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Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

  • All levels
  • 18 and older
  • $308
  • 1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA
  • 15 hours over 5 sessions

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  • $308
  • SMC Main Campus @ 1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
  • 15 hours over 5 sessions
  • Price includes $9 registration fee.
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What you'll learn in this conflict resolution training:

Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR): Mediation, Arbitration, and Negotiation

Learn the skill and art of conflict resolution. If you are a parent, teacher, paralegal, or just enjoy helping friends and family resolve their issues, this class is for you! In a seminar that brings real-life scenarios into the classroom through interaction and role playing, find out about the history of communication and art of language, how to diffuse arguments while being assertive, the importance of active listening, the ethics and strategies of proper conflict management, and more! Gain experience in workplace conflict scenarios, increase your confidence in handling issues with the goal of compromise, and learn to use everyday skills to enhance your own professional development. A certificate of completion is awarded upon satisfactory completion of the course.

Week 1: Introduction -- History and Ethics

Learn the basics of law and alternative dispute resolution (ADR), and the different career options available in the field of ADR. Gain an overview of the art and the discipline of ADR, find out about the history and philosophy of ethics and conflict management, and learn conflict management techniques that can be used in and out of the classroom. Also, develop your skills in active listening and observation and behavior.

Week 2: Mediation

Acquire basic strategies of mediation, discover the power of conflict resolution, and learn how to be impartial and unbiased. Through specifically crafted scenarios, role play the various parts of mediation: Be the mediator!

Week 3: Negotiation

Find out about gender and culture and their role in communication conflict. Acquire and practice basic strategies of negotiation to develop your confidence in handling issues with the goal of compromise. Role play the various parts of negotiation: Be the negotiator!

Week 4: Arbitration

Explore and acquire basic strategies of arbitration. Learn the ADR rules on ethics, and continue to role play the various parts of arbitration: Be the arbitrator!

Week 5: Final Assessment

Assess your new skills in a final role play in the various areas of ADR. Find out how to start a career in ADR, and investigate possible new business strategies that incorporate your ADR skills.
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  • Requests for withdrawal from a class must be submitted in writing via email at least 8 business days before the start date of the class; receipt of requests made via other methods, such as phone messages, cannot be guaranteed.
  • You may receive a credit voucher applicable to future classes, which is valid for two years from the date of issue.
  • A minimum service charge of $15 per class cancellation will be withheld.
  • Refunds are granted ONLY if a class is cancelled, discontinued, or rescheduled.
  • In the instance of cancelled classes, course fee is automatically refunded.
  • Credit card refunds are processed with seven business days, check and cash refunds will be issued by check within 45 business days.

Transfers:

  • To transfer to another class, request must be submitted in writing via email at least 8 business days before the original class meets.
  • A minimum service charge of $15 per class transfer will be deducted.

Important Information:

  • Refunds are NOT issued for absences nor prorated for late registrations.
  • Missed class meetings may not be made up in another class. There is no auditing of classes.
  • Returned checks will be subject to a $25 handling charge.

Some high demand classes, such as Glass Fusing and Good Times Travel day trips, have separate and different refund policies stating that all registrations are final, and no refunds, credits, or transfers will be given. Please bear that in mind when registering for those classes.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

Reviews of Classes at Santa Monica College (513)

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  • Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

    Anonymous review on 5/14/2018
    I thought the professor was excellent. Only thing I wanted/desired was more role play scenarios and less focus on U.S. History. He did a solid job and I would recommend this course to anyone.
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