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Elder Mediation Training
An Advanced Training Program for Mediators

November 5-6, 2008 or
April 29-30, 2009

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
Hon. John Maher*
Crystal Thorpe
Blair Trippe
Elder Decisions

Jeffrey Bloom or
Harry Margolis
Elder Attorneys
Margolis & Bloom

Emily B. Saltz
LICSW, Director
Elder Resources

(*except Nov. 2008)

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Challenges of Aging

Legal Planning

Multi-Party Role Play

Marketing your Elder Mediation Practice


Testimonials:

“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

"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


Cost:        $595 (or $525 by early registration deadline - see below).  Includes lunches, snacks, and course materials.

Location:  The Walker Center, 171 Grove Street, Newton, MA   
www.walkerctr.org
Walker Center lodging available ($60 Single/$75 Double/$85 Triple - room rates subject to change).  Walker Center phone:  617-969-3919.

Presented by Elder Decisions - 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 the training and cannot be held responsible for airfare expenses or other travel costs.  Registrants will be notified by email of cancellation by the Elder Decisions Cancellation Deadline (see below).  In such case, full refunds will be issued.

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

Training Dates  Early
Registration Deadline		 Full Refund Cancellation
Deadline		 Elder Decisions Cancellation
Deadline
October 6-7,   2008 August 25, 2008 September 5, 2008 September 8, 2008
November 5-6, 2008 September 24, 2008 October 4, 2008 October 6, 2008
April 29-30, 2009 March 18, 2009 March 27, 2009 March 30, 2009


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