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2010
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October 7-8
Portland OR
Portland OR The Problem Student Problem-Solver Workshop
Got Problem Kids? Here's your Problem Student Problem-Solver Conference. You name the problems and this workshop delivers hundreds of immediate, problem-stopping answers. You will leave with innovative, more effective strategies for school failure, truancy, dropping out, work refusal, violence, delinquency, bad attitudes, depression and more. College credit and clock hours available.
Free sample interventions, and free monthly Problem Student Problem-Solver magazine available at our web site, http://www.youthchg.com, or via email (dwells@youthchg.com), or call toll-free to 1-800-545-5736. Work-study financial aid available for all classes. Call for details. Youth Change Ruth Wells 275 N 3rd St Woodburn OR 97071 USA Phone: 800-545-5736 Email: dwells@youthchg.com Website: www.youthchg.com/live.html
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Special Education Conferences |
October 14-16
Woodstock VT
Fourth Annual East Coast Professional Skills Program in Dispute Resolution: "A World Class View of Dispute Resolution"
Featuring a panel of nationally recognized experts in dispute resolution, this comprehensive program provides three days of unique educational opportunities for practicing professionals. Participants select the process in which they desire expertise (one course), as all programs will be presented simultaneously. (Choices include "Advanced Mediation: Skills and Techniques", "Mindfulness for Conflict Resolvers: Lawyers, Mediators, Negotiators, Judges, Arbitrators, and Managers", and "Facilitating Dynamic Groups".) To provide for personalized instruction, enrollment for each course is limited to ensure a close working relationship among the faculty and participants. Course sessions will include lectures, small group discussions, and practice exercises. Faculty and other participants will also provide performance coaching. The synergy of ideas will provide a truly unique learning experience. Please visit the pepperdine website below for information on tuition, MCLE credit, a guarantee, and a possible tax deduction. [Education expenses may be deductible if they improve or maintain professional skills (!)] Location: Woodstock Inn & Resort (802) 457-6605: special rate when attending the "Pepperdine School of Law" program. You might visit woodstockinn.com Pepperdine School of Law's Straus Institute and Vermont Law School Lori Rushford Pepperdine School of Law / Straus Institute 24255 Pacific Coast Highway Malibu CA 90263 USA Phone: Lori: (310) 506-6342 Email: lori.rushford@pepperdine.edu Website: law.pepperdine.edu/straus
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Conflict Resolution Conferences |
October 18-20
Yakima WA
Special Education and the Law
This 27th Annual Pacific Northwest Institute will take place October 18-20, 2010 at the Yakima Convention Center in Yakima, Washington. The primary mission of the Institute is to keep practitioners aware of congressional amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and recent court cases interpreting the Act, as well as/including No Child Left Behind legislation. CLE credits vary from state to state. The Institute consists of four general sessions and sixteen workshops over two days: "Special Education Litigation: 2010 (An overview of the hottest and newest special education cases)", "Evaluation and Eligibility: Emerging Legal Issues and Trends", "You've Got to be Kidding! The Strange World of Special Education Law and Litigation." The Institute is preceded by a full day of optional mini-courses including Special Education 101, The Building Principal and Special Ed., and an Ethics Seminar. Who will benefit from the Institute?: Educators, School Psychologists, Special Education Directors, Attorneys, Administrative Law Judges, Principals, Special Education Advocacy Groups, Parents, and Education Administrators. The Institute concludes with: "Three Decades of the Rowley Case: A Personal Perspective". Amy June Rowley will talk about her experience growing up as a Deaf child herself involved in Hendrick Hudson School District v. Rowley which went before the U.S. Supreme Court. She brings a personal perspective as a child involved in a special education litigation.. - Amy June Rowley, Assistant Professor, California State University, Hayward, California. On-line registration will be open in May, 2010. University of Washington Mary Jane Shirakawa Conference Registration PO Box 45010 Seattle WA 98145-0010 USA Phone: Mary Jane: (206) 221-3936 Email: slawd@u.washington.edu Website: depts.washington.edu/slawd/about.html
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Special Education Practices, Rules and Regulations |
November 11-12
Fort Lauderdale FL
8th Annual Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Institute
The ABA Section of Dispute Resolution in cooperation with the Alabama State Bar ADR Committee, the Florida Academy of Professional Mediators, the Louisiana and Mississippi ADR Sections, and others, are offering an interactive two-day course of instruction, including highly valuable interaction and advice from leading experts in mediation: the most advanced mediation skills program available today. Topics covered include: Preparing for Mediation, Maximizing the Joint Opening Session, Negotiating in the Caucus Stage, Breaking Impasse, Planned Early Negotiation, Ethical Issues, and Developing and Marketing a Mediation Practice. Who should attend? Mediators, Litigators, Judges, In-House Counsel, (surely others). MCLE (14+ hours) and Ethics Credit have been requested in most states. Visit www.flcourts.org for more on Florida CME credit. Note that enrollment for the Institute is strictly limited to maintain a high faculty-to-participant ratio. Visit the Section website (see below) for updates. The Conference will be held at the Harbor Beach Marriott, Fort Lauderdale: visit marriottharborbeach.com Enhance your skill, knowledge, and understanding of the mediation process, in the company of a distinguished faculty of expert mediators and mediation advocates, including in-house counsel and litigators. American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution call/write/email/visit website ABA Section of Dispute Resolution 740 15th Street, NW Washington DC 20005 USA Phone: (202) 662-1680 Email: dispute@abanet.org Website: www.abanet.org/dispute
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Conflict Resolution Conferences |
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