Elder Mediation Training
An Advanced Training Program for Mediators

October 6-7, 2008
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Newton, MA

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 program will familiarize mediators with the types of issues they may encounter when working with seniors and their families.  It also will address some of the differences between elder mediation and other types of mediation.  Topics include:

Elder Mediation

Trainers Arline Kardasis Rikk Larsen Crystal Thorpe Blair Trippe Elder Decisions Jeffrey Bloom Elder Attorney Margolis & Bloom Emily B. Saltz LICSW, Director Elder Resources Register Now

• Presenting Issues
• Neutrality vs. Mediator Advocacy
• Common Hurdles
• New Strategies for Intake
• Working with Large, Dispersed Family Groups
• Ethical Concerns

Challenges of Aging

• Mental & 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
• MassHealth Eligibility
• Medical Decision Making
• Asset Protection
• Guardianship

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Testimonial:

“Elder Decisions’ Advanced Elder Mediation Training...was excellent; actually the best I have ever experienced.  It was well organized (and) the subject matter was completely covered.  (This was) the most sequentially programmed and clearly presented (training) I have yet attended.”

Jane Thayer, Ph.D.
Co-author, Elderescence: The Gift of Longevity
Martha’s Vineyard, MA

Cost:        $595 (or $525 by August 25, 2008).  Includes lunches, snacks, and course materials.