Course Description

Building on the knowledge and skills learned in the EMTP Core Program, this intensive three-day (24 hours) program will immerse participants in the practice of Elder Mediation. It is anticipated that participants in this advance-level course will have had previous mediation training and experience, and will be able to apply and integrate that knowledge to this specialized practice within the conflict-resolution field.

Interactive learning will include group discussions, demonstrations, simulations and role plays of real case studies, and participants will receive immediate feedback from coaches, instructors and classmates.  

This course is rich in opportunities to be creative, to experiment and to build self-confidence in the safety of an open learning experience, and is intended to expand the participant’s repertoire in ways that will be immediately applicable to their practice.

This course was designed to fulfill the standards and objectives for training recommended by the National Elder Mediation Network Training Work Group and documented in the Code of Professional Conduct for Mediators specializing in issues of aging by Elder Mediation Canada.

Instructors: Resa S. Eisen, MSW, RSW Accredited Mediator (FMC and OAFM) and Approved Supervisor (AAMFT) and Carolyn McAlpine, BSW Accredited Mediator (OAFM) and guest lecturers and coaches

Topics include:

• PRREP™: A Mediation Model for the “Maturing Family”
• The Role of the Mediator
• Stages in the Mediation Process
• Strategic determination of “next steps” in the process
• Intake and Screening procedures
• The Elder Abuse Screening protocol
• The Initial Interview
• Advanced interview techniques, with particular attention to cognitive impairment
• Strategies and accommodations to enhance the older person’s capacity to participate in the process
• Legal “Red Flags”
• Diffusing difficult situations
• Dealing with power issues
• Using caucuses effectively
• Reaching agreement and the Memorandum of Understanding(MOU)
• Checklists and MOU documents
• Marketing your practice

Pre-requisites:

• EMTP Core Program: Introduction to Elder Mediation and Elder Family Conferencing™
• Equivalency

Where: The Centre for Social Innovation, Toronto, Ontario

When:  November 30, December 1 & 2, 2011

Cost: $1200.00 (HST exempt)

Registration: Click on registration form below for full details.

Registration within two weeks of course date will guarantee registration. Refunds less 10% admin fee are issued up to two weeks prior to course date. We reserve the right to limit or decline registration.