The Maine Agricultural Mediation Program (MAMP) within the UMaine Cooperative Extension warmly extends an invitation to MAM Members.  Please join us for our no-cost webinar, "Mentalism in Mediation".

When & Where: Thursday, November 6, 2025, via live Zoom

Noon to 1:30 PM (Eastern)

Presenters & Overview: Professor Sharon Sawyer (one of our MAMP Co-Mediators) from the Justice Studies Program at the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) & Dr. Magda Nišphonska (sounds like: Nish-pon'-ska) from the College of Psychology at the Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic. Sharon & Magda will bring their specialties together in this collaborative session -- Mediation and Mentalism in the field of Psychology. Mentalism emphasizes the role of unobservable mental states, such as attitudes, beliefs, and feelings, as the drivers of behavior. This webinar will explore connections and share tools that Mediators can use to better understand and improve their work with participants using the tenets of Mentalism.

Please register via Google Forms HERE!

Please note:

• This session is for and tailored to Agricultural Mediators as well as Mediation Programs, Providers & Students.
• Webinar information, including a Zoom link, will be sent via Google Calendar/ e-mail.
• Questions: please reach out to Lucy, lucille.wess@maine.edu, or Shiela, maineagmediation@maine.edu  

Lucy Wess, Esq. 

Director, Maine Agricultural Mediation Program

Certified Farm Succession Coordinator 

UMaine Cooperative Extension

Weekdays: 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, otherwise by appointment

207.974.9637

15 Estabrooke Drive

Orono, ME 04469