IDRS offers a series of leadership training workshops that are designed to improve people’s ability to communicate with one another, to collaborate in decision-making and to manage and resolve their disagreements in a constructive and mutually satisfying (win-win) manner. These competencies are essential in an increasingly culturally diverse work force and society.

This series of workshops consists of the following:

• Intercultural Communication & Negotiation Skills and Processes
• Mediation/Peacemaking Skills & Processes
• Advanced Mediation & Certification Training
• Advanced Negotiation Training
• Inter-Cultural Effectiveness
• Board Skills Trainings

In each IDRS workshop, instructional strategies are interactive and may include mini-lectures, demonstrations by trainers, small group discussions, simulations, role-plays, self-administered questionnaires and instructional videos. A high degree of emphasis is placed on experiential learning. We believe practicing the new skills under the trainer’s watchful eye will reinforce each individual’s understanding of the concepts taught in each course.