FDMCGNY Continuing Education Seminars

Our popular continuing education series, free to members, comprises 9 or 10 three-hour programs each year, covering the enormous breadth of topics related to process, theory and substantive law that divorce mediators need to know.  Such programs include:  Mediating spousal support issues; the psychology of divorce; recent developments in negotiation theory; domestic violence protocols for private practice mediators; working with consulting and review attorneys; and mediating equitable distribution of professional practices, licenses and enhanced earnings.  Presenters have included such notables in our field as Robert Baruch Bush, Steve Abel, Bob Collins, and many others.   

Our CE programs qualify for continuing education credits for the Association for Conflict Resolution and the New York State Council on Divorce Mediation, as well as New York State Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits.  

CE programs take place in midtown Manhattan.  Please see "Upcoming Events" under "Resources" for a list of CE and other FDMCGNY programs.

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Elder (Adult Family) Two Day Mediation Training

FEBRUARY 1and 2, 2010 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

DESCRIPTION: Elder mediation helps seniors and their adult children resolve conflicts around issues such as living arrangements, caregiving, financial planning, inheritance/estate disputes, medical decisions, family communication, driving, and guardianship.

THIS 2 DAY COURSE WILL COVER THE FOLLOWING:
Mental and Physical Effects of Aging
- Maintaining Independence
- Coping with Loss
- Caregiving and Aging Families
- Long Term Care Options for Elders
- Legal Planning
- Planning for Financial Management
- Medical Decision Making
- Asset Protection
- Guardianship
- Advanced Multi-Party Mediation Skills and
- Challenges of Elder Mediation
- Neutrality vs. Mediator Advocacy
- Common Hurdles
- New Strategies for Intake
- Working with Large, Dispersed Family Groups
- Ethical Concerns
TRAINERS: Arlene Kardasis and Blair Trippe
Elder Decisions and Agreement Resources, LLC together with an experienced elder law attorney and geriatric care manager

CLE credits will be available

Please email  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to confirm your registration and send checks payable to “FDMCGNY” to our administrator as follows:

Julie Akhunova, The LawFirm and Mediation Practice of Alla Roytberg, P.C., One Station Square, Suite 101, Forest  Hills, NY 11375.

The Fee is $450 for members of FDMCGNY and $600 for nonmembers.

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MAY CE

MAY 28, 2009  9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

NYC BAR ASSOCIATION, 42 WEST 44th STREET, NY NY

Presenter: Robert Collins

Topic: The talk,TECHNIQUES FOR TROUBLED TIMES:

Mediating in the Shadow of Uncertainty is a continuation of the conversation that began at our last CE presented by Chris Sorensen about how to help our clients make long term decisions in the face of global and personal economic instability.

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ANNOUNCEMENT

The Family and Divorce Mediation Council of

Greater New York

cordially invites you to attend our

Annual Meeting and Spring Dinner Party

Thursday, June 11, 2009

6:00 pm

The Pod Hotel

230 East 51^st Street

Between 2^nd and 3^rd Avenues

Keynote address by

The Honorable Jeffrey D. Lebowitz,

Acting Justice, New York State Supreme Court

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 All are encouraged to submit designs for our new FDMC logo. The winning design will be announced that evening. Grand prize is a one-year FDMC membership.  Please contact Lisa Gottesman, FDMC Administrator at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.