This intensive course is designed to train and qualify students to develop or participate in conflict mediation processes. The course focuses on both traditional and non-traditional dispute resolution options. Alternative Dispute Resolution (Mediation) is geared for all professionals who are focused on "interest-based bargaining". Topics include: Why Conflicts Escalate, Why Mediation Works, The Mediation Process, The Role of the Mediator, Coming to an Agreement, Problems Encountered in Mediation, Developing ADR Programs for Government, Business and Personal Disputes, and Divorce Settlement Mediation

Session I: Introduction, History, and Origin of ADR-Mediation

Session II: Techniques for ADR: The Mediation Process and Role of the Mediator

Session III: Business Disputes, Settlement Issues in the Business Sector; Employment Disputes and Employer/Employee Relationships

This course can be taken online, VHS, audio formats, or live lecture.

Required texts for the live, VHS, or audio formats:

Alternative Dispute Resolution, by Scott and Lisa Hatch
ADR in a Nutshell, 2nd edition, by Jacqueline Nolan-Haley

Required texts for the online format:

ADR in a Nutshell, 2nd edition, by Jacqueline Nolan-Haley

Fall 2008
Saturdays and Sundays
November 15 - December 7 (No class 11/29, 11/30)
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Tuition: $525 (Textbooks not included).

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