ARLINE KARDASIS | Mediator and Trainer
MWI Mediation Training Programs
Four Faneuil Hall - Fourth Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02109-1632
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 “A great presenter, wonderful manner, great role model, and generous with expertise and knowledge.” . - Lisa Levinson, Founder, Constructive Conversations, LLC Mid Coast, Maine [Training review from July 19-21, 2011] |
Dispute Resolution Experience Arline Kardasis is a mediator, trainer and founding partner of Agreement Resources, LLC and its subsidiary, Elder Decisions in Norwood, MA. Her mediation and coaching practice is focused on elder/adult family disputes and divorce as well as conflict resolution in civil, business and commercial settings. She designs and delivers advanced mediation trainings in Elder/Adult Family Mediation for experienced practitioners. Participants have traveled to Massachusetts to attend these programs from more than 20 states and from Germany, the UK, Switzerland, New Zealand and Australia. She has been a trainer and coach for MWI for many years and has participated in MWI’s Forty Hour Training, Executive Training, Summary Process Training and the MWI Mediation Program at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. In addition, Arline regularly provides coaching for law students in their mediation classes at Suffolk Law School and Boston College Law School. Arline’s industry experience includes ADR work in the state judiciary, US government, human resources, eldercare, family and business and corporate areas. Arline co-authored “Mom Always Liked You Best: A Guide for Resolving Family Feuds, Inheritance Battles and Eldercare Crises” (published in 2011). She also co-wrote “When Aging Issues Lead to Family Conflict” for Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Trainings and Workshops
Honors, Memberships, and Professional Activities Arline served as a founding tri-chair of the Elder Decision-Making and Conflict Resolution Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution. She served for many years on the Board of Directors of the Association for Conflict Resolution- New England Chapter and is the former Vice President of the Chapter. Arline was the Newsletter Editor of the Chapter for several years. She also served on the Public Awareness Subcommittee for the Massachusetts Trial Court’s Standing Committee on Dispute Resolution. She is a member of the Association for Conflict Resolution: Family, Elder and Workplace Sections, The New England Chapter of ACR, and the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation. Lectures and ADR Trainings Conducted Arline has designed and delivered presentations on the use of Elder Mediation, Workplace Mediation and Family Mediation to a broad spectrum of audiences including: Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation, the Sino-U.S. Judicial Mediation Exchange Program, The American Bar Association, the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), and the Northeast Human Resources Association. She regularly lectures to Social Workers, Geriatric Care Managers, and to the public on the use of mediation for resolving adult family disputes around elder transitions, eldercare, inheritance and family property. Background and Education Arline received her BA in Political Science and Urban Studies from Boston University and her MAT with honors from Simmons College. She also attended the Harvard Law School Mediation Semester. |
