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• Online Mediation Role Play Practice

  • Start
    Sunday, March 29, 2020
  • End
    Monday, August 31, 2020
  • Location
    ADRIA

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  An ADRIA Event

  This three-session role-play practice package is for those that wish to practice their mediation skills in role-play. Participants will be placed in groups of three and assigned role-plays in which they will be either the mediator, or one of the parties. The schedule for the three-sessions will be assigned in advance and emailed to the participants. For each group there will be two role-plays per session and over the course of the three sessions, each participant will have the opportunity to mediate twice.

  Each group will have a coach that will provide feedback on skill integration. These practice sessions are not intended to teach or give feedback on online mediation processes.

  Registration is open to ADRIA members that have completed mediation training. Participants are expected to attend all three sessions.  

  Letters of completion will be emailed upon request. Full attendance of all three sessions represents 7 credit hours. Letters of completion and credit hours will only be provided to those that attend all three sessions.

  *In order to participate in this format, students need to be available (without distractions) for the full 2.5 hour session. In addition, you would need a strong internet connection, computer with a webcam and microphone. Instructions and role-plays will be emailed 1 week in advance.

  3 weekly sessions of 2.5 hours:
  

  Week 1

  • (15 min) introductions, logistics, questions, set up for first role-play
  • Role play 1 (50 minutes)
  • Feedback (15 minutes), transition (5min)
  • Role play 2 (50 minutes)
  • Feedback (15 minutes)

  Week 2

  • Set-up (5 min)
  • Role play 3 (55 minutes)
  • Feedback (15 minutes) transition (5min)
  • Role play 4 (55 minutes)
  • Feedback (15 minutes)

  Week 3

  • Set-up (5 min)
  • Role play 5 (55 minutes)
  • Feedback (15 minutes) transition (5min)
  • Role play 6 (55 minutes)
  • Feedback (15 minutes)

  Registration:

  On the event registration page, you will be asked to select the time slots that you would be available. You will have the option to select mornings M-Sa (9:00-11:30), afternoons M-Sa (1:00-3:30), or evenings M-F (5:30-8:00). Once we have 3 students available for the same time slot, we will assign the groups and schedule the session. If you are available for more than one time slot, please select multiple options to increase your chance of getting into a group. Payment will be due when dates/times are confirmed.

  Cost:

  $295 per participant. Payment will be due upon confirmation of dates/times. No refunds will be given.
  

  
  

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• Restoring the Workplace After a Harassment Investigation - Online

  • Start
    Tuesday, June 09, 2020
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  • End
    Tuesday, June 16, 2020
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Online
  • Spaces left
    13

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  An ADRIA Professional Development Event 

  
  

  Restoring the Workplace After an Inconclusive  Harassment Investigation

  Positive relationships with others at work are an essential part of one’s job and career.  When there is a rupture in work relationships – such as those caused by a harassment investigation – “Employee-Centered Resolution” processes can be used to supportively coach employees to regain their footing after conflict.

  Employee-Centered Resolution may help employees present their views, think about what they are saying, what is being said by the other, and to make their own decisions on how to understand the situation and their options.  Employee Centered Resolution processes can also become an integral step in reengaging and reintegrating employees after a harassment investigation.

  LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  Through lecture, case study discussions, role-plays, and individual exercises, participants in this session will:

  • Be able to compare and contrast the problem-solving mediation approach to that of the “Employee-Centered Resolution” process
  • Practice interventions associated with the “Employee-Centered Resolution” process
  • Learn skills needed to follow the parties lead, amplify conversations, and allow the parties to decide
  • Learn about the link between workplace- strained relationships and psychological distress
  • Appreciate that bystanders and witnesses are vulnerable to negative responses and even illness when working in a context where there are abusive or perceived abusive interactions

  BACKGROUND

  Employee-Centered Resolution processes are based in self-determination theory (SDT) – a framework that reasons how an individual’s psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness – correlates positively to job satisfaction, better health and increased productivity (Gomez-Baya & Lucia-Casademunt, 2018).  It also highlights the importance of work relations that are friendly and supportive.

  Strained relations are inconsistent with productive work, and they also impact employee feelings toward other co-workers and the organization as a whole. Extreme examples of strained workplace relationships  often include allegations of abusive interactions such as harassment, yelling and bullying, as well as physical and sexual advances (Trépanier, Fernet & Austin, 2013). Those who target other employees, employees on the receiving end, or who perceive they are being treated poorly experience poor workplace health. The repercussions for the employees involved, as well as the organization, are significant and include lost time, decreased productivity, and employee turnover (Leiter, Frizzell, Harvie, & Churchill, 2001).

  WHO SHOULD ATTEND THIS TRAINING:

  • Mediators
  • HR professionals, Managers, Directors
  • Organizational (OD) consultants
  • EAP Personnel
  • Trainers
  • Counsellors

  FACILITATOR – Heidi Erisman – MC, MBA, BGS (Psych)

  

  Heidi Erisman, MC MBA BGS (Psych), is a senior associate with INSIGHT Corporate Care and a counselling therapist with INSIGHT Psychological. Her professional background includes 12 years as a mental health therapist and twenty years as an Executive Director for not-for-profit and public sector organizations. She has experience and training in assessing and intervening in dysfunctional conflict and performance deterioration, promoting employee wellness and workplace psychological health, and addressing workplace harassment, bullying and violence.

  On behalf of INSIGHT Corporate Care, Heidi is a frequent lecturer and trainer for companies who are concerned about the new relevant legislation and changes to Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety Act designed to protect the health and well-being of working Albertans. Heidi offers training that examines the legislation and provides employers and employees with strategies to address workplace harassment, bullying, and violence. Heidi teaches evidence-based approaches designed to cultivate a psychologically healthy workplace environment.

  Credit Hours: 6

  Details:

  
  

  Online (2 parts):

  *This course will be presented online. In order to participate in this format, students must to be available from 9:00 to 12:00 without distraction during class time. There will be a 1-hour break for lunch in which students can log off. In addition, students require a strong internet connection, computer with a webcam and microphone. 

  Part 1: June 9, 9:00  a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

  Part 2: June 16, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

  
  

  Cost:  $250 + GST members, $275 + GST non-members. 

  Location: 

  Online. Login details will be sent out one week before course starts.

  Registration

  Register in advance online.

  
  
  

  
  

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