Day 1: Thursday, September 27, 2018
9:00 am – 9:15 am—Introduction
- Introductions
- Handout material—overview
- Schedule
9:15 am – 9:45 am—“Exploring Attitudes”
9:45 am – 10:30 am—ADR Options
- History of ADR
- Cases
- Review of justice reform measures
- Compare various ADR options
- Review research—average cost of ADR options
- Group discussion and questions
10:30 am – 11:00 am—Advantages/Disadvantages of Med-Arb
- Exercise
- Group discussion
11:00 am – 11:15 am—Break
11:15 am – 12:30 pm—Family Violence Screening: Med-Arb or PC
- Video
- Statutory requirements (BCFLA, s. 8)
- Who does the screening in med-arb?
- How to screen and maintain neutrality
- Cases
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm—Networking Lunch (included)
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm—Med-Arb Agreement
- Video
- Essential provisions of the Med-Arb Agreement
- Essential provisions of the Parenting Coordination Agreement
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm—Break
3:15 pm – 4:30 pm—Mediation Process
- Video
- How is the mediation process different in med-arb?
- With or without counsel
- Video
- Can you be evaluative and maintain your neutrality?
- Parenting Coordination—consensus building
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm—Debrief and Reflection on Process
- Homework exercise—case study
Day 2: Friday, September 28, 2018
9:00 am – 9:15 am—Questions from Day 1
9:15 am – 9:45 am—Case Study
- Discuss homework assignments
9:45 am – 10:45 am—“CBC”
- Exercises
- Unconscious bias
10:45 am – 11:00 am—Break
11:00 am – 12:30 pm—Ethical Issues in Med-Arb
- Videos and group discussions
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm—Networking Lunch (included)
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm—Med-Arb Options
- Med-Arb—one neutral or two
- Arb-Med or Arb-Med-Arb
- Collarbitration
- Last-best offer
- Cases
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm—Exercise
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm—Break
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm—Arbitration Process
- How is the arbitration process different in med-arb?
- Arbitrator bias—survey results
- Writing the award
- Parenting Coordination—determination making
4:15 pm – 4:45 pm—Reflection and Qualities of Med-Arbitrator
- What does it take?
- Group discussion
4:45 pm – 5:00 pm—Final Questions, Certificates