Intergenerational Mediation, Facilitation & Care Management Services
E-News: Easing the Tough Conversations
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Our newsletters provides user-friendly information about elder mediation. We include relevant articles, books, upcoming presentations and other resources about elder mediation.
Aging in Place - A Place for Mediation; Disputes Involving Persons with Diminished Capacity - the Mediator's Role; Little Things can Cause Big Fights:When a Relative Dies; Mediators Help Families Settle Care Dispute
A tip for reducing conflict, Introducing our new Intern, Washington Post article "Mediators increasingly try to help families resolve conflict over aging parents"; NY Times Old Age Blog article - They Can't Go Home Again - about children of older adults
Helping Families Find Harmony, Colorado Designated Beneficiary Act, Book Review - The Magic of Conflict, Update on Voluntary Mediation in Denver Probate Court and Save the Date for October 15th Conflict Management Skills Training
WSJ article about Elder Mediation, Why Facilitative Mediation Works, Save the Date for Before the Mourning Series, POA: A Double-Edged Sword, Interview with Paul Sauer, Homewatch Caregivers, 30-year anniversary, Training for Eldercare Staff
Do You Have a Conflict Resolution Plan?; Save the Date for March 5th Conflict Management Skills Training for Professionals; and Training for Staff/Paraprofessionals; Book Review - Nasty, Brutish and Long: Adventures in Old Age and the World of Eldercare
Facilitation and Conflict Coaching, Who is the Right Professional to Call?, Conflict Management Training for Organizations and New York Times Blog article "Mom Always Liked You Best"
New York Times Blog article about caring & coping; information about our Conflict Skills Workshop (9/30/09) and presentation to Tattered Cover, Conflict Resolution Month and Good Read - A Whole New Mind
Articles titled "What do you think will happen if you don't do anything?", and Common Family tensions, Announcement of Workshop on Conflict Management Skills Training and information about Conflict Resolution Month
Articles about family disagreements and caregiving, mediation vs. facilitation, upcoming Alzheimer's Association programs (Education Symposium & Early Stage Forum), a link to a recent NPR piece about elder mediation and information about HB 1196 using Civil Monetary Penalty monies to improve nursing homes
Articles about the voluntary nature of mediation; how to divide up property without angering family members and a scenario about an older couple seeking financial assistance from their children.
