Early-bird pricing extended!
Boston Law Collaborative and Relationship Conflict Resolution invite you to a training led by mediator and attorney David Hoffman, Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School
WHEN: Friday, January 19, 2024 (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.) and Saturday, January 20, 2024 (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
WHERE: St. Petersburg Conference Center, 8950 Dr. MLK Jr. St. N., Suite 160, St. Petersburg, FL 33702
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Mediators, lawyers, and other professionals who deal with conflict.
WHAT: Twelve-hour advanced training involving the theory and practice of the Internal Family Systems model as a tool for conflict resolution, with simulations and written materials.
COST: $345, early-bird price, $395 regular price.
HOW TO REGISTER: RSVP to Kathy Brown at RelationshipConflictResolution
@gmail.com. Or call Kathy at (727) 608-3086. Please give your name and email.
PAYMENT for the workshop can be made via PayPal or Eventbrite. Space is limited to 25 participants.
(Reduced registration fee available in the event of financial need. To inquire email Kathy.)
CMEs are available; CLEs (11 credits) have been approved.
Successful conflict resolution is much more than dealing with the personalities involved: it requires preparation, knowledge, practice and a proven model.
The Internal Family Systems model (IFS) that has helped professionals in mediation, arbitration, academic administration, life coaching, and other professions dedicated to resolving conflict — and is rapidly building a following within the field of dispute resolution — is now available to you to help inform and guide your work … and your life.
Built on the principle of empowerment, IFS helps you better understand where your triggers are, work with them, so you’re not so reactive, and then help others to do the same.
IFS is one of the most powerful tools today to help us better understand human interactions and to remind us that our role as mediators is not about ourselves, but about helping people find their own solutions.
This program will provide participants with an in-depth opportunity to learn and work with the IFS model in the conflict resolution setting. No prior IFS training is needed.
In this two-day workshop, you will learn:
- An overview of the IFS model: Demonstration and Discussion
- How to apply the model: Role playing
- Ways to access “Self” energy
- How to apply IFS when working with people
Find your mediator within. Better understand the sources of implicit bias.
Agenda (see below for speaker bio)
Day One
- Welcome, Introductions and Overview of the Training
- Introduction to the IFS model: Demonstration and Discussion
- How to apply the model: Role play 1 – Working One-on-One with Clients
- Plenary Debrief
- Accessing “Self” Energy: The Self-Led Mediator / Lawyer / Collaborative Professional
Day Two
- Applying the IFS Model when Working with Two People
(Demonstration and Discussion) - Small Group Role Play Sessions
- Plenary Debrief
- Q & A and Concluding Remarks
Seating is limited. Sign up today!
Faculty Bio
David Hoffman, Esq., is an attorney, mediator, arbitrator, and founding member of Boston Law Collaborative, LLC. He is also the John H. Watson, Jr. Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, where he teaches three courses: Mediation; Legal Profession: Collaborative Law; and Diversity and Dispute Resolution.
David uses IFS techniques in his work as a mediator and lawyer and has published an article about IFS in the Harvard Negotiation Law Review, “Mediation, Multiple Minds, and Managing the Negotiation Within.”
As mediator and arbitrator, David has handled over 2,000 cases involving business, family, employment, and other disputes. David is past chair of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution, a Distinquished Fellow in the International Academy of Mediators, and a founding member of the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council. He is listed in the book, “Best Lawyers in America,” in six categories, including mediation, arbitration, and Collaborative Law. He has received lifetime achievement awards from the Association of Professional Family Mediators and the American College of Civil Trial Mediators and the D’Alemberte-Raven Award, the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution’s highest honor recognizing outstanding service in the field.
David has published three books on dispute resolution: Mediation: A Practical Guide for Mediators, Lawyers, and Other Professionals (Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education 2013); Bringing Peace into the Room: How the Personal Qualities of the Mediator Impact the Process of Conflict Resolution (with co-editor Daniel Bowling); the Massachusetts Alternative Dispute Resolution (with co-author David Matz) – and numerous articles, which are posted on the Boston Law Collaborative, LLC web site.
Prior to founding Boston Law Collaborative, LLC in 2003, David was a partner at the Boston law firm Hill & Barlow, where he practiced for 17 years, in the areas of family law, employment law, commercial litigation, and alternative dispute resolution. Before that, he was a clerk for Hon. Stephen G. Breyer, when he was on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
David is a graduate of Princeton University (A.B. 1970, summa cum laude), Cornell University (M.A. 1974, American Studies), and Harvard Law School (J.D. 1984, magna cum laude), where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review.
David lives in a cohousing community in Acton, Massachusetts with his wife, Leslie Warner, who is a career coach; between them they have five adult children, a rescued Golden Retriever from Serbia, and an adolescent cat.
Boston Law Collaborative, LLC provides mediation, arbitration, and dispute resolution services, as well as legal representation in court and in Collaborative Law cases. For more info, please visit http://www.BLC.law.
The BLC Institute is a non-profit devoted to providing training and education in all aspects of dispute resolution. To learn more about the Institute and upcoming programs, visit https://blc.law/training
BLC has won the American Bar Association’s Lawyer as Problem Solver Award, and the Law Firm Award for Excellence in ADR from the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution.
“All of us are engaged in an internal negotiation, all the time—especially in today’s challenging times,” says Hoffman. “Developing a greater awareness and understanding of our own inner negotiations can help us better understand our clients’ feelings and perspectives.”
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