This Week in Mediation #830

• Divorce & Managing Anxiety during COVID-19 - Video
  Roseann Vanella
• 4 Things You Definitely Need to Become an Accomplished Online Mediator
  Giuseppe Leone
• The Death of Traditional Mediation - An Obituary
  Paul Rajkowski
• “Empathy in Mediation”
  Sarathi Susheela

• Blind bidding – the next logical step in remote mediation
  This article discusses a relatively new concept of "blind-bidding mediation". It is mediation stripped to its barest essentials. It is fast and cheap. It is genuinely innovative. What's more, it works.
• With the family courts closed, mediation may be the only option
  Delphine Eskenazi explains how the Paris Bar is deploying mediators to resolve parental access disputes during Covid-19
• Pandemic Pushes Dayton Mediation Center's Expansion Goals Forward
  The resolution sessions are generally done face-to-face, with the conflicting parties and a mediation specialist all present. Now the COVID-19 pandemic has changed all that — and in some ways, it’s sparked some positive outcomes for the mediators.
• Singapore International Mediation Centre Implements Faster, Lower-Cost Process During COVID-19 Pandemic
  A new fee schedule will especially benefit parties with lower-valued disputes

• Conflicts Analyst - NY
• Mediator - TX
• Mediations Manager - TX and IA
• Mediation Coordinator - OR
• Fellows Program - NY
• Human Resources Specialist - WA

• May 21 - ONLINE - Transformative Mediation Q&A
• May 21-22 - Corte Madera CA - Advanced Mediation Training with Steven Rosenberg
• May 27 - ONLINE CA - Advanced Civil General Training - Online
• May 27 - ONLINE VA - Online - Facilitation and Group Consensus Building
• June 1-5 - Macon GA - Domestic & Family Mediation Training
• June 1-10 - ONLINE VA - Online - Mediation Skills and Process
• June 2-5 - Fairfax VA - Mediation Skills and Process
• June 2-5 - North Haven CT - CONFLICT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE JUNE 2-5
• June 3-10 - San Francisco CA - Mastering the Fundamentals of Mediation
• June 4-23 - ONLINE - Virtual Conflict Management Coaching Workshop
• June 5-14 - ONLINE CA - The Basics of Mediation
• June 10-August 26 - ONLINE - ODR Practitioner Certification Program
• June 15-17 - Austin Area TX - 30 Hour Advanced Mediation Training
• June 15-26 - ONLINE FL - Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediation Training
• June 15-19 - Oshkosh WI - 40 Hour Mediation Training
• June 16-17 - Macon GA - Domestic & Family Mediation Practicum
• June 19-August 14 - ONLINE CA - Summer 2020 Professional Skills Series - Five Online Courses
• June 22-26 - ONLINE VA - Online - Managing Difficult Conversations
• June 24-28 - ONLINE FL - Florida Supreme Court Civil Mediation Certification Training 40 hours (5 days)
• June 24-August 1 - ONLINE - Online Basic Mediation 40 Hour Accredited Course
• June 25 - Fairfax VA - 8Hr General District Court Mediation Observation Training
• June 25 - ONLINE - NY - Selected Ethics Issues in Mediation & Settlement Negotiations
• July 7-August 1 - ONLINE FL - Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediation Training Program
• July 12-17 - Macon GA - Civil Mediation Training & Practicum
• July 14-16 - Dallas TX - Family Mediation Training (30 Hours)
• July 23-August 7 - ONLINE CA - Mediating the Litigated Case
• July 23-25 - ONLINE FL - Florida Supreme Court Certified County Mediation Training Program

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