Elder Decisions®
Lead Trainers


July/August 2013:
Arline Kardasis
and
Crystal Thorpe
 

October 2013:
Arline Kardasis
and
Crystal Thorpe

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Guest Experts Have Included

 Hon. John Maher (ret.)
Former Admin. Judge
NH Probate Courts



Rebecca Benson
Jeffrey Bloom
Harry Margolis
Elder Attorneys
Margolis & Bloom
 

William J. Brisk
Elder Attorney
Law Office of William J. Brisk


Emily B. Saltz
LICSW, Director
Elder Resources

 

Kate Granigan
LICSW, Vice President of Geriatric Care Management
C.A.R.E. LLC


Jennifer Pilcher Warren
Ph.D., CMC, Executive Director of Care Management
C.A.R.E. LLC


Dianne Savastano
BS in Nursing, MBA
Principal of
Healthassist


Suzanne Modigliani
LICSW, CMC
Geriatric Care Manager

 

Jennifer Decker
Mediation Marketing Specialist

 
Register Below


 Elder / Adult Family Mediation Training
A Program for Mediators Interested in Serving Elders/Adult Families

Three Day Training
July 30 - August 1, 2013  or
October 22 - 24, 2013

Newton, MA
9:00 AM – 5:30 PM on days 1 & 2,
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM on day 3

Participants qualify for Social Work CEUs*

This program teaches mediators specialized skills and techniques for working with seniors and adult families facing issues such as living arrangements, caregiving, financial planning, inheritance/estate disputes, medical decisions, family communication, driving, and guardianship.  Topics include:

Elder Mediation

  • 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
  • Medicaid Eligibility
  • Medical Decision Making
  • Asset Protection
  • Guardianship

Multi-Party Role Plays

Marketing your Elder Mediation Practice


Cost:  $795 by early registration deadline, $875 thereafter (see below). Includes lunches, snacks, and course materials.

Testimonials:

"This exceeded my expectations!  The Elder Decisions® Mediation Training makes a compelling case for why we need to step up to this national challenge and makes it possible for mediators to step into these critical but delicate family conversations.  I got a great return on my investment: information-dense, practical, inspiring -- allowing me to extend my company's services to meet this growing demand."
     Marina A. Piscolish, Ph.D.
     MAPping Change, LLC
     Kailua, Hawaii

"Usually when one goes to a conference or training it is considered successful if one takes away one memorable piece of information from the whole event. In my case my expectations were higher given that I had a return trip of some 40 hours travelling time. I found all the presenters so knowledgeable and so passionate about their topics that I would have considered the training a huge success had I only been able to listen to any single one of them! This training was an unmitigated success for the organisers and I could not praise their work enough, from choosing their topics to their choice of presenters, this was indeed a formidable and professional effort that they can rightly be very proud of. I will certainly be looking to attend another of their events."
     David Bogan, International Mediation Services, Auckland, New Zealand
     Author of Avoid Retirement & Stay Alive Harper Collins & McGraw Hill 2007
     and What's Keeping You Awake at Night Harper Collins 2010

“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.
     Mediator, Co-author of Elderescence: The Gift of Longevity
     Martha’s Vineyard, MA

"Thank you all for the excellent program last week - the presentations were excellent, the materials just the type of thing that I will use in the future as a reference tool.  Obviously you have devoted much time, thought, and effort to creating this workshop - your work has paid off for the participants! "
     Jane Beddall, M.A., J.D., Dovetail Resolutions, LLC, New Haven, CT

"The training program was the best I have experienced over the years - so much information to process - I'm still working on it."
     Selma Bengis, Mediator, Cape Cod, MA

"I'm still raving to everyone how valuable I found the training and how I enjoyed all of the presenters."
     Jennifer Weintraub, Attorney/Mediator, New York City


Location:   The Walker Center, 171 Grove Street, Newton, MA    
www.walkerctr.org
Walker Center lodging available ($85 Single / $100 Double / $115 Triple - room rates subject to change).  Walker Center phone:  617-969-3919.

Continuing Education Details:
* This program has been approved for Continuing Education Credits for relicensure in the period of October 1, 2012 - September 30, 2014, in accordance with 258 CMR, as follows:  20.25 hours for all 3 days.  Boston University School of Social Work Authorization Number B-14-053.

Note that for assistance with state-specific Continuing Education applications, an additional fee of up to $50 may apply. Please inquire for details.

Presented by Elder Decisions®, a division of Agreement Resources, LLC - A partnership of experienced mediators who work with seniors and their families to address conflicts that arise in elder care and family decision-making.  If you are interested in this training or future trainings, please call (617) 621-7009, email training@ElderDecisions.com, or register below.

Cancellation Policy:  We reserve the right to cancel this training by the Elder Decisions® Cancellation Deadline (see schedule below).  We cannot be held responsible for airfare expenses or other travel costs.  Registrants will be notified by email of cancellation in such case, and full refunds will be issued. 

If a training is cancelled or rescheduled after this deadline due to circumstances beyond our reasonable control (e.g. severe weather, natural disaster), registrants are entitled to transfer the registration to a future program within 12 months.  Elder Decisions®, a division of Agreement Resources, LLC, shall not be responsible for any other loss incurred by the registrant as a result of a cancellation or reschedule.

Registrants:  If a registrant cancels by the Full Refund Cancellation Deadline (see schedule below), a full refund will be issued.  After that date, a refund cannot be issued, although you may send a substitute attendee.

Training Dates Deadline for Early
Registration Discount
Full Refund Cancellation
Deadline
Elder Decisions® Cancellation
Deadline
July 30 - August 1, 2013 June 21, 2013 June 20, 2013 June 21, 2013
October 22 - 24, 2013 September 10, 2013 September 12, 2013 September 16, 2013


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Norwood, MA  02062

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