TRAINING WORKSHOPS PRESENTED
Drew Peterson
June, 2012 - Divorce and Custody (Domestic Relations) Mediation Training – Presented by Zena Zumeta, J.D. , for the Alaska Court System, Snowden Training Center, Anchorage, Alaska - June 18-22, 2012 – 37.5 contact hours; including four one half days of participation as a mediation coach
February, 2012 - The Mediation Process – Employment Mediation – Presented by Judy Mares-Dixon for the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Woods Center, UAF Campus, Fairbanks, Alaska - February 1-5, 2010 – 40 contact hours. – Participation as a mediation coach
July, 2007 – Adult Guardianship Mediation Training - Coach - Presented by The Center for Social Gerontology, Ann Arbor, Michigan, for the Alaska Court System - Snowden Training Center, Anchorage, Alaska - July , 2008 - Karen Largent, Dispute Resolution Coordinator; Zena Zumeta, Susan Butterwick and Susan Hartman, Trainers - Participation as a mediation coach; Karen Largent and Glen Cravez and Mia Oxley, Fellow Coaches – 8.0 contact hours.
June, 2005 - Child in Need of Aid Mediation Training - Coach - Presented by CDR Associates for the Alaska Court System - Snowden Training Center, Anchorage, Alaska - June 22-24, 2005 - Bernard Mayer, CDR Associates, Boulder CO, Primary Trainer – Karen Largent, Glenn Cravez and Mia Oxley, Fellow Coaches – 24.0 contact hours.
June 2003: ADR: Update on Rules and Court-Connected Programs; Alaska Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar. Drew Peterson, Moderator. Panel Members: Hon. Samuel Adams, Hon. Elaine Andrews, Elsie Boudreau, Hon. Sharon Gleason, Karen Largent, Hon. Herb Ross, Hon. Larry Weeks; 3.25 CLE credits.
February - March, 2002: Professional Mediation Skills Training, Viking Hall, Anchorage, Alaska. Five day public workshop on the mediation method. Drew Peterson and Kris Conquergood.
November 1999: Professional Mediation Skills Training. Older Persons Action Group, Anchorage, Alaska. Five day public workshop on the mediation method. Drew Peterson, Lead Trainer; Kris Conquergood, Susanne Di Pietro, Glenn Cravez, Lucretia Collins, and Joan Woodward, Co-Trainers.
March, 1999: Professional Mediation in Anchorage, One hour workshop presented as a part of the Mediation Topics Strand of the 1999 Anchorage Citywide K-12 Gathering of the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP).
February, 1999: Basic Mediation Skills, Two day workshop on the mediation method presented as a post conference workshop for the Alaska Statewide Special Education Conference; approved for 1 graduate credit by the University of Alaska at Anchorage, Anchorage Hilton Hotel, Anchorage, Alaska. Drew Peterson.
February, 1999: Victim-Offender Mediation Training Co-Presenter for Advanced training by The Resolution Center, Anchorage's Community Mediation Center; Alaska Senior Advocacy Center; Anchorage, Alaska. Drew Peterson, Kris Conquergood, Debbie Hassell and Jessie Kullberg
January, 1999: Parent-Adolescent Mediation - Refresher Training, Anchorage, Alaska, January 23, 1999. Participated in a Panel presentation by the Community Dispute Resolution Center. With Kris Conquergood, Debbie Hassell, and Jessie Kullberg.
January, 1999: Custody Mediation, Presentation to the Alaska Statewide Custody Investigators Conference; Alaska Court System; Snowden Administrative Office Building; Anchorage, Alaska. Drew Peterson and Lou Ann Maxwell..
October, 1998: Sexual Harassment Issues; Presentation to the professional staff at Anchorage's Klatt Elementary School. Drew Peterson
September, 1998: Keynote Speech: Ecological Dispute Resolution; empowering our youth to resolve conflict and obtain win-win solutions to the problems that confront them; Generations to Generations Conference; Northwest Network for Youth. Captain Cook Hotel; Anchorage, Alaska. Drew Peterson.
April 1998: Family Mediation Training - Nontraditional and Cross-Cultural; Participated on a Panel presentation for the Alaska Dispute Settlement Association Statewide Conference: ADR in Alaska: Thinking Win-Win; Anchorage Hilton Hotel, Anchorage, Alaska. Drew Peterson, Phyllis Rhodes and Sheila Miller
May 1998: "Shades of Gray" - The Ethical Dilemma's of Practice, Participated on a Panel presentation for the Alaska Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Northern Lights Inn, Anchorage, Alaska. With Kevin Peterson and Wayne McCleskie.
January 1998: Professional Mediation Skills Training. St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Anchorage, Alaska. Five day public workshop on the mediation method. Drew Peterson and Sheila Miller
November 1996: An Introduction to the Mediation Method, with Emphasis on Grievance and Pre-Employment Mediation, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska. 7 hours. Drew Peterson.
November 1996: An Introduction to Mediation; Alaska Society of CPAs, Anchorage, Alaska. 7 hours. Drew Peterson.
November 1996: An Introduction to the Mediation Method, with Emphasis on Grievance and Pre-Employment Mediation, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska. 7 hours. Drew Peterson.
November 1996: Basic Principles and Objectives of Mediation, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska. 2 hours. Drew Peterson.
July 1996: Parent - Adolescent Mediation Training, Wasilla, Alaska. 15 hours. Drew Peterson.
February 1996: Conflict Resolution and Multicultural Training. Sheraton Hotel, Anchorage, Alaska. 7.5 hours. Drew Peterson and Steve Wardell Smith.
February 1996: Mediation Workshop - Masters of Counseling Program. University of Laverne, Anchorage, Alaska. 15 hours. Drew Peterson.
November 1995: Professional Mediation Skills Training. St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Anchorage, Alaska. Four day public workshop on the mediation method. Drew Peterson and Sheila Miller
May 1995: Starting a Mediation Practice. Panelist ; Alaska Dispute Settlement Association Monthly Speakers Luncheon. One hour. Drew Peterson, Sheila Miller and Mary Ann Dearborn.
February 1995: Classroom Civility and Managing Confrontation. Charter College, Anchorage, Alaska. One and one half hours. Drew Peterson and Sara Jackinsky.
January 1995: Professional Mediation Skills Training. St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Anchorage, Alaska. Four day public workshop on the mediation method. Following the basic core mediation training curriculum of the Academy of Family Mediators. Drew Peterson and Dorothy Shepard - Options Unlimited.*
October / November 1994: Anchorage Youth Court . Three day basic and advanced peer mediation training. Training of six new and eight experienced youth peer mediators, grades 8 - 12. Included component on co-mediating with adult co-mediators to mediate adult - adolescent disputes. Drew Peterson and experienced Anchorage Youth Court Mediators.
October 1994: Alaska Native Foundation: 1994 Annual ANCSA 14(c) Seminar. "Competitive vs Cooperative Methods of Resolving Conflict". Two hour training for Alaska Native village leaders. Drew Peterson.
September 1994: Eastern Aleutian Tribes. One day board training on conflict resolution, collaborative negotiations and team building. Training for board members and alternates of regional native health board. Drew Peterson and Sara Jackinsky
August 1994: Advanced Negotiation Training. South Central Foundation. Six hour observation and advanced negotiation training for senior administrative staff of non-profit regional health corporation engaged in ongoing negotiations with the Federal Government and corollary non-profit agencies. Drew Peterson.
June, 1994: Chugiak Senior Center; Adult Day Care Center. Facilitation of Staff Retreat. Four hour combined workshop and facilitation. Drew Peterson.
April 1994: Collaborative Conflict Resolution - Changing the Game and Dealing with Diversity. Alaska Works Program; Division of Public Assistance; Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. Two hour workshops as part of the statewide staff training for the Alaska Works Program. Drew Peterson and Dorothy Shepard - Options Unlimited.*
March 1994: Parent Adolescent Mediation Training. Wasilla Operation Runaway. Three day introductory workshop on the mediation method, with emphasis on parent-adolescent and teen age runaway issues. Drew Peterson and Paul Adelman.
November 1993: Basic Core Mediation Training. Anchorage Sheraton Hotel. Four day public workshop on the mediation method. Following the basic core mediation training curriculum of the Academy of Family Mediators. Drew Peterson and Dorothy Shepard - Options Unlimited.*
October 1993: Anchorage Youth Court . Two day basic and advanced peer mediation training. Training of seven new and four experienced youth peer mediators, grades 8 - 11. Included component on co-mediating with adult co-mediators to mediate adult - adolescent disputes. Drew Peterson and Nikishka Stewart.
July 1993: Alaska Native Health Board. One day training on collaborative negotiations. Emphasis on contract negotiation skills. Drew Peterson and Dorothy Shepard - Options Unlimited.*
April 1993: Alaska Pacific University. Public Forum on Appropriate Dispute Resolution. Workshop on Family Mediation. Drew Peterson and Sheila Miller.
February 1993: United States Army. Fort Richardson. Family Advocacy Program. Two day workshop on conflict resolution and the mediation method, with emphasis on skills for adults interacting with elementary level children. Drew Peterson and Sara Jackinsky - Options Unlimited.*
November, 1992: Collaborative Problem Solving and Mediation Skills. Anchorage Sheraton Hotel. Two successive one day workshops on collaborative negotiation skills and the mediation method. Drew Peterson and Sara Jackinsky - Options Unlimited.*
July 1992: Second Biennial Conference to End Violence Against Women and Children. Workshop: Family Mediation, an Alternative. Drew Peterson, Moderator. Panel members: Sara Jackinsky, Kathy Anderson, Cindy Smith, and Kathy Schindler
June 1992: Collaborative Negotiation Skills. Alaska Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar. Drew Peterson, Glenn Cravez, Kathy Anderson and Pam Kirk
April 1992: Providence Hospital. Training and facilitation for line manager staff retreat. Topic: Organizational Conflict Management. Drew Peterson and Dorothy Shepard - Options Unlimited.*
April 1992. Alaska State Division of Family and Youth Services. Conference Workshop. Topic: Mediation for Foster Families. Drew Peterson.
November 1991. Alaska Human Rights Commission and Anchorage Equal Rights Commission. Joint staff training in mediation techniques. Drew Peterson, Dorothy Shepard, and Sara Jackinsky - Options Unlimited.*
October 1991. Mediation Skills Training. Anchorage Sheraton Hotel. Public workshop on mediation skills. Drew Peterson, Dorothy Shepard, and Sara Jackinsky - Options Unlimited.*
January 1991. Collaborative Problem Solving Techniques. A one day public training workshop in Wasilla, Alaska. Drew Peterson and Dorothy Shepard - Options Unlimited.*
September 1990. Mediation Skills for Supervisors. An eight hour public seminar on the mediation method. Egan Center, Anchorage, Alaska. Drew Peterson, Dorothy Shepard, and Sara Jackinsky - Options Unlimited.*
June, 1989. Alaska Judicial Conference. A panel discussion presented by the Alaska Dispute Settlement Association on the use of mediation in divorce / custody disputes. Drew Peterson , J. R. "Randy" Carr , Sablou Gabriel, Marcia Reed, and Charlotte Thomas.
* Options Unlimited is a training partnership consisting of Drew Peterson, Sara Jackinsky, and Dorothy Shepard , Partners.