This Week in Mediation #812

• New Study Evaluates the Role of Misconception in Creating Conflict
  Natalie Davis
• Directive Impulses Run Deep
  Dan Simon
• Mediation versus Court in Divorce
  Denise French
• Dispute Resolution and the Catalyst for Change in Cyprus: A Fellow’s Journey
  Eleni Charalambidou

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• Misconceptions and Benefits of Family Law Mediation
  Mediation provides divorcing spouses and separating parents with the opportunity to take control of their future by investing their time and energy in resolving these issues without the necessity of litigation.
• France, Germany, UK Blame Iran for Violating Nuclear Deal, Trigger Mediation
  France, Germany, and the UK announced they have triggered a formal dispute resolution process in response to Iranian violations of the 2015 nuclear deal, according to statements released by European diplomats on Jan. 14.
• Mediation ordered in U.D.-Clifton middle school fight
  MEDIA COURTHOUSE — Clifton Heights Borough and the Upper Darby School District have agreed to participate in at least five sessions of non-binding mediation to work out their intergovernmental dispute about building a new middle school in the borough.
• ‘Windy City Rehab’ host wants homeowner lawsuit dismissed in favor of mediation
  Attorneys for “Windy City Rehab” host Alison Victoria Gramenos are asking a Cook County judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a North Side couple unhappy with their home purchase so the issues can be worked out with a mediator. Gramenos has also expressed interest in buying back the home herself.
• State, in Mediation, Seeks Six Years for Ethiopian Israeli Protester Who Torched Police Car
  The state has charged a man who allegedly torched a police vehicle during a protest in July against the shooting death of Ethiopian-Israeli Solomon Teka by an off-duty policeman. In a preliminary mediation hearing, the state said it may seek a six-year prison term, as the defendant had prior convictions.
• Nonprofit view: Don’t wait for a conflict to get out of hand — use mediation
  Too often people in conflict believe their conflict has to reach epic proportions before seeking a dispute resolution process such as mediation, or they believe a situation might be too far gone to resolve.

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• January 16-18 - Toronto ON Canada - Learn to Meet & Interview Children for ADR: 12 Step VCR (Reports)
• January 17 - Phoenix AZ - Second Annual Schiefelbein Global Dispute Resolution Conference
• January 20-23 - San Antonio TX - Basic Mediation 40 Hour 4-Day Course
• January 21-23 - Los Angeles CA - 30 Hour Restorative Justice Training
• January 23-27 - Rockville MD - 40-Hour Basic Divorce Mediation Training
• January 28-31 - Dallas TX - Basic Mediation 40 Hour 4-Day Course
• January 29-February 1 - Houston TX - Basic Mediation Training in Houston’s Uptown-Galleria
• February 3-7 - Macon GA - Civil Mediation Training & Practicum
• February 5-8 - Port Coquitlam BC Canada - Conflict Management Coaching Workshop
• February 6-22 - Irvine CA - Mediating the Litigated Case - Irvine - February 6-8 and 20-22, 2020
• February 11 - Phoenix AZ - 3rd Annual Bruce E. Meyerson Lecture - The Psychology of Persuasion and Pre-Suasion
• February 17-21 - Austin Area TX - 40 Basic Mediation Training
• February 20-21 - Berkeley CA - Negotiating Effective Environmental Agreements
• February 24-28 - Macon GA - Domestic & Family Mediation Training
• February 24-27 - Ottawa ON Canada - Conflict Management Coaching Workshop
• February 24-29 - Los Angeles CA - 40-Hour Basic Mediation Training
• February 25-March 4 - New York NY - Basic Mediation Training: Conflict Resolution Theory & Techniques
• March 4-6 - Houston TX - Advanced Mediation: Family-Divorce-Child Custody Training
• March 5-9 - Rockville MD - 40-Hour Basic Mediation Training
• March 6 - Houston TX - Domestic Violence for Advance Family Training required by TX legislation
• March 11-20 - Corte Madera CA - 40 hour Mediation Training
• March 12-13 - Macon GA - Domestic & Family Mediation Training
• March 16-18 - Austin Area TX - 30 Hour Advanced Mediation Training
• March 18 - New York NY - Neuroscience in Mediation and Negotiation
• March 20 - Richmond VA - Dispute Resolution Summit

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