Post-Disaster Mediation Training

with Mel Rubin

From earthquakes to fires to landslides to floods, disasters are increasingly becoming part of the human experience. They are also creating an immediate and urgent demand for mediation to relieve pressure on the court system, and provide the victims with immediate financial assistance. Mediating disasters requires specific training in mediating without legal representation, mediating when there are significant imbalances of power, during traumatically emotional events, and many more unique situations associated with disaster mediations.

Mel Rubin is uniquely qualified in disaster mediation with extensive experience in designing the hurricane programs in Florida since 1992 as well as writing and lecturing on disaster mediation for the past 15 years.

This interactive course will train mediators in the skills necessary to mediate disaster cases utilizing real life scenarios as simulation exercises. It will also cover the system design of a typical post-catastrophe mediation program, what roles are available for mediators, and how mediators can qualify for such rosters.

Approval for MCLE Credits in California is pending for 10 hours of general live MCLE hours, including 1 hour of elimination of bias.

Regular Enrollment is $595, with an earlybird discount to $495 for those registering at least 21 days in advance. Government and non-profit organizations enrollment is $395 as a courtesy. Members of our Affiliated Organizations receive a $50 discount on this course, and additional discounts include our 'Bring a Friend' discount of $50 each with two or more, and our 'Group Discount' of $100 each for three or more registering together from the same company, firm or non-profit organization.

This course is one and a half days, and depending on the dates it is scheduled, will either be offered Thursday and a half-day on Friday, or a half-day on Friday afternoon and all day Saturday. For courses beginning on Thursday begin with breakfast (and registration on the first day) at 8:30 a.m., with class beginning at 9:00 and continuing to 5:00 on Thursday, and finishing at 1:00 on Friday. Thursday will have an hour for lunch and one 10-15 minute break in the morning and the afternoon. Continental breakfast, lunch and snacks will be served on Thursday, and breakfast and mid-morning snack willb e served as Friday. For courses beginning on Friday, class will begin at 2:00 p.m. and continue until 6:00 p.m. with an afternoon snack, and will begin Saturday with continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m., class at 9:00 continuing to 5:00 p.m., including snacks and lunch.

Please arrange to stay to the end of the program and schedule outgoing flights at least 2.5 hours after the conclusion of the session.