Last chance for $100 discount on Elder Mediation Training, June 13-14

Register by May 1 and save $100! 

Two-day Elder Mediation Training at William Mitchell College of Law
St. Paul, MN
June 13-14, 2008
Online registration:  http://www.wmitchell.edu/news/events/event.asp?mo=6&ye=2008&id=4003

$100 discount ends Thursday, May 1.  Register now to assure your spot and obtain access to manuals and other materials that will only be available to those who attend this training.

Elder mediation is one of the fastest growing sub-specialties of mediation.  The Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, CBS News, and other national media have recently featured articles on the need for experienced and well-trained mediators for elder law-related disputes. 

This two-day training, sponsored by the Center for Elder Justice and Policy and the Center for Negotiation and Justice at William Mitchell, features nationally-known elder mediation specialists Bob Rhudy,  Carolyn Rhodis, and Joanne Ivancic.   The training will furnish experienced and new mediators alike with the skills they need to address intrafamily conflicts involving elders, guardianship problems, and similar matters.  CLE and mediator education credits have been approved.  A condensed agenda is set out below.

The discount hotel rate of $155 will not be available after May 1. 

For detailed information on this program, visit http://cejp.org/eldmed.pdf

To register online, visit http://www.wmitchell.edu/news/events/event.asp?mo=6&ye=2008&id=4003

For more information about the program, email Professor Kim Dayton, Director of the Center for Elder Justice and Policy at William Mitchell, at kim.dayton@wmitchell.edu.

Agenda:

Agenda: DAY ONE

8:00 – 8:45 Registration and continental breakfast
8:45 – 9:00 Welcome
9:00 – 10:00 Introduction and gathering
    What is elder mediation?
    How is elder mediation different from other mediations?
    Mediation in Maryland and around the country

10:00 – 10:45 Intake: Johnson family
    Role play
10:45 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 12:30 The Aging Process and its possible impact on mediation, working with the aging
and persons with disabilities
    Ageism
    Social
    Psychological/Mental
12:30 – 1:15 Lunch: Guided Discussion
1:15 – 2:00 Aging process cont’d
    Physical Changes
2:00 – 2:45 Capacity Issues
2:45 – 3:00 Break and assign roles
3:00 – 4:15 continuation of the role play
    De-brief
4:15 – 5:00 Family Dynamics and Cultural Awareness

Agenda DAY TWO

8:45 – 9:15 Welcome Continental breakfast
9:15 – 10:00 Elder Abuse
    Relation to Confidentiality
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 11:45 Ethical considerations
    ABA standards
    Case studies
    Developing resource list : categories, several choices
11:45 – 12:45 Legal and Financial Issues
    Guardianship
    Financial Management
    Medicare and Medicaid
    End of Life Decision-Making
    Surrogate Decision-Making
    Red flags
12:45 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 3:30 Role Play
3:30 – 3:45 Break
3:45 – 4:30 Debrief role play
4:30 – 5:00 Wrap Up and closing exercise, evaluation