Training Materials

Family Mediation Training, School of Law, University of New Mexico, Spring Semester, 2024

• Video – Mediating Economic Issues

• Art of Mediation

Contents:
A. Mediation Dynamics
B. Acknowledgement
C. Trust the Process Diagram
D. The Beauty and the Curse of Forms
E. The Flip Chart Kit
F. The Art of Listening
G. Working with Heat
H. Power of Mediator Expertise: What is a Mediator to Do?
I. Power of Mediator Guidance – A Mediation Workflow  J. Basic Mediation Topical Outline

• Child Support – Additional Materials

• Taxes – Additional Materials

Bridges of Peace, “Navigating Family Tensions: Lessons from Mediation”, Episode #128

• https://bridgesofpeace.com/2023/11/12/navigating-family-tensions-lessons-from-mediation-episode-128
• Key Points from “Navigating Family Tensions- Lessons from Mediation”.pdf

Family Mediation Training, School of Law, University of New Mexico, Spring Semester, 2023

• Materials – Art of Mediation ver 2.pdf
• Video – Mediating Economic Issues

 Family Mediation Training, School of Law, University of New Mexico, Spring Semester, 2021

• Video – Mediation Demonstration
• Video – Mediating Economic Issues

Negotiation, and Public Conflict/Dispute Resolution, School of Public Administration, University of New Mexico, Fall Semester 2020

Additional Materials:

• Art of Listening Slides
• Notes on Work Place Mediation
• Mediation Dynamics
• Acknowledgment
• Mediation Procedures Act

Family Mediation Training, School of Law, University of New Mexico, Spring Semester, 2020

Additional Materials:

• The Art of Listening
• Power of Mediator Expertise
• Working with Heat
• Power of Mediator Guidance
• The Mediator’s Notebook

 Ethics for Court-Connected Mediation Programs—Navigating Tricky Waters, ADR Symposium, October 9-10, 2019.

Handout & Additional Materials:

• Workshop Handout
• New Mexico Statewide Guidelines for Court-Connected Mediation Services
• National Standards for Court Connected Mediation Programs
• Model Standards of Practice for Family and Divorce
• New Mexico Mediation Procedures Act
• Rule 23-113 NMRA. Providing court information to self-represented litigants
• Second Judicial District Court –  Court Staff Can-Can’ts
• 40-4-8 NMSA. Contested custody; appointment of guardian ad litem
• 4A-100 NMRA. Domestic relations forms; instructions and cautions regarding use of forms.
• Florida Rules for Certified and Court-Appointed-Mediators
• Michigan Judicial Institute, Employee Guide to Legal Advice
• SODR-2010-1 – Agreement Writing
• SODR-2010-2 – Child Support Worksheet Prep Ethics
• SODR-2016 –  Role of the Mediator
• Power of Mediator Expertise – What is a Mediator to Do?

Mediation & Settlement Facilitation: Warring Siblings or BFFs?, ADR Symposium, October 9-10, 2019. 

Handout & Additional Materials:

• Workshop Handout
• New Mexico Statewide Guidelines for Court-Connected Mediation Services
• National Standards for Court Connected Mediation Programs
• Second Judicial District Local Rules – Settlement Facilitation
• What is Settlement Facilitation?
• Anatomy of Settlement Facilitation
• Mediation Meets Settlement Facilitation – Flow Chart
• Mediation Meets Settlement Facilitation – Evaluative Skills for Mediation
• Power of Mediator Expertise – What is a Mediator to Do?
• Acknowledgement, a Dispute Resolution Basic Skill
• Power of Mediator Guidance – A Mediation Work Flow

We All Belong: Integrating Values, Difference, and Environment, ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference, April, 2019

Handout & Additional Materials:

• Handout: We All Belong Mediation, Practice Values
• Mediation Dynamics
• Acknowledgement, a Dispute Resolution Basic Skill “From Clenched Fists to an Open Mind”

Family Mediation Training 2019, School of Law,  University of New Mexico

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Mediation Skills Workshop, Working with Being Stuck, ADR Bureau, February 21, 2019

Handout & Additional Resources:

• Workshop Handout
• Mediation Dynamics
• Acknowledgment – A Dispute Resolution Basic Skill
• Working with Heat – Article
• Working with Heat – Slides
• Power of Mediator Expertise – What is a Mediator to do?
• Power of Mediator Guidance – A Mediation Work Flow
• Tanz & McClintock, The Physiologic Stress Response During Mediation

Advanced Mediation Skills Workshop, State Bar Center, December 12, 2018.  

Handout & Additional Resources:

• Advanced Skills Workshop Handout
• Essence of Mediation, Version 11 – The Complete Outline
• Acknowledgment – A Dispute Resolution Basic Skill
• Working with Heat – Article
• Working with Heat – Slides
• Power of Mediator Expertise – What is a Mediator to do?
• Power of Mediator Guidance – A Mediation Work Flow
• Tanz & McClintock, The Physiologic Stress Response During Mediation

Materials referenced in Power of Mediator Expertise:

• 16-204.Lawyer serving as third-party neutral
• ABA SODR Resolution on the Mediation and the Unauthorized Practice of Law
• SODR-2010-1 – Agreement Writing
• SODR-2010-2 – Child Support Worksheet Prep Ethics

Advanced Mediation Skills Workshop, ADR Symposium, October 18-19, 2018.  

Handout & Additional Resources:

• Advanced Skills Workshop Handout
• Essence of Mediation – Slides
• Acknowledgment – A Dispute Resolution Basic Skill
• Working with Heat – Article
• Working with Heat – Slides
• What is a Mediator to do?
• A Mediation Work Flow
• Tanz & McClintock, The Physiologic Stress Response During Mediation

UNM Law School ADR Panel – September 24, 2018  Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution: A Path Way from Academic Law to Practice of Law

Handout & Additional Resources:

• Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution: A Brief Introductory Overview 
• Second Judicial District Court Local Rules LR2-601-603
• New Mexico Statewide Guidelines For Court-Connected Mediation Services
• New Mexico Mediation Procedures Act
• Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators
• National Standards for Court Connected Mediation Programs
• Model Standards of Practice for Family and Divorce
• Mediator Listening Skills For All Attorneys
• Acknowledgment – A Dispute Resolution Basic Skill

Court Clinic Training: Mediation as a Collective Organism & Working with Heat – June 8, 2018.

Primary Resources:

• Essence of Mediation – Slides
• Acknowledgment – A Dispute Resolution Basic Skill
• Working with Heat – Article
• Working with Heat – Slides
• Essence II – Court Clinic Edition

Advanced Mediation: Style, Behavior & Power of Mediators – April 19-20, 2018. 

Links to resources referenced in the training materials:

Also available in printed materials:

• What is a Mediator to do?
• Acknowledgment – A Dispute Resolution Basic Skill
• Working with Heat
• A Mediation Work Flow
• Essence of Mediation

• Neuroscience Reshapes Legal Practice
• Tanz & McClintock, The Physiologic Stress Response During Mediation
• Which Mediator Techniques Are Most Effective? Report Points to Some with Potential
• Emery’s Divorce Mediation Study

See Documents Page for additional resources referenced in the training materials.

Family Mediation Training 2018, School of Law,  University of New Mexico

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