Early-Bird Special for Elder Care Mediation with paid registration before
July 15, 2012

Elder and Adult Care Mediation: 

Manousso Mediation offers a two and three days, 20 hours, course on elder and adult mediation training.  This course is designed for experienced mediators and interested professionals, such as lawyers, guardians, social workers, certified public accountants, trustees, nurses, hospice workers, geriatric care managers, and nursing home administrators.  The interactive, skills-based training includes:

• defining elder mediation
  
   

• ways in which elder mediation differs from other mediation skills
  
   

• the importance of intake and ways to make it efficient
  
   

• ageism and bias
  
   

• the aging process and its possible impact on mediation
  
   

• capacity issues
  
   

• accommodating cognitive impairment or other challenges
  
   

• use of support persons
  
   

• family dynamics
  
   

• recognizing and responding to elder abuse
  
   

• ethical considerations including self-determination, necessary participants, ensuring the older person’s voice is heard, role of advocates, and mediator competence
   

• legislative updates and Texas Statutes
  
   

• legal and financial issues including guardianship, health care, end-of-life issues, and financial planning.

All participants receive training materials, as well as meals and snacks, included in application fee.