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Mediation is an increasingly popular method for resolving disputes. Mediation, which is essentially facilitated negotiation, allows parties in conflict to control their final agreements and shape them to fit their needs.

This basic skills training course will locate mediation among the array of dispute resolution processes, and examine the differences between facilitative and evaluative mediation. Participants will learn a step-by-step process to assist parties in conflict to find mutually agreeable solutions.

This course will focus on collaborative, facilitative, interest-based mediation. You will learn the extremely challenging practice of mediating with parties in joint session, face-to-face, and using caucuses where appropriate. You will be encouraged to provide a process that offers substantive, procedural and psychological satisfaction to all parties.

Through a mix of theory and practice, participants will learn the skills, tools and processes used by mediators. We will examine each stage of the mediation process, and participants will engage in simulated mediations drawn from a range of settings. Individual coaches will observe roleplay mediations and assist participants to debrief and learn from all simulations. Attendees will be challenged to become more self-aware, and to develop new skills to provide better mediation services to clients.

Please note: All registrants will mediate and participate in all class exercises. Participants are encouraged to attend with a willingness to work collaboratively and with a mind open to exploring new and alternative processes. This course is not a marketing, public relations or placement workshop. It is designed to equip you to mediate.

Julia Ann Gold is a senior lecturer and director of the Mediation Clinic at the University of Washington School of Law. Before joining the UW faculty in 1995, she created and directed the Mediation Clinic at the University of Oregon School of Law. She also offers courses in negotiation and Street Law, a national program, where law students educate local high schoolers about the legal system.

Professor Gold is a member of the Washington State Bar Association. She has served on the Board of the Northwest Institute for Restorative Justice, and is currently a board member of the King County Dispute Resolution Center. Her mediation practice includes civil cases, employment discrimination, business, family conflicts, and community and neighborhood mediation. In 2003, she taught mediation in Nepal as a Fulbright Senior Scholar.

* You can either order a box lunch or have lunch on your own.

36.0 CLE Credits (Includes 2.0 Ethics Credits) are approved. For more information regarding CLE credits in other states, contact UW CLE at 206-543-0059.

Refunds are available up to five days prior to the program. In lieu of a refund, we encourage participants to send a substitute. Please notify the UW CLE of any requests for refunds or substitutions. All cancellations are subject to a $30 handling charge.

To request accommodations for the disabled, please contact the office of the Disability Services Office at least ten daysin advance at:(206) 543-6450 (voice); (206) 543-6452(TDD); (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu(E-Mail).