Mediation and Collaborative Problem-Solving Training

When	Monday, January 5, 2015 - Friday, January 9, 2015 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location	Room 300 Wolf Law Building
For	Public; Faculty; Staff; Students; Alumni; CLE Credit
Cost	$1200 (until 11-14-14); $1300 (11-15-14 to 12-5-14); $1400 (after 12-5-14)

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Join us for a week-long Mediation and Collaborative Problem-Solving Training at Colorado Law during winter session, January 5-9, 2014. This training session is co-sponsored by Collaborative Decision Resources (CDR) Associates, one of the best across the U.S. and around the world.

By participating in the Mediation and Collaborative Problem-Solving Seminar, you will learn how to:
- Analyze the causes of conflict and develop effective strategies to respond to them
- Structure effective multi-meeting mediation processes and individual sessions to promote successful resolution
- Promote parties’ use of effective Interest-Based Negotiation (IBN) strategies that enhance the potential for productive problem solving
- Recognize the stages of the mediation process and help parties to use the process to reach agreements and improve or redefine their relationships
- Apply effective mediator communication skills – active listening, framing, reframing, summarizing, questioning – to help parties better understand their differences and commonalities
- Respond creatively to parties’ strong emotions – anger, fear, frustration, hopelessness
- Exercise the influence of the mediator in the most constructive ways
- Respond to ethical dilemmas in mediation

Why choose CDR's Mediation and Collaborative Problem-Solving Training?
- CDR has 35 years of experience and has worked in over 60 countries to provide high quality mediation services and capacity building building training to effectively resolve a wide range of disputes.
- Our instructors have successfully resolved environmental, public policy, ethnic, family, employment, discrimination, labor-management, community and international disputes
- CDR's highly experiential and interactive programs blend mediation framework presentations and discussions, conflict analysis and strategy design exercises, quick-decision role plays and multiple mediation simulations into an exciting and highly engaging learning program.
- Multiple opportunities for you to practice mediation skills, including at least five extended simulations in which you and other seminar participants practice mediation.
- A team approach to teaching and one-on-one coaching of simulations by professional mediators.
- A program grounded in extensive research on effective mediation and dispute resolution practice by current or former CDR Partners. Chris Moore's Mediation Process: Practical Strategies for Resolving Conflict (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2014, 4th edition), is the foundation for our training programs.
- Our trainers offer “how to” tips for getting started and improving your practice.
- Unique, exciting collaboration between CDR and CU Law School.

A light breakfast and afternoon snacks are provided each day, as well as an evening reception with participants, CDR staff, and CU Law Faculty.

We look forward to seeing you in 2015!

More Information

Contact	Anna Spain Anna.Spain@colorado.edu
Sponsored By	Collaborative Decision Resources Associates and Colorado Law
CLE Credits	General: 36 Ethics: 1