40-Hour Basic Divorce Mediation Training
with
Carl D. Schneider, Ph.D.
Director, Mediation Matters, Bethesda, MD
Thursday - Monday
March 1-5, 2012
New Haven, CT
We are pleased to announce that Carl D. Schneider, Ph.D., of Mediation Matters, Bethesda, Maryland, will conduct a 40-hour basic divorce mediation training to be held Mrch 1-5, in New Haven, Connecticut. This CCDM-sponsored training is designed to provide both hands-on training and a clear framework to help you work with divorcing families. Past participants tell us that this is some of the best professional training they have ever received, and we sincerely hope your experience will be the same.
If you've already taken basic divorce mediation training, please forward this announcement to others you know who may be interested,\.This training presents a six-stage model for structuring the mediation process and covers all the basic content areas of divorce mediation including property division, support and parenting arrangements. In addition to lectures and discussions, Carl uses demonstrations and role plays and even music and poetry throughout the five-day program. A distinctive feature of this training is extensive use of videotapes for instruction, including tapes of actual mediations. The workshop includes a minimum of six mediation role-plays so that each participant can practice and develop his/her skills. A 400-page manual, including a computer disc with forms and ready-made handouts, provides participants with an invaluable resource both during and after the workshop.
Other components of the training include:
paradigms for understanding conflict
the emotional process of divorce and how it affects mediation
the styles of mediation and what works for you
screening for domestic violence
mediation and the law
confidentiality
using caucusing effectively
how to work in co-mediation teams
mediation ethics and standards of practice
starting a practice as a mediator and marketing tips
writing competent memoranda of agreement
and much more
Recommended Pre-Training Reading
Participants are advised to read two books - Roger Fisher and William Ury with Bruce Patton's Getting to Yes (2nd ed., Houghton Mifflin, 1991; $11.95 pb) and Gary Friedman's A Guide to Divorce Mediation (Workman Publishing, l993; $12.95, ISBN 1-56305-245-8). Reading these beforehand will help you make better use of the training. These books can be ordered in most bookstores or on-line at Amazon.com or BN.com. Copies of the Friedman book will also be available for purchase at the training. The 400-page Training Manual for the training, including ready-to-use forms, will be distributed the first day of the training.
Approved by the Association for Conflict Resolution
This training has been approved as a 40-hour comprehensive divorce mediation training by the Family Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR), the national professional association in the field. This program fulfills the training requirements for Practitioner Member status in ACR and graduate of the program are encouraged to consider joining ACR. A certificate of completion, suitable for framing, will be issued to you upon successful completion of and full attendance at the training course. Note: After the program, you can also apply for Practitioner Membership in CCDM because this ACR-approved, 40-hour basic divorce mediation training satisfies CCDM's training requirement for this membership category.
March 1-5, 2012: This intensive, experiential 40-hour basic divorce mediation training will be held in the historic Parish House of Bethesda Lutheran Church, 305 St. Ronan Street, New Haven, CT (click here for directions).
We will meet from 8:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday - Monday. (There will also be an evening session the second day, March 2, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.). Please plan to be present for the full training. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. on the first day, and we will start at 8:45 a.m. We end the training by 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
The Connecticut Council for Divorce Mediation and Collaborative Practice
FIND A PROFESSIONAL
Toll-Free (888)236-CCDM
Lori L. Somerville, Executive Director
Email: Info@ctmediators.org
