1 – Your Name Listed on Our Website If you renew your membership or become a member in 2015, you may have your name listed on our website, under a new “Our Members” page – for FREE. You will be able to choose among these 3 options: Your name only (e.g. John Jones) Your name and email or phone number (e.g. John Jones johnatgmail.com or John Jones Tel (808) 111-2222) Your name with a link to your website (e.g. John Jones – JohnJonesdotcom) 2 – Help Us Grow The strength of our association lies with our membership. The more members we are, the more we can do together to promote and support conflict resolution in Hawaii. Therefore, if you are willing to help us grow, you can now download and print from our website the following materials, which you can use for promoting ACR Hawaii during professional meetings or public events. A New ACR Hawaii Flyer A 5-min Presentation of ACR Hawaii
During this Difficult People in Domestic Mediations workshop of the Mediation Center of the Pacific, mediators can learn about and discuss high emotions, dealing with difficult people, and other challenges in domestic mediations. Presenters: Jim Hoenig, J.D.-Ph.D. Sue Lehrke, Ph.D. Craig Robinson, Ph.D. This workshop will consist of presentation, role plays (by the presenters) and group discussion. FREE for MCP volunteer mediators. Since seating is limited, first preference will be given to those mediators frequently assigned to cases in the domestic arena. When and Where Monday, December 8, 5:30pm – 7:30pm – Kukui Center Conference Room (245 N. Kukui Street, Suite 103, Honolulu) RSVP by December 3 – send an email to nathan@mediatehawaii.org or call (808) 521-6767
2014 RECOGNITION AND HOLIDAY LUNCHEON As the year comes to a close, please join the Mediation Center of the Pacific to look back at 2014 and to recognize fellow MCP volunteers and other supporters who have gone “above and beyond” to help MCP achieve what it has. When and Where Thursday, December 4, 2014 – 11:30-1:00pm – HawaiiUSA FCU Community Room (next door to MCP) FREE for active MCP volunteers and donors. RSVP – send an email to Min mcpadmin@mediatehawaii.org NOVEMBER 2014 CENTER LETTER This issue contains: A recap of Mediation Week Details of Recent MCP Trainings and Workshops Awards presented to MCP Volunteers (Way to go!!!) Upcoming Workshops and Trainings – RSVP to Nathan Nikaido Tel (808) 521-6767
During this free ACR teleseminar, Cinnie Noble, Chair of the Conflict Coaching Practice Area of the Work Place Section, will interview highly experienced ADR practitioner Rita Callahan about how coaching fits into organizations as an internal conflict management practice. Rita will answer such questions as: What are the applications of this process in your experience as an internal coach? What distinguishes a conflict coaching practice when it is internal to an organization as opposed to when it is provided by an external coach? How is success of coaching measured by the organization? What methods are used to inform employees about the service? About Rita Callahan Rita has been in the conflict resolution field for 20 years. She has worked as an independent Conflict Resolution and Collaboration consultant providing consulting, mediation, training, coaching, facilitation, team building, and climate assessments to organizations in the U.S. When: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Eastern (Noon – 1:00pm Hawaii Time) How to participate in this Free ACR Teleseminar
In this interview Caroline Torosis, Dispute Resolution Program Manager of the County of Los Angeles Department Of Consumer Affairs, shares with ACR board member Giuseppe Leone – Founder of the online mediation project Virtual Mediation Lab The goals of their innovative and ambitious Online Dispute Resolution Pilot Project The main criteria for assessing the technology necessary for that project Giuseppe’s Virtual Mediation Lab and ACR board member Kerry Urosevich’s Ceeds of Peace are 2 projects currently sponsored by ACR Hawaii. To learn more about the technology currently available for delivering collaboration and dispute resolution services online, please watch the 78-min video of Technology Tools for Collaborative Dialogue – a webinar presented on October 15, 2014 by ACR Hawaii member Kirsten Rosa.
The November 2014 edition of the CADR (Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution) ADR Times is titled Forum Summary – Legal Aid Society of Hawaii: Hawaii Self-Help Project & Court Self-Help Centers
The National Center for Access to Justice released its Justice Index findings, ranking Hawaii as one of the top three states in the country for best practices of ensuring access to the civil and criminal justice systems. The report measured how accessible the justice system is in four categories: Attorney access for low-income litigants Support for self-represented litigants Support for litigants with limited language proficiency Support for people with disabilities READ ON
ACR Hawaii member Thomas DiGrazia is a Peacemaker, Lawyer and Director of the Mediation Center—Windward Oahu. He is an Adjunct Professor at Hawaii Pacific University, teaching graduate classes in Mediation and Conflict. To read or print his “Brain Science and Conflict” article, which is taken from his soon to be published new book (Chapter 4) “Light On Peacemaking”, click here
During this ADRHub free webinar, Sharon Strand Ellison will talk briefly about the dynamics of defensiveness and pitfalls in current “best Practices” in ADR communication. The remainder of the session will focus on skills sets for: Asking disarming questions Giving the kind of feedback that’s essential to maintaining a safe environment for all parties Making clear statements which deal with attitudes and behaviors than can undermine the process Setting firm boundaries when needed. Using this model, you can prompt clients to drop their defenses, often instantly, and engage in a process that goes beyond compromise to deeper levels of resolution Presenter’s Bio Sharon Strand Ellison is an international consultant, an award-winning speaker, and the author of Taking the War Out of Our Words This ADRHub webinar is free (but spots are limited) and will take place Wednesday, November 19, 2014 – 6 – 7:00pm Eastern Time (1 – 2:00pm Hawaii Time) For more information regarding the webinar, the presenter, and registration follow this link
As indicated on the home page of our website one of the 4 benefits of being an ACR Hawaii member is that you can “Submit materials (e.g. articles or videos) for possible publication on our website”. If you have such materials – e.g. articles you have written or videos you have produced – please let us know. As long as they are related to ADR (e.g. mediation, facilitation, arbitration) or Conflict Resolution/Prevention, we will take a look at them for possible publication. Conversely, if you are not an ACR Hawaii member, here is how you can join us