The following are brief course descriptions of the Mediation, Arbitration and Alternative/Appropriate Dispute Resolution (ADR) Seminars offered by Linda A. Liljedahl. The 1st 3 seminars are two-day classes that total 20 ADR or Mediation Hours, as well as any “Fifty-Minute Hours” where recognized or used in continuing legal education or (mandatory) continuing education jurisdictions, as well as 16.50 or more “Sixty-Minute Hours” where recognized or used in MCLE or (Mandatory) Continuing Legal Education or Continuing Education Jurisdictions, such as Louisiana.  The fourth seminar is a Divorce/Custody/Parenting Seminar which is an example of a  Seminar that totals 10 ADR or Mediation Hours, as well as "Collaborative Hours" for any and all MCLE, Continuing Legal Education and/or Continuing Education Jurisdictions, if one is seeking such specific accreditation. 
 For Continuing Accreditation Requirements:
          Linda is preparing and will soon have at least one half-day Workplace Mediation Training Seminar to be offered 2-3 times starting in mid-2013.  She is also looking into providing another specifically named and qualified Advanced Mediation Training Seminar for Continuing Accreditation Requirements available for any one qualified to take same in the very near future.  If anyone is interested in Workplace Mediation, Elder Mediation or any other Advanced or Specialized type of Mediation training , please contact Linda's office ASAP. As soon as it appears that there are 5 or more people firmly committed to attending such a seminar, one will be offered.  Meanwhile  these seminars are offered as shown below. 
    Specifically, all of these seminars provide Civil Mediation Training credits, as per L.R.S. 9:4101, et seq., and are also considered good for any requirement of “general mediation skills and techniques” training.
     Additionally, each seminar besides “Basic Mediation Training" will  provide 10 or more ADR hours of advanced Dispute Resolution Training Hours.  For example, in "Mediation, Arbitration & ADR: the Nuts & Bolts", the second day of training is specifically on the practice of essential civil arbitration, as accepted by numerous jurisdictions and associations, in addition to the aforementioned ADR and mediation accreditation. Please read the rest of the following descriptions to get more in-depth specific training and education provided by each seminar for the individual taking it.

1.       Basic Mediation Training Seminar:   This seminar introduces participants to mediation skills and training, with an emphasis on Civil Mediation, as defined by L.R.S. 9:4101, et seq.    A copy of the course outline will give information on the subjects covered and skills learned and practiced.  The written materials include, but are not limited to: “ADR Overview”, “Listening Techniques”, “Mediation Flowchart and Checklist”, “Principles of Handling Difficult People”, “Closing Techniques”, “Standards of Conduct for Mediators (Ethics)”, “Mediations & Professionalism” and two (2+) or more Role-plays.  There are many other written materials handed out in each seminar, each different in every seminar and too numerous to list here.

2.       Beyond the Basics:  Advanced Mediation Seminar:   This seminar continues the training and skill-building of the participants in Civil Mediation begun in any mediation seminar, especially the afore-mentioned “Basic Mediation Training Seminar”, plus introduces & teaches Advanced Facilitative, Evaluative and Transformative Mediation, as per L.R.S. 9:4101, et seq.  A copy of the course outline will give information on the subjects covered and skills learned and practiced.  The written materials include “10 Ways to Market Your Practice For Under $100”, “Mediation: A Successful Way to Enhance Negotiation,” “More Mediation Skills:, “Using and Extending the Process”,  “Professionalism in Mediation,” “Looking into the Future – Collaboration & Business Dispute Resolution,” “Mediation in Employment Settings”, etc. On the 2nd Day, we offer the choice that most people take: The beginning of Family and Parenting Mediation Training, which provides the student with 10 ADR hours of simultaneous Civil AND Family Mediation Training for that day. So at the end of this class, one has earned (if one took the Basic Mediation Training 2 day seminar) 40 Hours of Civil Mediation Training !! Plus the student needs only ONE MORE of OUR SEMINARS ONE-DAY SEMINAR on PARENTING (which follows this description) to have the accreditation of Parenting/Divorce Family Mediation Training. This seminar also has two (2) or more Role-plays.  There are very many other written materials handed out in each seminar, which are constantly updated and are too numerous to list here.

3.      Mediation, Arbitration & ADR:  The Nuts & Bolts: This course includes essentially ten (10) ADR hours of Basic and Advanced Mediation training on the first day and ten (10) ADR hours of introduction to and practice of Arbitration proceedings on the second day.  Again, a copy of the course outline will give much more information on the subjects covered and the variety of skills learned  and practiced.  The written materials include “Alternative Dispute Resolution Continuum,”  ”FYI:  Mediation vs. Settlement” “Mediation Session Flowchart,”  “Styles of Mediation: Facilitative, Evaluative, and Transformative,”  “Creative Mediation Design”,   “To Caucus or Not to Caucus,” , “Arbitration,”  “The Neutral Corner:  Keep Arbitration On Tract,”  and “Advocacy With Civility: A Prescription For Success,”  “Practice Tips for the Arbitrator Disclosure,”  “The Arbitration Process and Role of the Arbitrator,””   Again, there are many other written materials handed out in each seminar which change rapidly and are too numerous to list.