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What does this workshop include?
This interactive workshop uses a wide range of formats including video,
demonstrations, discussions, simulations, lecture and music. The workshop, with
a 200-page manual, covers the basic
content areas of child access mediation. The training
also focuses on the skills involved in becoming an effective mediator in
parenting disputes.
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Some of the many components in this training include:
- how to talk about custody and visitation
- distress and disorder: emotional aspects of separation and divorce
- screening for and addressing domestic violence
- family systems: seeing the whole picture
- the relation and bifurcation of custody and child support
- Maryland domestic relations law
- child development theory: its use and abuse in custody cases
- parenting plans for very young children
- the "50/50" myth
- enmeshed mothers and entitled fathers
- removal and relocation
- special needs and concerns
- writing good parenting agreements
and more.
A distinctive feature of this training is the use of videotapes for
instruction, including tapes of actual mediations. The workshop includes
a minimum of three mediation role-plays so that each participant can practice and develop his/her skills.
For Maryland residents, this workshop will meet the 20-hour requirement for
child access mediation training under Rule 17-106(b) of the Court of Appeals in Maryland for those
wishing to be approved as access mediators.
A certificate of completion, suitable for framing, will be issued to you upon
successful completion of and full attendance at the training course.
Who are the faculty for the course?
The workshop will be led by:
 Carl D. Schneider, Ph.D. ...Over the last twenty years Carl has trained several
thousand mediators locally, nationally, and abroad. Currently Director
of Mediation Matters, Bethesda, Maryland, Carl is a registered psychologist,
licensed clinical Marriage and Family Therapist, a Certified Mediator with the Maryland Council on Dispute Resolution
and with the Supreme Court of Virginia, and is an Advanced Practitioner Member
of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR).
In Maryland he is an Approved Mediator with the Frederick County Civil and
Family Mediation Programs, the Howard County and Prince George's County
Mediation Programs and the Montgomery County Juvenile Dependency Mediation
Program.
Carl is the former Director
(1981-1989) of Divorce Mediation Service, a group practice of 16 mediators in
the Chicago area, and former Director of the Mediation Program of Woodbury College
in Montpelier, Vermont. He has been on the Board of Directors of the national
Academy of Family Mediators, the Mediation Council of Illinois, and the Family
Mediation Association of Georgia. Carl is author of Shame, Exposure and Privacy
(Norton, 1992) and has served on the editorial board of Mediation Quarterly. He
holds a M. Div. degree from Union Theological Seminary in N.Y.C. and a Ph.D. from
Harvard University.
"Strengths too
numerous to enumerate here - Generally, Carl Schneider does everything in
the training well - outstanding teacher, speaker, preacher, entertainer -
Teaches by example - what an example!"
Louisa Abbot, Superior Court Judge, Chatham County, Georgia
 Sharon Pickett, M.A., has worked as a family
mediator since 1999. She is a certified mediator
with the Maryland Council on Dispute Resolution and
serves as a Reviewer on MCDR's Certification
Committee. She is a Practitioner Member of the
Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) and serves
as Associate Editor of the ACR quarterly magazine
and as a consultant to the CEO and senior staff.
Sharon brings more than 30 years experience in
education and communications to her role as a
mediator. She holds a masters degree from Dartmouth
College where she was also a Lecturer in Education
and Assistant Dean of Students. Since 1997, she has
directed Sharon Pickett & Associates, a consulting
firm that provides mediation, communications
consulting, and coaching for clients nationwide.
"Really great to have Sharon... she adds a wonderful perspective."
Lela
Vandenberg, Ph.D., Michigan State University, E. Lansing, Michigan
"The styles of both Carl and Sharon helped to make this
process fun and comfortable."
Rebecca
Calabrese, L.C.S.W., Waterbury, Connecticut
Time and Dates:
November 18-20, 2005. We
will meet from 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 9:00 a.m. - 1:00
p.m. Sunday. Please plan to be present
for the full workshop. Registration will begin at 8:45 a.m. on the first day; the workshop
begins at 9:00 a.m.
Location:
The workshop will be held at the offices of Mediation Matters, 9816 Parkwood Drive,
Bethesda, Maryland (click for directions).
What is the cost?
Early registration (a deposit of $175 at least thirty days prior to the workshop)
is $625 (manual included). After that, the fee is $695. The full balance is due
two weeks prior to the workshop with no refunds beyond that point. .
How do I register?
Send a check for $150 and a completed registration form to:
Mediation Matters
9816 Parkwood Drive
Bethesda, MD. 20814
Your registration fee is refundable, less $25 service fee, up to three weeks prior
to the training. After that, the deposit is non-refundable. Registration for the
workshops is limited in order to give proper attention to small groups and role
plays. Since many of our workshops fill quickly, we encourage you to register
early.
Should I read anything beforehand?
 Yes. We recommend Janet Johnston
and Linda Campbell's
IMPASSES OF DIVORCE: THE DYNAMICS AND RESOLUTION OF FAMILY CONFLICT (Free
Press, l998, $20).
The book can be ordered online from
Amazon.com by clicking on the cover picture to the left. Copies will also be available for purchase at the workshop.
The training manual for the workshop will be distributed the first day of the training.
Accommodations:
If you would
like assistance in finding nearby inexpensive accommodations, please contact us.
Meals:
We will provide a continental breakfast in the morning,
lunch, and
snacks in
the afternoon.
What
is the attire of the workshop?
Feel free to wear clothes in which you will be comfortable. Our experience is
that people often differ in what they regard as a comfortable room temperature,
so please dress accordingly.
Please join us:
We hope you will be able to join us for this fine professional training. If you
have any questions not answered on this page, feel free to call us at
301/581-0330. We look forward to seeing you in
November.
“I learned more in these few days (and had more fun too) than my entire Master’s program (Yale). .. I shall never forget the experience.”
Shelby Kay Buckman, M.S., Guardian ad Litem, New Haven, Connecticut
Carl D.
Schneider, Ph.D.
Director
Mediation Matters
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