Course Title: Alternative Dispute Resolution Certificate
Hours required: 180
Price: $4,195
Length course offered: N/A
Instructor: Shauna Ries [Bio]
Description:
This online Alternative Dispute Resolution Certificate (ADR) program is offered in partnership with IADR® GLOBAL. Dispute Resolution is a rapidly growing field of study and a process commonly used in federal and local government agencies, corporations, non-profit and for profit agencies as well as in private ADR practices.
This online training program will give you the educational background you need to break into this fast-growing field. The three course program of study offers a highly comprehensive conflict resolution education that can help you advance in your present job, add a sought after skill to your resume, or help you set up a private practice as an alternative dispute resolution specialist. This online certificate program is offered in partnership with major colleges, universities, and other accredited education providers. Click here for a student testimonial about IADR classes. Click here for a simulated mediation role play.
Goals:
Upon successful completion of the Mediation and Dispute Resolution program, students will:
Understand the principles and theory of conflict resolution. Evaluate their current strengths and challenges in resolving conflict. Identify the principles of interest based negotiation and apply to case studies. Articulate and apply advanced communication skills such as reframing and nonviolent communication. Articulate significance of neutrality and impartiality in mediation. Examine and apply the facilitative process of mediation. Identify the impacts of cultural, gender, and ethnic differences upon conflict resolution. Articulate and apply ethical standards for practice. Identify and apply the specific knowledge necessary for advanced mediation practice in specialties such as Workplace Mediation, Health and Eldercare Mediation, Construction and Real Estate Mediation, Divorce and Child Custody Mediation, and Arbitration.
Grading System:
Confirmation of Completion awarded with passing score.
School Description:
Offered in connection with a college or university near you, our self-paced, online career courses are designed to launch you into your dream job.
>Begin your course anytime. Textbooks are included, and you will have access to student support via phone, email, and chat 24 hours a day.
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Instructor Bio: Shauna Ries
Shauna Ries, LCSW, MFT, APM, brings a rich background of corporate and human services work to her role as CEO of IADR Global. She is a principal partner in Ries/Murphy Associates, founded in 1994, to offer educational training in stress management and conflict resolution to corporations, healthcare professionals, and the general public. Ries co-authored a book based on this dynamic training, entitled Quality of Life released by William Morrow and Company in 1999. Ries assembled the initial executive team, and tapped key outside experts to help create a high quality graduate certificate program in mediation and conflict resolution.
In 2003, IADR began offering online and live classroom graduate level courses for students entering the field of mediation and conflict resolution. As of 2007, IADR has successfully trained hundreds of mediators. Today, Ries manages IADR partnerships with Colorado Technical University and Colorado State University with a central goal of unifying and advancing the mediation profession. Her mission is to keep IADR at the pinnacle of mediation training nationally and internationally. She currently serves on the board of the Colorado Council of Mediators and is on the leadership committee of Colorado NASW. Shauna lives at her ranch, Coyote Ridge, in the mountains outside Boulder, Colorado where she spends her free time riding her beloved horse, Big Sky. She is the proud mother of a wonderful son and talented attorney, Mike Herrick.
