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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 - This course is scheduled once a year (June) in Edmonton, please see the course calendar for dates and registration.

  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

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

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• National Introductory Arbitration

  • Start
    Monday, April 23, 2018
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  • End
    Tuesday, May 29, 2018
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Edmonton
  • Spaces left
    10

  Registration is closed

  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.
  

  April 23-25 - Part 1  (Mon-Wed)
  May 28-29 - Part 2  (Mon-Tues)
  Attendance for all 5 days is mandatory
  

  Total Credit Hours: 40

  Location
  Room CE 203
  Ralph King Athletic Centre (corner of 112 Ave & 73 St.)
  Concordia University of Edmonton campus
  7128 Ada Blvd, Edmonton, AB T5B 4E4
  

  Instructor: TBD

  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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• High Conflict Mediation

  • Start
    Thursday, May 03, 2018
  •  
    8:30 AM
  • End
    Friday, May 04, 2018
  •  
    4:30 PM
  • Location
    Edmonton
  • Spaces left
    8

  Registration is closed

  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 domestic violence.   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 3-4, 2018 (Thurs-Fri)
  Attendance for both days is mandatory
  

  Registration Deadline: April 19, 2018

  Total Credit Hours: 14

  Location
  Ralph King Athletic Centre (corner of 112 Ave & 73 St.)
  Concordia University of Edmonton campus
  7128 Ada Blvd, Edmonton, AB T5B 4E4
  

  Instructors: Rachel McDonald, Judith Lake, & Joanne Munro

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

  Prerequisites: National Introductory Mediation, Mediation 350, or equivalent
  

  

  You may register without paying up front by choosing the invoice option. Full payment is due one month before class starts. 

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• Restorative Practices

  • Start
    Thursday, June 07, 2018
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  • End
    Tuesday, June 12, 2018
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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 restorative justice as an inclusive, respectful, accountable and voluntary way of addressing harm that occurs from a specific offense.
  

  June 7-9 - Part 1  (Thurs-Sat)
  June 11-12 - Part 2  (Mon-Tues)
  Attendance for all 5 days is mandatory
  

  Total Credit Hours: 40

  Location
  Room CE 203
  Ralph King Centre (corner of 112 Ave & 73 St.)
  Concordia University College of Alberta
  7128 Ada Blvd, Edmonton, AB T5B 4E4
  

  Instructor: Joanne Munro

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

  Prerequisites: none

  

  You may register without paying up front by choosing the invoice option. Full payment is due one month before class starts.

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• Words That Change Minds: LAB Profile Practitioner Certification

  • Start
    Thursday, June 14, 2018
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  • End
    Tuesday, June 19, 2018
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Edmonton
  • Spaces left
    13

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  In this five-day course you will learn how to detect, interpret, and use the secret language of seemingly difficult people to create deeper levels of rapport and motivate everyone more easily. By understanding the five elements of personality, you will learn exactly where and how to tap into an individual's motivation.  
  

  June 14-16 - Part 1 (Thurs-Sat)

  June 17-18 - Part 2 (Mon-Tues)
  

  Attendance for all 5 days is mandatory

  Total Credit Hours: 40

  Location
  Ralph King Centre (corner of 112 Ave & 73 St.)
  Concordia University College of Alberta
  7128 Ada Blvd, Edmonton, AB T5B 4E4
  

  Instructor: Erika Deines

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

  

  You may register without paying up front by choosing the invoice option. Full payment is due one month before class starts.

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• Communications in ADR

  • Start
    Tuesday, July 03, 2018
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  • End
    Thursday, July 12, 2018
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Edmonton
  • Spaces left
    10

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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 3-5 - Part 1  (Tues-Thurs)
  July 10-12 - Part 2  (Tues-Thurs)
  Attendance for all 6 days is mandatory
  

  Total Credit Hours: 40

  Location
  Ralph King Athletic Centre (corner of 112 Ave & 73 St.)
  Concordia University of Edmonton campus
  7128 Ada Blvd, Edmonton, AB T5B 4E4
  

  Instructor: 

  TBD
  

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

  Prerequisites: none

  
  

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

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• National Introductory Mediation

  • Start
    Tuesday, July 17, 2018
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  • End
    Thursday, July 26, 2018
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Edmonton
  • Spaces left
    10

  Register

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

  July 17-19 - Part 1  (Tues-Thurs)
  July 24-26 - Part 2  (Tues-Thurs)
  Attendance for all 6 days is mandatory
  

  Total Credit Hours: 40

  Location
  Ralph King Athletic Centre (corner of 112 Ave & 73 St.)
  Concordia University of Edmonton campus
  7128 Ada Blvd, Edmonton, AB T5B 4E4
  

  Instructor: TBD

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

  Prerequisites: Attuned Communications, Communications in ADR, or equivalent.

  
  

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

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• Communications in ADR

  • Start
    Thursday, September 20, 2018
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  • End
    Saturday, October 13, 2018
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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.

  September 20-22 - Part 1  (Thurs-Sat)
  Oct 11-13 - 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: 

  Part 1 - Erika Deines

  Part 2 - Jan Gehrke

  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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• Communications in ADR

  • Start
    Thursday, September 27, 2018
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  • End
    Saturday, October 20, 2018
  •  
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Edmonton
  • Spaces left
    16

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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.

  September 27-29 - Part 1  (Thurs-Sat)
  October 18-20 - Part 2  (Thurs-Sat)
  Attendance for all 6 days is mandatory
  

  Total Credit Hours: 40

  Location
  Room CE 203
  Ralph King Athletic Centre (corner of 112 Ave & 73 St.)
  Concordia University of Edmonton campus
  7128 Ada Blvd, Edmonton, AB T5B 4E4
  

  Instructor: 

  Part 1 - TBD
  Part 2 - TBD

  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.

  
  

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• Separation and Divorce Mediation: Foundations, Parenting Plans, and Child Support

  • Start
    Thursday, October 11, 2018
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  • End
    Tuesday, October 16, 2018
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Edmonton
  • Spaces left
    12

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  This course prepares mediators to manage a separation or divorce mediation from the time of initial contact, to creation of a mediated agreement, including parenting plans and child support.

  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:
  October 11-13 (Thurs-Sat)
  October 15-16 (Mon-Tues)
  Attendance for all 5 days is mandatory
  There is no class on Sunday, October 14 
  

  Registration Deadline: September 27, 2018

  Total Credit Hours: 40

  Location
  Ralph King Athletic Centre (corner of 112 Ave & 73 St.)
  Concordia University of Edmonton campus
  7128 Ada Blvd, Edmonton, AB T5B 4E4
  

  Instructors: Judith Lake & Joanne Munro

  Class Times: 8:30am - 5:30pm daily
  

  NB: Class times for this course are extended to accommodate 40 credit hours.

  Prerequisites: National Introductory Mediation, Mediation 350, or equivalent
  

  

  You may register without paying up front by choosing the invoice option. Full payment is due one month before class starts. 

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• Conflict Management for HR Professionals

  • Start
    Thursday, October 18, 2018
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  • End
    Tuesday, October 23, 2018
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Calgary
  • Spaces left
    18

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  This program will introduce HR professionals to the field of informal conflict management, and reveal the broad spectrum of conflict management approaches available to HR, managers, and organizations. Participants will learn about workplace interpersonal conflict, as well as how to deal with conflict situations and high emotions from an HR perspective.  Communication skills for effective conflict resolution are an integral part of this program, which is taught through both theory and practical hands-on exercises. 

  October 18-20- Part 1  (Thurs-Sat)
  October 22-23 - Part 2  (Mon-Tues)
  Attendance for all 5 days is mandatory
  

  Total Credit Hours: 40

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

  Instructor: 
  Erika Deines
  
  

  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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  You may register without paying up front by choosing the invoice option. Full payment is due one month before class starts.

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• Consensus Decision Making

  • Start
    Thursday, October 25, 2018
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  • End
    Tuesday, October 30, 2018
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Edmonton
  • Spaces left
    13

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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

  October 25-27 - Part 1  (Thurs-Sat)
  October 29-30 - Part 2  (Mon-Tues)
  Attendance for all 5 days is mandatory
  

  Total Credit Hours: 40

  Location
  Room CE 203
  Ralph King Athletic Centre (corner of 112 Ave & 73 St)
  Concordia University of Edmonton campus
  7128 Ada Blvd, Edmonton, AB T5B 4E4
  

  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.

  

  You may register without paying up front by choosing the invoice option. Full payment is due one month before class starts.

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• National Introductory Mediation

  • Start
    Thursday, October 25, 2018
  •  
  • End
    Saturday, November 17, 2018
  •  
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Calgary
  • Spaces left
    14

  Register

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

  October 25-27- Part 1  (Thurs-Sat)
  November 15-17 - 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: Marjorie Munroe

  Class Times: 9:00 - 5:00 daily
  

  Prerequisites: Attuned Communications, Communications in ADR, or equivalent.

  
  

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

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• National Introductory Mediation

  • Start
    Thursday, November 08, 2018
  •  
  • End
    Saturday, December 01, 2018
  •  
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Edmonton
  • Spaces left
    13

  Register

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

  November 8-10 - Part 1  (Thurs-Sat)
  November 29-December 1 - Part 2  (Thurs-Sat)
  Attendance for all 6 days is mandatory
  

  Total Credit Hours: 40

  Location
  Room CE 203
  Ralph King Athletic Centre (corner of 112 Ave & 73 St.)
  Concordia University of Edmonton campus
  7128 Ada Blvd, Edmonton, AB T5B 4E4
  

  Instructor: Marne Turnbull

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

  Prerequisites: Attuned Communications, Communications in ADR, or equivalent.

  
  

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

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• Conflict Management for HR Professionals

  • Start
    Thursday, January 17, 2019
  •  
  • End
    Tuesday, January 22, 2019
  •  
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Edmonton
  • Spaces left
    18

  Register

  This program will introduce HR professionals to the field of informal conflict management, and reveal the broad spectrum of conflict management approaches available to HR, managers, and organizations. Participants will learn about workplace interpersonal conflict, as well as how to deal with conflict situations and high emotions from an HR perspective.  Communication skills for effective conflict resolution are an integral part of this program, which is taught through both theory and practical hands-on exercises. 

  January 17-19 - Part 1  (Thurs-Sat)
  January 21-22 - Part 2  (Mon Tues)
  Attendance for all 5 days is mandatory
  

  Total Credit Hours: 40

  Location
  Room CE 203
  Ralph King Centre (corner of 112 Ave & 73 St.)
  Concordia University College of Alberta
  7128 Ada Blvd, Edmonton, AB T5B 4E4
  

  Instructor: 
  Joanne Munro

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

  Prerequisites: none

  
  

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

  ___________________________________________________________

  You may register without paying up front by choosing the invoice option. Full payment is due one month before class starts.

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

  • Start
    Thursday, January 24, 2019
  •  
    8:30 AM
  • End
    Friday, January 25, 2019
  •  
    4:30 PM
  • Location
    Edmonton
  • Spaces left
    15

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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
  Ralph King Athletic Centre (corner of 112 Ave & 73 St.)
  Concordia University of Edmonton campus
  7128 Ada Blvd, Edmonton, AB T5B 4E4
  

  Instructors: Rachel McDonald, Judith Lake, & Joanne Munro

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

  Prerequisites: National Introductory Mediation, Mediation 350, or equivalent
  

  

  You may register without paying up front by choosing the invoice option. Full payment is due one month before class starts. 

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