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APFM 2021
A New Beginning:
Reimagining the Art and Science of Family Mediation
Schedule at a Glance
This conference schedule is subject to change.
All times listed are Eastern Time.
For the main Conference, a total of 13.5 hours of CEUs for Mental Health Professionals are pending approval but expected for all presentations.
Each preconference Workshop is anticipated to be eligible for 3 hours of CEUs.
Attendees will be able to purchase these CEUs during or shortly after the conference via an online portal provided by our CEU partner, R. Cassidy Seminars.
We do not require you to pre-register for any individual Conference session. Prior to the commencement of the Conference, we will send registrants an email with information and Zoom links for each session, so that you will be able to access any live session. Each Conference session will be recorded and the recordings made available to registrants after the Conference concludes.
In contrast, registrants of the Pre-Conference Workshops (for which attendance is limited) must choose the Workshop(s) they plan to attend live.
| Thursday, October 15 | Pre-Conference Workshops |
| 12 noon - 3:00pm | Moving from Code Blue to a Signed Settlement Agreement: Late Stage Mediation Surgical Strategies Presented by Forrest "Woody" Mosten |
| 12 noon - 3:00pm | Excellence in Mediation is not an Accident: It Takes Practice Presented by Michael Lang With Laurel Amaya, Kristyn Carmichael, Georgia Daniels, Josh Kraus, Andi Paus, Crystal Thorpe, Tracey-Leigh Wessels |
| 3:30pm - 6:30pm | Mediation is Easy, Isn't It? Presented by Chip Rose |
| 3:30pm - 6:30pm | Strategic Mediation: A Dynamic Model Presented by Michael Aurit With Karen Aurit, Kristyn Carmichael, Sarah Lemley, Jane McWilliams, Andrew Weber |
| Friday, October 16 | Conference |
| 9:50am - 10:40am | Our Family Wizard Presentation - Matt Havrevold Improving Outcomes for Families with Structured Co-Parenting Communication |
| 11:00am - 12:45pm | Welcoming Plenary - Engaging the New Online Family Mediation Field Moderated by Michael Aurit Panelists: Susan Guthrie, Amanda Singer, Justin Kelsey, Robert Benjamin, Donna Petrucelli, Don Saposnek |
| 12:45pm - 1:00pm | Break |
| 1:00pm - 2:30pm | Session A1: Family Mediation: Building a Successful Mediation Practice Moderated by Woody Mosten Panelists: Stacey Langenbahn, Lara Traum, Stephen Sulmeyer |
| 1:00pm - 2:30pm | Session A2: Implicit Bias: When Peacemakers Take Sides, the Power Shifts Moderated by Darcia Tudor Panelists: Alice Shikina, Scott Miller, Mikhaila Fendor, Joanna T. Roth |
| 2:40pm - 3:30pm | 2020 APFM Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony Hosted by Michael Aurit |
| 3:30pm - 3:45pm | Break |
| 3:45pm - 5:15pm | Session B1: Essential Technology for Effective Online Mediation Moderated by Susan Guthrie Panelists: Colin Rule, Simon Boehme, Clare Fowler |
| 3:45pm - 5:15pm | Session B2: New Approaches to Mediating Pre-Marital & Marital Agreements Presented by John Fiske, Ken Neumann, and Chip Rose |
| 5:15pm - 5:30pm | Break |
| 5:30pm - 7:00pm | Keynote: Reimagining Family Mediation Presented by Alyson Carrel and Colin Rule |
| 7:00pm - 8:30pm | Virtual Happy Hour Hosted by Ken Neumann |
| Saturday, October 17 | Conference |
| 9:50am - 10:40am | Soberlink Presentation: Alcohol Monitoring and Sustainable Parenting Time Presented by Chris Beck, VP of Business Development Family Law |
| 11:00am - 12:30pm | Session C1: International Perspectives on Family Mediation Moderated by Amanda Singer Panelists: JLN Murthh, Jacinta Gallant, Suzanne Kingston, Karen O'Leary, Galit Sneh Lurie |
| 11:00am - 12:30pm | Session C2: Mediating Pet Issues Moderated by Lawrence Jones Panelists: Ken Neumann, Steve Menack, Karis Nafte |
| 12:30pm - 12:45pm | Break |
| 12:45pm - 2:15pm | Session D1: Effective Techniques for Screening Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Moderated by Hilary Linton Panelists: Tina Zhang, Sue Bronson, Amy Holtzworth-Munroe |
| 12:45pm - 2:15pm | Session D2: Selling Online Mediation Moderated by Max Markin Panelists: Barry Davis, Jim Melamed, Rosemarie Ferrante, Natalie Armstrong-Motin, Sheila Robinson-Kiss |
| 2:15pm - 2:30pm | Break |
| 2:30pm - 4:00pm | Session E1: Financial Issues Mediators Can't Afford to Miss Moderated by Nancy Hetrick Panelists: Susan Miller, Bob Bordett, Kim Whelan, Suzanne Soderburg |
| 2:30pm - 4:00pm | Session E2: High Conflict Personalities in Online Mediation Moderated by Bill Eddy Panelists: Michael Lomax, Karen Levitt, Shawn Weber |
| 4:00pm - 4:15pm | Break |
| 4:15pm - 5:45pm | Session F1: Advanced Techniques: New Ways of Building Trust Online Moderated by Jennifer Hawthorne Panelists: Steve Erickson, Vicki Shemin, Dina Haddad, Betsy Ross |
| 4:15pm - 5:45pm | Session F2: Ethical Challenges in Mediating Parenting Plans Moderated by Marilyn McKnight Panelists: Kristyn Carmichael, Martin Kranitz, Bill Eddy, Karen Bonnell |
| 5:45pm - 6:00pm | Break |
| 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Closing Plenary: The Coming of Age of "Strategic Mediation": Is it Becoming Mainstream? Moderated by Don Saposnek Panelists: Michael Aurit, Chip Rose |
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