBasic Family Mediation

May 14 -15, 2018 in Boise, IDBeyond the Room: Mediation via Videoconferencing

BOB COLLINS has received such high acclaim from students that we’ve invited him back to teach the basic family mediation course at the Institute each year since 2001. Bob has practiced family law and mediation for over 30 years, and has received both a Distinguished Faculty Award from the Ackerman Institute for the Family and a Cardozo Law School “Inspire!” Award for his teaching. Bob is a popular mediation trainer of both practicing attorneys and therapists who over the last two decades has shared his insights into the practical skills of mediation throughout the United States, as well as in England, Asia and South America. Bob founded, and continues to serve as Director of the Divorce Mediation Clinic at Cardozo Law School in Manhattan, and is the author of the family mediation training text used at the Divorce Mediation Clinic.

B A S I C FA M I LY M E D I AT I O N

Basic Family Mediation is a 40-hour course designed for those who wish to practice family mediation or become better equipped to counsel and represent people in family matters. The course is structured as a comprehensive, practical and dynamic blend of lectures, discussions, exercises and role-play. Bob Collins brings over 30 years of experience and insights for negotiating support, tools for bringing closure to negotiations, information on ethical issues of practice and answers to the practical questions of starting as a mediator.

What you will learn:

• How to utilize 36 practical mediation techniques

• Tips on making parenting problems palatable

• Easy answers to difficult divorce questions

• Helpful insights into negotiation motivations in divorce

• Creative approaches to child and spousal support

• Avoiding tax traps in family re-organizations

• Applying mediation to family disputes and pre-nuptial negotiations

Basic Family Mediation will be offered at the Idaho Law and Justice Learning Center in Boise, May 14–18 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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NORTHWEST INSTITUTE FOR DISPUTE RESOLUTIONCollege of Law 875 Perimeter Drive MS 2322Moscow, ID 83844-2322

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SHARON PRESS is the Director of the Dispute Resolution Institute and Professor of Law at Mitchell Hamline School of Law (Saint Paul, Minnesota). She currently serves as Co-President of Community Mediation Minnesota, Secretary for Community Mediation and Restorative Services, is immediate past-chair of the MSBA ADR Section, and is on the Board of the Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation. Previously, Press served as director of Florida’s state court ADR programs. Press is the recipient of numerous professional awards, including the Mary Parker Follett Award for Excellence and Innovation in Dispute Resolution and CPR’s Special Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Field and Future of Dispute Resolution. She is co-author of the textbook: Mediation Theory and Practice (3rd Edition). Press chairs ACR’s Conflict Resolution Day Committee and was ACR’s representative to the Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators (2005) drafting committee.

DAN WEITZ is the Director of the Division of Professional and Court Services for the New York State Unified Court System. Dan oversees the statewide responsibilities for a wide array of units including the Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution. Dan has over nineteen years of experience as a court administrator and twenty-seven years of experience in the field of ADR, serving as an administrator, professor, trainer and practitioner. He is an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Mediation at Cardozo School of Law, an Adjunct Professor of Clinical Law at NYU School of Law and has taught ADR and conflict resolution related courses at Vermont Law School, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Pepperdine School of Law, John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Long Island University. Dan is an international ADR speaker having presented across the United States and beyond including Japan, China, Thailand and South Africa. He is a past Chair of the New York City Bar Association ADR Committee and past Co-Chair of the ABA Dispute Resolution Section, Court ADR Committee. Dan has served as mediator in a wide range of matters including, general civil, family, employment, human rights, community, and police conduct cases.

B A S I C C I V I L M E D I AT I O N

What you will learn:

• A deeper understanding of information gathering techniques and communication skills

• Confidentiality in mediation and its limitations

• Legal and policy issues in mediation

• The impact of cultural and other diversity on conflict and conflict resolution

• Mediator orientation and styles

• Ethical issues in mediation

Both instructors bring a wide range of knowledge and experience to this course and will ensure a fruitful learning experience.

BASIC CIVIL MEDIATION, co-taught by Sharon Press and Dan Weitz, is a 40-hour course that explores conflict resolution, negotiation, and mediation theory through lectures, discussions, demonstrations, exercises and role-plays. The course will look at each stage of the mediation process and various attendant strategies and skills. Participants gain a deeper understanding of both conflict and the dynamics, benefits, constraints, and skills needed in third-party intervention in settling disputes.

Basic Civil Mediation will be offered at the University of Idaho College of Law in Moscow, May 14–18 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Taught by Noam Ebner, Beyond the Room is designed for those interested in exploring how conducting mediation via videoconferencing can equip them to serve their clients better or even expand their business. In it, participants will distinguish between a range of approaches to online dispute resolution currently gaining steam, and zoom in on the practice of videoconferencing-based mediation. The workshop will blend lectures with online role plays, in which participants will learn, practice (and create) best practices for online mediation.

Beyond the Room: Mediation via Videoconferencing will be will be offered at the Idaho Law and Justice Learning Center in Boise, May 14 - 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Noam Ebner is a professor of negotiation and conflict resolution in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, at Creighton University’s Graduate School. Originally from New York, Noam lived in Israel for many years, dividing his time between his home in Jerusalem, and his teaching, training and consulting activities in the U.S and through extensive travel and working online. He currently resides outside of Jacksonville, Florida.

Noam has practiced as an attorney, negotiator, and mediator at his own Jerusalem-based firm. He has trained mediators for the Israeli court system and has played key roles in several community mediation programs. He has conducted hundreds of workshops on negotiation and conflict resolution for a broad range of private sector industries, governmental agencies, NGOs, universities and non-profits around the world.

Noam has been involved in Online Dispute Resolution for over a decade, in practice, teaching and research. His work on ODR has been published in Negotiation Journal, Conflict Resolution Quarterly and the International Journal on ODR. He has also developed simulations for teaching and practicing online negotiation and mediation skills.

What you will learn:

• The advantages and challenges of mediating via technology

• The new range of process choices involved in mediating online

• Communication skills in the videoconferencing environment

• Methods for humanizing and warming up the mediation process

• Use of a particular videoconferencing platform for conducting mediation processes

• Security, confidentiality, and ethics

The workshop is intended for participants with a background in mediation (as mediators, advocates, etc.), but no technological background is required. The goal is to create a supportive community of learners helping to develop best practices in this new mediation forum.

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Yes, I want to attend!❍ Basic 40 Hour Family Mediation $1,025

❍ Basic 40 Hour Civil Mediation $1,025

❍ Beyond the Room: Mediation via Videoconferencing $425 (Includes 30 days of access to Zoom Videoconferencing.)

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For more information, contact Cindy Maylott at the University of Idaho College of Law: 208-885-6541 or 1-877-200-4455 or uidaho.edu/nwidr.A seven (7) days’ notice is required if you must cancel your registration. You will receive a full refund, less a $75 administration fee. There is no refund for cancellations received less than seven days before the start of the training. Substitutes allowed. Registration and sign-ins are Monday, May 14 from 7:00 to 8 a.m.FEES: Fees cover the cost of course materials, continental breakfast and certificate of completion. LODGING: Not included.CREDIT: Approval for Idaho CLE credits pending.SPECIAL NEEDS: Please call 1-877-200-4455 for special needs requiring reasonable accommodations.COURSE CANCELLATION POLICY: The Northwest Institute for Dispute Resolution reserves the right to cancel any course with seven days’ notice.

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