On Thursday, June 20, 2013, the Chief Justice of the Trial Court, Robert A. Mulligan, announced the latest revisions to the Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines which became effective on August 1, 2013. The task force reviewed and updated the existing Child Support Guidelines with the hope of "producing guidelines based on the current economic climate […]
This one-day workshop will help you apply and extend your mediation skills to the facilitation of multi-party conflicts. You will learn how to collaboratively design a process, how to prepare people to participate and how to stay grounded in difficult moments. In this interactive training workshop, you will be involved in exercises, discussion, case study […]
Have you had an experience as a mediator where you question whether a party is really able to use mediation? Have you wondered about your responsibility/ability to assess this? How do we assess whether mediation is a good fit for someone? What criteria makes sense for this assessment? Please join us for this two-hour workshop […]
Come to this dynamic seminar facilitated by two top-notch mediators & experienced domestic relations lawyers, Rachel B. Goldman and Michael L. Leshin. Update/refresher on Alimony: Focus will be on the scope of the new issues which couples need to address, such as, duration, cohabitation, types of alimony, and retirement, related to the Alimony Reform Act […]
The Use of Self at the Mediator's Table Developing our capacity for “Being” in addition to “Doing” Facilitated by Jeanne Cleary Come to this engaging seminar with Jeanne Cleary in which we will focus on how we as mediators use ourselves as one of the primary tools in the mediator’s toolbox. In this session, Jeanne […]
Bystander Intervention Training: How to Intervene in a Conflict Situation Techniques to reduce the impact of aggressive social behavior Presented by Rona Fischman All Bystander Intervention training includes how to intervene in public aggression situations. Given your physical type and presentation, gender, race, social status, geographic location, there are better and worse ways to intervene […]
Come and consider the impact of identity on conflict and conflict management through the eyes of a mediator. Recognizing and appreciating the many identities at the mediation table—the parties, your co-mediator as well as your own—can be key to a successful mediation. We all carry multiple obvious and hidden identities with us as we walk […]
Presented by Helen Shurven, special guest from Australia! Member Helen Shurven will speak at the Community Dispute Settlement Center, Inc. on her work at the National Native Title Tribunal in Australia. The Tribunal deals with complex multi-party disputes between the rights and interests of Indigenous people, miners and explorers, the Government, and other interested parties. […]
Join CDSC's next 30-hour Basic Mediation Training from September 9-21, 2024. Register by August 9 for the early bird discount.
Have you ever found the dynamics between parties to be as challenging to manage as the substantive issues themselves? Did a power imbalance—stemming from the parties’ differences in formal roles, experience, or knowledge—play a role? What might be ways to prepare for and navigate these difficult moments as the neutral? Join Audrey Lee for an […]
Joy Qiao is a volunteer mediator with the Los Angeles County Superior Court and a cross-cultural leadership strategist whose work bridges dispute resolution, higher education, and global media, bringing a multidisciplinary perspective to navigating complex conflicts, power dynamics, and communication across cultures. In this interactive roundtable, Qiao explores a question many mediators and individuals quietly […]
ABA Ethics Opinion 518 is causing shock waves in the world of mediation. While many have been critical of it, others say it heralds the dawn of a golden age in our field. What do you think? This webinar will provide valuable food for thought as to whether moves we may make as mediators are […]