Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR): Mediation, Arbitration, and Negotiation
Learn the skill and art of conflict resolution. If you are a parent, teacher, paralegal, or just enjoy helping friends and family resolve their issues, this class is for you! In a seminar that brings real-life scenarios into the classroom through interaction and role playing, find out about the history of communication and art of language, how to diffuse arguments while being assertive, the importance of active listening, the ethics and strategies of proper conflict management, and more! Gain experience in workplace conflict scenarios, increase your confidence in handling issues with the goal of compromise, and learn to use everyday skills to enhance your own professional development. A certificate of completion is awarded upon satisfactory completion of the course.
Week 1: Introduction -- History and Ethics
Learn the basics of law and alternative dispute resolution (ADR), and the different career options available in the field of ADR. Gain an overview of the art and the discipline of ADR, find out about the history and philosophy of ethics and conflict management, and learn conflict management techniques that can be used in and out of the classroom. Also, develop your skills in active listening and observation and behavior.
Week 2: Mediation
Acquire basic strategies of mediation, discover the power of conflict resolution, and learn how to be impartial and unbiased. Through specifically crafted scenarios, role play the various parts of mediation: Be the mediator!
Week 3: Negotiation
Find out about gender and culture and their role in communication conflict. Acquire and practice basic strategies of negotiation to develop your confidence in handling issues with the goal of compromise. Role play the various parts of negotiation: Be the negotiator!
Week 4: Arbitration
Explore and acquire basic strategies of arbitration. Learn the ADR rules on ethics, and continue to role play the various parts of arbitration: Be the arbitrator!
Week 5: Final Assessment
Assess your new skills in a final role play in the various areas of ADR. Find out how to start a career in ADR, and investigate possible new business strategies that incorporate your ADR skills.
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Students with any valid US address may enroll in online/remote classes.
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