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The DRC presents mediator workshops on the following topics and will be
happy to add your name to a list of those who are interested in knowing when
these workshops are scheduled.
Mediating Issues in the LGBT Community
Mediators are increasingly faced with requests from LGBT couples to help
settle disputes involving separation and parenting issues.
There is little to no law or protection for LGBT families governing these
issues. As a result members of the LGBT community are turning to mediation
as a forum where they can resolve these disputes.
This training will address the unique circumstances LGBT couples
encounter in coping with these issues. It will address the nuances and
unique difficulties for mediators working with this demographic of society.
The training will cover:
- Property Division and Child Support � who gets what when there is an
income disparity but no legal safeguards to address the disparity
- Child Custody and Parenting Coordination � do both parents have legal
rights to the children or does one parent face losing the children
- Estate Planning � implementing guardianship and inheritance protections
for the children who have no legal tie to one parent
- Cultural concerns and coming out issues � reaction of ex-spouse if the
other �comes out�
- Special Topics Panel � parent-teen conflict, elder issues, transgender
and communities of color issues
When: Thursday, September 24, 2009 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Where: 110 N. Fourth Ave., First Floor Conference Room
Fee: $95 please register by September 14, 2009
Register now
Caucus vs. Joint Session in a Commercial Mediation: The Moosewood
Videos
Watch two advanced mediators employ different methods to resolve the same
case with the same parties. Using video presentations and interactive
discussion, Zena Zumeta and Susan Butterwick will show the mediation of a
commercial case using joint session and caucus methods. Observe what
happens when the issue changes from "relationship and money" to "money
only". Does style matter? Ask these and other questions of the
mediators and the parties in the case study.
Dates and fees to be announced.
Parent/Teen Mediation and Grandparent/Children Mediation
This training will provide experienced mediators with the necessary skills
and information to mediate parent/grandparent/child disputes which may
include rules, curfew, communications issues, family relations,
incorrigibility, education and running away.
Dates and fees to be announced.
Truancy Mediation
This one-day workshop will provide experienced mediators with the necessary
skills to allow student(s), parents and school personnel to work together to
resolve attendance problems and establish a plan for the educational benefit
of the child.
Dates and fees to be announced.