ACR Update, April 2008
Published by the Association for Conflict Resolution
http://www.acrnet.org

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Former Chair of ACR’s Ombudsman Section appointed as United Nations Ombudsman

John Barkat, past Chair and Co-Chair of ACR’s Ombudsman section, has been appointed to the post of United Nations Ombudsman. The UN announcement stated that Mr. Barkat “will head a single, integrated and decentralized Ombudsman’s Office that will serve both the Secretariat and funds and programmes. It will include regional branches in several other United Nations duty stations and a new Mediation Division. As Ombudsman, Mr. Barkat and his team will facilitate informal resolution of conflict and mediation for issues involving United Nations staff around the world. In addition to those responsibilities, the new Ombudsman will help to identify systemic problems and propose recommendations to improve policies and procedures to help the United Nations meet its goals more efficiently and effectively.” The full press release can be accessed at the following site:  http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2008/sga1126.doc.htm.

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The ACR Board of Directors met in Austin, Texas from February 29 - March 2, 2008. The Board's actions included:

• Support for the work of a Task Force for Creation of a Peacemaker Museum and its work in defining the scope of the project and developing a strategic plan for it.

• Approval of a balanced budget for 2008, with a dues increase for non-voting Associate Members to $110.

• Agreement to move toward developing a new strategic plan.

• Agreement to find additional ways to communicate with members.

• Deferring action on the work of the Certification Task Force so that it would be considered in the context of a new strategic plan.

• Amendment of the ACR Bylaws as follows:

The following new Sections 18.1 (d) and (e) shall entirely replace the current Section 18.1 (d):

“Section 18.1 (d) The GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE shall be responsible for recommending to the Board best practices for ACR to use in its governance and how those practices should be documented and implemented in these Bylaws, the Policies and Procedures Manual, and elsewhere. The Governance committee shall also be responsible for overseeing the conduct of elections of Directors and the President-Elect pursuant to Sections 17.4 and 17.6 of these Bylaws, as well as such other duties as the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee may assign to it from time to time. Each new Governance Committee shall include at least one member carried over from the prior year’s Governance Committee, preferably a past president.”

“Section 18.1 (e) The NOMINATING COMMITTEE shall be responsible for working with the Chief Executive Officer to oversee nominations for Directors and President-Elect as more fully described in Sections 17.1, 17.2, 17.3 and 17.5 of these Bylaws.”

All references in Article 17 to the “Governance Committee” shall be changed to the “Nominating Committee”, except such reference in Section 17.4 (h). In the first sentence of Section 17.1 (a) the following words shall be deleted: “which shall be ACR’s nominating committee and…”

“Section 8.12 Annual and Special Meetings.

      (a) The Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held prior to ACR’s Annual Conference.

      (b) In addition to the Annual Meeting, the Board shall hold special meetings at least two other times each year, at such times as the President or any four (4) members of the Board may from time to time determine. Notice of such special meetings shall be in writing and mailed or sent electronically to the address of each Board member as shown upon the records of ACR at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date of such special meeting.”

            “Section 8.13 Conduct of Meetings of Board of Directors and Committees of the Board and

            Action without a Meeting.

      (a) In addition to participating in person at special meetings of the Board of Directors and committees of the Board, including the Executive Committee, one or more members of the Board or such committee may participate in such meeting by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment allowing all persons participating in the meeting to hear each other at the same time, and such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. Any such special meeting of the Board or committee meeting must meet the quorum requirement of Section 8.14 of these Bylaws for the Board to conduct any business on behalf of ACR.

      (b)  Action of the Board of Directors or any committee of the Board, including the Executive Committee, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or such committee (as the case may be) consent in writing to the adoption of a resolution authorizing such action. Such resolution and the written consents thereto by the members of the Board or committee (as the case may be) may be in typed, hand-written or electronic format so long as they are either manually or electronically signed by the person providing such consent, and shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board or such committee.”

            “Section 11.3 (c). The Executive committee shall meet routinely by means of a conference       

             telephone or similar communications equipment allowing all persons participating in the meeting

             to hear each other at the same time, and such participation shall constitute presence in person

             at such meeting. The members of the Executive Committee shall also remain in regular contact

             by email, and all members of the Executive Committee are expected to monitor and respond to

             Executive Committee matters promptly.”

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ACR's 8th Annual Conference

"Aspirations, Possibilities, and Realities:
Expanding Principles, Practice, and Research

in a Changing World"

September 24 -27, 2008
Hilton Austin
Austin, Texas

We are about six months away from one of the best ACR conferences ever! It will be a continuation of the unveiling of the New ACR in a vibrant and growing part of the country. Some of you will be returning guests and some will be first-time visitors. In any event, we want your stay to be a fun visit and a learning experience.

Expand Your Texas Horizons

We have had a number of people say that they are looking forward to coming to Texas to the ACR conference in September because it's also an opportunity to bring family, visit family and friends, or sightsee in a place they've never visited previously. So, don't forget that during the weekends before and after the conference there are places to visit, such as the beautiful mountains and the border city of El Paso, the cattle industry town of Lubbock, the Texan and Mexican sides of border cities like Laredo/Nuevo Laredo and Brownsville/Matamoros, and the famous Padre Island with its resorts, beaches and animal sanctuaries. There's also Corpus Christi which has a spectacular aquarium. Many people from all over the country "winter" in South Texas. 

Houston and Galveston Island are within 180 miles of Austin just east and a little south. Houston is the home of sports teams, entertainment and arts venues, opera, lots of cultural and ethnic foods, shopping, and educational institutions and museums. They have a fabulous multi-story butterfly exhibit where you walk among the lovely creatures and observe how they live. Begin your tour at www.visithoustontexas.com.

Galveston has beautiful beaches and, because of its position in the Gulf of Mexico, it was the site of the arrival of more than 133,000 immigrants who entered the United States in the last half of the 19^th century and the early part of the 20^th century. As a result, it earned the name “The Ellis Island of the West" and has become an important site for genealogical research. It is also the site of an instructive museum and powerful, panoramic documentary about The Great Storm of 1900 – one of the most devastating and deadliest natural disasters in United States history (although Hurricane Katrina may prove that to be inaccurate). Begin your tour at www.galveston.com.

Dallas was founded in 1841 and is just 200 miles and slightly east on IH 35. The city has a magnificent skyline and the greater metro area is comprised of a population of over 6,000,000. It is also the home of Southern Methodist University and the future George W. Bush (43) Presidential Library and Museum. It has other institutions of higher education, museums, and is the home of the State Fair Texas in October, the Cotton Bowl, and Neiman Marcus (the downtown store is the original). In addition, it is known as a big "bid'ness" and high tech city, and has many quaint, historic neighborhoods. Begin your tour at www.dallascvb.com.

And let's not forget San Antonio with similar entertainment and cultural highlights as other cities but a flavor all its own. The Alamo, the Riverwalk and boat rides, the fiestas, and the lovely and delicious aspects of the many Hispanic, Native American, German, Czech and other cultures make this city a must-see place. The tour of the San Antonio Mission gives one a flavor of the deep historical roots of the entire area. 

Castroville, the "Little Alsace of Texas," is just 15 miles west of San Antonio and is a small, historic town nestled in the Medina River. Rich in history, the town was founded in 1844 by Henri Castro and a small group of colonists mostly from Alsace, France. It is a great town for history, walking, hiking and exploring the 126 wooded acres on the Medina River. The tour begins at www.castroville.com. Another site that gives a "postcard" view of Castroville (where great bakeries and B&Bs also can be found) is www.blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/cards/postcards_from_castroville/.

New Braunfels is between Austin and San Antonio and ''brings a little bit of old Germany to the center of the Texas Hill Country. It's an old-fashioned town where you can have dinner at "bier gartens" and dance to "oompah" music. The area also offers fun and "cool" (in the sense of relief from the hot sun) opportunities to ride giant tubes down clear rivers or to go sailing across deep, blue lakes. It's about 40 miles from Austin on the way to San Antonio. (Also on that route is a "snake farm" you might (or might not) enjoy. Start the tour at www.nbcham.org/.

East Texas, also known as “Piney Woods” or the “Texas Forest Country,” is not explored enough and is north of the Houston area. It has tall, thick pine trees, swamps and other natural features that one would think would NEVER be in Texas. Nacogdoches (pronounced nah-cuh-doe-chez) is the oldest town in Texas having been declared a "pueblo" by Mexico in 1779, although there were settlers as far back as 1716. It's said that there are ghosts on its streets. The 2,200-acre Lake Nacogdoches offers a great place to catch largemouth bass, crappie and sunfish, while the birders love the nearby forests. Start your tour at www.visitnacogdoches.org.

Now, although all ya’ll (-- remember that’s plural) know that Austin is the home of the Texas Longhorns, we don’t want to offend anyone of any different stripe, i.e., the Aggies of College Station. The Bryan-College Station area, about 120 miles northwest of Austin and a beautiful pastoral drive, is the home of the Texas A&M Aggies. If you go there, you history buffs shouldn’t miss the George H.W. Bush (41) Presidential Library and Museum. Note: that’s the third presidential museum we have in the state (recall that we mentioned in the last issue that the L.B.J. Library is in Austin and not far from the conference location). See www.visitaggieland.com/.

Introduction to a Useful Website about Austin

This month, we want to introduce you to a web site that will provide you with more information about Austin than you will ever be able to use. A combination of this site, the sites you will be led or connected to, and others we will suggest over the next few months, will give you a great taste of what you can expect from your visit. Much of what is said about Texas may be pride or hyperbole, but most of it is true!

The site is www.austintexas.org and it gives a survey course of what is available in many areas. Here's a little tour to get your curiosity piqued:

When you enter the site, you will get the following description of Austin:

"This is a city with a heart and with a soul. Cosmopolitan, yet unpretentious. Thriving cultural scene and vibrant nightlife. High-tech, low-key. Big city, college town. Quirky and far from ordinary, it's the kind of place where you check your worries at the city limits sign, trade in suits for something a bit more casual and prepare for experiences you'll find only in Austin."

We couldn't say it any better. From there you can build your own folder of things you want to do, see, hear or study.

• Click on “Visit Austin.” See the icon of “My Notebook” which is a planning tool and "a place to keep all your favorite stuff."

• Click on “My Notebook” to register.

• Explore the site with many suggestions of what to do, where to go and where to eat. An interactive map will point you all over the city. You can mark and file all your ideas and return to them when you want to start solidifying your plans.  

Something new that has been advertised just this week: Austin has been now “caught” by Google cameras. There are 360-degree photos of a huge part of Austin that can be accessed via the web and soon on mobile phones. This is just another way to take a tour.

There will be so many ideas that you will have to make lots of choices, but there is something for EVERYONE! We will highlight many of the ideas in future editions. There will be reps from the Convention and Visitors Bureau at the conference to answer more specific questions. Stay tuned for more background information and details as we get closer and closer to September.

- Jetta Todaro and the Host Committee

ACR’s 8^th Annual Conference website: http://acrnet.org/conferences/ac08/index.htm

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April 2008 Proclaimed as “Missouri Mediation Month”

Missouri Governor Matt Blunt declared April 2008 to be “Missouri Mediation Month” at a ceremony held Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at his office in Jefferson City, Missouri. The resolution, sponsored by the Association of Missouri Mediators, commends the increasingly important role of mediation in “fostering communication and cooperation, offering a forum for creative options, and providing a less costly and less time-consuming alternative to litigation….”  Governor Blunt stated that “mediation organizations throughout the state play an important role in settling conflicts for Missourians.” 

For further information, including a complete copy of the Governor’s Resolution, please contact:  Bruce S. Feldacker, President, Association of Missouri Mediators, at laborlaw@anet-stl.com or (314)862-3333, Ext. 15.

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Environment and Public Policy Section

2008 Environment and Public Policy Section Conference

Monday, May 19^th

Tucson, Arizona

in conjunction with the US Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution Conference

For conference program information and registration materials,

please follow this link:

http://www.mediate.com/acrepp/pg26.cfm

 Family Section

Save the date for the next Family Section Conference

“Building Bridges, Moving Mountains”

July 24 - 27, 2008

Park City, Utah

Click here for more information

 Workplace Section

1) April WPS Tele-Seminar:

"Making Mediation Your Day Job: How to Market your ADR Business Using Mediation Principles You Already Know" presented by Tammy Lenski, Ed.D.

Thursday April 24th, 12:00 p.m. EST, 9:00 a.m. PST

Workplace Section members will receive an announcement with the call-in number and access code.  If you are not a member, please consider joining for ONLY $15.  For more information: Click here or contact jill@moscowitzmediation.com.

2) Conflict Coaching Subcommittee:

“Conflict Coaching: Giving Shape to an Emerging Practice” was presented by Tricia S. Jones and Ross Brinkert and facilitated by Cinnie Noble, Chair of the Conflict Coaching Subcommittee.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008, 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. EST

The newly formed conflict coaching subcommittee of the Workplace Section discussed Jones and Brinker’s newly published book, entitled, Conflict Coaching: Conflict Management Strategies and Skills for the Individual. 

To learn more or to join this committee, contact Cinnie Noble at cinnie@cinergycoaching.com.

3) Call for Articles for WPS Newsletter:

The ACR WORKPLACE Section Newsletter is a quarterly publication dedicated to enhancing the practice and public understanding of conflict resolution in workplace settings. We are currently seeking newsletter articles for the upcoming newsletter and invite your submission of relevant articles to support the mission of the section. The theme for the upcoming WPS newsletter is Interest Based Negotiation (IBN), Arbitration, and the Federal Sector. Articles are due by April 15th for a publication date of May 20th.

Article Guidelines:

• Article Length: 250-400 words, up to 1000 words for feature article.

• Author’s release required; to be forwarded for signature upon acceptance of article.

• ACR Workplace Section retains editorial rights for final selection and editing.

To submit your article or for more information, please contact Linda Goodman, Newsletter Co-Editor at lgoodman@ihrc.idaho.gov

4) Call for Volunteers:

WPS members who would like to get more involved with our thriving section, should contact Debra Dupree at debradupree@relationshipsthatmatter.com.

5) 2^nd Annual WPS Mid-Year Conference:

Save the date for the 2008 WPS Section Mid-Year Conference

New Horizons in Organizational Conflict Management

June 6-7, 2008

San Diego, CA

Co-Sponsored by

ADR-San Diego & ACR Workplace Section

and located at the

National University SPECTRUM Campus-SD

Watch for details to come!

6) Announcement

Cheryl Stinski, a member of the Workplace Section, has been honored recently with a nomination for the Distinguished Alumni Award at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, where she graduated from the College of Education and Human Services. 

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Arizona Chapter 

In Memoriam

Roger David Hartstone, vice president of ACR’s Arizona Chapter, passed away on Thursday, March 27^th at the age of 57. Roger was a resident of Flagstaff since 1983 and an active member in the community. He helped coordinate Flagstaff's first Earth Day celebration in 1990 and was a congressional candidate in three elections for the U.S. House of Representatives. Roger is survived by his two children and two sisters.

News

On Saturday, May 10, 2008, the Arizona chapter will be holding its Annual Membership Meeting, including election of board members and officers, followed by an exciting program entitled: Busting the Office Bully: Understanding the Interactional Dynamics of Bullying in the Workplace. Presenters include Professors Janet Alberts from the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication and Sarah J. Tracey, co-author of the book Leading Organizations Through Transition.       

The Arizona chapter is a partner in Project Civil Discourse, a special initiative by the Arizona Humanities Council, to provide trainings, forums, and special events that demonstrate, model and provide insight on collaborative problem-solving skills. For more information, please visit www.projectcivildiscourse.com.  

In collaboration with other organizations, the Arizona chapter is coordinating a morning conference on September 18, 2008 at the Arizona Biltmore called Can We Talk? Tools for Creating Civil Discourse. For upcoming information on the conference, check the Arizona chapter website, or contact Susan Bulfinch at sbulfinch@aol.com.

 Greater Delaware Valley Chapter

Middle East Trip

Twenty-one Greater Delaware Valley Chapter mediators, interested parties and film documentarians spent 10 days in various urban and rural areas of the West Bank and Israel listening and posing questions to a variety of Palestinians and Israelis and community activists of Christian, Jewish and Muslim backgrounds about the Arab-Israeli conflict: how it impacts their lives, their hopes, dreams and prayers for peace; their thoughts and beliefs about justice, systemic equality/inequality, fairness, and the common good. The journey was co-sponsored by the Greater Delaware Valley Chapter of the Association for Conflict Resolution, Good Shepherd Mediation Program, and Just Listening in Philadelphia. 

One of the first presentations of this effort in the Middle East by members of the Greater Delaware Valley ACR chapter will take place at the PA Council of Mediators (PCM) conference. While the overall PCM conference starts officially with a welcome reception and dinner at 5:45 p.m. on Friday, April 11^th, and ends at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 12^th, the specific Israel trip workshop is at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 12^th.  The conference is being held at the Four Pointes by Sheraton Hotel, 800 East Park Drive, Harrisburg/Swatera, PA, 17111. For conference details and registration information, please visit www.pamediation.org.

 Greater New York Chapter

SAVE THE DATES!!!!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

APRIL 23                                  Annual Meeting and Elections

                                               Program on city bar recommendations for certification and

                                               NYSDRA's pilot certification program.

APRIL 24                                  Book discussion/Potluck supper

                                               Circle Processes by Kay Pranis

MAY 1                                      Roundtable breakfast – Speaker TBA

JUNE 26-27                             ACRGNY Sixth Annual Conference

NOTE:  With exception of the Annual Conference, all events are held at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 899 Tenth Avenue, 6^th floor, New York, NY. The Annual Conference will be held at Cardozo School of Law, 55 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY.

 Hawaii Chapter

Mediating Cases in Hawaii's Courts: Opportunities for Members to Share Best Practices with our Judges, co-sponsored with HSBA ADR Section. Free roundtable discussion followed by an optional dinner ($45) at Honolulu’s Plaza Club on April 24, 2008 from 4:30 - 6:15 p.m.
 

Featuring:

     •  A facilitated discussion focused on the mediation of civil cases in Hawaiian courts. Judges from the

     Federal, Circuit, District and Family Courts are invited and anticipated to be available as resources.

     • Dinner will be served after the roundtable. Participants are encouraged to stay and continue

     discussions and conversations.

     • Judges who have said they will attend thus far are the Honorable Mark E. Recktenwald, Michael

     Broderick, Barbara Richardson, Leslie A. Hayashi, Hilary Gagnes, Victoria Marks, and Kevin Chang.

Registration and payment for the dinner session must be received by April 17, 2008. For information and an application form, please contact acrhawaii@yahoo.com.

 Minnesota Chapter

Conflict Resolution Minnesota Spring Conference

"Bridging the Divide"

Friday, May 2, 2008.

Details on our website: www.conflictresolutionmn.org

 

Sessions planned:

1. “If They can do Parenting Plans, They can do Child Support Plans,” by Stephen Erickson, Erickson Mediation.

2. “Communicating Across Worldview Conflicts,” by Aimee Gourlay, Mediation Center for Dispute Resolution at Hamline and Mark McCrea, Dept. of Labor and Industry.

3. "Eldercare Mediation,” by Paul Beckman, Executive Director of Minneapolis Mediation Program.

4. “Domestic Violence Issues in Mediation: What We Know; What We Don't Know and What We Might Want to Know," by Ellen Abbott, Abbott Mediation and Law Office.

5. “The Power of Restorative Dialogue,” by Tim Hansen, Department of Corrections.

6. “The ADR Ethics Board: Friendlier than the IRS Introducing Ethical Issues through Vignettes,” by current and former members of the ADR Ethics Board, including Mark Catron, Gary Weissman, and Eduardo Wolle.

7. “So How Are the Children? Evaluating Emerging Trends and Practices in Family ADR from the Perspective of the Children.” Panelists: Ellen Abbott, Beth Painter Harrington, Deborah Clemmensen, and Carol Tellett.

8. “Mediation and the Foreclosure Crisis.” Panelists: Stephen Erickson, Erickson Mediation Institute, Referee Mark Labine, Fourth Judicial District Housing Court, and Jim McGill, McGill Law Office and Mediation Center. The panel will shed light on the foreclosure crisis and how mediation might be utilized.

9. “Nonviolent Communication Creates Bridges for Empathic Connections,” by Linda Hendrickson, Institute for the Study of Conflict – UND and Brenda Adams, mediator.

Last session: “Deepening the Conference Conversations: An Open Space Forum,” break out discussions on the day's topics and/or other issues attendees raise.

 Texas - Dallas Chapter

Continuing the emphasis on providing conflict resolution opportunities for its members, the Dallas chapter will present a panel of family law judges from a three county area to speak at its April 22, 2008 meeting. Judges from Dallas, Ellis, and Kaufman Counties will discuss their policies for referring family law cases to alternative dispute resolution professionals as well as provide their insights on the success of ADR in the area of family law. 

There was a lively meeting in March where a boutique advertising and marketing firm spoke to the chapter about ways to market a conflict resolution practice, using both traditional marketing and branding techniques, as well as using new media.  

Dallas chapter meetings take place at the Center for Community Cooperation, 2900 Live Oak, Dallas, Texas, 75204. For more information about the Dallas  chapter, please visit our soon-to-be-updated website at:  www.dallasacr.org.

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Audrey R. Rothstein, CAE

Audrey Rothstein is ACR’s Director of Communications. She has more than 15 years of association management experience specializing in communications and marketing. Prior to coming to ACR, Audrey was the Director of Marketing and Communications at the American Occupational Therapy Association. Before that, she was the Associate Executive Director at the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources. Audrey also served as the Editor at the American Iron and Steel Institute.

Audrey recently returned from a volunteer assignment in India where she was a communications and organization development consultant. She helped NGOs scale up their services to assist an increasing number of beneficiaries and to develop their communications plans to secure additional funding from social investors.

Audrey is a former chair of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Communications Council, and she has served as a marketing and public relations instructor for two online courses offered by ASAE. Audrey earned the Certified Association Executive designation in 1998, and she has recertified three times. Audrey also is a member of American Women for International Understanding and was selected as an American delegate to China in a leadership program hosted by the All China Women’s Federation.

Audrey earned her B.S. in Journalism at the University of Maryland.

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CONTACT: Conflict Transformation Across Cultures

Invites applications for 2008 programs

Summer Peacebuilding Program

Dates: June 1^st - June 20^th  

Location: SIT Graduate Institute in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Graduate Certificate in Conflict Transformation

Dates: June 1^st - June 24^th  

Location: On-Line September 2008-May 2009 (with the exception of the one week Mid-Year Field Seminar which takes place in Kigali, Rwanda in January, 2009)

Topics of Study: Conflict analysis and interventions, inter-communal dialogue, negotiation and mediation, peacebuilding and development, healing and reconciliation, peace education, training skills, issues of global relations, and more. 

Application deadline for both programs: May 1st, 2008. International participants are strongly encouraged to apply by April 15, especially if they need a visa. For more information, visit http://www.worldlearning.org/5186.htm or write to contactprogram@sit.edu.

SIT Graduate Institute, A program of World Learning

World Learning: “Bridging Cultures, Transforming Lives”

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Parenting Coordination Training

Offered by the Cooperative Parenting Institute

April 3-5, 2008: Raleigh, NC

April 10-12, 2008: King of Prussia, PA

May 15-17, 2008: King of Prussia, PA

Presenters: Susan Boyan and Ann Marie Termini, co-authors of The Psychotherapist as Parent Coordinator in High-Conflict Divorce: Strategies and Techniques.

$400.00 Early Bird/$425.00 Full Fee

Visit www.cooperativeparenting.com, call 404-315-7474, or email coparent@yahoo.com.

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International Conference on Transformative Mediation

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