NPR’s Morning Edition
Focuses on Elder Mediation
April 13, 2009 -- NPR’s Morning Edition focused
on Elder Mediation today when NPR’s Joseph
Shapiro interviewed Rikk Larsen, a founding
partner of Elder Decisions in Massachusetts
along with Bob Rhudy, co-founder of Senior
Mediation and Decision-Making Inc. in Baltimore,
and Penny Hommel co-director of The Center for
Social Gerontology in Michigan. The piece
touches on the value of a neutral third party to
help families negotiate difficult situations and
choices involving elderly family members. It
also provides tips for finding a mediator in its
accompanying Web story and links to the ACR
Mediator/Arbitrator Referral List.
To listen to the interview,
click here.
To read the accompanying article,
click here.
ACR's Professional
Liability Insurance Program
ACR introduced a new
program covering
Professional Liability Insurance for our members
in 2008. ACR's overriding purpose in changing
its professional liability insurance program for
members was to improve the coverage for members.
Click here to see a chart highlighting some of
those areas of member benefit improvement and
for complete details on the program.
Building
Widespread Public Awareness of
Conflict
Resolution and Its Many Advantages
For Conflict Resolution
Professionals
As a member of the
profession, you already know what conflict
resolution is about. You’re familiar with the
wide range of processes used to encourage
nonviolent dispute resolution outside of the
traditional court system. You also know that
conflict resolution is making important
differences in classrooms, businesses,
organizations, local communities, and in the
international arena. You’ve probably also
thought that our field needs more champions to
help increase public awareness and understanding
of our work.
Educating the
public about conflict resolution can positively
impact your business and the profession. As more
people become tuned into the benefits of
conflict resolution, they will gain a stronger
sense of its value. They will better understand
how the appropriate use of conflict resolution
can enhance the ability of individuals,
families, neighbors, business colleagues, and
others to resolve their interpersonal and
intergroup conflicts, expeditiously,
inexpensively, and in most cases, amicably.
Click here to learn what you can do to advance
public awareness of conflict resolution.
ACR Education Section Presents Recommended Standards
To
enhance quality and stimulate thought among participants in peer mediation
programs
The Education
Section of the Association for Conflict
Resolution has published “Recommended
Standards for School-Based Peer Mediation
Programs.”
This document is designed to establish model
standards for peer mediator conduct and
recommended standards for training (including
professional development for adults), program
evaluation, and program development &
management.
Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators
The
Model
Standards of Conduct for Mediators,
which was prepared in 1994 by the Association for Conflict Resolution in
collaboration with the American Arbitration Association and the American Bar
Association’s Section of Dispute Resolution, was approved by the ACR Board of
Directors on August 22, 2005.
Follow this link to view and download the
Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators.
ACR
Endorses Revised Uniform Arbitration Act
At its June 2006 meeting, ACR’s Board of Directors
adopted a resolution endorsing the Revised Uniform
Arbitration Act (RUAA). The decision followed
a process that included a legislative review
and a member comment period. To read the Board’s
endorsement resolution and the press release,
click
here.
