Law Office of Donald D. Vanarelli Events Calendar

 March 2012

• Thursday, March 29th
  Time: 8:00 am – 5:30 pm
  Topic: "Keeping the Peace Through Elder Mediation"
  First Full-Day Training in Elder Mediation Offered in New Jersey
  Moderator: Donald Vanarelli, Esq.
  Venue: New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, NJ
  Open to: Elder Care/Law Professionals
  Cost: Cost of the training, which includes breakfast and lunch, is $225 for NJAPM members; $250 for non-members. Register by February 15, 2012 to receive a reduced rate of $200. (Payment must be received by February 15, 2012 to receive the discount.)
  Registration: Go to www.njapm.com for online registration. For more information, email Ginny Morrissey at gmorrissey@dvanarelli.com or call Ginny Morrissey at 908-232-7400.

  "Keeping the Peace Through Elder Mediation"
  Training Outline

  What is Elder Mediation?

  • Goals of Elder Mediation
  • Overview of Presenting Issues in Elder Mediation
  • Characteristics of Elder Mediation

  Role of the Geriatric Care Manager

  • Understanding the Aging process
  • Assessment and Care Planning
  • Long Term Care Options
  • Family Dynamics

  Capacity and the Need for Guardianship

  Elder Mediation: Process

  • Preparing for Mediation - Intake Interviews/Calls/Meetings
  • Obstacles to Bringing Parties to the Table
  • Strategies for Intake/Screening
  • Beginning the Mediation - Opening Statements/Case Concerns
  • Fact Gathering, Issue Identification, Brain Storming, Option Generation
  • Resolution

  Elder Mediation: Nuances

  • Ethical Issues - confidentiality, standards, self-determination
  • Role of attorneys and advocates, agreements, multiple parties, institutional parties, sources of power and balancing, techniques, caucus

  Role Play

  • Fact Patterns
  • Break Out Groups
  • Role Play Summaries/Critique

  Defining Success

  • Resolving disputed issues in mediation
  • Giving aging parents a voice
  • Helping families to create successful communication systems

  Elder Law Issues in Elder Mediation

  • Capacity and Substitute Decision-Making Arrangements
  • Search for Funding Sources: "Finances Drive the Care Plan"
  • Public Benefits Planning: Medicare/Medicaid/Social Security/SSI/VA
  • Estate and Life Care Planning: Wills, Powers of Attorney, Guardianships
  • Undue Influence/ Elder Abuse

  Getting the Word Out - Elder Mediation Marketing Strategies

  Speakers

  Click link for speaker's bio.

  • Donald Vanarell, Esq., The Law Office of Donald M. Vanarelli
  • Jennifer Decker, Mediation Marketing Specialist, Decker Mediation
  • Judith Parnes, LCSW, ACSW, CMS, Elder Life Management, Inc.
  • Mark Pass, M.D., Private Practice/Jersey Shore Geriatrics
  • Connie Rosenberg, MPS, RN, CCM, CMC, Services and Resources for Seniors, Inc.
  • Gabrielle Strich, Esq., APM, AP, Strich Law Firm
  • Benni Versaci, MA, L(M)SW, C-ASWCM, Spectrum Geriatric Care Management

For additional information regarding New Jersey Elder Law, Probate, Estate and Special Needs Planning, Mediation and Collaborative Family Law, call us at 908-232-7400 or click here to contact us online.

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