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
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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 conductmediations with more than two people. Focus will be ontechniques for balancing power, reframing, hostility towardsthe mediator, and dealing with unexpected events.
PierceCountyCenter 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.
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.
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
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