All Trainings:

9:30am – 2:00pm PT
12:30pm – 5:00pm ET
Live Online Training via Zoom

Early Bird Price: $395.00 each ($495.00 Full Price)

2/15/2023: Advanced Skills for Mediating Property Issues

3/22/2023: Best of Both Worlds: Integrating Mediation and Collaborative Divorce

5/3/2023: Tools & Strategies for Mediators When Divorce May Not Be the Answer

SPECIAL OFFER: REGISTER FOR ALL THREE TRAININGS AND RECEIVE $190.00 OFF THE EARLY BIRD PRICE AND RECEIVE FREE ADMISSION TO A BONUS ADVANCED TRAINING WITH WOODY!

All 3 for $995.00!

The Bonus Training will focus on a review of selections from Woody’s 8 books and over 75 articles. This Advanced Training will explore Woody’s thinking and innovations in Mediation, Collaborative Practice, Unbundled Professional Services, Team Building, Practice Building, and a Look at the Future!

Expand your mediation toolbox and revitalize your practice with our BRAND-NEW Advanced Mediation Skills and Tools One-Day Trainings!

At Mosten Guthrie Academy we know that busy professionals need practical solutions and learning opportunities that fit into a packed schedule. For 2023 we are rolling out a series of one-day trainings (4.5 hours) each focusing on a particular area of concern and challenge for mediators.

These one-day programs are geared towards attorneys, mediators, coaches, and collaborative professionals who want to move their practice and expertise to a new level.

Internationally recognized mediators Woody Mosten and Susan Guthrie will present cutting edge strategies to improve your skills in managing all aspects of your mediation process.

SCHEDULE:

2/15/2023: MEDIATING PROPERTY ISSUES with Special Guest, Amy Clews, CPA, CVA, CDFA, CFE

This advanced training will focus on two of the most common and difficult issues in mediation: The Family Residence and Marital Business Interests. Learn practical tools and strategies for resolving these challenging issues including:

• Confidential Mini Evaluation (with demonstration and guest presentation by financial expert)
• Mediator Settlement Proposals
• Advanced Options for Marital Residence

We will discuss the nuances and ramifications of handling the house and marital business interests in mediation, along with the many options that face couples resolving these major assets.

3/22/2023: BEST OF BOTH WORLDS: INTEGRATING MEDIATION AND COLLABORATIVE DIVORCE with Special Guest, Ron Ousky, Founder of Collaborative Alliance in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Past President, IACP

Lawyers and experts can be key allies to help the parties reach agreement if the parties have more control over their selection and use. Based on Woody’s most recent ABA book, this advanced training will explore cutting edge strategies for you to help parties, neutral experts, and aligned professionals function successfully in the mediation.

Topics covered:

• Party Selection of Consulting Lawyers
• Use of Disqualification Agreement in Mediation
• Innovative Mediation Participation Agreements

5/3/2023: TOOLS & STRATEGIES FOR MEDIATORS WHEN DIVORCE MAY NOT BE THE ANSWER with Special Guests: Dawn Clement, JD, Mediator, Adjunct Professor at West Chester University; and Bill Doherty, Creator of Discernment Counseling and founder of the Doherty Relationship Institute

Experienced mediators need a range of tools to resolve difficult conflicts. When faced with seemingly intractable issues, these are the tools that can make all the difference!

This Advanced training will focus on the following:

• Discernment Counseling: Making an appropriate referral when one party is leaning out of the relationship and the other wants very much to stay in
• Marital Mediation
• Facilitated Family Decision-Making
• Temporary and Permanent Separation