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Advanced Training in Managing
High Conflict Family Negotiations & Mediations
Presented by:
Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. & Michael Lomax, JD
November 18-19, 2019
Victoria, British Columbia
ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP
A two-day training program for legal, mental health, dispute resolution, and other professionals who work with high conflict families. Clients with “high-conflict” personality disorders or traits pose significant challenges for family dispute resolution professionals, particularly in a collaborative dispute resolution process. This 2-day seminar will address understanding high-conflict personality traits, warning signs and how to spot them, how to successfully negotiate and mediate with them using a highly-structured approach, how to avoid malpractice in high-conflict cases, special techniques for managing high-conflict clients, managing risks in divorce cases, dealing with family members and other professionals. If you have taken high conflict training before, this will be a great review, but also you will learn new skills and techniques that will be a valuable addition to your toolkit. In this two-day training program we will:
Review Special Techniques for Managing High-Conflict Personalities
o Identifying high-conflict clients with the WEB Method® o Calming upset clients with EAR Statements® o Setting limits with the CARS Method®
Learn about the latest research into high conflict personality types including treatment and potential for change (or not).
Learn about identifying and managing high-conflict leaders in any organization.
Use realistic scenarios to learn the techniques for managing negotiations and mediations
o Implement a structured negotiation/mediation model o How to handle negotiation hijacks by clients o How to avoid splitting between professionals o Learn about ways of managing meetings with
potentially high-conflict people, including setting agendas and enforcing a “Respectful Meeting Policy.”
Avoiding Ethical and Legal Actions by High-Conflict Clients o Ethically responding to the disclosure of illegal
behaviour o Ethically terminating a high-conflict client o 10 Tips for avoiding lawsuits and administrative
hearings Managing risk from Family Members and Other Professionals
o Family members and professionals as negative advocates
o Communicating with aggressive people with a written BIFF Response®
o Managing your own stress in high-conflict situations
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
William A. (“Bill”) Eddy is a lawyer, therapist and mediator. He is the co-founder and Training Director of the High Conflict Institute based in San Diego, California. Bill provides training on the subject of high-conflict personalities to lawyers, mediators, judges, mental health professionals and others. He has presented in over 30 states and ten countries. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, with 12 years’ experience counseling children, adults, couples and families in psychiatric hospitals and outpatient clinics. For the past 26 years, he has also been a lawyer, representing clients in family court (as a Certified Family Law Specialist) and providing divorce mediation services. He is the author of over a dozen books, including: High Conflict People in Legal Disputes, 2nd Ed.; SPLITTING: Protecting Yourself While Divorcing Someone with Borderline or Narcissistic Personality Disorder; and BIFF: Quick Responses to High Conflict People. Michael Lomax is a mediator and conflict resolution trainer who has assisted many individuals and organizations in dealing with high conflict personalities. Michael practised family law for 22 years and has conducted hundreds of mediations including workplace, family and court related matters. He has designed and delivered many high conflict trainings for lawyers, mediators, government, corporations, military and law enforcement agencies, human resources and union organizations across Canada and the United States. Michael joined the BC Public Service Agency in 2015 as the Conflict Management Lead where he is leading the design and delivery of conflict management services, including coaching, mediation and training to resolve workplace disputes. Michael also served on the Board of Directors for Mediate BC from 2013-2015 and is currently a non-practising member of the Law Society of BC. Michael has been an Associate Speaker/Trainer with the High Conflict Institute for 7 years.
Registration: Monday November 18, 2019 8:30 am to 9:00 am Training: Monday the 18th 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Tuesday the 19th 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
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Early Bird CFSP Member $595.00 Price/person - cheque must be received by July 2, 2019 Early Bird Other Roster Members* $595.00 Price/person - cheque must be received by July 2, 2019 Regular Early Bird $695.00 Price/person - cheque must be received by July 2, 2019 Cost after June 30, 2019 (if spots available) $750.00
*includes BC Collaborative Roster, other Collaborative Practice groups, Mediate BC, ADRIC, BCPC Roster.
Detach and mail the registration form along with a cheque made payable to:
Association of Collaborative Family Separation Professionals
c/o Michael R. Eeles Michael R. Eeles Law Corporation
#21 – 21 Dallas Road Victoria, B.C. V8V 4Z9
T 250.588.9728 E [email protected]
Registration refunds for attendance at the training will be given up to 60 days prior to the training less a $100.00 processing fee.
No Refunds or cancellations will be given after September 19, 2019
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“Advanced Training in Managing High Conflict Family Negotiations and Mediations”
November 18 and 19, 2019
Location: University Club 3800 Finnerty Road University of Victoria