The ADR section provides services to people practicing ADR, and also for users of ADR services.

The next bar lunch May 7 bar lunch will be our annual Law Day event.  It is expected there will be a speaker, and awards will be presented.

The May 21 lunch will offer the Ignition Interlock CLE (which was previously scheduled for April 16).

Healthy families is sponsoring 2 events that you are encouraged to attend! Reader’s Theater Plus will be reading excerpts from books published by two local authors. The authors will be present both evening for Q & A and book signing. Books will be available for purchase at the events. (Subject matter not appropriate for children)

Refreshments and Q & A following, at all events.

EVENTS 1: Barbara Richard, author of the trilogy Dancing on His Grave, Walking Wounded, and Chasing Ghosts, along Dauna Cole, author of A Shattered Mind, will be answering questions and autographing books at both venues. You have 2 opportunities at 2 different places to hear 2 local authors tell their life stories as survivors of domestic abuse/sexual assault.

Readers Theater Plus Authors’ Event (held 2 times)
Friday/ April 9 Port Angeles Senior Center – 382 E. 7th St.
Saturday/April 10 Sequim Faith Lutheran Church – W. 382 Cedar St.
Time: 6:30 p.m. at both venues
Cost: FREE! (Donations welcome!)

EVENT 2: Screening of “Rape Is…” with Healthy Families Master’s level therapist, Ann Marie Emineth.
Q & A following

Tuesday/April 27 Port Angeles Healthy Families-1210 East Front Street-Suite Time: 6:00 p.m.
Cost: FREE (Donations welcome!)
PLEASE RSVP BY CALLING 452-3811

Written by:
Becca Korby
Executive Director
Healthy Families of Clallam County
1210 East Front Street Suite C
Port Angeles, WA. 98362
OFF: 360-452-3811

[Editor's note: There is no scheduled CLE credit for these events, but you may be able to obtain permission by filling out Form One with the WSBA. Please let us know if you have success with obtaining CLE credit.
Mark Baumann]

Family Planning of Clallam County (FPCC) is happy to announce that it will
be utilizing a new curriculum for its Fatherhood First Classes. FPCC Health
Education Coordinator, Daryl Trowbridge, will be using The Nurturing
Father’s Program, an evidence-based parenting program for “developing
attitudes and skills for male nurturance.” One recent participant stated,
“I was easily able to relate to him (Mr. Trowbridge) and the knowledge he
was trying to impart. Half-way through the class, as I began to implement
the knowledge and lessons I was learning, I saw and felt a marked
improvement in my relationship with my children as well as their behavior at
home and at school.” In many ways, prevention of child abuse and neglect is
best achieved through the promotion of protective factors such as the
involvement of fathers who are willing to examine patterns in family
systems, change those that maladaptive, and relate to their children in ways
that are empathic, encouraging, and consistent. This is the core work of
the “Nurturing Father’s Program.” Because it is a cognitive/behavioral
intervention focused on primarily on men who are fathers, program
effectiveness is not dependent on the age of the child.

The next round of Fatherhood First Classes will begin the last week in
April. This free, weekly class will last 2 ½ hours per session and will
meet for 13 weeks. Space is limited to 12 fathers, but half of those spots
have already been snatched up. So please contact Daryl Trowbridge as soon
as possible to ensure enrollment in this life-changing class. Daryl can be
reached at 452-2954 ext. 21 or 775-5069. You can also email
dtrowbridge@familyplanningofcc.org.

Jack Slowriver, MA
Executive Director
Family Planning of Clallam County
426 E. 8th Street
Port Angeles, WA 98362
(360) 452-2954
www.familyplanningofcc.org

Attorneys, mediators and other adults interest in mediation, are needed to serve as supervisory committee members, and/or trainers. Peacekeepers is a PAHS program, but is maintained by school staff/administration and non-school community members. The primary functions for the adults is not to conduct or assist with mediations, but to:

• train student mediators, for the annual fall training and ongoing trainings throughout the year
• assist with debriefing/training for student mediators as needed
• ensure student recruitment occurs every year
• ensure a program coordinator is selected and trained every year
• assist with raising funds (if and when needed)
• be responsible for maintaining and reviewing student mediation contracts
• act as a liaison with the school district
• develop and maintain program policies
• perform any other functions as necessary to ensure the continuing health of the program.

An initial 2-day training  for the program will be held on Thursday and Friday, February 5th and 6th, 2010. Interested adults and students should contact Mark Baumann or Taylor Schraudner at the numbers below.

The February training will be conducted by CRU Institute, a Bellevue company specializing in setting up high school peer mediation programs and curriculum.

Peacekeepers is a joint community effort supported by the Port Angeles High School, Angeles Mediation, Vista, the North Olympic Volunteer Center and the North Olympic Youth Corps. Funding for the cost of training was provided by a generous grant from the Port Angeles Education Foundation, Angeles Mediation, and the Kiwanis of Port Angeles.

Taylor Schraudner, PAHS Vista Volunteer, will serve as the volunteer program coordinator for the 2009-2010 school year.

Taylor Schraudner, Vista, 360-504-1201
Mark Baumann, Angeles Mediation, 360-452-8688
AngelesMediation.com

TRAINING:
Cost: $20
CLE credit: 1.5
Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Time 8-9:30
Location: Peninsula Community Mental Health Center, 118 E. 8th Street,
Port Angeles
Trainer: Bill Eddy (program designer)

New Ways is a counseling/life skills-training program for parents involved in custody issues (divorce, paternity and dependency) and is designed to reduce parental conflict and in particular the exposure of that conflict to the children. It is based on several research studies, including the new longitudinal study from La Trobe University which provides strong research findings that facilitating the parents to “hear” their children makes a decided and enduring difference in the reduction of conflict, reduction of litigation, improvement in the stability of families, and satisfaction of parents with parenting arrangements.

Bill Eddy, the New Ways developer, will be in Victoria, and has graciously offered to come to Port Angeles the following day to do the training in person. At this time, we have about 15 counselors from Clallam and Jefferson committed to take the training (including PCMHC), and most of the family law bar as well. The program will have the most impact if counselors, judges and attorneys understand the program, so I do recommend all family law attorneys take the training. Three (cheap) CLE credits are provided, and a solid grounding in this tool will help you help your clients maximize whatever their goals may be.

The Clallam and Jefferson judges have expressed interest in the program, although they are keen for feedback from the attorneys and are truly interested in cooperative efforts with the bar. I encourage everyone to communicate with the judges if you have any thoughts or opinions about the program, pro or con.

You can find more info at:

http://highconflictinstitute.com/

Please feel free to call me if you have any questions or would like to know more about the program.

Regards,
Mark Baumann
360-452-8688

http://markbaumann.com/new-ways-for-families™

A one day parenting summit and training will be presented with Kevin Haggerty, MSW, University of Washington, School of Social Work as the keynote speaker.

The program will begin with a PARADE OF LEADERS, including:
· School Superintendent, Diane Reaume
· Clallam County Sheriff
· Pediatrician, Mildred Bay, M.D.
· Clallam County Commissioners
· Peninsula Daily News, Jim Casey
· Commissioner Brent Basden
· Port Angeles and/or Forks Mayors
· County Tribes
· Peninsula College, Barbara Clampett
· Faith Community, Vicki Corson
· Jewish Community, Roland Pfaff
· United Way
· Clallam County Literacy Council, Rebecca Redshaw
· CPS
· Foster Parents, Martha Hastings
· Representing Youth Groups Gina Royal
· Service Clubs, Patti Hannah
· SNAP, Stuber
· Spanish Parents, Lilia Dodd
· Child Care Providers

A variety of breakout sessions  on parenting topics will be offered by speakers including: Karen Meyer, Speakers, Rosemary Newday, Lynn Sharpe, Lilia Dodd, Manuela Velasquez , Dan Maguire, Tracey Hosselkus, Larry Dunn, Sterling Epps, Ann Penn and Mark Baumann

The program is scheduled for April 16, 17, 18, 23, 24 and 25. The program will be in Sequim. You can check the website at PDRC.org to view the flyer for additional details such as hours, location and registration information.

Ms. O’Neill also indicated that she is working on a program targeted at attorneys which will have an evening schedule over a number of weeks. If you are interested in a program in the evening, you may want to express your interest directly to her.

Randi Hankins, noted speaker on the dominant approach to childhood attachment theory, will be presenting on March 25, 2009, at the Port Angeles, WA, DCFS office at 201 W. 1st Street, from 9-4. There is no cost for this seminar.

Topics include:
- Trauma and its impact
- How trauma and attachment problems impact behavior
- Running away, power struggles, defiant behavior
- Real tools for caregives
- Strategies to improve behavior and attachment
- Parenting skills

To register, email Bill Todd

“Although not without its critics, attachment theory has been described as the dominant approach to understanding early social development and to have given rise to a great surge of empirical research into the formation of children’s close relationships.[17] As it is presently formulated and used for research purposes, Bowlby’s attachment theory stresses the following important tenets: 1) children between 6 and about 30 months are very likely to form emotional attachments to familiar caregivers, especially if the adults are sensitive and responsive to child communications. 2) The emotional attachments of young children are shown behaviorally in their preferences for particular familiar people, their tendency to seek proximity to those people, especially in times of distress, and their ability to use the familiar adults as a secure base from which to explore the environment. 3) The formation of emotional attachments contributes to the foundation of later emotional and personality development, and the type of behavior toward familiar adults shown by toddlers has some continuity with the social behaviors they will show later in life. 4) Events that interfere with attachment, such as abrupt separation of the toddler from familiar people or the significant inability of carers to be sensitive, responsive or consistent in their interactions, have short-term and possible long-term negative impacts on the child’s emotional and cognitive life.”
From Wikipedia.com,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bowlby#The_.22Attachment_and_Loss.22_trilogy

Conference presenters are some of the best in the domestic violence field from across the country. Three nationally known presenters include: Larry Cohen, Executive Director and Founder of the Prevention Institute; Professor Jeffrey Edleson, University of Minnesota; and Anne Ganley, University of Washington PLUS 18 additional speakers from the Puget Sound area will present. Laura Porter, Staff Director of the Family Policy Council, will present on The Dynamics of Thriving in Washington State!

The Conference fee of $55 includes all materials, continental breakfast and lunch with registration before March 23rd (registration increases to $75 on March 23rd). A brochure is attached to this email for you to check out.

To register simply log onto http://www.skccn.com/ChildDVconf.asp and click on the registration button. You will be able to view the full agenda plus speaker bios. Registration is by purchase order or credit card. Special arrangements for checks can be made by contacting conference coordinator, Dianne Heide, at dheide@skccn.com.

Bill Eddy returns to Seattle to again present his very excellent on recognizing and learning what to do about High Conflict people. This year the seminar is three days, and may be taken in segments of one, two or all three days.

“I found last years program by far the single best seminar I have taken in 20 years of practice.” Mark Baumann

Day 1: Understanding & Managing High Conflict Personalities in Litigation, Negotiation & Mediation
Day 2 High Conflict Personalities in Family Law
Day 3 Advanced Skills Training

Details about the program follow:

DAY 1 UNDERSTANDING & MANAGING HIGH CONFLICT PERSONALITIES IN LITIGATION, NEGOTIATION & MEDIATION

High Conflict Personalities: Traits and Disorders
An overview is provided of the DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria of several personality disorders, traits of which most often drive high conflict cases, including: Borderline, Narcissistic, Histrionic, Antisocial, and Paranoid. An analysis will be presented of the general litigation and negotiating behavior of these personality types, with case examples. Common cognitive distortions of these personalities will be explained.

Handling High Conflict Personalities in Litigation, Mediation and Collaborative Law
Professionals dealing with high conflict people need to pay more attention to Bonding, Structure, Reality Testing and Consequences. In litigation, there are predictable problems and sources of useful evidence. In mediation, there are several skills to manage and move these clients to agreements. In Collaborative Law, everyone is more effective if they share a common understanding of high-conflict personalities and methods to manage them.

Ethical problems are common in high-conflict cases, as people with high conflict personalities push normal boundaries, seek many favors, have a sense of entitlement, don’t pay all their fees and are the clients most likely to sue professionals.

Who Should Attend
Attorneys, Judges/Judicial Officers, Mediators, Therapists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Custody Evaluators, Family Court Counselors, Parenting Coordinators, Guardians ad Litem, Law Enforcement, Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Advocates, Support Staff, Graduate Students and Other Professionals

DAY 2 HIGH CONFLICT PERSONALITIES IN FAMILY LAW

Previous attendance at a Day 1 High Conflict training recommended, but not required.

Family Dynamics, Alienation and Professional “Splitting”
Those with personality disorders “split” people into all good and all-bad. This unconscious defense mechanism drives much of their abusive behavior, false allegations and disputes with professionals trying to assist them. Family members often become “split” with pressure to take sides, including the children, which appears as alienation between some parents and children. Professionals may also become “split” with personal conflict arising between them. Ways to manage these families and prevent professional splitting will be presented.

Assessing True and False Reports of Abuse
Reports of sexual abuse and domestic violence are the focus of many high-conflict cases. True and false reports appear the same on the surface, often with no physical evidence, extreme emotions, questionable factual statements and strongly-felt professional opinions. Professionals tend to minimize the occurrence of true abuse on one hand and tend to disregard the existence of false reports honestly felt or for personal gain on the other hand. An open-minded, evidence-based approach will be presented that recognizes the wide range of factual information in these cases.

Who Should Attend
Attorneys, Judges/Judicial Officers, Mediators, Therapists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Custody Evaluators, Family Court Counselors, Parenting Coordinators, Guardians ad Litem, Law Enforcement, Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Advocates, Support Staff, Graduate Students and Other Professionals

DAY 3 ADVANCED SKILLS TRAINING

Previous attendance at a Day 1 High Conflict training recommended, but not required.

Advanced Skills for Handling High Conflict People in Legal Disputes
Handling people with high conflict personalities (HCPs) takes lots of practice, because they require methods that are often the opposite of what professionals automatically feel like doing.

The focus of this seminar will be on practice exercises, applying the four key skills of: Bonding, Structuring, Reality-Testing and Consequences with potentially high conflict clients or disputing parties.

The day will include a brief review of the HCP Theory and four key skills in managing and resolving high conflict disputes.
Bonding exercises focus on building arms-length, but empathetic relationships with highly distressed clients.
Structuring exercises include establishing boundaries, assigning tasks, crisis management, and creating a sense of safety and joint responsibility.
Reality testing addresses common cognitive distortions and lying, while focusing on conflict resolution rather than shame and blame.
Consequences include predicting breach of agreements and orders, writing consequences into agreements and orders, threatening consequences, and implementing case-appropriate consequences.

Many case examples and practice scenarios will be provided, but participants are also encouraged to bring their own problem case scenarios. Participants will have role-play exercises in pairs, triads, and small groups.

Who Should Attend
This seminar is designed for attorneys, mediators, judges, mental health professionals, collaborative professionals, and other professionals involved with the resolution of legal disputes.