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• Expression of Interest Form: Specialized Training Courses

  • Start
    Friday, January 01, 2016
  • End
    Thursday, December 31, 2020
  • Location
    ADRIA

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  The ADR Institute of Alberta has several specialized training courses to offer members who wish to further their ADR training.  ADRIA would like to schedule specialized training courses based on the need for and interest in these educational opportunities. 

  Please use this registration form in order to express your interest in our specialized training courses. Once there is a minimum of six students in a given course and city, ADRIA will contact registrants to coordinate dates. 

  Restorative Practices

  Words that Change Minds: Language and Behavior (LAB) Profile  Mediation Case Development* Oil and Gas Fundamentals for Conflict Management Practitioners* Multi-Party Mediation* High Conflict Mediation* - This course is also part of the Separation and Divorce Mediation Certificate Program. Conflict Management for HR Professionals Consensus Decision Making Conflict Coaching*

  * Prerequisites: National Introductory Mediation Training, Mediation 350, or equivalent.

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• Separation and Divorce Mediation: Spousal Support and Division of Property

  • Start
    Thursday, January 24, 2019
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    8:30 AM
  • End
    Friday, January 25, 2019
  •  
    4:30 PM
  • Location
    Edmonton
  • Spaces left
    8

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  This course provides an overview of the federal and provincial legislation that governs the calculation of spousal support and the division of property when couples separate.
  

  This course is a part of the ADR Institute of Alberta's Separation & Divorce Mediation Certificate Program.  Please follow this link for certificate information. 

  
  Dates: January 24 & 25, 2018 (Thurs-Fri)
  Attendance for both days is mandatory
  

  Registration Deadline: January 10, 2019

  Total Credit Hours: 14

  Location
  Millbourne Market Mall
  #225, Tower 1, 3697 Millwoods Road NW 
  Edmonton, AB T6K 3L6
  

  Instructors: Rachel McDonald, Judith Lake, & Joanne Munro

  Class Times: 8:30am - 4:30pm daily
  

  Prerequisites: National Introductory Mediation
  

  

  Full payment is due 30 days  before class starts. 

  You may register without paying up front by choosing the invoice option, up to 30 days before the start of the course .

  30 days before the start of the course or less, payment is due upon registration.

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• Communications in ADR

  • Start
    Thursday, February 07, 2019
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  • End
    Saturday, March 02, 2019
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Edmonton
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    0

  This course will introduce students to the causes and effects of interpersonal conflict, with particular emphasis on the dynamics of conflict, conflict resolution styles and the cycle of conflict.

  February 7 - 9 - Part 1  (Thurs-Sat)
  February 28 - March 2 - Part 2  (Thurs-Sat)
  Attendance for all 6 days is mandatory
  

  Total Credit Hours: 40

  Location
  Millbourne Market Mall
  #225, Tower 1,
  3697 Millwoods Road NW
  Edmonton, AB T6K 3L6

  Instructors: 

  Judith Lake & Tammy Borowiecki

  Class Times: 8:30am - 4:30pm daily
  

  Prerequisites: none

  Pre-course Reading: You will be sent pre-course reading approximately 2 weeks before the start of the course.  If you have a government email address, consider changing to a personal email address such as gmail, outlook, yahoo, shaw, telus, etc.

  
  

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• Communications in ADR

  • Start
    Thursday, February 21, 2019
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  • End
    Saturday, March 16, 2019
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Calgary
  • Spaces left
    15

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  This course will introduce students to the causes and effects of interpersonal conflict, with particular emphasis on the dynamics of conflict, conflict resolution styles and the cycle of conflict.

  February 21-23 - Part 1  (Thurs-Sat)
  March 14-16 - Part 2  (Thurs-Sat)
  Attendance for all 6 days is mandatory
  

  Total Credit Hours: 40

  Location
  Alberta Security College
  1107-53 Avenue NE,
  Calgary, Alberta, 
  T2E 6X9

  Instructor: 

  Mark Donovan

  Class Times: 9:00am - 5:00pm daily

  Prerequisites: none

  Ask us about how this course could meet  CPD requirements for CPHR Alberta.  

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  Full payment is due 30 days  before class starts. 

  You may register without paying up front by choosing the invoice option, up to 30 days before the start of the course .

  30 days before the start of the course or less, payment is due upon registration.

  
  

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• National Introductory Arbitration

  • Start
    Monday, March 04, 2019
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  • End
    Tuesday, April 09, 2019
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Edmonton
  • Spaces left
    14

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  This program is designed to provide relevant, hands-on and practical information and give an introduction to the arbitration process. This course is nationally accredited by the ADR Institute of Canada.
  

  March 4, 5, 6 - Part 1  (Mon-Wed)
  April 8 & 9 - Part 2  (Mon-Tues)
  Attendance for all 5 days is mandatory
  

  Total Credit Hours: 40

  Location
  #225, Tower 1,
  3697 Mill Woods Road NW
  Edmonton, AB T6K 3L6

  Instructor
  Michelle Simpson

  Class Times: 8:30am - 4:30pm daily
  

  Prerequisites: none

  
  

  For Alberta lawyers, consider including this course as a CPD learning activity in your mandatory annual Continuing Professional Development Plan as required by the Law Society of Alberta.
  

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  Full payment is due 30 days  before class starts. 

  You may register without paying up front by choosing the invoice option, up to 30 days before the start of the course .

  30 days before the start of the course or less, payment is due upon registration.

  
  

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• National Introductory Mediation

  • Start
    Thursday, March 28, 2019
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  • End
    Saturday, April 27, 2019
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Edmonton
  • Spaces left
    10

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  This nationally accredited Mediation program is designed to prepare learners to effectively facilitate the understanding-based approach to resolve disputes.

  March 28-30 - Part 1  (Thurs-Sat)
  April 25-27 - Part 2  (Thurs-Sat)
  Attendance for all 6 days is mandatory
  

  Total Credit Hours: 40

  Location
  Millbourne Market Mall
  #225, Tower 1, 3697 Millwoods Road NW
  Edmonton, AB T6K 3L6
  

  Instructor: Joanne Munro

  Class Times: 8:30am - 4:30pm daily
  

  Prerequisites:  Communications in ADR 

  Ask us about how this course could meet  CPD requirements for CPHR Alberta.  

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  Full payment is due 30 days  before class starts. 

  You may register without paying up front by choosing the invoice option, up to 30 days before the start of the course .

  30 days before the start of the course or less, payment is due upon registration.

  
  

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• National Introductory Mediation

  • Start
    Thursday, April 11, 2019
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  • End
    Saturday, May 11, 2019
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Calgary
  • Spaces left
    11

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  This nationally accredited Mediation program is designed to prepare learners to effectively facilitate the understanding-based approach to resolve disputes.

  April 11-13- Part 1  (Thurs-Sat)
  May 9-11 - Part 2  (Thurs-Sat)
  Attendance for all 6 days is mandatory
  

  Total Credit Hours: 40

  Location
  Alberta Security College
  1107-53 Avenue NE,
  Calgary, Alberta, 
  T2E 6X9
  

  Instructor: Marne Turnbull

  Class Times: 9:00 - 5:00 daily
  

  Prerequisites:  Communications in ADR

  
  

  Ask us about how this course could meet  CPD requirements for CPHR Alberta.  

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  Full payment is due 30 days  before class starts. 

  You may register without paying up front by choosing the invoice option, up to 30 days before the start of the course .

  30 days before the start of the course or less, payment is due upon registration.

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• High Conflict Mediation

  • Start
    Thursday, May 09, 2019
  •  
    8:30 AM
  • End
    Friday, May 10, 2019
  •  
    4:30 PM
  • Location
    Edmonton
  • Spaces left
    15

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  This course prepares mediators to manage aspects of high conflict mediations, including safety screening, dealing with parties experiencing poor mental health, addictions issues, and/or high conflict personalities.   Mediators will be equipped with the tools to determine whether to proceed, and to mediate what can be high conflict discussions.
  

  This course is also part of the ADR Institute of Alberta's Separation & Divorce Mediation Certificate Program.  Please follow this link for certificate information. 

  
  Dates: May 9-10, 2019 (Thurs-Fri)
  Attendance for both days is mandatory
  

  Registration Deadline: May 2, 2019

  Total Credit Hours: 14

  Location
  

  #225, Tower 1,
  3697 Mill Woods Road NW
  Edmonton, AB T6K 3L6

  Instructors:  Judith Lake & Joanne Munro

  Class Times: 8:30am - 4:30pm daily
  

  Pre-Course: Students will be sent pre-course reading on Friday, May 3.  Students are encouraged to become familiar with the ADR Canada Codes of Conduct and Ethics.

  Prerequisites: National Introductory Mediation
  

  

  Full payment is due 30 days  before class starts. 

  You may register without paying up front by choosing the invoice option, up to 30 days before the start of the course .

  30 days before the start of the course or less, payment is due upon registration.

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• Consensus Decision Making

  • Start
    Thursday, May 30, 2019
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  • End
    Tuesday, June 04, 2019
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Edmonton
  • Spaces left
    12

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  This course will provide you with a brief and broad overview of consensus building and consensus decision making processes.
  

  Course Description and Details

  May 30-June 1 - Part 1  (Thurs-Sat)
  Jun 3-4 - Part 2  (Mon-Tues)
  Attendance for all 5 days is mandatory
  

  Total Credit Hours: 40

  Location
  Millbourne Market Mall
  #225, Tower 1, 3697 Millwoods Road NW 
  Edmonton, AB T6K 3L6
  

  Instructor: Bill Diepeveen

  Class Times: 8:30am - 4:30pm daily
  

  Prerequisites: None.  However, it is strongly recommended that students complete Communications in ADR (or equivalent) before starting this part of the certificate program in order to fully benefit from the course.

  Certificate Requirements: Students must complete both the Communications in ADR and the Consensus Decision-Making courses in order to complete the requirements for the Certificate in Consensus Decision-Making.

  

  Full payment is due 30 days  before class starts. 

  You may register without paying up front by choosing the invoice option, up to 30 days before the start of the course .

  30 days before the start of the course or less, payment is due upon registration.

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• Restorative Justice and Peacemaking Circles

  • Start
    Thursday, June 06, 2019
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  • End
    Saturday, June 08, 2019
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Millbourne Market Mall #225, Tower 1, 3697 Millwoods Road NW Edmonton, AB T6K 3L6

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  Students can choose to take the one-day Restorative Justice course, the two-day Peacemaking Circles course, or take both (Restorative Practices). 

  Part 1 - Restorative Justice

  This one-day introduction to Restorative Justice and its application in the criminal justice system provides an overview of the values, goals and principles guiding victim-offender dialogue.

  June 6, 2019 (Thursday)

  Total Credit Hours: 7

  Location: 

  Millbourne Market Mall
  #225, Tower 1,
  3697 Millwoods Road NW
  Edmonton, AB T6K 3L6
  

  Instructor: Joanne Munro

  Class Times:  8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

  Prerequisites: None

  Recommended Reading:  The Little Book of Restorative Justice by Howard Zehr

  
  

  Part 2 - Peacemaking Circles

  This two-day training will provide participants with an overview of how peacemaking circles are being used in a wide variety of settings to restore workplaces, families, faith groups, schools and non-profit organizations, to name just a few. Participants will learn how to design proactive and responsive circles and will have the opportunity to co-facilitate a circle.

  June 7-8, 2019 (Friday-Saturday)

  Total Credit Hours: 14

  Prerequisites: None

  Recommended Reading:  The Little Book of Circle Processes by Kay Pranis

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• Communications in ADR

  • Start
    Tuesday, July 02, 2019
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  • End
    Thursday, July 11, 2019
  •  
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Edmonton
  • Spaces left
    18

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  This course will introduce students to the causes and effects of interpersonal conflict, with particular emphasis on the dynamics of conflict, conflict resolution styles and the cycle of conflict.

  July 2-4 - Part 1  (Tues-Thurs)
  July 9-11 - Part 2  (Tues-Thurs)
  Attendance for all 6 days is mandatory
  

  Total Credit Hours: 40

  Location
  Millbourne Market Mall
  #225, Tower 1,
  3697 Millwoods Road NW
  Edmonton, AB T6K 3L6

  Instructors: Marne Turnbull 

  
  

  Class Times: 8:30am - 4:30pm daily
  

  Prerequisites: none

  Pre-course Reading: You will be sent pre-course reading approximately 2 weeks before the start of the course.  If you have a government email address, consider changing to a personal email address such as gmail, outlook, yahoo, shaw, telus, etc.

  ______________________________________________________________________________

  Full payment is due 30 days  before class starts. 

  You may register without paying up front by choosing the invoice option, up to 30 days before the start of the course .

  30 days before the start of the course or less, payment is due upon registration.

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• National Introductory Mediation

  • Start
    Tuesday, July 16, 2019
  •  
  • End
    Thursday, July 25, 2019
  •  
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Edmonton
  • Spaces left
    14

  Register

  This nationally accredited Mediation program is designed to prepare learners to effectively facilitate the understanding-based approach to resolve disputes.

  July 16-18 - Part 1  (Tues-Thurs)
  July 23-25 - Part 2  (Tues-Thurs)
  Attendance for all 6 days is mandatory
  

  Total Credit Hours: 40

  Location
  Millbourne Market Mall
  #225, Tower 1, 3697 Mill Woods Road NW
  Edmonton, AB T6K 3L6
  

  Instructor: Joanne Munro

  Class Times: 8:30am - 4:30pm daily
  

  Prerequisites:  Communications in ADR

  
  

  Ask us about how this course could meet  CPD requirements for CPHR Alberta.  

  ______________________________________________________________

  Full payment is due 30 days  before class starts. 

  You may register without paying up front by choosing the invoice option, up to 30 days before the start of the course .

  30 days before the start of the course or less, payment is due upon registration.

  
  

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