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SUMMARY:24-Hour Basic Mediation Training (East Coast)
DESCRIPTION:To register\, scroll to the bottom of this page. \nJune 23 – 26\, 2025\nMilanville\, PA \n_______________ \nJoin the Center for Understanding in Conflict for a comprehensive 24-hour Basic Mediation Training covering basic theory and skills of understanding-based mediation in a dynamic and engaging learning environment. \nThis certificate program teaches individuals the basic theories and practical skills needed to help people in conflict. Participants will learn to deescalate unproductive arguments and conflict dynamics and guide parties and lawyers involved toward positive discussions and effective decision-making. The training also covers how law and lawyers play a part in mediation\, preparing participants to mediate conflicts in various settings including private contexts\, court-referred cases\, and community disputes. \nUpon completing this training\, participants will have completed the requirements for a Basic Mediation Training of Part 146 of the NYS Rules of the Chief Administrator of the Courts (“Part 146”) and be eligible any part 146 advanced mediation training\, including the 16-hour Advanced Matrimonial Mediation Training course of June 26-28\, 2025. Together these two programs qualify participants for both a Part 146 Basic and Advanced Matrimonial trainings. \nOur trainers have designed this program to benefit those who wish to apply to be mediators on NYS court rosters. However\, it is appropriate and applicable for professionals of all disciplines\, including jurists\, lawyers\, collaborative professionals\, business consultants\, executive coaches\, managers and supervisors\, human resources professionals\, ombuds-people\, non-profit staff\, and other people whose work will be enhanced by increased skills in conflict resolution. \n \nCore Concepts\nIn this 24-hour program\, adapted from our gold standard mediation training\, you will learn how to support parties working through conflict or engaging in other important conversations in a different way.  Our Understanding-Based model focuses on guiding parties to make knowing and informed choices together in a respectful manner.  Highlights include: \n\nPositive neutrality –supporting all parties without taking sides.\nThe Loop of Understanding – enhancing understanding and empathy.\nCreative Options — innovating to meet differing needs and interests.\nA Foundation for the Future — building the groundwork for the parties to make effective and lasting decisions together now and in the future.\n\nWhat is the Format of this Training?\nThis hands-on in person training features briefings on the core skills of the Understanding Based Approach\, followed by lively demonstrations and role-plays\, all of which immerse participants in the learning. Realistic simulations\, in which participants work through mediations from beginning to end\, with coaching from our teachers\, offer participants the chance to hone their skills and experience the emotional challenges faced by parties in dispute. Participants describe these different modes of learning and their interplay as enjoyable as they are engaging and rewarding. \nLogistics\nThe training begins on the afternoon of Monday\, June 23\, 2025\, at 3:00 pm through 8:00 pm. On Tuesday and Wednesday\, the sessions run 9:00 am through 8:00 pm\, with ample breaks for meals and rest. The program ends on Thursday\, June 26\, 2025\, with a session from 9:00am – 12:00pm. All participants will enjoy delicious meals during the sessions from Monday through Thursday. \n \nWho Can Participate?\nThis basic training is open to anyone whose work involves conflict and will be particularly interesting to lawyers who wish to apply to be on the mediator court rosters for divorce and family work. \nVenue\n \nHighlights Foundation Retreat Center\, 392 Boyds Mills Road\, Milanville\, PA 18443\, (570) 253-1192 \nThe Highlights Foundation Retreat Center is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania\, on the traditional lands of the Lenape Nation. The property is tucked in the foothills of the Pocono Mountains\, situated a couple of hours away from both NYC and Philadelphia.  It is rich in family and Highlights history\, and it’s a wonderful place that feeds the mind\, body\, and creative souls of those who visit. \n \nThe Highlights Foundation still calls the Barn & Retreat Center at Boyds Mills home\, but has expanded use of the grounds in order to support the organization’s goals.  \nCost\nThe program training fee is $1200 plus a fee for the facility\, lodging\, and meals as follows. Note that all rooms contain a private bathroom. \nPrivate room: $795 for a total of $1\,995. \nShared double room: $595 for a total of $1\,595. \nCommuter for those not staying at Highlights:  $295\, for a total of $1\,495. \n  \n*Financial aid may be available for training fees.  Please contact us at admin@understandinginconflict.org for details or for any questions regarding logistics. \n**Those who register for the 16-hour Advanced Matrimonial Mediation Training course in May\, 2024 are also eligible to receive a 10% training fee discount\, in addition to a 40-hour Mediation Training Certificate. Please contact admin@understandinginconflict.org if this applies to you. \n***The maximum discount available from all sources is 10% of the training fee. \n \n\nWho Are the Trainers?*\n \nAntoinette Delruelle has been mediating at the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG)\, a free legal services organization in NYC\, for the past decade. She was a NYLAG attorney representing survivors of domestic for before that. She has taught mediation to NYS court staff and to NY legal services attorneys. She also mediates divorces and family cases for the NYS courts. Antoinette was president of the Family and Divorce Mediation Council of Greater New York from 2014 to 2016. She is a member of the statewide ADR Advisory Committee that gives NYS Courts Chief Judge Rowan D. Wilson recommendations on how to increase the use of ADR in the NYS court system. \nKatherine Eisold Miller is an attorney practicing mediation and collaborative practice in Westchester County\, NY. She has been practicing family law since 1987\, first as a litigator and now exclusively outside the court system. She has taught family law at the White Institute and NYU as well as with the Center and lectures regularly on mediation and collaborative practice. She is a Board member of the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals. \n  \nMichelle Exline Minovi is a highly skilled divorce and family mediator with 12+ years family law experience.  As Managing Attorney at the legal services non-profit Ayuda in Washington\, D.C.\, Michelle represented low-income and Spanish-speaking immigrant clients in complex matrimonial cases in the context of domestic violence. After moving to Brooklyn\, Michelle litigated and won sole custody on behalf of a mother of two children who was forced to leave the ultra-orthodox community because she identified as queer. After three years of intense litigation\, Michelle wondered if there was an alternative way to divorce. Michelle knew she had to pivot from litigation to mediation when she took her first mediation training at the Center for Understanding Conflict. \nIs there Continuing Education Credit? Is the training Part 146 approved?\n \nNew York \nAttending the Basic Mediation Training will provide attorneys with 25 NY CLE credit hours (1 Diversity Inclusion and Elimination of Bias credit; 3 Ethics credits; 11 Professional Practice credits; and 10 Skills credits).  For continuing legal education purposes\, the Basic Mediation Training is appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys. \nAlso\, the Basic Mediation Training is approved by the NYS Unified Court System as meeting the Part 146 requirements for 24h Basic (also called Initial) Mediation Training\, required by the courts to apply to become a mediator on a court roster. *  It enables the participants to attend any 16H advanced training under Part 146\, including the Advanced Matrimonial Mediation Training given by the Center for Understanding in Conflict immediately after\, from June 26 to June 28\, 2025. (Please note that final placement on any court roster is at the discretion of the local Administrative Judge and participation in a course that is either approved or pending approval does not guarantee placement on a local court roster.) \nCancellation Policy\nPlease note our cancellation policy: If you cancel 4 weeks or more prior to the program\, we return your deposit minus a $250.00 administration fee. Between 4 and 2 weeks prior to the program\, we retain 50% of the total cost of the program unless we are able to find a replacement for your seat\, in which case we will refund the fee minus the $250.00 administration fee. There are no refunds for cancellations less than two weeks prior to the program unless we can find a replacement. \nFor additional information\, please email us at admin@understandinginconflict.org or call us at (844) 242-3428. \n________________________________________ \n[1] Final placement on any court roster is at the discretion of the local Administrative Judge and participation in a course that is approved does not guarantee placement on a local court roster.  Pursuant to Part 146\, court-based mediation rosters require both a combination of mediation training and experience mediating.  Acceptance on court rosters depends on a court’s need for mediators at any given time and may include a court’s need for mediators with specific case-type training or experience and mediation experience. \nPhoto and Video Notice\nWe’re excited to have you at our training event! Please note that we may be taking photos and videos to capture the wonderful moments and share them in our promotional materials\, including social media\, websites\, and brochures. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded\, just let one of our friendly organizers or trainers know. We’ll be happy to respect your wishes and ensure your privacy. \nPLEASE NOTE THAT REGISTRATIONS RECEIVED LESS THAN 72 HOURS PRIOR TO PROGRAM START WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRAINING TEAM DUE TO DEMANDS OF PREPARATION TIME AND ROLE PLAY ASSIGNMENTS. \nFor additional information\, please email us at admin@understandinginconflict.org. \n*Please note that trainers are subject to availability and may change prior to program start without notice. \n  \n*Please select desired ticket and quantity using the +/- feature before clicking ‘Get Tickets.’
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/24-hour-basic-mediation-training-east-coast-2/
LOCATION:Highlights Foundation Retreat Center\, 392 Boyds Mills Road\, Milanville\, PA\, 18443
CATEGORIES:East Coast Events,Traditional Mediation
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SUMMARY:Working Creatively with Conflict: 40-Hour Conflict Resolution and Matrimonial Mediation Training (East Coast)
DESCRIPTION:To register\, scroll to the bottom of this page. \nJune 23 – 28\, 2025\nMilanville\, PA \n_______________ \nJoin the Center for Understanding in Conflict for a comprehensive 40-hour Basic Mediation Training covering basic theory and skills of understanding-based mediation in a dynamic and engaging learning environment at the beautiful and restorative Highlights Retreat Foundation Barn at Boyd Mills. \nThis certificate program teaches individuals the basic theories and practical skills needed to help people in conflict with an added emphasis for those wishing to practice matrimonial conflict resolution and mediation. Participants will learn to deescalate unproductive arguments and conflict dynamics and guide parties and lawyers involved toward positive discussions and effective decision-making. The training also covers how law and lawyers play a part in mediation\, preparing participants to mediate conflicts in various settings including private contexts\, court-referred cases\, and community disputes. \nUpon completing this 40h Mediation Intensive Training\, participants will have completed the requirements for a 24h Basic Mediation Training under Part 146 of the NYS Rules of the Chief Administrator of the Courts (“Part 146”) and the requirements for a 16-hour Advanced Matrimonial Mediation Training under Part 146. \nOur trainers have designed this program to benefit those who wish to apply to be mediators on NYS court rosters. However\, it is appropriate and applicable for professionals of all disciplines\, including jurists\, lawyers\, collaborative professionals\, business consultants\, executive coaches\, managers and supervisors\, human resources professionals\, ombuds-people\, non-profit staff\, and other people whose work will be enhanced by increased skills in conflict resolution. \n \nCore Concepts\nIn this 40-hour program\, adapted from our gold standard mediation training\, you will learn how to support parties working through conflict or engaging in other important conversations in a different way.  Our Understanding-Based model focuses on guiding parties to make knowing and informed choices together in a respectful manner.  Highlights include: \n\nPositive neutrality –supporting all parties without taking sides.\nThe Loop of Understanding – enhancing understanding and empathy.\nCreative Options — innovating to meet differing needs and interests.\nA Foundation for the Future — building the groundwork for the parties to make effective and lasting decisions together now and in the future.\nTeach participants relevant New York State matrimonial and family law.\nTeach advanced skills helpful to mediate divorces and family cases effectively rooted in the understanding-based model.\nQualifies as an advanced mediation course approved under Part 146.4(b)(2) of the Rules of the Chief Administrative Judge of New York State.\nProvide 41 hours of NYS CLE credits.\n\nWhat is the Format of this Training?\nParticipants will learn matrimonial law and the core skills of the Understanding Based Approach\, through lively demonstrations and role-plays\, all of which immerse participants in the learning. Realistic simulations\, in which participants work through mediations with coaching from our teachers\, offer participants the chance to hone their skills and experience the emotional challenges faced by parties in dispute. Participants describe these different modes of learning and their interplay as engaging and rewarding. \nLogistics\nThe training begins on the afternoon of Monday\, June 23\, 2025\, at 3:00 pm through 8:00 pm. Tuesday thru Friday\, the sessions run 9:00 am through 8:00 pm\, with ample breaks for meals and rest. The program ends on Saturday\, June 28\, 2025\, with a session from 9:00am – 12:00pm. All participants will enjoy delicious meals during all sessions. \n \nWho Can Participate?\nThis basic training is open to anyone whose work involves conflict and will be particularly interesting to lawyers who wish to apply to be on the mediator court rosters for divorce and family work. \nVenue\n \nHighlights Foundation Retreat Center\, 392 Boyds Mills Road\, Milanville\, PA 18443\, (570) 253-1192 \nThe Highlights Foundation Retreat Center is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania\, on the traditional lands of the Lenape Nation. The property is tucked in the foothills of the Pocono Mountains\, situated a couple of hours away from both NYC and Philadelphia.  It is rich in family and Highlights history\, and it’s a wonderful place that feeds the mind\, body\, and creative souls of those who visit. \n \nThe Highlights Foundation still calls the Barn & Retreat Center at Boyds Mills home\, but has expanded use of the grounds in order to support the organization’s goals.  \nCost\nThe program training fee is $1890 plus a fee for the facility\, lodging\, and meals as follows. Note that all rooms contain a private bathroom. \nPrivate room: $1340 for a total of $3\,230. \nShared double room: $940 for a total of $2\,830. \nCommuter for those not staying at Highlights:  $840\, for a total of $2\,730. \n  \n*Financial aid may be available for training fees.  Please contact us at admin@understandinginconflict.org for details or for any questions regarding logistics. \n \n  \n \n\nWho Are the Trainers?*\nAntoinette Delruelle has been mediating at the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG)\, a free legal services organization in NYC\, for the past decade. She was a NYLAG attorney representing survivors of domestic for before that. She has taught mediation to NYS court staff and to NY legal services attorneys. She also mediates divorces and family cases for the NYS courts. Antoinette was president of the Family and Divorce Mediation Council of Greater New York from 2014 to 2016. She is a member of the statewide ADR Advisory Committee that gives NYS Courts Chief Judge Rowan D. Wilson recommendations on how to increase the use of ADR in the NYS court system. \nKatherine Eisold Miller is an attorney practicing mediation and collaborative practice in Westchester County\, NY. She has been practicing family law since 1987\, first as a litigator and now exclusively outside the court system. She has taught family law at the White Institute and NYU as well as with the Center and lectures regularly on mediation and collaborative practice. She is a Board member of the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals. \nMichelle Exline Minovi is a highly skilled divorce and family mediator with 12+ years family law experience.  As Managing Attorney at the legal services non-profit Ayuda in Washington\, D.C.\, Michelle represented low-income and Spanish-speaking immigrant clients in complex matrimonial cases in the context of domestic violence. After moving to Brooklyn\, Michelle litigated and won sole custody on behalf of a mother of two children who was forced to leave the ultra-orthodox community because she identified as queer. After three years of intense litigation\, Michelle wondered if there was an alternative way to divorce. Michelle knew she had to pivot from litigation to mediation when she took her first mediation training at the Center for Understanding Conflict. \nJoy S. Rosenthal\, Esq. has been mediating divorce and practicing collaborative law since she started Rosenthal Law & Mediation in 2006.  Before going out on her own\, Joy represented children in foster care and in delinquency (criminal) proceedings. Joy taught family law at the City University of New York School of Law for several years\, and developed an online course called Landing On Your Feet – A Compassionate Lawyer’s Guide to Divorce for people who are going through divorce and separation.  The child support calculator on Joy’s website is used by lawyers and court staff throughout New York State.  She is thrilled to be a CUC trainer! \nIs there Continuing Education Credit? Is the training Part 146 approved?\n \nNew York \nIn New York\, the Mediation Intensive Training will fulfill 41 NY CLE credit hours (1 Diversity Inclusion and Elimination of Bias credit; 4 Ethics credits; 36 Professional Practice and Skills credits).  For continuing legal education purposes\, the Mediation Intensive Training is appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys. \nThis in-person Mediation Intensive Training has been approved as a 24H Basic Mediation Training and as a 16H Advanced Matrimonial Training under Part 146 of the New York State Unified Court System’s Office of ADR Programs. (Please note that final placement on any court roster is at the discretion of the local Administrative Judge and participation in a course that is either approved or pending approval does not guarantee placement on a local court roster.) \nCancellation Policy\nPlease note our cancellation policy: If you cancel 4 weeks or more prior to the program\, we return your deposit minus a $250.00 administration fee. Between 4 and 2 weeks prior to the program\, we retain 50% of the total cost of the program unless we are able to find a replacement for your seat\, in which case we will refund the fee minus the $250.00 administration fee. There are no refunds for cancellations less than two weeks prior to the program unless we can find a replacement. \nFor additional information\, please email us at admin@understandinginconflict.org or call us at (844) 242-3428. \n________________________________________ \n[1] Final placement on any court roster is at the discretion of the local Administrative Judge and participation in a course that is approved does not guarantee placement on a local court roster.  Pursuant to Part 146\, court-based mediation rosters require both a combination of mediation training and experience mediating.  Acceptance on court rosters depends on a court’s need for mediators at any given time and may include a court’s need for mediators with specific case-type training or experience and mediation experience. \nPhoto and Video Notice\nWe’re excited to have you at our training event! Please note that we may be taking photos and videos to capture the wonderful moments and share them in our promotional materials\, including social media\, websites\, and brochures. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded\, just let one of our friendly organizers or trainers know. We’ll be happy to respect your wishes and ensure your privacy. \nPLEASE NOTE THAT REGISTRATIONS RECEIVED LESS THAN 72 HOURS PRIOR TO PROGRAM START WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRAINING TEAM DUE TO DEMANDS OF PREPARATION TIME AND ROLE PLAY ASSIGNMENTS. \nFor additional information\, please email us at admin@understandinginconflict.org. \n*Please note that trainers are subject to availability and may change prior to program start without notice. \n  \n*Please select desired ticket and quantity using the +/- feature before clicking ‘Get Tickets.’
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/working-creatively-with-conflict-40-hour-conflict-resolution-and-matrimonial-mediation-training-east-coast/
LOCATION:Highlights Foundation Retreat Center\, 392 Boyds Mills Road\, Milanville\, PA\, 18443
CATEGORIES:Advanced Topics,Basic mediation,East Coast Events,Live Training,Traditional Mediation
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