This month, Executive Director Susan Yates and Director of Research Jennifer Shack headed to Minneapolis for the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution Annual Conference. At the Conference, Jen presented on what her evaluations of child protection mediation programs in Chicago and Washington, DC, can tell other courts about how to design programs that are effective, efficient, and attend to the needs of all mediation participants. Jen and Susan also hosted a court ADR resource share during the conference.
For both, the highlight of the conference was the Court ADR Symposium. From the opening plenary to the individual sessions, the information was both interesting and in-depth.
