A Workshop for Experienced Mediators
Faculty: Dana Curtis
Location: Sausalito, CA
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Course Content & Objectives
This workshop introduces experienced mediators to the field of elder mediation in its many forms, from facilitating meetings in which families must make difficult decisions, to mediating family disputes concerning a parent, to mediating litigated cases involving elders or their families. In this experiential workshop, we will explore:
- The universe of elder mediation
- Unique aspects of elder mediation
- The art of communicating with older people
- Adult development and the experience of aging
- Mediator qualities – role of mindfulness, understanding and compassion
- Ageism and stereotyping of elders
- Participation of the aging adult – capacity, representation and accommodation
- Case development – intake, assessment and design of elder disputes
- Skills to manage family dynamics and conversation
- Distinctions between mediation and therapy
- Resources for aging adults
- Ethical and legal issues unique to elder mediation
- Mediating litigated cases involving elder issues – elder abuse, trusts & estates, conservatorships
- Special issues: grief, apology and forgiveness
- The elder mediation practice
Leaders in the field will join Dana Curtis. Past presenters include:
- Daniel Bowling, Esq. Co-editor/co-author of Bringing Peace into the Room: How the Personal Qualities of the Mediator Impact the Process of Conflict Resolution; staff attorney mediator and trainer for the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; meditation teacher and mediation trainer
- Vivian Clayton, PhD, a nationally recognized specialist in the assessment of capacity in older adults
- Richard Collier, Esq., an experienced mediator and arbitrator, practices trust and probate litigation as partner in the law firm of Cooper, White & Cooper in San Francisco
- Laurel Etheridge, CMC, is a certified Professional Geriatric Care Manager with over 30 years experience managing care for elders. She has held clinical and/or Executive roles in Adult Day Health Care, Home Care, Assisted Living, SNF, and PACE. Her private practice, Etheridge Care Management, specializes in dementia care.
- Marianne Gontarz York, LCSW. Gerontological social worker and photographer for forty years; currently Director of Resident Services at a large retirement facility; and widely-exhibited and published portrait photographer
- Vincent Marsella, Esq., a partner in the San Francisco law firm of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, focuses his litigation practice in the area of elder abuse litigation
*Mediation experience and/or experience required to attend training
Refunds: Fees are fully refundable up to 2 months prior to the training commencement date, less a $50 administration fee. Fees are 50% refundable up to 1 month prior to the training commencement date; thereafter, they are not refundable.
Enrollment: Space is limited and acceptance is in order of receipt of completed registrations.
CE contact hours: Provider Dana Curtis is approved by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Provider # 4519, for 23.75 Contact Hours.
MCLE: This course had been approved by the State Bar of California for 23.75 MCLE credits, including 2 hours of ethics credit.
Special needs: Please contact us at office@eldermediationgroup.com if you have special needs we can address to make your learning experience more effective and comfortable.
