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Association for Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC)     Publications9 Dec 2006 In Pursuit of Justice: Lawyers and Mediators Negotiating Identity by David River Family Mediation Quarterly, Vol 5, No.1     Positions10 Jul 2005 - present Owner River Mediation Services   Jun 2000 - May 2005 Associate Mediator Diane Neumann & Associates   Mar 1999 - Mar 2000 Associate Director of Training New Mexico Center for Dispute Resolution (NMCDR)   Aug 1996 - Mar 1999 Mediator & Program Manager - School Suspension & Victim Offender Mediation Programs New Mexico Center for Dispute Resolution (NMCDR)     Mediation Training2 Nov 2007 Workplace Mediation Training Debra Oliver Common Ground Mediation Services   May 2006 Domestic Violence for Mediators New Mexico Coalition for Domestic Violence/New Mexico Mediation Association   Mar 2001 Divorce Mediation Training Diane Neumann, Phil Woodbury, John Fiske Divorce Mediation Training Associates (DMTA)   Apr 2000 Divorce Mediation Workshop Dr. Carl D. Schneider Mediation Matters   Apr 1997 Advanced Mediator Training Santa Fe Community College   Dec 1996 Victim Offender Mediation Training Jean Sidwell New Mexico Center for Dispute Resolution (NMCDR)   Oct 1996 Mediating Interpersonal Conflict David Fares Santa Fe Community College/NMCDR     Facilitation Training3 Oct 2010 - Oct 2010 Results Based Accountability Mark Friedman Mark Friedman   Nov 2006 Community Seminar Dr. Carl Moore The Community Store   Aug 2006 Land Use Facilitation Training Shannon Watson City of Albuquerque   May 2006 New Mexico First Facilitator Training Carl Moore New Mexico First   Aug 1998 Facilitator Training Carl Moore     University Courses4 Nov 2004 Conflict, Organizations and Systems Dr. David Matz University of Massachusetts Boston   Nov 2004 Moral Exclusion and the Dynbamics of Conflict: Escalation, Conciliation and Justice Dr. Susan Opotow University of Massachusetts Boston   Aug 2003 Advanced Negotiation and Mediation - Public Disputes Douglas A. Thompson University of Massachusetts Boston   May 2003 Ethical, Professional and Policy Issues in Dispute Resolution Dr. Susan Opotow University of Massachusetts Boston   Nov 2002 Peacebuilding Marie Pace University of Massachusetts Boston   Nov 2002 Theories of Conflict, Human Dynamics, and Dispute Resolution Dr. Susan Opotow University of Massachusetts Boston   Aug 2002 Negotiation Dr. Darren Kew University of Massachusetts Boston   May 2002 Human Behavior in the Social Environment Boston College Graduate School of Social Work     Internships5 Nov 2003 Environmental Protection Agency Regional ADR Office Ellie Tonkin Environmental Protection Agency     Continuing Education6 Oct 2008 - Oct 2008 Impasse Robert Rambo, Esq and Celia Ludi, Esq New Mexico Mediation Association   Oct 2008 - Oct 2008 The Potentials of Appreciative Inquiry Jean Civikly-Powell New Mexico Mediation Association   Apr 2008 Advanced Issues in Domestic Crisis Intervention Marcus Bruning & Shelly Carlson Santa Fe Coordinated Community Response Council   Nov 2007 Cultural Competency for Mediators New Mexico Mediation Association (NMMA)   Nov 2007 New Mexico Confidentiality Statute New Mexico Mediation Association (NMMA)   Oct 2007 Coordinating Your Community Response Scott Miller Duluth Domestic Violence Intervention Project   Jun 2006 How to Break Impase in Child Custody Disputes Kenneth Neumann, J.D. Association for Family and Conciliation Courts   Jun 2006 What's Wrong with Children's Rights Marsha Dline Pruett, PhD Association for Family and Conciliation Courts   Jun 2006 Connecting Unwed Nonresidential Parents with their Children Debra Pontisso Association for Family and Conciliation Courts   Jun 2006 Criteria for Psychopathy or Dangerousness Larry Fong, PhD and Arnold Sheinvold, PhD Association for Family and Conciliation Courts   Jun 2006 In Whose Best Interests Nancy Ver Steegh, MSW, JD Association for Family and Conciliation Courts   Jun 2006 Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover Stephen Erickson, J.D. and Susan McKnight, M.A. Association for Family and Conciliation Courts   Jun 2006 How Attachment Relationships Inform Custody Evaluators Ginger Calloway, PhD; Nancy Grace, J.D.; Margaret Lee, PhD Association for Family and Conciliation Courts   Jun 2006 Impact of Domestic Violence in First Generation Hispanics in Mediation Kathy Elton & Velvet Rodriguez-Poston, J.D. Association for Family and Conciliation Courts   Aug 2005 Basics of New Mexico Divorce Jan Gillman-Tepper, Esq. New Mexico State Bar Association   Oct 2004 Recognizing Addications in Mediation Harry Somers, Ed.D. Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation   Oct 2004 How to tell how the kids are doing Susan Falkoff, LICSW Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation   Oct 2004 Developments in Family Law Fern L. Frolin, Esq. Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation   Oct 2003 Rethinking the Parenting Plan Robin Deutsch, PhD Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation   Oct 2003 Mediator Bloopers Susan Fay Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation   Oct 2003 Financial Planning for Divorce Matther Bergstresser, MBA Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation   Oct 2003 Planning for Shared Parenting Rita S. Pollak, Esq & Sara McLeod, PhD Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation   May 2002 The Law and Child Custody Judge Herbert Gruende Connecticut Council on Divorce Mediation (CCDM)   May 2002 Basic Concepts in Child Development Dr. Robin Deutsch Connecticut Council on Divorce Mediation (CCDM)   Apr 2002 What Divorce Mediators Need to Know about Pensions Whittier Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation   Apr 2002 Valuing Career Assets in Divorce Ruth Whittier Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation   Apr 2002 Mediating Non-Traditional Family Disputes Diane Spears Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation   Apr 2002 Divorce Law for Non-Attorneys John Moos Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation   Jun 2001 Divorce Tax Planning Fin Plan Inc.   May 2001 Judicial Forum (Family Law) Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education   May 2001 Alimony and Property Division Boston Bar Association   Apr 2001 Joint Physical Custody Bob Zibbell, PhD and Ruth Whitney, LICSW Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation   Apr 2001 How will we ever pay for college? Denise L. Page, Esq. Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation   Apr 2001 Families, Kids and Divorce Lynn K. Cooper, Ed.D. Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation   Nov 2000 Judicial Forum (Family Law) Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education     Divorce Mediation • Elder Mediation • Estate Mediation • Workplace Mediation • Contact Us • About River Mediation