Curriculum Vitae
James E. Shaul
Mediator/Speaker/Educator/Conflict Specialist email: [email protected]
Jim is first and foremost a listener, secondly a communicator. He is an accomplished businessman and one of the most educated and trained conflict specialists in the Midwest. He has taught over 1300 credit hours at the college and graduate level for over twenty years, presented at dozens of workshops and seminars, and has a reputation of challenging his clients to put their children first, and his students and audiences to think more carefully, act more responsibly, and serve more
compassionately.
EDUCATION:
Creighton School Of Law Juris Doctorate – May 2006 University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Master of Arts: August 1993
Major: Classical Greek / Koine Greek
Minor: Classical Latin / Religion & Philosophy University of Nebraska - Omaha
Bachelor of General Studies: May 1991 Major: Religion
Minor: History
COLLEGE TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Department of Classics: August 1991 – May 1993 234 Andrews Hall Lincoln, NE
Graduate Teaching Assistant: Scientific Greek and Latin, Classical Mythology
Instructor: Early Christian Literature
Creighton University – January 2001-May 2003 Philosophy Department
2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE
Instructor: Critical Reasoning, Business Ethics, Ethics For Business Leaders (Graduate Level) UN at Omaha- Philosophy / Religion Department
Fall 1998
Instuctor: Critical Reasoning
University Of Nebraska At Omaha- College of Continuing Studies: Fall 1997 – Present
50th & Dodge, Omaha, NE
Instructor: Business Ethics, Logic, Philosophy,
World Religion, Ethics,Contemporary Moral Problems, Environmental Ethics, Social Philosophy
University Of Nebraska At Omaha-Computer Sciences: Fall 1999 – Summer 2001
Peter Keiwit Institute, Omaha, NE
Instructor: Computer Literacy With Applications
Iowa Western Community College: Jan.1993 – May 2004 2700 College Road, Council Bluffs, IA 51502-3004 Instructor: Introduction To Ethics,
Introduction To Philosophy, Introduction To Logic, Religions Of The World, Business Ethics, History of the Renaissance
Metropolitan Community College: July 1994 - Present P.O. Box 3777, Omaha, NE, 68103-0777
Instructor: World Religions, Introduction To Ethics,
Critical Reasoning, English Comp, Research Writing, Business Writing, Technical Writing, Oral & Written Reports, Philosophy & Literature
Clarkson College: August 1994 – May 1996 101 S. 42nd St., Omaha, NE, 68131-2739 Instructor: Professional Development, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, World Religion College Of Saint Mary’s: September 1996-Spring 1997
1091 S. 72nd St., Omaha, NE, 68124 Instructor: Philosophy, Critical Reasoning
Nebraska Methodist College Of Nursing: Spring 1998-99 8501 West Dodge Rd. Omaha, NE 68114
Instructor: Ethics
Bellevue University: Spring 1998
1000 Galvin Road South. Bellevue, NE 68005-3098 Instructor: Ethics
MEDIATION TRAINING & EXPERIENCE
Mediation Training Three credit-hour course in Mediation at Creighton Law School
Three credit-hour course in Legal Interviewing, Negotiation, and Counseling at Creighton Law School
Thirty-hour Basic course in Mediation Theory and Practice – NMCA - Spring 2006 Focusing on Conflict Resolution
Family Mediation Training – NMCA -Spring 2006
Juvenile Victim/Offender Mediation Training – Concord - Fall 2006
Advanced Family Mediation Training – NMCA -Spring 2007
Specialized Alternative Dispute Resolution Training (SADR – High Conflict Mediation) – Winter 2007/8
Child Support Mediation Training – NMCA Training class – Spring 2008
AFCC Parent Coordinator/High Conflict Family Training – Fall 2008
Mediation Coaching – NMCA - Ongoing
SADR Mediation Workshop - NMCA – Winter 2007/8
FGC Training – NMCA - Winter 2007/8
Pre-Hearing Conference Workshop - NMCA Spring 2008
Child Support Mediation Training – NMCA Training class – Spring 2008
Family Group Conference Training – NMCA Summer 2008
Parent Coordination Training – AFCC Fall 2008
Elder Mediation Training – Elder Decisions Fall 2008
Parenting Coordination Training - Cooperative Parenting Institute Fall 2008
Juvenile Abuse/Neglect Training – Helping Babies from the Bench Summer 2009
Immigration Issues for Children in Juvenile Court – Through The Eyes of the Child Initiative Summer 2009
Juvenile Abuse/Neglect Training 2009 Children's Summit – Through The Eyes of The Child Initiative Summer 2009
Psychiatric Medication in Children & Adolescents - Project Harmony/UNMC Fall 2009
Collaboration in Child Abuse Investigations – Project Harmony Fall 2009
Detecting Deception – Project Harmony Fall 2009
Child Abuse & Neglect 101 Reporting & Responding - Project Harmony Fall 2009
Domestic Violence Strategies for Working with High-Conflict Couples – NE Justice Center Fall 2009
Effects of Trauma on Child Development & Adult Functioning – Medical Assn. Fall 2009
Understanding & Assessing Child Sexual Abuse Project Harmony Winter 2009
The Interrelationship between Adult Domestic Violence and Child Abuse." Project Harmony Winter 2009
Medical & Social Risks of the Dirty Home (Child Neglect) Project Harmony Winter 2009
Therapists as Expert Witnesses – Project Harmony Winter 2009
Infant Mental Health Conference – NDE Early Childhood Training Center Spring 2010
Batterers & Intervention Strategies, 2010, Session 3 - DV and Sexual Assault Coalition Spring 2010
Mediation: Profession or Social Movement – NE Mediators Assn – Spring 2010
Therapeutic Parenting – NE Children’s Home Spring 2010
Parenting Coordination Training – Cooperative Parenting Institute Summer 2009
Mediation in DIPA Cases - Sarpy Mediation Summer 2010
Principles of the Domestic Violence Coordinated Response Fall 2010
Safe & Together Model-Responding to the Co-occurrence of Child Abuse & DV – DV and Sexual Assault Coalition Fall 2010
Helping Babies From The Bench - Phase II- Through The Eyes of the Child Initiative Fall 2010
Creating A Process of Change for Men Who Batter – Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalition Fall 2010
High Conflict Mediation Training – Erickson Mediation Institute Winter 2010
Advanced Custody Training – Marta J. Papas, JD – St. Louis, MO – Winter 2010
Impact of Parent Alienation on Child Custody Disputes - Washburn University School of Law Children and Family Law Center Spring 2011
How Cohabitation affects Divorce Settlements, Should I Sell the House or Keep It, Part 1 and 2, Financial Divorce Association – Spring 2011
Mediation Experience
Small Claims Court Mediation – Sarpy Co. Courthouse (Concord Center / Omaha)
Family / Divorce Mediation (Concord Center / Omaha)
Juvenile Victim Offender Mediation (Concord Center / Omaha)
Family / Divorce Mediation (SE Conciliation Center / Beatrice)
Family Group Mediation (Neb. Justice Center /Fremont)
Divorce Mediation (Conciliation Court / Omaha)
Elder Mediation (Center for Law & Justice / Fremont)
Co-taught a Basic Mediation course at Creighton Law School/Werner Institute
Served on the ODR Education & Training Subcomittee on State Standards for Mediators
Family Group Conference Co-facilitation (Neb. Justice Center /Fremont)
Juvenile Protective Custody Facilitation (Douglas County Juvenile Court)
Mediation Coaching (NMCA)
Mediator Training / Mentoring (Neb. Justice Center /Fremont)
Extensive High Conflict Divorce Mediation – (Present)
SPEAKING/TRAINING EXPERIENCE
Business Luncheons
Business Ethics Graduate Courses
Business Ethics Training Workshops
Business Conflict Resolution Seminars
Day-Long Service Providers Seminars
Service Provider Workshops
College Classroom Conflict Resolution Seminars
Teacher Training Workshops
Over 1300 credit hours of college courses
Mediation Training Seminars
Mediation Training Workshops
Day-Long Welfare to Work Training Seminars
Church Leadership Training Workshops
Parenting Seminars
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
Owned and Operated Several Small Businesses in Omaha For Over 25 Years:
Shaul Mediation Services, Inc. (Mediation, Parent Coordination & High-Conflict Parenting Classes)
The Sarpy Mediation & Family Services Center, Inc. (Mediation, Therapy, Supervision/Transition, Batterer’s Intervention Courses, Pro Se Assistance) Shaul Mediation & Family Services (Mediation, Conflict Coaching & Parenting
Classes)
Renaissance Group (Business Seminars, Instructional Services, Business Consulting);
Wordsworthgiving (Professional Speaking, Writing, Training);
SG Services (Mediation, CTA, Mentoring, Welfare classes, Anger Management courses);
PCC (Computer Sales & Service, specializing in small retail Point of Sales networks);
Palmtree Casting & Coordinating (Casting for Films, Televsion, Print Ads); JD Horticultural Services (Design, Installation & Maintenance of Tropical
Interiors, Ornamental Landscaping, Oriental Gardens, Ponds & Waterfalls);
MEMBERSHIPS
Mediation:
Association of Family & Conciliation Courts Heartland Conference of Mediators
Iowa Mediators Association Mediate.com
NE Mediation Association Education:
M.A.G. – President – Millard North Middle School’s PTO Group B.I.P. – Vice-President, Millard North Middle School
Former Businesses:
Midwest Interior Plantscape Association – Past President
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Trained scores of employees in the service industry
Has been written up in the Omaha World Herald and Midlands Business Journal for his entrepreneurial skills
Intensive 30 hour training course in teaching educators to teach with passion
Two years teaching Anger Management courses for OPS’s Parrish Alternative School
Two years teaching life skills classes for Welfare To Work clients, including: resume writing, interviewing skills, time management, etc.
Two years experience as a CTA/Tracker for various therapists/counselors
Twenty five years experience as a Lay Counselor/Mentor Extensive experience in the modeling, on camera and print commercial field, having been in scores of magazine and newspaper advertisements, industrial films, TV commercials, national TV programs, major motion pictures, as well as behind the camera technical assistance.