A marital break-up can be one of life's most difficult experiences.
Mediation offers an effective and humane way to negotiate the difficulties
of separation and divorce with a minimum of tension, conflict, and
damage to a family’s emotions and finances. This workshop explains
how mediation works, what topics are covered, how to choose a mediator,
and what to expect in terms of cost and time. Couples are encouraged
to attend together. Presenter: Donna Duquette
Date: Tuesday, September 7, 2010 7:00 – 8:45
pm
Location: Montgomery County Commission
for Women
Counseling and Career Center
401 Hungerford Dr
1st Floor
Rockville MD 20850
Contact: Montgomery County Commission for Women
Counseling and Career Center
240-777-8300 www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cfw
TAKING CARE OF THE CHILDREN: HELPING
DIVORCING PARENTS NEGOTIATE PARENTING PLANS
Designing a parenting plan for separating and divorcing parents is a
place where legal considerations and therapeutic considerations intersect.
This interactive presentation for therapists will explain how therapists
and mediators can work together with parents to help them design a parenting
plan that promotes the health and well-being of the children. Presenter: Donna Duquette
Date: Monday, September 13, 2010 9:00 – 12:00
noon
While divorce litigation often makes things worse by escalating family
conflict and by imposing huge economic and emotional costs on the family,
mediation can help couples to divorce with dignity, to focus on the real
needs of their children, and to accomplish these tasks in a way that
saves time and money. This presentation will inform social workers about
the legal issues of separation and divorce and show how these issues
can be thoughtfully addressed through mediation. Presenters: John Spiegel and Donna Duquette
Date: Friday, September 24, 2010 9:30am – 12:30
pm
Location: The Fifth Annual Clinical
Conference
The Maritime Institute
Linthicum MD
Contact: Maryland Chapter National
Association of Social Workers
410-788-1066 www.nasw-md.org
SPECIAL NEEDS AND DIVORCE
In the best of times, children with learning disabilities, ADHD, and
Autism Spectrum Disorders deserve to have their special needs accurately
understood and thoughtfully addressed. When these children are caught
in the upheaval of their parents’ separation and divorce, the need
for effective responses is even greater. The presenters will explain
why mediation and other collaborative processes—and not litigation--should
be the preferred divorce process for families with these special needs.
Special attention will be given to developing effective parenting plans
for children with special needs, using an approach similar to that used
to develop individualized educational plans for children with special
needs. Presenters: John Spiegel and Judith Glasser
Date: Friday, October 8, 2010 8:30 – 11:30
am
Location: The Maryland Psychologists
Association Annual Convention 2010
Annapolis MD
What makes difficult people difficult to deal with? In communicating
with difficult people, what works? What doesn’t? How can conflict
resolution skills be applied to solving problems with difficult people?
Which communication skills are essential? All these questions will be
addressed in this workshop, one of a series of conflict resolution programs
presented for the CFW by John Spiegel, J.D., an experienced family mediator. Presenter: John Spiegel, J.D., Family Mediator
Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 7:00 – 8:45
pm
Location: Montgomery County Commission
for Women
Counseling and Career Center
401 Hungerford Dr
1st Floor
Rockville, MD 20850
Contact: Montgomery County Commission
for Women
Counseling and Career Center
240-777-8300 www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cfw
MEDIATION SEMINAR: DIVORCE WITH DIGNITY
A marital break-up can be one of life's most difficult experiences. Mediation
offers an effective and humane way to negotiate the difficulties of separation
and divorce with a minimum of tension, conflict, and damage to a family’s
emotions and finances. This workshop explains how mediation works, what
topics are covered, how to choose a mediator, and what to expect in terms
of cost and time. Couples are encouraged to attend together. Presenter: Donna Duquette, J.D., Family
Mediator
Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2010 7:00 – 8:45
pm
Location: Montgomery County Commission
for Women
Counseling and Career Center
401 Hungerford Dr
1st Floor
Rockville, MD 20850
Contact: Montgomery County Commission
for Women
Counseling and Career Center
240-777-8300 www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cfw
KEYNOTE SPEECH: RESOLVING CONFLICT
Presenter: John Spiegel
Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Location: Mid-Atlantic Geriatric Care
Managers Conference
Fairfax, VA 22033
Location: 22nd Annual CHADD International
Conference on ADHD
Atlanta, GA
Contact: CHADD (Children and
Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) www.chadd.org
A THERAPIST’S GUIDE TO DIVORCE MEDIATION
While divorce litigation often makes things worse by escalating family
conflict and by imposing huge economic and emotional costs on the family,
mediation can help couples to divorce with dignity, to focus on the real
needs of their children, and to accomplish these tasks in a way that
saves time and money. This presentation will inform therapists about
the legal issues of separation and divorce and show how these issues
can be thoughtfully addressed through mediation. Participants will also
learn how to screen appropriate referrals to mediation and how to provide
therapeutic support to couples and individuals as they go through the
mediation process. Presenters: Donna Duquette and John Spiegel
Date: Sunday, November 21, 2010 9:00am – 12:15
pm
Location: Association of Practicing
Psychologists Continuing Education Program
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Silver Spring, MD
Contact: Association of Practicing
Psychologists – Montgomery, Prince George’s Counties www.apponline.org
USING CONFLICT RESOLUTION TECHNIQUES
TO HAVE THE BEST FAMILY HOLIDAY EVER
What’s the magic ingredient for a wonderful family holiday celebration?
Just the right turkey stuffing? A special chocolate dessert? Creative
decorations? No, it’s good communication among relatives that makes
a family gathering the heart-warming event that all of us yearn for.
This workshop, led by an experienced family mediator, teaches participants
a range of useful conflict resolution techniques and communications skills.
Use these skills for your holidays (and afterwards too!). Presenter: John Spiegel
Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2010 7:00 – 8:45
pm
Location: Montgomery County Commission
for Women
Counseling and Career Center
401 Hungerford Dr
1st Floor
Rockville, MD 20850
Contact: Montgomery County Commission
for Women
Counseling and Career Center
240-777-8300 www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cfw
CREATING A THINKING ENVIRONMENT IN
MEDIATION
An often unarticulated goal of mediation is to create a setting where
people can do their best thinking, even during the emotional turmoil
of conflict. This workshop will introduce mediators to the work of England-based
author Nancy Kline, who provides systematic guidance on how to create
a “Thinking Environment” in her book, Time
to Think – Listening
to Ignite the Human Mind. The presenters have collaborated with Kline
in applying her powerful framework to mediation, as described in Kline’s
new book, More Time to Think (2009). Presenters: Donna Duquette and John Spiegel
Date: Friday, December 10, 2010
Location: Maryland Mediators Convention
Maryland Maritime Institute
Linthicum Heights, MD