Family Mediation Center is offering two continuing education webinars designed to help you adapt to practicing online.
Taking Your Practice Online:
Effective Use of Zoom for Lawyers
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May 15, 2020 | 12 P.M.
Cost: $35 In the new era of social distancing, flattening the curve doesn't have to mean flattening your practice. Zoom video conferencing is a tool for lawyers to maintain and even expand their practice. However, while signing up for an account is easy, effective use with clients is more challenging. Improve your learning curve in this one-hour webinar that will cover everything you need to know to start using Zoom in your practice: signing up, scheduling a meeting, using in-meeting features, maintaining security, plus tips for helping parties engage and participate. |
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Mental Health Professionals:
Meeting Clients' Needs Online
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May 22, 2020 | 12 P.M.
Cost: $35 The world has changed dramatically in recent months. Like the families we serve, we must adapt. Telehealth and teletherapy have been researched for years and use of online mediation has been growing, but now we are all in a position of trying to learn how to deliver services over virtual platforms. Zoom and Doxy.me are two frequently used online video and audio platforms. This webinar will provide experienced input on how to utilize Zoom and Doxy.me to enhance effectiveness of online services. We will provide a practical walkthrough of each platform and address common client and provider concerns. |
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Family Law Mediation Training-4 days
Spring dates postponed to October 15-16 and November 5-6
University Club in Milwaukee
EXPAND YOUR PRACTICE!
Training will focus on mediating with self-represented couples.
Open to lawyers and mental health and financial professionals.
$1,095 Early Bird Registration
$1,295 after September 1, 2020
$695 for non-profit, student, or court/government
EXPAND YOUR PRACTICE!
Training will focus on mediating with self-represented couples.
Open to lawyers and mental health and financial professionals.
$1,095 Early Bird Registration
$1,295 after September 1, 2020
$695 for non-profit, student, or court/government
Experienced mediators will teach a step-by-step process of interdisciplinary mediation for divorce professionals with practical skills, ethics, interactive learning, online mediation option, and a binder of tools and handouts.
30 credits, including 3 ethics credits, will be applied for (subsequent programs will be offered for additional credits)
30 credits, including 3 ethics credits, will be applied for (subsequent programs will be offered for additional credits)
Training Topic Overview:
- Changing culture of family law; focus on mediation with self-represented parties to meet their needs and expand professional practice
- WI mediation statutes and rules;
- Overview of mediation process: challenges of neutrality, interest-based approach; education vs. advice
- Importance of self-awareness: biases, practices, outcome views, reaction to conflict and impact on the mediation process
- Essential qualities and skills for family mediators
- Domestic abuse assessment
- Process design options: roles for lawyers, mental health and financial professionals and structure of meetings—in-person and video
- Step-by-step mediation process: initial phone call(s); joint education meeting (analogous to initial consult); agreement to mediate-terms of engagement-initial documents; individual meetings; first and subsequent mediation meetings; conclusion/implementation
- Neutral drafting
- Techniques and tools to deal with roadblocks and impasse
- Ethical standards and challenges
- Using mediation skills in other processes and topic areas beyond family law
- Online mediation: challenges and opportunities
- Building a mediation practice
SCHEDULE A FREE INITIAL CALL
Schedule a no-charge call with one of our lawyer mediators.
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Suite 200 Milwaukee, WI 53202 |
Mediation Locations are available in Milwaukee, Waukesha, and Mequon.
