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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.