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• 40-hour Basic Mediation Training

  • Start
    September 16, 2020
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    8:30 AM (EDT)
  • End
    September 30, 2020
  •  
    3:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    by ZOOM

  TRAINING DATES: SEPTEMBER 16, 17 (WE/TH), 22, 23, 24 (TU/WE/TH) AND 29, 30 (TU/WE) 2020, 8:30 AM TO 3 PM

  FEE: $900, $785 EARLY BIRD RATE IF REGISTERED BY SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2020

  CREDIT FEE: For Maine CLE credit, please add an additional $35 to registration fee

  NOTICE: Training is going to be offered online due to current COVID-19 climate. We will also include teaching online mediation using the Zoom platform.

  See the FLYER for more information.

  Click the link to REGISTER ONLINE.

  For more information contact Karen Groat at  Family & Community Mediation: karen@mainefcm.org or (207) 520-2442.
  

  Interested in becoming a mediator? Enhancing your conflict resolution/management skills? Or, learning how to assist others in resolving their conflict-related issues? If yes, plan to attend this 5-day hands-on highly interactive practical training. Demonstrations, discussions, exercises, videos, and role-play practice with mediation scenarios are central features of this training in addition to mini-lectures. It will focus on both the facilitative and transformative orientation models. Guest mediator coaches will provide additional guidance and experience in your learning.

  Areas of focus include:

  • Conflict theory and stress response
  • Theories and practice of mediation – both facilitative and transformative orientations ➢ Screening for mediation appropriateness
  • Power dynamics and trust building
  • Effective interventions and practice
  • The impact of mediator influence and implicit bias
  • Standards of mediator practice and ethics
  • The professional limitations of mediation practice
  • Online mediation using the Zoom platform

  Learn new skills, understand how to apply them to your life and to a mediation practice by taking this training. Past participants report an amazing shift in the way they talk, listen and problem solve—at work and in their family life.

  At the conclusion of the training, participants will receive a Certificate of Completion, a commonly accepted state and national standard. Participants are expected to attend all training sessions to receive a certificate.

  Presenters:

  KAREN GROAT, Director of Family and Community Mediation, has worked with mediators, families, communities and outside organizations for over 18 years, specializing in complex family conflict and systems in more than 3500 mediations. An experienced Transformative Mediation trainer and communication coach, she also provides private and court-related mediation and training and is on the Maine Association of Mediators Board of Governors. FCM has expanded statewide in partnership with MAMP to serve Maine’s agriculture and rural communities.

  LEAH BOYD is mediator, facilitator and certified trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication. She is co-owner of Clarity Services, LLC offering communication-related services to a variety of organizations as well as individuals. Since 2010 Leah has mediated for private clients, as well as the Maine District Court and the Department of Education.

  PAM WAITE, A graduate of Smith College and the University of Maine School of Law, Pam represented the State of Maine as an Assistant Attorney General primarily in employment and tax matters for over 30 years. A skilled negotiator, she trained to become a mediator and now mediates privately; serves on the court rosters for family matters and foreclosure cases; and also is on the roster as a mediator for the Maine Human Rights Commission and the Maine Department of Education. Pam believes strongly in party self determination and the importance of trying to resolve disputes by agreement as an alternative to engaging in lengthy and expensive litigation. Pam is also the President of the Maine Association of Mediators (MAM).

  And other professionals from the mediation field with extensive experience in a variety of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) practices.

  Hosted by Family & Community Mediation. Co-sponsored by Kids First Center and University of Maine Cooperative Extension

  For more information contact Karen Groat at  Family & Community Mediation: karen@mainefcm.org or (207) 520-2442.
  

  Thank you for your interest!

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• 40-hour Certificate Program in Mediation

  • Start
    October 05, 2020
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    8:30 AM (EDT)
  • End
    October 08, 2020
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    4:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Abromson Center, 88 Bedford Street, Portland, ME

  40-hour Certificate Program in Mediation
  

  Mediation introduces you to alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and the process and skills of mediation. It provides 40 hours of training, which is a state and national standard for entry-level mediators. The course is designed for individuals who are interested in mediating or applying the process of mediation to their profession or in their workplace.

  Instructors: Diane Kenty & Bill Logue

  Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

  32 hours of online work and 8 hours offline (40 hours)

  October 5 - 8, 2020, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

  Cost: $1,545.00 (20% discount for non-profits and UMS Alumni and Students)

  FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER

  For additional information about courses at USM:
  

  Professional Development Programs Course Listing 
  

  Course Detail and Registration Information
  

  Sign up for USM Professional Development Program email/mail lists. 

  This program is not a Maine Association of Mediators course. Please use the links above for more information.

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• 16-hour Agricultural Mediation Training ONLINE

  • Start
    October 13, 2020
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    9:00 AM (EDT)
  • End
    October 22, 2020
  •  
    1:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    ONLINE

  16-hour Agricultural Mediation Training ONLINE
  

  Interested in becoming an agricultural mediator? The Maine Agricultural Mediation Program (MAMP) offers mediators the opportunity to co-mediate a wide range of possible issues on farms or involving farmers.  This 16-hour training will introduce you to the range of topics covered by agricultural mediation. It includes multiple guest speakers and daily opportunities to practice and role play the types of conflicts and issues that arise on farms and within the agricultural community.

  DATES: Sessions will be held online October 13, 15, and 20, 22 (TUES/THUR for two consecutive weeks), 9:00 am - 1:00 pm.

  FEE: $0 – THERE IS NO COST TO ATTEND.

  PLEASE REGISTER BY OCTOBER 6, 2020. This training is generously funded through the United States Department of Agriculture, Maine Agricultural Mediation Program.
  

  Presenters:

  Multiple presenters will meet with you over the four training sessions from the USDA, FSA, Land for Good, MOFGA, Cooperative Extension, Family and Community Mediation, and many more! The sessions will be facilitated by Leslie Forstadt from University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the MAMP, and Karen Groat from Family and Community Mediation and the MAMP.

  Sign up Today! Enrollment Information:

  Dates: October 13, 15, 20, 22
  Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
  Location: ONLINE
  Fee: $0, deadline October 6, 2020

  REGISTRATION:

  Register online here.

  For more information contact Leslie Forstadt at maineagmediation@maine.edu or Karen Groat at Karen@mainefcm.org or Mainefcm.org.

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• CONFLICT RESOLUTION DAY - Mentoring Circles Workshop

  • When
    October 15, 2020
  •  
    3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    by ZOOM

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  The Maine Association of Mediators ("MAM") and Family and Community Mediation ("FCM") are offering a free workshop to discuss ways to connect with other mediators and grow in the practice of mediation through mentoring, mentoring circles, and co-mediation. The session will explore possible avenues in which seasoned mediators can share their valuable experience and practical wisdom with fellow practitioners and as well as opportunities for new mediators to get time "in the seat" for the purpose of building their practice and/or applying for the Court rosters. We look forward to your joining us for what promises to be a lively and informative discussion and networking event.

  Thursday, October 15, 2020

  3:30 - 5:00 PM by Zoom

  Please register for this event to be on the email list for the Zoom Link and if you will be seeking CLE credit. You will receive an email a few days before the event with Zoom instructions.

  Workshop Leader - KAREN GROAT, Director of Family and Community Mediation, has worked with mediators, families, communities and outside organizations for over 18 years, specializing in complex family conflict and systems in more than 3500 mediations. An experienced Transformative Mediation trainer and communication coach, she also provides private and court-related mediation and training and is on the Maine Association of Mediators Board of Governors. FCM has expanded statewide in partnership with Maine Agricultural Mediation Program to serve Maine’s agriculture and rural communities.
  

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• Family Law Mediation Training

  • Start
    January 21, 2021
  •  
    8:30 AM (EST)
  • End
    January 25, 2021
  •  
    1:00 PM (EST)
  • Location
    by ZOOM

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  MAINE ASSOCIATION OF MEDIATORS (MAM) presents a Three Day Family Law course designed for new mediators who wish to apply for the Family Law Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Services (CADRES) roster.  Training to be held by ZOOM, Thursday, January 21st, Friday, January 22nd, and Monday, January 25th, 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM. There will also by a one hour reading and homework assignment on Thursday and a two hour assignment over the weekend.

  FAMILY LAW training provides fifteen (15) hours of family law instruction. Designed for mediators who want to be on the CADRES Family Matters roster or who encounter family law issues in their work, the training covers the three major areas of divorce and family law cases: children, property, and support. Topics include parental rights and responsibilities, marital property, child support, spousal support, post-judgment actions, and other family law issues. During the training, participants will be introduced to relevant statutes, court forms, and mediation agreements. Participants will also be calculating child support obligations using the Maine Child Support Guidelines and statutes for a variety of scenarios.

  
  

  MAM members - $400 Non MAM members - $450

  Registration and Fee must be received by January 11, 2021.

  Cancellation Policy: Fee will be refunded, less $50 deposit, if request is received by January 11, 2021. 

  14 CLE hours plus 1 Ethics hour and 15 CADRES hours available.

  INSTRUCTORS: 

  
  

  

  Pam Waite - MAM President - A graduate of Smith College and the University of Maine School of Law, Pam represented the State of Maine as an Assistant Attorney General primarily in employment and tax matters for over 30 years. A skilled negotiator, she trained to become a mediator and now mediates privately; serves on the court rosters for family matters and foreclosure cases; and also is on the roster as a mediator for the Maine Human Rights Commission and the Maine Department of Education. Pam believes strongly in party self determination and the importance of trying to resolve disputes by agreement as an alternative to engaging in lengthy and expensive litigation.

  
  

  
  

  

  Lucy Wess - MAM Board member - is a mediator, facilitator, and educator and the owner of Mindful Mediation, LLC in Wilton, Maine. She was introduced to the world of dispute resolution while studying Valparaiso University School of Law in Indiana and soon after became a member of the Pennsylvania Bar. Over the last decade, she has been involved in academics, athletics, and support services in domestic and international higher education settings. Since January 2019, Lucy has applied her varied skills and experiences as a CADRES Family Matters mediator, private mediator and facilitator in a variety of settings, and an Adjunct Instructor in the Undergraduate and Graduate Peace & Reconciliation Programs at the University of Maine. She also is interested in promoting peace, reconciliation, and restorative justice through cross-cultural mediation and facilitation. She serves as a volunteer facilitator with the Restorative Justice Institute of Maine (RJIM) and is pursuing a Master of Art of Interdisciplinary Studies (MAIS) in Peace and Reconciliation at UMaine. 

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