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SUMMARY:Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them
DESCRIPTION:Date May 10\, 2022\nTime 12 PM PDT • 3 PM EDT • 9 PM CEST\nCost $47\nAll webinars are free for CUC Connect members. Click here to learn more.\nEverybody lies (and gets lied to)\, every day. As mediators\, journalists\, lawyers and negotiators\, we encounter more lies than most. In conflict\, there are countless incentives to exaggerate\, embellish\, omit and deceive. So what do we do? How do we know if someone is lying? And how do we deal with it\, when they are? \nIn this interactive webinar\, mediator Gary Friedman and journalist Amanda Ripley will draw on research and their own experiences to explore when and why people lie\, how to reduce the odds of destructive lying in conflict—and how to respond to lies and liars once we encounter them (without making everything worse). \nParticipants will be challenged to investigate: \n\nHow can we determine if someone is lying?\n Which lies are worth ignoring\, if any?\nIs there an ideal way to expose a lie?\nIs it ever useful to connect with someone who is lying?\nIs it possible to have compassion for a liar–and still have integrity?\n\nFaculty\nAmanda Ripley\n \nAmanda Ripley is a New York Times bestselling author\, an investigative journalist and host of the Slate podcast How To! She’s spent her career trying to make sense of complicated human mysteries\, from how people get out of dysfunctional conflicts to how countries educate virtually all their kids to think for themselves. Amanda’s most recent book is High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out\, published by Simon & Schuster in 2021. Her previous books include The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes—and Why\, which was published in 15 countries and turned into a PBS documentary\, and The Smartest Kids in the World—and How They Got That Way\, a New York Times bestseller which was also turned into a documentary film. She writes for the Atlantic\, the Washington Post\, Politico and other outlets\, and she has received more than 80 hours of mediation training (through the Center for Understanding in Conflict\, of course). She is also the co-founder of Good Conflict LLC\, which helps organizations cultivate healthy conflict. Previously\, Amanda spent a decade writing about human behavior for Time magazine in New York\, Washington\, and Paris. \nGary Friedman\n \nGary J. Friedman has been practicing law as a mediator with Mediation Law Offices in Mill Valley\, California since 1976\, integrating mediative principles into the practice of law and the resolution of legal disputes. Co-founder of the Center for Understanding in Conflict (formerly the Center for Mediation in Law)\, he has been teaching mediation since 1980. Prior to his work as a mediator\, he practiced law as a trial lawyer with Friedman and Friedman in Bridgeport\, Connecticut. After several years as an advocate\, he sought a new approach to resolving disputes through increasing the participation of the parties in the resolution of their differences. At that time\, he and his colleague\, Jack Himmelstein\, began to develop the Understanding-based model that is now practiced extensively in the United States and Europe. As one of the first lawyer mediators and a primary force in the current mediation movement\, he has used this model to complete over one thousand mediations in the last two decades He has mediated numerous two-party and multi-party disputes in the commercial and non-profit realms\, in the area of intellectual property\, real estate\, corporate\, personnel\, partnership formations and dissolutions\, and family law.
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/lies-and-the-lying-liars-who-tell-them/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:Working Creatively with Conflict:  40 Hour Basic Mediation and Conflict Resolution Training (East Coast)
DESCRIPTION:April 27 – May 1\, 2022\nMadison\, Connecticut\nWith the continuing uncertainties from COVID-19 variants\, if we cannot offer this training in-person\, we will transition to a virtual program and refund accommodation fees. Any participants who would not want to attend a virtual training will receive a full refund. \nParticipants are required to have completed their COVID-19 vaccinations at least two weeks prior to the start of this program or provide proof of a negative test within 24 hours prior to the start of training. \nTo register\, scroll to the bottom of this page. \nAre you responsible for helping people work through conflict? \nDo you manage important conversations between clients\, employees\, team members\, volunteers or other people? \nDo you want to improve your ability to facilitate conversations of consequence? \nDo you want to learn to mediate or enhance your conflict resolution skills? \nIn this gold standard mediation training\, 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 of our basic training\, Working Creatively with Conflict\, 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\n \nWho Will Benefit From This Training?\nOur participants include mediators\, 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.  Participants report it is one of the top mediation programs they have taken. \n \n  \nWhat is the Format of the 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. \n  \n \n  \nFaculty\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  \n  \n  \n  \nWhat are the logistics—when\, where cost? \nThe training begins on the afternoon of Wednesday\, April 27\, 2022 at 2:00 pm through 9:00 pm and includes dinner. On Thursday\, the session runs 9 am – 9 pm  and includes dinner (with ample breaks for meals and rest). On Friday and Saturday\, the sessions run from 9am – \n6 pm. The program ends on Sunday\, May 1\, 2022 with a session from 9am – 12:30pm. All participants will enjoy delicious meals during the sessions from Wednesday dinner through Sunday breakfast. \nVenue\nMercy by the Sea\n167 Neck Road\nMadison\, CT 06443 \nCost\nThe program training fee is $1\,350 plus a fee for the facility\, lodging\, and meals as follows: \nPrivate room: $600 for a total of $1\,950 \nShared double room: $500 for a total of $1\,850 \nCommuter for those not staying at Mercy by the Sea:  $200\, for a total of $1\,550 \nPlease email us at admin@understandinginconflict.org for details or questions regarding logistics. \nPlease note our cancellation policy:  If you cancel 2 weeks or more prior to the program\, your deposit will be returned minus a $250.00 administration fee (which may be applied against a future program).  Less than 2 weeks (but more than one week) prior to the program\, we will retain 50% of the total cost of the program (half of which may be applied to against a future program). Please note that refunds of the training and facility fee are not made for cancellations within the last week prior to the program. \nContinuing Education Credit\nCONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT AND NEW YORK COURTS CERTIFICATION (SECTION 146): \nThe Center for Understanding in Conflict\, as the Center for Mediation in Law\, has been certified as follows: \nIn New York\, as an Accredited Provider of Continuing Legal Education in the State of New York by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board. The Mediation Intensive Training will fulfill 40 NY MCLE credit hours (6.5 Ethics credits; 19.5 Professional Practice credits; and 14 Skills credits).  For continuing legal education purposes\, the Mediation Intensive Training is appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys. \nThe Center program has been approved under Part 146 by 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.) \n \nFor additional information\, please email us at kayla@understandinginconflict.org or call us at (844)242-3428.
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/mit-east-2022/
CATEGORIES:Basic mediation,East Coast Events,Live Training
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SUMMARY:Power: Understanding or Coercion?
DESCRIPTION:Date April 12\, 2022\nTime 10 AM PDT • 1 PM EDT • 7 PM CEST\nCost $47\nAll webinars are free for CUC Connect members. Click here to learn more.\nCentral to our approach to conflict is to maximize the potential of the power of understanding in the three dimensions of self\, other and external realities. Understanding is a quite different and challenging alternative to the power of coercion. These dimensions have a potential power to transform and help guide people to agreements created by them that they feel invested in and are more likely to live up to since the solution comes from their understanding of themselves\, each other\, and the situation. When in conflict\, people often gravitate towards the power of coercion. Coercion may produce a result but often at the cost of later boomeranging when one or both parties sit with the fallout. In this webinar\, Gary Friedman will discuss how to develop understanding in coercive situations. \nBy attending this webinar\, you will: \n– Understand the potential of the power of understanding \n– Understand limits of coercion \n– How to create understanding in the face of coercion \nFaculty\nGary Friedman \n \nGary J. Friedman has been practicing law as a mediator with Mediation Law Offices in Mill Valley\, California since 1976\, integrating mediative principles into the practice of law and the resolution of legal disputes. Co-founder of the Center for Understanding in Conflict (formerly the Center for Mediation in Law)\, he has been teaching mediation since 1980. Prior to his work as a mediator\, he practiced law as a trial lawyer with Friedman and Friedman in Bridgeport\, Connecticut. After several years as an advocate\, he sought a new approach to resolving disputes through increasing the participation of the parties in the resolution of their differences. At that time\, he and his colleague\, Jack Himmelstein\, began to develop the Understanding-based model that is now practiced extensively in the United States and Europe. As one of the first lawyer mediators and a primary force in the current mediation movement\, he has used this model to complete over one thousand mediations in the last two decades He has mediated numerous two-party and multi-party disputes in the commercial and non-profit realms\, in the area of intellectual property\, real estate\, corporate\, personnel\, partnership formations and dissolutions\, and family law. \n 
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/power-understanding-or-coercion/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220317T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220317T130000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Mediation Revisited: What have we learned over the last two years of doing mediation online?
DESCRIPTION:Date March 17\, 2022\nTime 12 PM PDT • 3 PM EDT • 8 PM CET\nCost $47\nAll webinars are free for CUC Connect members. Click here to learn more.\nWith so much of our work involving non-verbal cues and how it feels to be “in the room” with our clients\, the pandemic fundamentally changed how we work with conflict. In this webinar\, we’ll explore the challenges and opportunities presented by holding difficult conversations online and examine how mediation and conflict resolution practices have evolved in digital spaces. \nBy participating in this webinar\, you will take away: \n\nBest practices for virtual mediation as they have developed\nAn understanding of the dynamics of online mediation as it has been experienced in the past two years\nIdeas about how online mediation may continue to evolve\n\nFaculty\nCatherine Conner and Katherine Miller \n             \nCatherine Conner has been a mediation and collaborative practice trainer since 2004. She is a frequent presenter at collaborative conferences and family law workshops. She authored Collaborative Practice Materials with Steven Neustadter and Margaret Anderson. Catherine Conner’s private practice focuses on family law alternate dispute resolution\, including mediation\, collaborative practice\, and private judging. She graduated from the University of California\, Boalt Hall in 1982 and is a founding partner of Conner\, Lawrence\, Rodney\, Olhiser & Barrett\, LLP. In 1992\, Catherine became a Certified Family Law Specialist.  She has been honored as the recipient of the Rex Sater Award for Excellence in Family Law\, the Eureka award by Collaborative Practice California and was the 2018 honoree for Careers of Distinction.  She was on the Board of Directors of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals from 2007-2014 and served as the President in 2013. \n  \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 
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/virtual-mediation-revisited/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:Working Creatively with Conflict:  40 Hour Basic Mediation and Conflict Resolution Training (West Coast)
DESCRIPTION:March 2-6\, 2022\nParticipants are required to have completed their COVID-19 vaccinations and their booster at least two weeks prior to the start of this program and provide at registration on March 2 proof of a negative rapid test taken within 24 hours prior to the start of training. \nTo register\, scroll to the bottom of this page. \nAre you responsible for helping people work through conflict? \nDo you manage important conversations between clients\, employees\, team members\, volunteers or other people? \nDo you want to improve your ability to facilitate conversations of consequence? \nDo you want to learn to mediate or enhance your conflict resolution skills? \nIn this gold standard mediation training\, 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 of our basic training\, Working Creatively with Conflict\, 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\nWho Will Benefit From This Training?\nOur participants include mediators\, 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.  Participants report it is one of the top mediation programs they have taken. \n \nWhat is the Format of the 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. \n \nWho are the Trainers?\n  \nCatherine Conner has been a mediation and collaborative practice trainer since 2004. She is a frequent presenter at collaborative conferences and family law workshops. She authored Collaborative Practice Materials with Steven Neustadter and Margaret Anderson. Catherine Conner’s private practice focuses on family law alternate dispute resolution\, including mediation\, collaborative practice\, and private judging. She graduated from the University of California\, Boalt Hall in 1982 and is a founding partner of Conner\, Lawrence\, Rodney\, Olhiser & Barrett\, LLP. In 1992\, Catherine became a Certified Family Law Specialist.  She has been honored as the recipient of the Rex Sater Award for Excellence in Family Law\, the Eureka award by Collaborative Practice California and was the 2018 honoree for Careers of Distinction.  She was on the Board of Directors of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals from 2007-2014 and served as the President in 2013. \n  \n \nGary J. Friedman has been practicing law as a mediator with Mediation Law Offices in Mill Valley\, California since 1976\, integrating mediative principles into the practice of law and the resolution of legal disputes. Co-founder of the Center for Understanding in Conflict (formerly the Center for Mediation in Law)\, he has been teaching mediation since 1980. Prior to his work as a mediator\, he practiced law as a trial lawyer with Friedman and Friedman in Bridgeport\, Connecticut. After several years as an advocate\, he sought a new approach to resolving disputes through increasing the participation of the parties in the resolution of their differences. At that time\, he and his colleague\, Jack Himmelstein\, began to develop the Understanding-based model that is now practiced extensively in the United States and Europe. As one of the first lawyer mediators and a primary force in the current mediation movement\, he has used this model to complete over one thousand mediations in the last two decades He has mediated numerous two-party and multi-party disputes in the commercial and non-profit realms\, in the area of intellectual property\, real estate\, corporate\, personnel\, partnership formations and dissolutions\, and family law. \n  \nMelanie Rowen\, our President\, is a mediator and conflict coach who believes in the power of understanding-based conflict resolution to transform our world. She frequently trains individuals and groups on effective communication in conflict situations and on creating inclusive environments\, particularly around gender\, sexual orientation\, and disability. Melanie previously litigated civil rights cases\, including marriage equality\, employment discrimination\, issues involving transgender and gender non-conforming youth and their families\, and issues facing LGBTQI elders\, at the National Center for Lesbian Rights. Before that\, she worked in business litigation at Latham & Watkins LLP.  Melanie serves on the Board of Directors of the Transgender Law Center and is the Associate Director for Public Interest Programs at UC Berkeley School of Law. \n  \n \nWhat are the logistics—when\, where cost?\nRegistration is between 1:45 and 2:15 on Wednesday\, March 2\, 2022. The training begins on the afternoon of  Wednesday\, March 2 at 2:30 pm through 9:00 pm.  On Thursday and Friday\, the sessions run from 9am – 9 pm (with ample breaks for meals and rest). On Saturday\, the session runs 9am – 6pm. The program ends on Sunday\, March 6 with a session from 9am – 12:15pm. \nVenue\nThe training is at Green Gulch Farm\, a Zen Center and working farm in Muir Beach\, CA. The accommodations at Green Gulch are very unique and set in a beautiful\, rustic location. Most participants stay in the Japanese-inspired Guest House.  The gardens are lovely and the delicious vegetarian fare is served in a country style in a health conscious atmosphere.  Three delicious vegetarian meals a day are provided\, as well as all-day coffee\, tea\, and snack service.  There is wireless internet available\, but most cell phones do not have reception in Green Gulch proper.  Guests have access to an office phone for emergencies.  Participants should plan ahead for contact through the internet rather than by phone. \nAccommodation at Green Gulch for this training is now full. Commuter options are available. If participants would like to stay near Green Gulch\, the Pelican Inn offers nearby accommodation.  \nCost\nThe program training fee is $1\,350 plus a fee for the facility\, lodging\, and meals as follows: \n\nPrivate room* at Green Gulch:  $775\, for a total of $2\,125 — Sold out; if you would like to get on the waitlist for a private room\, please note when placing your registration\nShared double room at Green Gulch:  $625\, for a total of $1\,975\n— Sold out; if you would like to get on the waitlist for a shared room\, please note when placing your registration\nCommuter for those not staying at Green Gulch:  $300\, for a total of $1\,650\n\nA 5-10% discount is available for our CUC Connect members.  Click here for more information. \nA deposit of $500.00 is necessary to secure registration. (Reduction in fee available based on economic need.) \n*There are a limited number of private rooms.  After the available private rooms are reserved\, we assign shared rooms. \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. \nIs there Continuing Education Credit?\nLegal:  The Center for Understanding in Conflict is an accredited provider of California Continuing Legal Education by the State Bar of California.  The Working Creatively with Conflict Training —appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys — will qualify for 32 participatory and 8 self study CA MCLE credit hours. \nFor additional information\, please email us at kayla@understandinginconflict.org or call us at (844)242-3428.
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/mit-wc-mar-22/
LOCATION:Green Gulch Farm\, 1601 Shoreline Highway\, Muir Beach\, CA\, 94965\, United States
CATEGORIES:Basic mediation,Live Training,West Coast Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220215T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220215T120000
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SUMMARY:Top Tips for Starting an ADR Practice
DESCRIPTION:Date February 15\, 2022\nTime 12 PM PST • 3 PM EST • 9 PM CET\nCost $47\nAll webinars are free for CUC Connect members. Click here to learn more.\nYou’ve taken mediation and conflict resolution trainings and have begun developing the skills you need to serve clients in conflict\, but how do you make that your day job? In this webinar\, Catherine Conner and Melanie Rowen will discuss concrete tips for starting your own practice that includes or is focused on alternative dispute resolution\, including mediation and collaborative practice. \nBy participating in this webinar\, you will take away: \n\nAn understanding of the basic steps towards running your own practice\nIdeas for networking and marketing\nWays to identify opportunities to serve clients\n\nLooking for more support in starting your own understanding-based ADR practice? Check out our 3-part series\, Your Next Steps: Launching Your Understanding-Based ADR Work. Click here to learn more. \nFaculty\nCatherine Conner and Melanie Rowen \n \nCatherine Conner has been a mediation and collaborative practice trainer since 2004. She is a frequent presenter at collaborative conferences and family law workshops. She authored Collaborative Practice Materials with Steven Neustadter and Margaret Anderson. Catherine Conner’s private practice focuses on family law alternate dispute resolution\, including mediation\, collaborative practice\, and private judging. She graduated from the University of California\, Boalt Hall in 1982 and is a founding partner of Conner\, Lawrence\, Rodney\, Olhiser & Barrett\, LLP. In 1992\, Catherine became a Certified Family Law Specialist.  She has been honored as the recipient of the Rex Sater Award for Excellence in Family Law\, the Eureka award by Collaborative Practice California and was the 2018 honoree for Careers of Distinction.  She was on the Board of Directors of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals from 2007-2014 and served as the President in 2013. \nMelanie Rowen\, our President\, is a mediator and conflict coach who believes in the power of understanding-based conflict resolution to transform our world. She frequently trains individuals and groups on effective communication in conflict situations and on creating inclusive environments\, particularly around gender\, sexual orientation\, and disability. Melanie previously litigated civil rights cases\, including marriage equality\, employment discrimination\, issues involving transgender and gender non-conforming youth and their families\, and issues facing LGBTQI elders\, at the National Center for Lesbian Rights. Before that\, she worked in business litigation at Latham & Watkins LLP.  Melanie serves on the Board of Directors of the Transgender Law Center and is the Associate Director for Public Interest Programs at UC Berkeley School of Law. \n  \n 
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/top-tips/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220121T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220123T163000
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SUMMARY:Co-Parent Counseling: Helping Parents Help their Children through Divorce
DESCRIPTION:Dates and Times\nJanuary 21\n1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Pacific • 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM Eastern \nJanuary 22\n9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Pacific • 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM Eastern \nJanuary 23\n9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Pacific • 12:00 PM – 7:30 PM Eastern \nJanuary 22 and 23 will include a 45 minute mid-day break and each day will include stretch/movement breaks for our bodies’ sake while on Zoom. \n  \nWould you like to combine your therapeutic skills with a problem-solving approach to help separating parents create a healthy new family structure? Do you feel you need additional training to do this? \nOur course is exactly what you need! \nCo-parenting counseling has developed over the last 10-15 years to help parents transition from an intact family to separate homes while protecting children from the harm of a high-conflict separation. The most effective co-parenting counselors integrate skills and concepts from psychology\, conflict resolution and family law fields. We will explore together how the following apply to co-parenting services: \n\nDevelopmental psychology concepts such as attachment and child development\nFamily systems and dynamics \nConflict patterns and styles\nHow to work through conflict to reach agreements\nIntersection with the legal system and professionals\nPractical and logistical aspects of co-parenting work\n\nThis interactive online training features briefings on the above topics and more\, followed by lively demonstrations and role-plays\, all of which immerse participants in the learning. Realistic simulations\, in which participants practice co-parenting counseling with coaching from our teachers offer participants the chance to try out new tools and hone their skills. Participants describe these different modes of learning and their interplay as enjoyable as they are engaging and rewarding. \nFaculty\n \nCatherine Conner has been a mediation and collaborative practice trainer since 2004. She is a frequent presenter at collaborative conferences and family law workshops. She authored Collaborative Practice Materials with Steven Neustadter and Margaret Anderson. Catherine Conner’s private practice focuses on family law alternate dispute resolution\, including mediation\, collaborative practice\, and private judging. She graduated from the University of California\, Boalt Hall in 1982 and is a founding partner of Conner\, Lawrence\, Rodney\, Olhiser & Barrett\, LLP. In 1992\, Catherine became a Certified Family Law Specialist.  She has been honored as the recipient of the Rex Sater Award for Excellence in Family Law\, the Eureka award by Collaborative Practice California and was the 2018 honoree for Careers of Distinction.  She was on the Board of Directors of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals from 2007-2014 and served as the President in 2013. \nStacey Shuster\, Ph.D. is a psychologist-mediator in full-time private practice in San Francisco. Trained as a couple\, family and child therapist\, she has worked at the AIDS Family Project in San Francisco and taught Family Therapy at a number of local graduate programs\, including the Department of Psychiatry at California Pacific Medical Center. She is a trained mediator and collaborative coach\, and helps separating and divorcing families as a co-parent counselor. Most recently\, she has enjoyed working together with attorneys in co-mediation. \nStacey has presented at a number of national professional conferences on issues related to same-sex divorce and co-parenting challenges\, as well as on Integrative Mediation. \nTeacher’s page >> \nLogistics\nThe training session will be conducted through Zoom. After registration\, Kayla Hellal (kayla@understandinginconflict.org) will send a separate email with Zoom connection details. You will need the QR code generated at check-out to connect. \nParticipants are encouraged to log on ten minutes before the start of each session to troubleshoot any technical issues and help ensure the programs can start on time each day. \nCost\nThe program training fee is $750. \nA 5-10% discount is available for our CUC Connect members. Click here for more information. \nCancellation Policy\nPlease note our cancellation policy: If you cancel 4 weeks or more prior to the program\, we return your deposit minus a $100.00 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 $100.00 administration fee. If the cancellation occurs within two weeks of  the program\, we will not refund the fee unless we are able to find a replacement.  \nContinuing Education Credits\nThe Center for Understanding in Conflict is approved by the California Psychological Association to provide continuing professional education for psychologists. The Center for Understanding in Conflict maintains responsibility for this program and its content.  BBS licensees may also receive credit from The Center for Understanding in Conflict as a provider approved by the California Psychological Association.  This course qualifies for 16 CE credits.
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/co-parent-counseling/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Advanced Topics,Online Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220110T120000
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SUMMARY:Neutrality and Objectivity
DESCRIPTION:Date January 10\, 2022\nTime 12 PM PST • 3 PM EST • 9 PM CET\nCost $47\nAll webinars are free for CUC Connect members. Click here to learn more.\nWhen we think of maintaining neutrality\, many people believe that the goal is to be “objective” – to avoid taking on\, or even seeming to take on\, the experiences\, feelings and beliefs of either party. But in fact\, getting close to the parties is crucial to supporting them in reaching a solution that works for both. In this webinar\, Gary Freidman and Katherine Miller will explore how “positive neutrality” – letting go of the idea of objectivity and instead working to connect with both parties\, including on an emotional level – allows us to serve them better. \nParticipants in this webinar will take away: \n\nTechniques to engage with parties using positive neutrality\nAn understanding of the pros and cons of positive neutrality versus traditional “objective” neutrality\nDealing with judgment when it comes up and blocks connection\n\nFaculty\nGary J. Friedman has been practicing law as a mediator with Mediation Law Offices in Mill Valley\, California since 1976\, integrating mediative principles into the practice of law and the resolution of legal disputes. Co-founder of the Center for Understanding in Conflict (formerly the Center for Mediation in Law)\, he has been teaching mediation since 1980. Prior to his work as a mediator\, he practiced law as a trial lawyer with Friedman and Friedman in Bridgeport\, Connecticut. After several years as an advocate\, he sought a new approach to resolving disputes through increasing the participation of the parties in the resolution of their differences. At that time\, he and his colleague\, Jack Himmelstein\, began to develop the Understanding-based model that is now practiced extensively in the United States and Europe. As one of the first lawyer mediators and a primary force in the current mediation movement\, he has used this model to complete over one thousand mediations in the last two decades He has mediated numerous two-party and multi-party disputes in the commercial and non-profit realms\, in the area of intellectual property\, real estate\, corporate\, personnel\, partnership formations and dissolutions\, and family law. \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.
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/neutrality-and-objectivity/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211214T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211214T133000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092024
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SUMMARY:CUC Connect Open Forum - VIP and Premium Members Only
DESCRIPTION:This open session\, exclusively for CUC Connect Premium and VIP members\, is the opportunity to ask questions\, share quandaries and get personal support from CUC instructors. \nDate\nDecember 14\, 2021\nTime\n12:30 PM PST • 3:30 PM EST • 9:30 PM CET\nCost\nFree for CUC Connect VIP and Premium members. Click here to learn more.\nRegistration\nConnection details will be automatically sent to VIP and Premium members approximately one week before the forum.\nFacilitator
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/cuc-connect-open-forum-vip-and-premium-members-only-4/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211109T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211109T110000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092024
CREATED:20210108T143527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211109T171204Z
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SUMMARY:Inside Out: The Relationship Between Inner and Outer
DESCRIPTION:In this webinar we will focus on practices for accessing self during periods of conflict\, dealing with discomfort\, identifying and working with bias toward parties. \nOutcomes for participating in this webinar include: \n\nPractices for going inside\nWillingness to be in discomfort\nLetting go of your own goals\nThe relationship bias in our work\n\nDate November 9\, 2021\nTime 10 AM PDT • 1 PM EDT • 7 PM CET\nCost $47 All webinars are free for CUC Connect members. Click here to learn more.\nFacilitators\n \nNorman Fischer is a poet\, author\, Zen Buddhist priest and former abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center. As founder of the Everyday Zen Foundation (www.everydayzen.org)\, his work with meditation practice has taken him into many corners of contemporary American life including the arts\, education\, hospice training\, education\, and lawyering as a spiritual path. Recently\, he began offering meditation training to engineers at Google. Norman has worked with the Center for Understanding in Conflict on inquiries that focus on bringing the calmness and insight of meditation practice directly into conflict situations. Norman has written 29 books. His latest books are Untitled Series: Life As It is and The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path. \nGary J. Friedman has been practicing law as a mediator with Mediation Law Offices in Mill Valley\, California since 1976\, integrating mediative principles into the practice of law and the resolution of legal disputes. Co-founder of the Center for Understanding in Conflict (formerly the Center for Mediation in Law)\, he has been teaching mediation since 1980. Prior to his work as a mediator\, he practiced law as a trial lawyer with Friedman and Friedman in Bridgeport\, Connecticut. After several years as an advocate\, he sought a new approach to resolving disputes through increasing the participation of the parties in the resolution of their differences. At that time\, he and his colleague\, Jack Himmelstein\, began to develop the Understanding-based model that is now practiced extensively in the United States and Europe. As one of the first lawyer mediators and a primary force in the current mediation movement\, he has used this model to complete over one thousand mediations in the last two decades He has mediated numerous two-party and multi-party disputes in the commercial and non-profit realms\, in the area of intellectual property\, real estate\, corporate\, personnel\, partnership formations and dissolutions\, and family law.
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/inside-out-the-relationship-between-inner-and-outer/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211103T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211107T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092024
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220404T144944Z
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SUMMARY:Working Creatively with Conflict: 40 Hour Basic Mediation and Conflict Resolution Training (Online)
DESCRIPTION:To register\, scroll to the bottom of this page.\nNovember 3-7\, 2021\n8:00 AM – 4:30 PM PST | 11:00 AM – 7:30 PM EST | 5:00 PM – 1:30 AM CEST\nAll sessions include breaks throughout the day\n\nAre you responsible for helping people work through conflict? \nDo you manage important conversations between clients\, employees\, team members\, volunteers or other people? \nDo you want to improve your ability to facilitate conversations of consequence? \nDo you want to learn to mediate or enhance your conflict resolution skills? \nIn this gold standard mediation training\, 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 of our basic training\, Working Creatively with Conflict\, 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\nWho Will Benefit From This Training?\nOur participants include mediators\, 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.  Participants report it is one of the top mediation programs they have taken. \n \nWhat is the Format of the Training?\nThis hands-on online 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. \n \nWho are the Trainers?\n \nTrainer bios >>\n  \n \nWhat are the Logistics – When\, Where\, Cost?\nThe training session will be conducted through Zoom. After registration\, Kayla Hellal (kayla@understandinginconflict.org) will send a separate e-mail with Zoom connection details. You will need the QR code generated at check-out to connect. \nParticipants are encouraged to log on around 7:50 AM PST / 10:50 AM EST to troubleshoot any technical issues and help ensure the programs can start on time everyday. \nEach session will begin at 8:00 AM PST / 11:00 AM EST\, with several breaks during the day to allow for a rest from being online and for meals. The sessions end each day at 4:30 PM PST / 7:30 PM EST. \nCost\nThe program training fee is $1\,350. \nA 5-10% discount is available for our CUC Connect members. Click here for more information. \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. \nIs there Continuing Education Credit?\nCalifornia  \nThe Center for Understanding in Conflict is an accredited provider of California Continuing Legal Education by the State Bar of California.  The Working Creatively with Conflict Training —appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys — will qualify for 32 participatory and 8 self study CA MCLE credit hours. \nMental Health: The Center for Understanding in Conflict is approved by the California Psychological Association to provide continuing professional education for psychologists. The Center for Understanding in Conflict maintains responsibility for this program and its content.  BBS licensees may also receive credit from The Center for Understanding in Conflict as a provider approved by the California Psychological Association.  This course qualifies for 32 CE credits. \nNew York \nIn New York\, The Mediation Intensive Training will fulfill 40 NY MCLE credit hours (6.5 Ethics credits; 19.5 Professional Practice credits; and 14 Skills credits).  For continuing legal education purposes\, the Mediation Intensive Training is appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys. \nThe Center’s in-person and online training has been approved under Part 146 by 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.) \n  \n \nFor additional information\, please email us at admin@understandinginconflict.org or call us at (844) 242-3428.
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/mit-online-nov21/
CATEGORIES:Basic mediation,Online Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211018T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211018T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092024
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SUMMARY:I Knew What Would Happen
DESCRIPTION:Humans like to create and tell stories. When a conflict arises\, the parties craft their individual stories about what has already happened and what they expect will lead to the end of the conflict. When they engage a conflict professional\, their story adapts to include how the conflict professional will influence the outcome\, typically to their advantage. When the conflict professional walks into the room\, they also have a story about what the process will look like and sometimes even their own picture of the outcome. In this webinar\, we will explore the role of expectations in working through conflict. How do the parties’ and conflict professionals’ stories about their roles\, responsibilities\, process\, and possible outcomes impact working through the conflict? How do we work with these stories and expectations during the conflict resolution process? \n\nDate October 18\, 2021\nTime 12 PM PDT • 3 PM EDT • 9 PM CEST\nCost $47 All webinars are free for CUC Connect members. Click here to learn more.\nFacilitators\n \nCatherine Conner has been a mediation and collaborative practice trainer since 2004. She is a frequent presenter at collaborative conferences and family law workshops. She authored Collaborative Practice Materials with Steven Neustadter and Margaret Anderson. Catherine Conner’s private practice focuses on family law alternate dispute resolution\, including mediation\, collaborative practice\, and private judging. She graduated from the University of California\, Boalt Hall in 1982 and is a founding partner of Conner\, Lawrence\, Rodney\, Olhiser & Barrett\, LLP. In 1992\, Catherine became a Certified Family Law Specialist.  She has been honored as the recipient of the Rex Sater Award for Excellence in Family Law\, the Eureka award by Collaborative Practice California and was the 2018 honoree for Careers of Distinction.  She was on the Board of Directors of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals from 2007-2014 and served as the President in 2013. \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.
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/i-knew-what-would-happen/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210924T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210924T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092024
CREATED:20210105T155929Z
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SUMMARY:CUC Connect Open Forum - VIP and Premium Members Only
DESCRIPTION:This open session\, exclusively for CUC Connect Premium and VIP members\, is the opportunity to ask questions\, share quandaries and get personal support from CUC instructors. \nDate\nSeptember 24\, 2021\nTime\n12 PM PDT • 3 PM EDT • 9 PM CEST\nCost\nFree for CUC Connect VIP and Premium members. Click here to learn more.\nRegistration\nConnection details will be automatically sent to VIP and Premium members approximately one week before the forum.\nFacilitator\n \n 
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/cuc-connect-open-forum-vip-and-premium-members-only-3/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210827T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211002T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092024
CREATED:20210520T170024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211023T002832Z
UID:11912-1630054800-1633190400@understandinginconflict.org
SUMMARY:Court Involved Therapist Training
DESCRIPTION:August 27 and 28 | September 17 and 18 | October 1 and 2\nNovato\, California\n\nIn-person attendance is strongly preferred\, but there is an option to attend online. If you would like to attend the virtual training\, please select the online training ticket at the bottom of this page.\n9 AM to 4 PM with breaks and lunch provided\nRegistration fee: $1\,200\nEffective interventions throughout the divorce process\, including pre-divorce\, post-divorce\, co-parenting plans\, custody  schedules\, and custody and co-parenting dispute resolution.\nThis 36-hour Court Involved Therapists course will train you to meet the qualifications of the Association of Family and Conciliations Courts (AFCC) Court-Involved Therapy guidelines.\nParticipants are required to have completed their COVID-19 vaccinations at least two weeks prior to the start of this program or provide proof of a negative test within 24 hours prior to the start of training. In-person attendance is strongly encouraged. However\, if you are unable to travel and are interested in attending remotely\, please contact the Registration Manager for more information. \nTo register\, scroll to the bottom of this page.\nDownload event flyer. \nSponsors\nAFCC-CA (Association of Family and Conciliation Courts California Chapter)\nThe Family Law Steering Committee of the Sonoma County Bar Association \nThis training is recommended by the Steve Frankel Group\nAbout the training\nMental Health professionals face numerous challenges when working with high-conflict families navigating the legal system. Specially trained “Court Involved Therapists” (CITs) are desperately needed to serve this rapidly growing mental health population. Well-trained CITs are a critical support for families trying to successfully navigate the complex world of the family law court system\, including child custody cases. Inappropriate treatment\, from an inadequately trained therapist\, may escalate family conflict and cause significant damage. On the other hand\, specialized training and interventions that incorporate the latest research and best practices can maximize the outcome for all family members. An effective Court Involved Therapist\, who is trained to maintain a forensic mindset and to collaborate with multi-disciplinary professionals\, can make all the difference in these often contentious divorce disputes. \nThis Court Involved Therapist training program curriculum will address: \n\nFamily Law overview for Mental Health Professionals\, Professional Guidelines\nMediation\, Collaboration and Litigation\nWhat happens in Court\, communicating with the Courts/attorneys\, subpoenas/requests for letters/ declarations and testifying in Court\, working with Minors Counsel\, Legal\, and Ethical Requirements for the Court Involved Therapist\nCo-parent Counseling\, High Conflict Co-parenting\, High Conflict Personalities\nForensic Clinical Interviewing children in the legal process\nResist/Refuse cases\, Reunification Counseling and Family Therapy\nFamily interventions – reoccurring themes in Court Involved Work\nSupervised Visitation and Therapeutic Supervised Visitation\nIntimate Partner Violence: addressing safety\, arrival/departure protocols\nAddressing child\, drug and alcohol abuse in Parenting Plans\nParenting Coordinator and Private Child Custody Recommending Counselor\nOverview of child custody evaluations\nSpecial needs children in Family Court Processes\n\nWho should attend this training?\n\nMental health professionals\nLicensed Marriage and Family Therapists\nPsychologists\nLicensed Therapists\nLicensed Social Workers\nInterns in training\n\nThis intensive course will provide you with a certification of completion and the ability to begin Court Involved work. It is recommended that once you begin your court involved work that you seek the services of a consultant/collogues as needed.  \nRequired text for training\nGreenberg\, L.R.\, Fidler\, B.J. & Saini\, M.A. (Eds.) (2019).  Evidence-informed interventions for court-involved families:  Promoting healthy coping and development.  New York\, Oxford University Press \nPurchasing options >> \nContinuing Education Credits\nThe Center for Understanding in Conflict is approved by the California Psychological Association to provide continuing professional education for psychologists. The Center for Understanding in Conflict maintains responsibility for this program and its content. BBS licensees may also receive credit from The Center for Understanding in Conflict as a provider approved by the California Psychological Association.  This course qualifies for 36 CE credits. \nFaculty\nElizabeth Crenshaw\, LMFT  a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist for 26 years.  The past ten years\, in her private practice\, she specializes in Court Involved Therapy for divorcing and separating families. Conducting  Reunification Counseling\, Co-Parenting Counseling and Child/ Family Counseling.  Collaborating with a team of professionals is an essential factor in Elizabeth’s approach. Elizabeth was the Director of several Boston and Bay Area  non-profit programs: teen programs\, Suicide Crisis Center\, Domestic Violence Program for Families\, and the Training Clinic.  Elizabeth is currently the Chair of the Mental Health Liaison Committee\, a sub-committee of the Sonoma County Bar Association’s Family Law Section\, and previously served as the Chair for three years in the past.   In 2013\, Elizabeth was awarded the Pro Bono award by the Sonoma County Bar Association.\nWebsite >> \nDana Schneider\, LMFT is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Lecturer Emeritus from Sonoma State University. In addition to 41 years of clinical experience working with families\, she has extensive training and experience in the field of divorcing families. Experience includes Parent Coordinator\, Private Child Custody Recommending Counselor\, Reunification Therapist\, and High Conflict Co-parent Counseling. She has served as the Chair of the Mental Health Liaison Committee a sub-committee of the Sonoma County Bar Associations Family Law Section. Dana co-authored an article in the Journal of Divorce and Remarriage entitled “Children’s Ability to Cope Post Divorce: The Effects of Kids’ Turn Intervention Program on 7–9 Year Old’s.” In 2012 Dana was awarded the Rex Sater award for Excellence in Family Law and in 2013 the Pro Bono award by the Sonoma County Bar Association.\nWebsite >> \nAdditional Faculty\nRandy Cheek\, LMFT is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has been in private practice in Petaluma since 1983. His specialties have included family systems therapy\, couples therapy and divorce related counseling.  Additionally Randy specializes in co-parenting counseling\, reunification counseling and mediation regarding children’s issues in divorce.  Since 2001\, he has been active in the Collaborative Process in Sonoma County. He is a past president of the Board of Directors of the Collaborative Council of the Redwood Empire (CCRE) and a member of the Board of Directors of CPCal\, and  Randy is a past president of CPCal.\nWebsite >> \nJeffrey Kahn\, PhD\, has been a Licensed Psychologist in Sonoma County since 1980. Jeff has worked with separating and divorcing families\, as a child psychologist\, a child custody evaluator\, family therapist\, co-parent counselor\, individual therapist and mediator. He also spent twenty years as a psychologist in the Psychiatry Department at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Santa Rosa\, CA where he provided individual therapy\, developed and implemented group treatment programs for PTSD\, OCD and anxiety\, and co-led DBT and depression treatment groups for adults.  Jeff co-authored “Settlement-Focused Parenting Plan Consultations: An Evaluative Mediation Alternative to Child Custody Evaluations\,” which appeared in the January 2011 Family Court Review. He has also presented a number of times to local attorneys and therapists on topics such as Divorce and Trauma\, Identifying and Helping Clients with Personality Disorders\, and Helping Families with Children Who Refuse and Resist Contact with a Parent. He has been a member of the Mental Health Liaison Committee of the Sonoma County Bar Association for the past six years.\nWebsite >> \nDaniel B. Pickar\, PhD\, ABPP is board-certified child psychologist who conducts child custody evaluations\, mediation\, consultation to family law attorneys\, and psycho-educational evaluations of children.  He received his undergraduate education at Brown University and completed his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology at Berkeley. For 12 years\, he served as the Chief of Child and Family Psychiatry at Kaiser Permanente in Santa Rosa\, California\, as well as served as the Director of Postdoctoral Training in Clinical Psychology for 5 years. He has published numerous journal articles and book chapters in the areas of child custody evaluation\, mediation\, special needs children in divorce\, and served on the editorial board of the Journal of Child Custody for 6 years.  He regularly presents workshops at state and national AFCC and AAML conferences and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts.  In 2019\, he was honored with the Judge Rex Sater Award by the Sonoma County Bar Association for his outstanding contributions to family law in Sonoma County.\nWebsite >> \nKate Robey\, LMFT is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in separation and divorce issues. She has a thriving private practice in Santa Rosa\, CA helping children and their parents. Kate’s back ground and clinical experience is in child psychotherapy. Working with diverse children and adolescents in several non-profit clinics for the past 12 years\, Kate is highly trained in play therapy and treating childhood trauma. Above all\, Kate enjoys talking and listening to children. She has a special interest in high conflict cases and seeks out creative problem solving with a kind but firm approach. She also enjoys the role of clinical supervisor and trainer. Kate has presented at the Sonoma County Bar Association Minor’s Counsel trainings\, at Collaborative Practice meetings in Sonoma and San Francisco\, and at the Mental Health Liaison Brown Bag trainings for the Bar Association. She was also chair of the Mental Health Liaison Committee from 2018-2019. Kate presented at American Family Conciliatory Courts (AFCC) conference in 2016. Kate is passionate about helping each individual child succeed. Her belief and goal in reunification cases is that children deserve to have a functional relationship with both parents.\nWebsite >> \nJennifer Santos\, LMFT is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and received her MA in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of San Francisco. Ms. Santos is in private practice and specializes in high –conflict divorce cases. Her specialties include Parent Coordination\, Co-Parent Counseling\, Reunification Counseling and Individual Counseling. Ms. Santos is proud to served as chair of the Mental Health Liason Committee.  Other memberships include The Association of Family and Conciliation Courts as well as the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.\nWebsite >> \nLocation and Accommodation\nThe course will be held over six dates\, August 27-28\, September 17-18\, and October 1-2 from 9 AM until 4 PM each day. \nAll sessions will be held at the Novato Oaks Inn in Novato\, California (215 Alameda del Prado\, Novato\, CA 94949). In-person attendance is strongly preferred\, but there is an option to attend online. If you would like to attend the virtual training\, please select the online training ticket when registering at the bottom of this page. \nParticipants who would like to stay overnight can book through the hotel and will receive a discounted rate. To make a reservation\, call the hotel at (415) 883-4400 or (800) 625-7466 and ask for the “Court Involved Therapists Training” block. \nClick here to download flyer for August accommodation (must be confirmed by July 27th to receive the discount).  \nClick here to download flyer for September accommodation (must be confirmed by August 27th to receive the discount).  \nClick here to download flyer for November accomodation (must be confirmed by September 1st to receive the discount).  \nFor the August sessions\, accommodation must be booked by July 27th to receive the discount. For the September sessions\, the booking deadline is August 27th and for the October sessions\, the deadline is September 1st. \n 
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/cit-training/
LOCATION:Novato Oaks Inn\, 215 Alameda del Prado\, Novato\, CA\, 94949\, United States
CATEGORIES:Advanced Topics,Online Training,West Coast Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210825T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210825T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092024
CREATED:20210111T192428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211022T151049Z
UID:10933-1629892800-1629896400@understandinginconflict.org
SUMMARY:Intimate Partner Violence and Consensual Dispute Resolution
DESCRIPTION: \nA recording of this webinar is available for purchase in our store.\nDomestic violence (DV) is prevalent and gendered. It is a pattern of power and control over a person exercised through manipulation\, isolation\, coercion/threats\, and intimidation. In cases involving DV\, mediation does not work and can even be unsafe and harmful. In this webinar\, we’ll dive into what domestic violence is and explore how mediators can assess parties’ dynamics when screening for domestic violence. We’ll also discuss the dangers of mediating the wrong case and why making DV screening ubiquitous in mediation is so important. \nBy attending this webinar\, you will: \n\nLearn about the pattern of power and control and the various ways of control\nHave tools to improve how you screen for DV in your mediation cases\nHave a better understanding of assessing the risks of mediation in cases involving DV\n\n  \nFacilitators\n \nBefore becoming a mediator in 2009\, Antoinette Delruelle represented victims of domestic violence in family cases and divorces for 18 years at the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG)\, a NYC free legal services organization. In 2013\, she started the Mediation Project at NYLAG and has been providing free divorce mediation services since then. She has taught mediation to legal services attorneys and court staff professionals and has participated as a teaching assistant at mediation trainings of the Center for Understanding in Conflict. She mediates divorces for the Supreme Court Pilot Mediation Programs of Brooklyn\, Manhattan and Queens and for the NYC Family Court Mediation Program.  She was the president of the Family and Divorce Mediation Council of Greater New York from 2014 to 2016 and is currently on the board of the Center for Understanding in Conflict.  She is a member of the state-wide ADR Advisory Committee formed by Chief Judge DiFiore in April 2018 to give her recommendations on how to increase the use of ADR in the NYS court system. \nKatherine Eisold Miller is a Collaborative Lawyer and mediator with a practice located in Westchester County NY and New York City. Katherine is immediate past president of the Center for Understanding in Conflict\, as well as the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals. Katherine is author of the New Yorker’s Guide to Collaborative Divorce (2015) and co-Author of the #1 Amazon bestseller A Cup of Coffee with 10 of the Top Divorce Attorneys in the United States (2014).
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/intimate-partner-violence-and-consensual-dispute-resolution/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210712T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210712T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092024
CREATED:20210108T141616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210701T141856Z
UID:10888-1626091200-1626094800@understandinginconflict.org
SUMMARY:Looping
DESCRIPTION:Date July 12\, 2021\nTime 12 PM PDT • 3 PM EDT • 9 PM CEST\nCost $47 All webinars are free for CUC Connect members. Click here to learn more.\nIn this interactive webinar\, you will learn techniques for communicating more effectively with parties in conflict by uncovering what is really important for them and what is motivating them. The foundation is the Loop of Understanding or\, as we term it\, “looping.”\n\nThrough demonstrating our understanding of what parties in conflict are saying\, feeling and doing in our own words\, to their satisfaction\, the dialogue can be focused and deepened. Understanding can be developed in a meaningful way and new opportunities created. Participants will also have the chance to practice elements of looping with each other during this webinar.\n\nBy participating in this webinar you will learn how to:\n\n 	Use looping to manage and de‐escalate high conflict.\n 	Identify the parties’ conflict dynamic and their possible wish to move beyond it\n 	Effectively and authentically loop emotions and implicit thoughts or feelings\n 	Review and deepen your understanding of looping\n\nFacilitators
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/looping/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210614T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210614T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092024
CREATED:20210105T155738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210222T131446Z
UID:10861-1623672000-1623675600@understandinginconflict.org
SUMMARY:CUC Connect Open Forum - VIP and Premium Members Only
DESCRIPTION:This open session\, exclusively for CUC Connect Premium and VIP members\, is the opportunity to ask questions\, share quandaries and get personal support from CUC instructors. \nDate\nJune 14\, 2021\nTime\n12 PM PDT • 3 PM EDT • 9 PM CEST\nCost\nFree for CUC Connect VIP and Premium members. Click here to learn more.\nRegistration\nConnection details will be automatically sent to VIP and Premium members approximately one week before the forum.\nFacilitator\n \n 
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/cuc-connect-open-forum-vip-and-premium-members-only-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210520T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210520T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092024
CREATED:20210106T191625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210520T175937Z
UID:10880-1621512000-1621515600@understandinginconflict.org
SUMMARY:Being an Anti-Racist Conflict Professional
DESCRIPTION:The lenses of race\, equity and culture have opened widely in the last year. Along with many other people\, conflict professionals have turned to books\, podcasts\, documentaries\, workshops and other means of learning about the systemic injustices built into American society\, governance\, and culture. In this webinar\, we will take the next step of closely examining our own lives\, practices and work habits. How do we maintain an awareness of race\, equity and culture every day? What do we need to change in our work styles\, habits\, procedures\, processes\, and environment to be anti-racist in our everyday work lives as conflict professionals? \n\nDate May 20\, 2021\nTime 12 PM PDT • 3 PM EDT • 9 PM CEST\nCost $47 All webinars are free for CUC Connect members. Click here to learn more.\nFacilitators
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/being-an-anti-racist-conflict-professional/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210507T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210709T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092024
CREATED:20210312T204344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210506T132407Z
UID:11560-1620378000-1625830200@understandinginconflict.org
SUMMARY:Your Next Step: Launching Your Understanding-Based ADR Work
DESCRIPTION:You have taken a conflict resolution training and want to add consensual dispute resolution to your existing practice or start a new practice\, what next? This three-part series will help you explore your motivations\, professional goals\, opportunities and challenges. This will be an interactive process with exercises and briefings on practical aspects of starting and/or incorporating ADR into a practice or your work and bringing people in the door. You will leave with a concrete action plan to develop the next phase of your work. \nWho should take this series? People who are excited about incorporating the Understanding Based Model into their work but aren’t sure how or are looking for structured support in taking this step. \nDates May 7\, June 11\, and July 9\nTime 9 – 11:30 AM PDT • 12 – 2:30 PM EDT • 6 – 8:30 PM CEST\nLogistics\nThe training session will be conducted through Zoom. After registration\, Kayla Hellal (kayla@understandinginconflict.org) will send a separate email with Zoom connection details. You will need the QR code generated at check-out to connect. \nParticipants are encouraged to log on ten minutes before the start of each session to troubleshoot any technical issues and help ensure the programs can start on time each day. \nCost\nThe program training fee is $297. \nA 5-10% discount is available for our CUC Connect members. Click here for more information. \nFaculty\nMelanie Rowen\, our President\, is a mediator and conflict coach who believes in the power of understanding-based conflict resolution to transform our world. She frequently trains individuals and groups on effective communication in conflict situations and on creating inclusive environments\, particularly around gender\, sexual orientation\, and disability. Melanie previously litigated civil rights cases\, including marriage equality\, employment discrimination\, issues involving transgender and gender non-conforming youth and their families\, and issues facing LGBTQI elders\, at the National Center for Lesbian Rights. Before that\, she worked in business litigation at Latham & Watkins LLP.  Melanie serves on the Board of Directors of the Transgender Law Center and is the Associate Director for Public Interest Programs at UC Berkeley School of Law. \nCatherine Conner\, our Treasurer\, is a mediator and collaborative attorney.  Her practice focuses on family law alternate dispute resolution\, including mediation\, collaborative practice and private judging.  She co-authored Collaborative Family Law Practice Materials.  She was on the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals board of directors from 2008 through 2014 and was the President in 2013. \nCancellation Policy\nPlease note our cancellation policy for this series: there are no refunds after the start of the series.
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/your-next-step/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Advanced Topics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210416T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210424T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092024
CREATED:20201120T213808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210413T214652Z
UID:10698-1618560000-1619283600@understandinginconflict.org
SUMMARY:Working Creatively with Conflict: 40 Hour Basic Mediation and Conflict Resolution Training (Online)
DESCRIPTION:One spot available!\nPlease contact kayla@understandinginconflict.org if you would like to register.\nApril 16-17 and 22-24\, 2021\n8:00 AM – 4:30 PM PST | 11:00 AM – 7:30 PM EST | 5:00 PM – 1:30 AM CEST\nAll sessions include breaks throughout the day\n\nAre you responsible for helping people work through conflict? \nDo you manage important conversations between clients\, employees\, team members\, volunteers or other people? \nDo you want to improve your ability to facilitate conversations of consequence? \nDo you want to learn to mediate or enhance your conflict resolution skills? \nIn this gold standard mediation training\, 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 of our basic training\, Working Creatively with Conflict\, 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\nWho Will Benefit From This Training?\nOur participants include mediators\, 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.  Participants report it is one of the top mediation programs they have taken. \n \nWhat is the Format of the Training?\nThis hands-on online 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. \n \nWho are the Trainers?\n \nTrainer bios >>\n  \n \nWhat are the Logistics – When\, Where\, Cost?\nThe training session will be conducted through Zoom. After registration\, Kayla Hellal (kayla@understandinginconflict.org) will send a separate e-mail with Zoom connection details. You will need the QR code generated at check-out to connect. \nParticipants are encouraged to log on around 7:50 AM PST / 10:50 AM EST to troubleshoot any technical issues and help ensure the programs can start on time everyday. \nEach session will begin at 8:00 AM PST / 11:00 AM EST\, with several breaks during the day to allow for a rest from being online and for meals. The sessions end each day at 4:30 PM PST / 7:30 PM EST. \nCost\nThe program training fee is $1\,350. \nA 5-10% discount is available for our CUC Connect members. Click here for more information. \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. \nIs there Continuing Education Credit?\nCalifornia  \nThe Center for Understanding in Conflict is an accredited provider of California Continuing Legal Education by the State Bar of California.  The Working Creatively with Conflict Training —appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys — will qualify for 32 participatory and 8 self study CA MCLE credit hours. \nMental Health: The Center for Understanding in Conflict is approved by the California Psychological Association to provide continuing professional education for psychologists. The Center for Understanding in Conflict maintains responsibility for this program and its content.  BBS licensees may also receive credit from The Center for Understanding in Conflict as a provider approved by the California Psychological Association.  This course qualifies for 32 CE credits. \nNew York \nIn New York\, The Mediation Intensive Training will fulfill 40 NY MCLE credit hours (6.5 Ethics credits; 19.5 Professional Practice credits; and 14 Skills credits).  For continuing legal education purposes\, the Mediation Intensive Training is appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys. \nThe Center’s in-person and online training has been approved under Part 146 by 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.) \n  \n \nTo register\, scroll to the bottom of this page. \nFor additional information\, please email us at admin@understandinginconflict.org or call us at (844) 242-3428.
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/mit-april-2021/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Basic mediation,Online Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210406T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210406T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092024
CREATED:20210106T185620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210323T144439Z
UID:10868-1617705000-1617708600@understandinginconflict.org
SUMMARY:Working with Lawyers in the Room
DESCRIPTION:In this webinar we will be demonstrating how to work with lawyers and clients together in the same room. Themes that will be included will be contracting with lawyers about their roles\, clarifying how to have conversations about the law that will be constructive for the process\, how lawyers can participate in deepening their client’s understanding of what is important to the parties underlying the conflict\, and participating in supporting the parties to negotiate. \n\nDate April 6\, 2021\nTime 10:30 AM PDT • 1:30 PM EDT • 7:30 PM CET\nCost $47 All webinars are free for CUC Connect members. Click here to learn more.\nFacilitators
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/working-with-lawyers-in-the-room/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210406
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210411
DTSTAMP:20260405T092024
CREATED:20210324T162330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210324T162724Z
UID:11607-1617667200-1618099199@understandinginconflict.org
SUMMARY:Online Mediation Conference
DESCRIPTION:About\nMediation is a flexible process with fairly rigid principles of work\, at the same time\, there are many different models of mediation in the world\, and each of them has long been proven effective in international practice. \nThis conference aims to exchange the experience and knowledge of world-renowned experts in mediation\, which will allow each participant to enrich the knowledge in the field of mediation\, strengthen professional competencies\, take a fresh look at the usual aspects of practice and significantly expand understanding of the possibilities of mediation. \nEvent website >>
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/online-mediation-conference/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210318T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210318T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092024
CREATED:20210105T154910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210222T131359Z
UID:10857-1616068800-1616072400@understandinginconflict.org
SUMMARY:CUC Connect Open Forum - VIP and Premium Members Only
DESCRIPTION:This open session\, exclusively for CUC Connect Premium and VIP members\, is the opportunity to ask questions\, share quandaries and get personal support from CUC instructors. \nDate\nMarch 18\, 2021\nTime\n12 PM PDT • 3 PM EDT • 8 PM CET\nCost\nFree for CUC Connect VIP and Premium members. Click here to learn more.\nRegistration\nConnection details will be automatically sent to VIP and Premium members approximately one week before the forum.\nFacilitator\n \n 
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/cuc-connect-open-forum-vip-and-premium-members-only/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210217T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210217T133000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092024
CREATED:20210104T172534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210205T183001Z
UID:10832-1613565000-1613568600@understandinginconflict.org
SUMMARY:Trauma and Conflict
DESCRIPTION:Trauma’s reach is visible and invisible\, transitory and ever present\, and powerful. Parties in a conflict may have trauma from childhood\, from their current lives\, and from the conflict itself. In this webinar\, we will look at sources of trauma\, the impact on parties in conflict and the conflict professional\, and what that means for working through conflict. \nTakeaways from participating in this webinar include: \n\nA better understanding of what trauma is\nHow to tell when someone is in that state; how does trauma manifest\nWhat you can do as a conflict professional when somebody is experiencing trauma\n\n\nDate February 17\, 2021\nTime 12:30 PM PST • 3:30 PM EST • 9:30 PM CET\nCost $47All webinars are free for CUC Connect members. Click here to learn more.\nFacilitators
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/trauma-and-conflict/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210125T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210125T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092024
CREATED:20210104T164643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210113T172846Z
UID:10799-1611576000-1611579600@understandinginconflict.org
SUMMARY:Being Yourself in the Room
DESCRIPTION:DateJanuary 25\, 2021\n\n\n \nTime 12 PM PST • 3 PM EST • 9 PM CET\n\n\n \nCost $47\n\n\n \nAll webinars are free for CUC Connect members. Click here to learn more. \nIn this webinar we will discuss why being yourself and being comfortable with that is so powerful. We will also discuss some common misconceptions\, misgivings and mistakes that come up for mediators on a regular basis and take your questions about when and how to be yourself in the mediator’s chair. \n\n\n\nMediation can be challenging and it can often feel for the mediator that they must be some kind of superhero or are expected to take on the persona of Yoda or well known other wise one. It turns out that just being yourself can be the most powerful tool of all. When the mediator is centered in themselves and coming from that place of authenticity\, it is helpful to the parties who are then free to be themselves as well. \nOutcomes for attending this webinar \n\n\n\n\nSensitizing yourself to appropriate mediator behavior\nGuidance for what to do when you don’t know what to do\nBusting the myth of professional persona\n\n\n\n\nFacilitators\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/being-yourself-in-the-room/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201217T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201217T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092024
CREATED:20200325T011357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200325T011357Z
UID:8815-1608206400-1608210000@understandinginconflict.org
SUMMARY:CUC Connect Premium and VIP members only Open Forum (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:This CUC Connect Premium and VIP Member Only webinar session is the opportunity for CUC Connect Premium and VIP members to ask questions\, share quandaries and get personal support from CUC instructors.  Free for CUC Connect Premium and VIP Members. \nWhat: Member Only Open Forum \nDate: Thursday December 17\, 2020 \nWhen: 12 noon Pacific\, 1 pm Mountain\, 2 pm Central\, 3 pm Eastern\, 8 pm Central Europe (or adjust for your time zone)\n \nThis event is for CUC Connect Premium and VIP members only. To become a CUC Connect Premium or VIP member\, click here
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/cuc-connect-premium-and-vip-members-only-open-forum-webinar-5/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201123T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201123T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092024
CREATED:20200325T011154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201118T223942Z
UID:8811-1606132800-1606136400@understandinginconflict.org
SUMMARY:Parties Understanding Each Other (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:For mediators\, it is a dream to get parties in conflict to appreciate each other in ways they have not done so before. When this process\, particularly popular among new mediators\, ultimately fails\, too often the parties in conflict are siloed and are obliged to resolve their conflict apart. At the heart of our Understanding-based model is the concept that the best path to resolution includes the parties solving their problem\, together. In this webinar\, we provide a more structured\, effective way to help parties in conflict better understand each other in a process often wrought by complicated emotions that are challenging for the conflicted parties to express. \nOutcomes\nBy participating in this webinar\, you will: \n\nLearn how to structure an understanding-based mediation process\nGain tools into facilitating understanding among conflicted parties\nDevelop new insights in the importance of having parties in conflict find their resolution together\n\nDate:  November 23\, 2020 \nTime:  12:00 pm Pacific\, 3:00 pm Eastern\, 8:00 pm Central Europe (adjust for your time zone) \nCost:  $47 (Free to CUC Connect members.  For more information\, click here.) \nFacilitators
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/parties-understanding-each-other-webinar/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201104T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201108T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092024
CREATED:20200123T032841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201016T143015Z
UID:8346-1604476800-1604853000@understandinginconflict.org
SUMMARY:Working Creatively with Conflict: 40 Hour Basic Mediation and Conflict Resolution Online Training (November)
DESCRIPTION:The November training is now full.\nInterested participants can join the waitlist. There is a $100 deposit to secure your spot. If a spot does not become available\, we will refund your entire deposit.\nNovember 4 – 8\, 2020 \n8:00 AM – 4:30 PM PST | 11:00 AM – 7:30 PM EST\nAll sessions include breaks throughout the day\n\nAre you responsible for helping people work through conflict? \nDo you manage important conversations between clients\, employees\, team members\, volunteers or other people? \nDo you want to improve your ability to facilitate conversations of consequence? \nDo you want to learn to mediate or enhance your conflict resolution skills? \nIn this gold standard mediation training\, 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 of our basic training\, Working Creatively with Conflict\, 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\nWho Will Benefit From This Training?\nOur participants include mediators\, 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.  Participants report it is one of the top mediation programs they have taken. \n \nWhat is the Format of the Training?\nThis hands-on online 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. \n \nWho are the Trainers?\n \nTrainer bios >>\n  \n \nWhat are the Logistics – When\, Where\, Cost?\nThe training session will be conducted through Zoom. After registration\, Kayla Hellal (kayla@understandinginconflict.org) will send a separate e-mail with Zoom connection details. You will need the QR code generated at check-out to connect. \nParticipants are encouraged to log on around 7:50 AM PST / 10:50 AM EST to troubleshoot any technical issues and help ensure the programs can start on time everyday. \nEach session will begin at 8:00 AM PST / 11:00 AM EST\, with several breaks during the day to allow for a rest from being online and for meals. The sessions end each day at 4:30 PM PST / 7:30 PM EST. \nCost\nThe program training fee is $1\,350. \nA 5-10% discount is available for our CUC Connect members. Click here for more information. \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. \nIs there Continuing Education Credit?\nCalifornia  \nThe Center for Understanding in Conflict is an accredited provider of California Continuing Legal Education by the State Bar of California.  The Working Creatively with Conflict Training —appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys — will qualify for 32 participatory and 8 self study CA MCLE credit hours. \n  \nNew York \nIn New York\, The Mediation Intensive Training will fulfill 40 NY MCLE credit hours (6.5 Ethics credits; 19.5 Professional Practice credits; and 14 Skills credits).  For continuing legal education purposes\, the Mediation Intensive Training is appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys. \nThe Center in-person training has been approved under Part 146 by 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.) We are awaiting final Part 146 approval for our online training\, which we are optimistic will receive final approval prior to the November program. \n  \n \nTo register\, scroll to the bottom of this page. \nFor additional information\, please email us at admin@understandinginconflict.org or call us at (844)242-3428.
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/mit-online-nov20/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Basic mediation,Online Training
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SUMMARY:The "Bully" (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:One of the disconcerting challenges in mediation is forceful participants and bullying behavior\, which often lead to a failure in the mediation process. Sometimes individuals with active or competitive personalities are labeled as bullies\, resulting in conflict resolution professionals overlooking the pivotal positive strengths and capacities these “bullies” can bring to the resolution process. In this webinar\, we’ll examine attributes that are often classified as bullying\, delve into how parties perceive bullying\, and how we can turn bullies into benefactors. \nOutcomes\nBy participating in this webinar\, you will: \n\nLearn several techniques to help turn a “bully” into a benefactor\nDevelop tools to help identify what is truly intimidating behavior versus the behavioral response to conflict by personalities often mislabeled as bullies\nHave a better understanding of how to bridge the gap between active and passive participants\n\nDate:  October 26\, 2020 \nTime:  12:00 pm Pacific\, 3:00 pm Eastern\, 8:00 pm Central Europe (adjust for your time zone) \nCost:  $47 (Free to CUC Connect members.  For more information\, click here.)
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/the-bully-webinar/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:CUC Connect Premium and VIP members only Open Forum (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:This CUC Connect Premium and VIP Member Only webinar session is the opportunity for CUC Connect Premium and VIP members to ask questions\, share quandaries and get personal support from CUC instructors.  Free for CUC Connect Premium and VIP Members. \nWhat: Member Only Open Forum \nDate: Friday September 18\, 2020 \nWhen: 12 noon Pacific\, 1 pm Mountain\, 2 pm Central\, 3 pm Eastern\, 9 pm Central Europe (or adjust for your time zone)\n \nThis event is for CUC Connect Premium and VIP members only. To become a CUC Connect Premium or VIP member\, click here
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/cuc-connect-premium-and-vip-members-only-open-forum-webinar-4/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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