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MWI ROUNDTABLE SERIES The MWI Roundtable is an open discussion group where
practitioners can explore topics related to mediation, negotiation, and dispute
resolution. The MWI Roundtable meets periodically and offers an opportunity for
practitioners to explore the theoretical aspects of their practice and provides
a social opportunity to meet and explore ideas together.
Those attending the roundtable are encouraged to suggest topics for
discussion and help organize a MWI Roundtable.
REGISTRATION AND COST
The MWI Roundtable is free for all MWI mediators and
participants of MWI training programs.
All
other participants are asked to make a tax-deductible contribution to Mediation
Works Incorporated, a non-profit organization. RSVP is required for all
MWI Roundtables via email to <jhoch@mwi.org>
or phone 617-973-9739 x23.
2009 MWI Roundtable Calendar (click a
date below for more information)
LOCATION / TIMES
MWI Roundtables are held at:
Mediation Works Incorporated
4 Faneuil Hall - Fourth Floor
Boston, MA 02109
driving
directions
MWI Roundtables start with social meeting time for 30 minutes followed by a
two hour program. For more information, please contact Josh Hoch at
617-973-9739 x23 or jhoch@mwi.org.
spots (theirs, and, yes,
you have them, too), and learn strategies, techniques for anticipating,
preventing, and dealing with them. Required equipment: one open mind and a sense
of humor.
January 23, 2009
"Wild Adventures in Unexpected Places: Following Parties Wherever They Go"
Intended Audience: MWI Court and Divorce Panel Members
Social Time from 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Presentation from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Presenter: Moshe Cohen
Roundtable Description: Parties in mediation take many unexpected turns on the
way to uncovering their interests and potentially reaching resolution. A key
skill for mediators is to be able to follow the parties as they go through the
process and to stay with them through surprises and abrupt turnabouts. This
roundtable will focus on the skill of following parties and uncovering their
interests in order to make your mediations more efficient and effective in
helping parties achieve their goals.
February 18, 2009
"Mediation Jeopardy"
Intended Audience: MWI Mediators
Social Time from 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Presentation from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Presenter: Josh Hoch
Roundtable Description: Knowing about the field of mediation and why mediators
do what they do is essential for every mediator. Join MWI's Director of
Mediation Services, Josh Hoch, as he leads a Jeopardy style game with questions
mediators should know about the mediation field, skills, tools, resources,
challenging parties, and capacity to name a few. Mediators will be divided into
groups to work together to come up with answers. This roundtable promises to be
fun and informative.
March 24, 2009
"Negotiation Concepts for the Mediator"
Intended Audience: MWI Mediators
Social Time from 4:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Presentation from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Roundtable Description:
Join MWI’s Director of Negotiation Programs, Stephen Frenkel, as he discusses
the scope of MWI’s work in the field of collaborative negotiation training and
coaching. As a full services dispute resolution firm, MWI provides open
enrollment and customized negotiation and communication skills courses in the
corporate, institutional (government agencies, universities, etc.) and
non-profit sectors. Our work has recently gone global, with MWI providing
negotiation training workshops and coaching services in Asia and Europe as well
as the US. Stephen will discuss both the use of MWI’s interest based negotiation
framework, its applicability and usefulness in the world of mediation, and how
these skills have been applied in the corporate sector, inter-culturally.
April 3, 2009
"Providing Effective Feedback After Co-Mediating or Observing and the Ladder of
Understanding"
Intended Audience: MWI Court and Divorce Panel Members
Social Time - 12:30 PM to 1:00 PM
Presentation - 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Presenter: Stephen Frenkel and Josh Hoch
Roundtable Description: MWI's policy requires that mediators and observers
provide detailed feedback to each other after co-mediating or
observing. During the program we'll explore the following questions: How can we
provide feedback to other mediators in an effective and respectful way? How do
you provide feedback when you know the mediator is more experienced? Are you
able to comfortably share negative observations? Do you find that you or others
get defensive when debriefing? During this roundtable event MWI will provide a
framework for providing the most effective feedback to maximize learning from
the mediation.
May 6, 2009
"Overcoming Impasse – Tools to Empower Parties to Reach Agreements"
Intended Audience: MWI Mediators
Social Time from 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Presentation from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Presenter: Chuck Doran
Roundtable Description: Participating in mediation can be difficult for parties. After time, impasse can
seem to difficult to overcome. Join MWI's Executive Director, Chuck Doran, for
an advanced mediation skill training focusing on techniques and strategies for
empowering parties to be able to overcome impasse, stay focused, and reach
agreement.
May 18, 2009
"Elder Mediation: The Challenges and Rewards of this Evolving Practice Area"
Intended Audience: MWI Court and Divorce Panel Members
Social Time – 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM
Presentation – 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Presenters: Arline Kardasis and Blair Trippe of Elder Decisions
Roundtable Description: Best practices in Elder Mediation can include techniques
from the fields of conflict coaching, facilitation, consensus building and
dispute system design. Arline Kardasis and Blair Trippe will share what the team
at Elder Decisions has learned from five years of working with adult families in
multi-party disputes around caregiving, estate planning, inheritance matters,
living arrangements and other issues brought on by aging. Join us to learn
about this evolving practice area and multi-disciplinary approach to mediation.
June 23, 2009
"Dealing with Difficult Parties"
Intended Audience: MWI Mediators
Social Time from 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Presentation from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Presenter: Tad Mayer
Roundtable Description:
When an angry party makes demands or yells, it can be difficult for the other
party to remain focused on resolving the issues. Join MWI's Director of
Commercial and Facilitation Services, Tad Mayer, as he discusses strategies for
mediators to deal with a difficult party. This roundtable will provide mediators
with a working approach to facilitate productively with a difficult party,
empowering the parties to refocus on resolving the dispute. Participants will
learn how to apply the Seven Elements and Difficult Tactics to build better,
more effective communication without further escalating the issues between the
parties.
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