Course Title: CORE Mediation Certificate
Hours required: 60
Price: $1,595
Length course offered: N/A
Instructor: Shauna Ries [Bio]
Description:
Mediation and dispute resolution are rapidly growing fields of study and sought after skills in the workplace. This comprehensive course provides the core skill sets necessary for the practice of mediation. As it becomes more and more apparent that individuals, families, groups, organizations, communities and nations must begin to work together in peaceful ways for the common good, mediation and dispute resolution are poised to become increasingly popular.
In mediation, a neutral third party, termed a mediator, works with both sides of a dispute to have them agree on their own terms, without someone else deciding what is best for them. 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 this program, students will be able to: Apply advanced dispute resolution skills to conflict situations. Apply concepts of conflict theory to conflict situations at multiple system levels. Apply the mediation process to interpersonal conflict. Analyze the differences between four of the most common mediation approaches. Analyze conflict using the concepts of empowerment theory. Increase self-awareness regarding approach and reaction to conflict.
Understand the significance of gender and culture in mediation. Understand and apply skills for working through impasse in mediation. Demonstrate the ability to identify hidden interests in conflict. Demonstrate the ability to facilitate the resolution of conflict and reach agreement. Demonstrate effective communication and relationship skills in mediation. Articulate and apply ethical standards for practice. Demonstrate a stance of neutrality and impartiality in mediation.
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.
