LOCATION:
    Muir Woods Room on First Floor of 175 North Redwood Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903 (18 miles north of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge)

FEE:   $550 (Early Registration: $490 if paid by 4/20/12; $520 if paid by 5/4/12).

CE CREDITS:    MCLE & BBS (12.0 hours); MCEP (13 hours to be submitted for review to MCEPAA for approval, Provider #NOR045)

DESCRIPTION:

The B-E-A-R Process (Breathe, Empathize, Acknowledge, Respond), is a collaborative conflict resolution model providing a structured step-by-step sequence that can be used by mediators, couples therapists and divorce coaches to avoid impasses. The B-E-A-R Process enables the parties’ pre-frontal cortex to maintain dominance over the mid brain and brain stem during high conflict situations and thus reduce emotional volatility and balance power differentials between the parties. There will be video and live demonstrations and role plays with instructor feedback. The focus of this course is to not just teach the basic skills but to deepen participants’ ability to tap the underlying meaning, importance and interests of the parties and to reach resolution.

Who should attend: mediators, child specialists, therapists, custody evaluators, minor’s counsel, parenting coordinators, special masters, and court appointed therapists.