Progressive Conflict Solutions

My business may be closed, but I am always open to celebrating a split couple that prioritizes their kid(s). This is great.

After a decade in business, I’ve decided to close my mediation practice Progressive Conflict Solutions. It’s been an honor to support so many people through their challenging times. I hope your life is better for having leaned into your conflict.

If you need to reach me, you may use Messenger. If you are seeking a mediator to support your divorce and custody, you can find a list of area professionals who I know and trust here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wfugtqn_LBGWhvvXdVswcK6ppoLxE9w4uSUq_C9i3JA/edit?usp=sharing

📢 Announcing: Building Bridges on Campus: Dialogue and Care in Times of Conflict – a complimentary 90-minute webinar. This session will offer evidence-based strategies for bridging differences on college campuses, especially relevant during the heightened tensions and conflicts surrounding the Israel-Hamas war. Co-hosted by the Greater Good Science Center and Interfaith America, the webinar will feature a presentation by the renowned psychologist, Dr. Linda Tropp.

🗓 Date: December 14
⏰ Time: 10:30 AM PT / 1:30 PM ET
🕒 Duration: 90 minutes
🔗 Register here: tinyurl.com/careggsc

The 2023 PA Council of Mediators Conference Brochure is out and registration is open! Go tohttps://pamediation.org/2023Conf/2023PCMConfererence.pdf to see the brochure and go to https://pamediation.org/PCMapplication_2023.html to register! We look forward to seeing you next month (April 28/29) at the Harrisburg Hilton!

It’s my annual Thanksgiving reposting!

Dealing with Family Conflict During the Holidays | Progressive Conflict Solutions Holidays are a stressful time for many and this year the tensions are heightened. It’s been a contentious year and the thought of facing the usually boisterous Uncle Fred may be working you into a lather like never before. These strategies can help. (Adapted from article by Alexandria Skinner, Dec...

I love to talk about healthy divorce! Give a listen to this podcast to learn more about meditation and healthy divorce.

The episode on the website: What Women Need to Know About Divorce from a Mediator, with Ellen Morfei – Take Back Retirement

Link to Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/take-back-retirement/id1534658342.

Link to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3rpgPs7DtPElhe7vJ9eZNv.

40-HOUR DIVORCE & CUSTODY MEDIATION VIRTUAL TRAINING

November 30, December 1, 2, 5, 6, 2022

The Pennsylvania Council of Mediators (PCM) is sponsoring a divorce and custody mediation training that is approved by the Association for Conflict Resolution and meets the training requirements for mediators in the Pennsylvania Custody Regulations (231 Pa. Code Rule 1940.4).
Click here for full information and registration - https://pamediation.org/divorce_training.html.

The PCM Divorce & Custody Mediation Training is ideal for

• Anyone interested in becoming a family mediator

• Experienced mediators who want to expand their practice to include divorce and custody mediation

• Attorneys, financial specialists, child specialists, and coaches seeking to complete the mediation training requirement necessary to become a Collaborative Practitioner member of Collaborative Law Professionals of Southeastern Pennsylvania

• Attorneys who want to switch from adversarial to cooperative dispute settlement
• Participants will be expected to have had basic mediation training or relevant experience.

Through a combination of lecture, coached role-play simulation, discussion and video, this workshop will take participants through the process of divorce and custody mediation from the orientation session to the completed memorandum of understanding. (Note that the legal content will be based on Pennsylvania law.) Participants will get a comprehensive training manual and ready-to-use forms. Participants must participate in all 40 hours to receive a certificate of completion.

Registration fee:
$1,500 before November 1, 2022; $1,600 after November 1, 2022
$140 for 40 PA attorney CLEs (38 substantive & 2 ethics)
$140 for 40 NASW Social Work CEs

Trainers
Zena D. Zumeta, Esq., is internationally known as both a mediator and trainer of mediators. She is president of the Mediation Training & Consultation Institute, Zena Zumeta Mediation Services, and The Collaborative Workplace in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ms. Zumeta is a former board member and president of the Academy of Family Mediators, past president of the Michigan Council for Family and Divorce Mediation, and past Regional Vice President of the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution. Working in the field since 1981, she is an approved civil and family mediator in Michigan, and an approved mediation trainer for Michigan and many other states. She has taught at Hamline University School of Law and is an adjunct professor at Pepperdine University School of Law's Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, University of Detroit-Mercy Law School, and Cooley Law School.

Cheryl Cutrona, J.D., is the principal of Cutrona Resolutionary Services, offering dispute resolution third-party intervention, restorative practices, conflict coaching, training, and consulting. She has been a mediator since 1986 and a trainer and curriculum developer since 1991. Ms. Cutrona teaches Conflict Management in the Workplace at Temple University’s Klein College of Media and Communication. She mediates/arbitrates for the U.S. Postal Service REDRESS, EEOC Philadelphia Region, Better Business Bureau, DeMars Associates, and the Pennsylvania Department of Education Office for Dispute Resolution (ODR). Between 1991 and 2019, Ms. Cutrona was the Executive Director of Good Shepherd Mediation Program in Philadelphia. She serves on the Board of the Pennsylvania Bar Association ADR Committee (formerly co-chair).

I originally posted this blog in the lead up to Rosh Hashanah. I'll share it again now. And, really, it's always a timely message.

Musing on Forgiveness and Apology: 8 Steps to Making a Meaningful and Effective Apology | Progressive Conflict Solutions As I write, the sun is setting to mark the end of the Jewish high holiday of Rosh Hashanah. Prominent themes of the holiday include reflection, asking for forgiveness and making amends. Regardless of your belief system, these are healthy and often cathartic exercises. But how does one properly ask f...

I’ve had many clients who attended this program and found it helpful.

Gain hope for your future! Contact us today for more information.