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Consider these Trainings
The Center for Civic Mediation has training opportunities.
The Center for Civic Mediation is dedicated to promoting a more harmonious and civil Los Angeles community by teaching, inspiring and helping people find peaceful ways to handle personal, organizational and community conflict.
January 23-27, 2012, 9am – 4pm daily
30-Hour Basic Mediation Training
Contact Andrew Culberson at 213 896-6536 or aculberson@centerforcivicmediation.org
http://centerforcivicmediation.org/community-services/course-descriptions-schedule/
February 3, 4 & 11, 2012
Advanced Mediation Skills Practicum
Contact Andrew Culberson at 213 896-6536 or aculberson@centerforcivicmediation.org
http://centerforcivicmediation.org/community-services/course-descriptions-schedule/
Visit the website for more information and for volunteer opportunities.
http://centerforcivicmediation.org/
The Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center/APADRC has training opportunities.
Date: February 16, 17 and 18, 2012
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $800; Early Bird Special – $700 if you register before December 15, 2011
Location: Downtown Los Angeles – Specific location to be determined
Trainer: Forrest Mosten
This intensive three-day training will provide attendees with an opportunity to acquire necessary skills and knowledge to conduct divorce mediation. Attendees will learn how to assist couples in resolving issues such as child custody, child and spousal support, and property division. Cultural aspects of divorce will also be addressed. We hope that this training will help attendees increase their cultural awareness in providing divorce mediation services to the increasingly diverse communities of this country.
• A certificate will be issued upon completion of the training.
• MCLE and Continuing Education credits for social workers and marriage-child therapists will be offered.
About the Trainer:
Forrest “Woody” Mosten is highly regarded as a master mediation trainer and has been honored by numerous organizations including the American Bar Association. He is the author of several best-seller books on mediation, and a popular presenter at mediation and law conferences around the world. To learn more about Mr. Mosten, please visit www.mostenmediation.com.
To register, please click here:
For more information about the training, please visit: http://apadrc.org/Events_Trainings.html
2012 Real Estate Mediation Institute
Please join us for the 2012 REAL ESTATE MEDIATION INSTITUTE
(3.0 Hours MCLE Credit)
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FLYER!
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 – 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Beverly Hills and Greater Los Angeles Association of Realtors
6330 San Vicente Boulevard, Suite 100
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Food and refreshments will be provided! Register today!
SCMA Membership Has Benefits!
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SCMA Professional Development Series
FREE WITH YOUR PAID MEMBERSHIP
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Lester L. Jones Presents: February 21, 2012 (6:30 – 8:00) 1.5 MCLE Credits
Kaleidoscope Competence: An Essential Mediator Attribute
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It’s that time again! Time to renew your membership and continue to support the SCMA.
Click on this link and join or renew today! It’s as easy as that!
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Focus
Federal Court rules and form changes
The Central District of California implemented the new ADR General Order, as of December 1, 2011. The court recently sent a summary of the changes to all mediation panel members. (Note the change in terminology from Settlement Officer Panel to Mediation Panel.) This is a reminder to panel members and anyone else using the federal court’s ADR services to start using the revised forms, which are now available online on the Central District website.
SCMA East Side / San Gabriel Valley Study Group!
SCMA East Side / San Gabriel Valley Study Group!
DATE: Monday, February 13th
TIME: 5:00 – 7:00 pm
LOCATION: Mediation Offices of Georgia Daniels
70 South Lake Avenue, Tenth Floor
Pasadena, CA 91101
COST: FREE to SCMA Members!
PARKING: Street, public lots two blocks south, or park in the building for $10
PLEASE BRING: a practice or case study question for group discussion/feedback!
RSVP: Please contact Georgia Daniels at (626) 441-1900 or georgiadaniels@georgiadaniels.com
SCMA West Side Study Group
SCMA West Side Study Group
DATE: Tuesday, January 31st
TIME: 6:00 – 8:00 pm
LOCATION: Mediation Offices of Wendy Kramer
2001 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 21o
Santa Monica, CA 90403
COST: FREE to SCMA Members!
RSVP: Please contact Wendy Kramer at (310) 829-6063 ext. 12 or wkramer@k2law.com
ECR2012: Working Across Boundaries
Share Your Experience and Knowledge
The U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution invites you to submit a session proposal for the Seventh National Conference on Environmental Conflict Resolution (ECR). Proposals are now being accepted for pre-conference training workshops and for conference panel sessions and roundtable discussions in the following four tracks:
- Track I: Tribal Consultation, Collaboration and ECR
- Track II: Collaborating at New and Larger Scales
- Track III: Building Institutional and Practitioner Capacity for ECR and Collaboration
- Track IV: ECR in Administrative and Litigation Contexts
Making Peace
Los Angeles lawyer-mediator Laurel Kaufer said she was immediately hooked when she received a letter from an inmate at Valley State Prison for Women in Chowchilla, asking for help. But she knew she couldn’t do it alone.
She called Doug Noll, a full-time mediator in Northern California and an expert in restorative justice, and read him the letter. It was from inmate Susan Russo, who is serving a sentence of life without parole.
