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Portland, OR 97240
Phone: 503-872-9775
Training Calendar

Oregon Mediation Association Training Calendar

OMA provides this information as a public service and this calendar does not constitute an OMA endorsement of these trainings or providers. Dates, times and other information are subject to change. Please contact the providers directly for more information

OMA SPONSORED EVENTS
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DATE LOCATION & SPONSOR DESCRIPTION
3rd Tues. Eugene, OR
Lane County Bar Association ADR Charles.m.zennache@ojd.state.or.us
Brown-bag meetings Advanced/Continuing Ed.
Varies.

Portland, OR
Oregon Mediation Association
ph OMA 872-9775 or email mediate237@aol.com

Salons—Continuing Education and Networking
3x/year Portland, OR
Collaborative Mediation Group
jbrooks@ci.beaverton.or.us
Continuing Ed.
1st Wed. Portland, OR
Oregon Mediation Association/ASTD
mediate237@aol.com
Workplace Mediation Special Interest Group/ Meetings

 

BASIC MEDIATION TRAINING 
Please contact sponsors or use links below for more information and course descriptions.
  
DATE & TIME
LOCATION & SPONSOR DESCRIPTION
October 8, 10 & 11, and 24 & 25, 2009
Portland Community College
 
Course Location:
Village Lake Conference Room
630 B Avenue, Suite 205
Lake Oswego, OR 97034

 

CEU 911K: Mediation Training

Covers the foundational skills of mediation in order to expand current/future knowledge to successfully mediate disputes.  Receive certificate of completion.

Credits: 3.20 CEU

Instructor: Tsipora Dimant

Tuition: $450 plus $22 fees

For more information, please click here to visit the PCC website or download the course flyer.

 

October 28-30, 2009
Good Shepherd Mediation Center
 
5356 Chew Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19138
 
(215) 843-5413

 

Basic Mediation Training

This workshop will teach you facilitation skills and techniques to enhance communication, conflict resolution, information gathering, perspective-taking, problem-solving, interest-based negotiating, and agreement writing.

Fees: $450

For more information, visit www.phillymediators.org or call Cynthia Blue at (215) 843-5413.

 

November 12 - 15, 2009
Sponsor:
Central Oregon Mediation
Bend, OR 97701

Basic Mediation Training

applications can be sent via email.
Call for application:   541 383-0187
Fee: $450
Scholarships available

November 20 & 21
December 4 & 5
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sponsor:
Neighbor-to-Neighbor
945 Columbia Street N.E
Salem, OR  97301
n2nmediation@gmail.com
503.585.0651

 

Location:
Salem YWCA
1255 Broadway
Salem, Oregon

 

Basic Mediation Training


Neighbor-to-Neighbor's Basic Mediation Training meets all standards set for community mediators under the Oregon University System.

 

Neighbor-to-Neighbor trainings are open to the general public and are also an avenue for training potential Neighbor-to-Neighbor volunteer mediators who wish to assist Neighbor-to-Neighbor in fulfilling the mission of providing dispute resolution services to residents of Marion County and West Salem.

 

Training Costs...

·    Individual rate:  $495

·    Volunteer rates: $295 when you agree to volunteer for Neighbor-to-Neighbor for 40 hours within one year.

·    $95 if you become a volunteer mediator for 80 hours within one year.

Additional partial scholarships are available for new volunteers with special skills, especially bilingual mediators.  Bilingual includes ASL, Spanish and Russian.  Other languages will be considered.

 

Early application is recommended, as class size is limited. 

Click here for more information.

Wednesdays, January 6 & 13, 2010 from 6pm to 9pm
Fridays and Saturdays, January 8, 9, 15 and 16, 2010 from 8am to 5pm
Sponsor:
Resolutions Northwest
1827 NE 44th Ave., Ste. 300

Portland, OR  97213
Ph. 503 595-4890

Basic Mediation Training

Description:

This 38-hour training and covers all basic dimensions of mediation work. It is designed for people who are committed to solving conflict throughout their workplaces, organizations, and community. The training is designed with energizing activities to learn and practice conflict resolution tools, including conflict theory, mediation stages, empathic listening, facilitating negotiations, cross-cultural conflict management and more!  

The only basic mediation training that offers monthly practice sessions for the following year.

Lead Trainer: Chris Sheesley, MA

Two ways to participate:  As a paid participant (cost $800), or apply to become an RNW neighborhood mediator with a year-long 120 hr. volunteer program that includes a weekly 3 hr. volunteer commitment in lieu of cost of the training.

Volunteer Application Deadline: November 20

 

For more information, please visit www.resolutionsnorthwest.org.

 

January 7, 8, 9, 15 & 16, 2010
Sponsor:
Mediation Works
 
Location:
Medford, OR

LEARN HOW TO MEDIATE!

 

This dynamic five day training in the Fundamentals of Mediation provides a professional qualification which meets the standards set by the Oregon Judicial Department for Civil Mediators.

To register call (541) 770-2468 or at www.mediation-works.org

 

ADVANCED TRAINING & CONTINUING EDUCATION
Please contact sponsors or use links below for more information and course descriptions.
 

DATE & TIME
LOCATION & SPONSOR
DESCRIPTION
October 29-30, 2009  
Montgomery County Mediation Center
3075 Ridge Pike, Suite B
Eagleville, PA 19403
(610) 277-8909
 

Advanced Mediation Training

 
For more information, please visit www.MontcoMediation.com.

October 30-31, 2009

8:30am-5:30pm

Sponsor:
Clackamas County Family Court Services
Youth and Family Mediation Program
2051 Kaen Road, Room 210
Oregon City, OR 97045
(503) 655-8415
 
Location:
Development Services Building
150 Beavercreek Road
Oregon City, OR 97045

Youth and Famiy Mediation Training

If you have received previous mediation training, come and learn techniques for working with teens and their parents. Upon completion, you will receive a certificate and may apply to volunteer with Youth and Family Mediation (YFM)!

Learn:
• Co-mediation model which uses a team of two mediators, one adult and one youth
• Developmental issues for youth
• Intercultural issues in family structures
• Clarifying issues that can and cannot be mediated
• When to refer to other services
• Legal and ethical issues

Prerequisites:

Adults:  Must have completed a 30-hour basic mediation training including participation in role plays as described in Uniform Trial Court Rules, Chapter 12.
Youth:  Must have had some training and experience in peer mediation or the equivalent before coming to the training. (Ask your school counselor about opportunities or contact the Youth and Family Mediation Program Coordinator, below.)

Tuition:   Free to ClackamasCounty residents/YFM volunteers!
     Everyone else:  $150 total for both days

 

Application:  Applications can be found at http://www.clackamas.us/fcs/conflict.htm.

 

Deadline is October 20, 2009.

 

For more information, please contact YFM Program Coordinator, Shari Bandes, at 503-650-5659 or sbandes@co.clackamas.or.us.

November 6 & 7, 2009
Portland Community College
Portland, OR

CEU 901Y Advanced Mediation 1.60 Cr.
 
Emphasis on difficult situations and how to conduct mediations with more than two people.  Focus will be on techniques for balancing power, reframing, hostility towards the mediator, and dealing with unexpected events.
 
45061 Central CPWTC 304

Fri 11/6 8:30am-4:30pm Dimant

Sat 11/7 8:30am-4pm Dimant
 
$199 plus $10 Fee
 
For more information, please click here.
 

November 12-15, 2009

8:30am - 5:30 pm

Sponsor:
Pierce County Center for Dispute Resolution
 
Location:
738 Broadway,
Suite 400
Tacoma, Washington 98402
 
Contact:
Marc Steiner
Pierce CountyCenter for Dispute Resolution
253.572.3657
PCCDR.org

Parent-Teen Mediation Training:

An advanced training for mediators and other professionals who work with families

**Clock Hours & CEU's for *Social Workers available (24 credits) --
CallCenter for details**

 

    This is a 3-day advanced training for mediators presented by the PierceCountyCenter for Dispute Resolution. This training is designed specifically for:
   
   ·  Mediators who have completed their basic 40-hour training

OR
   ·  Family workers, therapists, counselors, teachers, youth workers

    This training includes a combination of class discussion and lecture, small group exercises, and simulated role plays gleamed from common parent/teen conflicts in mediation.


    Common issues in Parent/Teen mediation include: communication, respect, trust, school performance and behavior, curfew, friends, appearance, freedom.

    The principal trainer, Marc Steiner, has extensive work with families over the past 20 years and coordinated the New Mexico CDR parent/teen mediation program, one of the largest referral and volunteer mediator parent/teen mediation programs in the country.
 
Cost: $195 for general attendance, $75 if you commit to our volunteer program
 
Registration forms are available on our website here.
Varies
 
Portland Community College
Portland, OR
 
Community Education, Mediation

 

CONFERENCES & OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST TO MEDIATORS
Please contact sponsors or use links below for more information.
 

DATE & TIME
LOCATION & SPONSOR
DESCRIPTION
November 6 & 7, 2009
Sponsor:
Oregon Mediation Association
in partnership with the
University of Oregon School of Law
Appropriate Dispute Resolution Center
 
Location:
University of Oregon School of Law
1515 Agate Street
Eugene, OR 97403
 
23rd Annual OMA Fall Conference
 
"Beyond Heroes and Villains: 
The Power of Collaboration"
 
Plans are underway for another inspiring conference including: a powerful keynote address from Professor Larry Susskind, two luncheons, over 25 exciting workshops to build your skills and understanding, and many opportunities for networking and collaboration!  The conference is appropriate for mediation practitioners or anyone interested in mediation or other forms of conflict resolution.  One and two day registration options will be available.
 
To learn more, visit www.omediate.org/pg1010.cfm.
 
 
April 30 - May 1, 2010
Sponsors:
The University of Washington School of Law, the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the Washington State Bar, the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the King County Bar, the Washington Mediation Association and Resolution Washington
 
Location:
University of Washington School of Law, William H. Gates Hall
Seattle, Washington

SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL NORTHWEST
DISPUTE RESOLUTION CONFERENCE

Click here to download the Request for Proposals (RFP).

Proposals will be accepted through November 25, 2009.

For more information, visit www.mediate.com/nwadr

or contact Kathy Kline at the University of Washington, Continuing Legal Education Office, 206-543-8881 or via e-mail at kkline@u.washington.edu

 
 
OMA SPONSORED EVENTS
Lane County Bar Association ADR Brown Bag Meetings
All Brown-bag meetings will be held on the first Tuesday of each month (September-June) from Noon-1:00pm in the Bob Straub conference room in the Lane County Public Service Building. Contact: Julie Gentli Armbrust (541) 484-1200
 
OMA  Thursday Salons
Watch OMA Flashes for details on upcoming Salons.
 
OMA & Neighbor to Neighbor Salem Brown-Bag Lunches
Held each month from Noon-1:00pm at the Marion County Neighbor to Neighbor office, 1655 Capitol Street NE, Salem, OR. Contact:
(503) 585-0651.
Collaborative Mediation Group
Held 3 times per year. Contact: Jim Brooks (503) 526-2791 or
jbrooks@ci.beaverton.or.us
 
OMA/ASTD Workplace Mediation Special Interest Group
A support group for professional mediators involved in workplace mediation. Anyone interested may attend. Contact: Elizabeth Livingston (503) 661-3144 or Maria Iwasyk,
mediate237@aol.com, or visit http://www.astdcascadia.org/programs/SIGs/mediation_portland.html 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 





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