CONFLICT
RESOLUTION TRAINING
Practitioner
Program
In CIIAN's Practitioner Program, CIIAN mediator-trainers use their
experience in resolving disputes to design, develop and deliver professional
training in negotiation, mediation and conflict analysis and dispute
resolution system design. CIIAN offers dynamic, interactive Certificates
in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).
People who have completed the Advanced Certificate in ADR may seek
the designation of Registered Practitioner in
Dispute Resolution (RPDR).
For DR practitioners or people working in environments where conflict
is an ongoing dynamic, CIIAN offers a Practitioners' Retreat to help
"conflict workers" enhance their skills as well as their ability to
deal with the stress of their environments and to help them refocus
and become re-energized.
CIIAN's
Vision for the Practice of Dispute Resolution
The Canadian International Institute of Applied Negotiation's Practitioner
Program is dedicated to the development of well-trained and responsible
dispute resolution professionals as a means to promoting positive
peace.
CIIAN's
Commitment
The Institute is committed to designing, developing and delivering
dispute resolution training, and providing individual guidance and
mentoring which is anchored in the knowledge of experienced mediators
and in the most current applied research and theory. CIIAN promotes
the responsible use of dispute resolution by requiring that its Registered
Practitioners in Dispute Resolution (RPDR) demonstrate they have DR
experience and have support within the DR community and that they
subscribe to CIIAN's Declaration of Principles; Code of Conduct and
Qualities of a DR Practitioner.
Competencies
& Processes
The Practitioner Program is designed for people committed to using
dispute resolution skills in their professional or personal lives,
professionals training to become DR practitioners and experienced
DR practitioners seeking support and further development.
People who have completed CIIAN's training possess the analytical
skills and intervention techniques necessary to assist parties to
negotiate agreements. They provide the support necessary to enable
individuals and groups to live constructively with their differences.
CIIAN offers Certificates of completion for individual courses as
well as a Certificate in ADR and an Advanced Certificate in ADR.
- Specialization
- The Practitioners'
Retreat is available for experienced mediators
- The designation
of Registered Practitioner in Dispute Resolution (RPDR) can be obtained
by successful completion of examination requirements.
At a Glance
Candidates can
earn a Certificate in ADR by completing Modules
I and II, and an Advanced Certificate in ADR by completing Modules
I to III.
Modules I and
Modules II, when both modules have been completed, have been accepted
as an Approved Mediation Course, by the ADR
Institute of Ontario Inc.
Candidates who
have earned an Advanced Certificate in ADR may proceed towards the
designation of a Registered Practitioner in Dispute Resolution (RPDR)
Generalist.
Certificate
in ADR:
- Application
for Admission to Program
- Two Learning
Modules (four days each) plus Pre-Course
Preparation
- Optional Learning
Vehicle: Reflective Journal/Daily Log
- Certificate
to be completed within 24 month period
Advanced
Certificate in ADR:
- Application
for Admission to Program
- Three Learning
Modules (four days each) plus Pre-Course
Preparation
- Optional Learning
Vehicle: Reflective Journal/Daily Log
- Certificate
to be completed within 24 month period
Practitioners'
Retreat for People Working in Conflict
- Customized
retreats
- For those who
have earned an RPDR and other practitioners
Customized
Programs
- CIIAN offers
customized workshops to meet specific institutional needs
Requirement
#1 - Admission to Program
- Application
for Admission to Program (2 pages)
- Brief Personal
Statement
Requirement
#2: Courses for ADR Certificate
- PRE-COURSE
PERPARATION
The Frontiers of Dispute Resolution
- MODULE I, 4
days
Conflict Theory
Negotiation and Introduction to Mediation
- MODULE II,
4 days
Mediation
Requirement
#2: Courses for Advanced ADR Certificate
- Completion
of ADR Certificate or Equivalent
- MODULE III,
4 days
Advanced Negotiation and Mediation
Requirement
#3 - Time Requirement
- Certificate
to be completed within 24 month period
Certificates
In ADR
A person who has
earned the CIIAN Certificate in ADR will be able to:
- Analyze conflict;
its life cycle, factors involved, potential for resolution
- Communicate
effectively and facilitate constructive dialogue
- Design and
apply appropriate consensus-building processes, including mediation·
Become a member of a community of ADR practitioners at CIIAN proceed
towards registration as a Registered Practitioner in Dispute Resolution
(RPDR) Generalist.
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