Continuing Mediator Education Opportunities
Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month with BIC (Best Interests of the Child)
📆When: Tuesday, April 28, 2026
⏰Time: 12:00 p.m. CT
Presenter: Timothy Braden, J.D.; David Hubbard, J.D.
Education Hours - Approved for:
- Mediator CMEs -- 1 hour of DIPA/UPC/Child Abuse
Program Overview: The Best Interests of the Child (BIC) is a core legal standard that guides courts in making decisions about custody, parenting time, relocation, and other matters affecting children in family law cases. Courts make decisions that prioritize the child's overall well-being, rather than the convenience or preferences of either parent. The BIC standard helps the legal system stay child-centered, not conflict-centered. The impacts of Parental Conflict, "Unresolved parental conflict (UPC)... persistent conflict in which parents are unable to resolve disputes about parenting functions which has a potentially harmful impact on a child" will be explored. ACEs (adverse childhood experiences) will be reviewed for a deeper understanding of the different types of ACEs and how they can accumulate and how the effects can last beyond childhood and increase the risk of poor social outcomes, disease, and death. ChatGPT will then be demonstrated to create a BIC checklist and guide for Parents that mediators could use to help Parents shift their focus away from UPC to a BIC focus to create Parenting Plans that help minimize UPC and prioritize a child's overall safety, health, & well-being.
🖋️Register at: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PDtgnGoVR0OxkEIZ0HPKkg
âť“Questions? david.hubbard@dc4dc.com
Domestic Intimate Partner Abuse & the Impact of Technology
📆When: ***Rescheduling***
⏰Time:
Presenter: Women's Center for Advancement
Education Hours - Approved for:
- Mediator CMEs -- 1 DIPA hour
- Interpreter CEUs -- 1 hour
- Attorney CLEs -- 0.83 Distance Hour
Program Overview: This training explores how technology has changed the dynamics of intimate partner violence (IPV). Participants will learn how abusers misuse technology such as social media, location tracking, digital surveillance, and financial control to monitor, manipulate, and isolate victims. The session also discusses how these tactics can make it harder for victims to leave abusive relationships and how service providers can help survivors use technology safely and effectively.
🖋️Register at: https://nejudicial-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OraZPfIARIuJQeLCCxv6pw
âť“Questions? nicole.britten@nejudicial.gov