Continuing Legal Education - University of Washington School of Law

Advanced Mediation: Using a Facilitative Approach

Monday and Tuesday, June 17-18, 2002
University of Washington School of Law
Condon Hall
1100 N.E. Campus Parkway
Seattle, Washington
14.0 CLE Credits (Includes 1.0 Ethics Credit)
Cost: Priority (Paid by June 10,2002) $375
Standard (Paid after June 10, 2002) $395

Program Highlights
Who Should Attend
Description of Program
Schedule
About the co-chairs, Julia Ann Gold and Alan Kirtley
Discounts and Refunds

Accommodations for Disabilities

Program Highlights

Participants will

Convening the mediation
Advanced communication skills
Using caucus as a tool
Understanding barriers to conflict resolution
Dynamics of working with represented parties
Mediation ethics

Experienced mediators will observe all simulations and coach participants as they practice mediation skills. skills.

Who Should Attend

Participants should have completed a basic mediation training or have equivalent mediation experience. The course is open to lawyers, counselors, public servants, business managers, teachers, administrators, law enforcement, human resource professionals, and others wishing to advance their mediation skills.

About the Program

This two-day course will emphasize the mediator's role as a facilitator of the parties' negotiation. We will review and practice the stages of mediation, looking at advanced techniques mediators can use to assist parties to find their own mutually acceptable settlement. The course will use self-assessment, short lectures, mediation role-plays, other short exercises, and large group discussion. Experi-enced mediators will observe all simulations and coach participants as they practice mediation skills.

Attendees Will Learn About:

Convening the mediation
Advanced communication skills
Using caucus as a tool
Barriers to conflict resolution
Dynamics of working with represented parties
Mediation ethics

Schedule

DAY 1, Monday, June 17, 2002

8:30 a.m.	Registration and coffee
9:00 a.m.	Morning Session Begins (There will be a 15 minute break during the morning session.) Review of the mediation process Advanced communication skills
12:00 p.m.	Lunch (on your own)
1:00 p.m.	Afternoon Session Begins Negotiation theory and barriers to settlement
2:00 p.m.	Mediation Role Plays (There will be a 15 minute break during the afternoon session.) Most of the afternoon will be spent in mediation role plays.
5:00 p.m.	Adjourn

DAY 2, Tuesday, June 18, 2002

8:30 a.m.	Registration and coffee
9:00 a.m.	Morning Session Begins (There will be a 15 minute break during the morning session.) Techniques to generate movement Getting parties to the table Dynamics of working with represented parties
12:00 p.m.	Lunch (on your own)
1:00 p.m.	Afternoon Session Begins (There will be a 15 minute break during the afternoon session.) Ethics in Mediation
2:00 p.m.	Mediation Role Plays Most of the afternoon session will be spent in mediation role plays.
4:45 p.m.	Program Evaluation
5:00 p.m.	Adjourn

For more information, call 800-CLE-UNIV or 206-543-0059.

About the Co-chairs

JULIA ANN GOLD joined the faculty at the Univer-sity of Washington School of Law in Seattle in 1995. She is the Director of the Mediation Clinic, and also teaches the 36-hour Mediation Skills CLE program, Negotiation, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Street Law. Before joining the University of Washington faculty, Professor Gold founded and directed the Mediation Clinic at the University of Oregon School of Law in Eugene.

Professor Gold is a member of the Washington State Bar Association and the South Carolina Bar Associa-tion. She practiced law in Charleston, South Carolina from 1983 to 1988, where she introduced mediation services to her family law clients. After arriving in the Pacific Northwest in 1989, she taught in the Street Law program at Seattle University School of Law, and co-directed a program to educate non-lawyers about the legal system and citizen rights and responsibilities. Professor Gold¹s mediation practice includes civil cases, employment, consumer and small business mediations, community and neighborhood mediation, landlord tenant mediation, and family conflicts.

ALAN KIRTLEY is Associate Professor of Law and Director of Clinics at the University of Washington School of Law. He teaches in the law school¹s Media-tion Clinic and offers courses in Negotiation and ADR. He has a private mediation practice that includes volunteer work with community dispute resolution centers.

He is a frequent presenter at mediator training pro-grams. Kirtley served as chair of the ADR section of the Washington State Bar Association in 1992-93. He has published several articles in the ADR field. In 1996 he was awarded a writing prize by the Center for Public Resources, for his article on confidentiality in media-tion.

Discounts and Refunds

Early Registration Discount: Pay by June 10, 2002, FOR MAJOR SAVINGS!
New Attorney Discount: If you were admitted to the Bar after December 31, 1998, you can take 30 percent off the standard registration fee, subject to space availability.

Accommodations for Disabilities

To request disability accommodation,contact the University of Washington Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at:(206)543-6450/V, (206)543-6452/TTY,(206)685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu (e-mail).