Artistry Professional Development
Combine learning, coaching and reflective practice sessions to take your conflict leadership to the next level!
Combine learning, coaching and reflective practice sessions to take your conflict leadership to the next level!
Sometimes the biggest shift in your conflict practice comes from having the right learning community around you. The Artistry Professional Development Program brings everything together in one place: high quality training, regular live events, and a network of peers who genuinely want to grow their craft. When you join, you get access to our full suite of online courses (except AMDRAS Facilitative Mediation), all live and on-demand webinars, the Workplace Conflict Practice Group, the Mediator’s Dilemma series, the REAL Practice Lab, Artistry Drop In sessions, Masterclasses and our REAL Resources Library. It’s a rich mix of structured learning, reflective spaces, skills practice and ongoing support. You’ll also have opportunities to build your professional profile, with guidance on business development and marketing woven throughout the year. And because our community includes practitioners, leaders and conflict-curious professionals from all over, you’ll be learning alongside people who bring different perspectives and experiences to the table. Think of it as a year of steady growth: practical tools, thoughtful conversations, and a supportive group that helps you stretch your thinking and deepen your artistry in conflict work.
You have unlimited access to our online training courses during the year. There are hundreds of hours of courses available, and you can pick the ones most relevant to you, or if you have time, complete them all! (*Excludes AMDRAS Accredited Mediation Training)
CMA offers monthly webinars presented by international experts in the field of conflict. These webinars are offered both live online and on-demand so that you can view them at times and places convenient for you. Keep up with the latest developments in the field, and access micro-learning opportunities with our webinar series.
Our regular workplace conflict practice group sessions are opportunities for you to share your experiences with peers and to learn from one another and your own reflections. These sessions are fundamentally important in a field in which we tend to work alone, and will enhance your practice dramatically.
The CMA runs live online hypotheticals as part of its Mediator Dilemmas Series. These are especially challenging case studies presented by senior practitioners. Attendees discuss the case studies in stages and hypothesize how they would have responded to each event. They then discover how the mediator actually responded at each step of the way, and the actual outcomes. These sessions have been likened to 'CSI' meets 'choose-your-own-adventure' meets mediation! Participants find them highly engaging and valuable.
The REAL Practice Lab provides an opportunity for everyone from newly trained students to experienced practitioners to practice their mediation / coaching skills and observe others in practice. Members of the REAL Practice Lab can book a practice session using our members directory, and use the virtual lab to record their mediation or coaching session. Everyone is then provided with a link to the recording and a transcript, and this is added to the REAL Practice Lab library. Members can then view the sessions, provide feedback, ask questions and discuss the session with peers and experienced practitioners. Individual mentoring is also available from senior practitioners. The REAL Practice Lab provides a terrific opportunity to practice, observe, and receive feedback and experience in a safe and supportive environment.
Along with our Beyond the Table: Business development and marketing for the conflict practitioner, we run regular Business Brainstorming Sessions for practitioners to discuss their challenges in the business side of their work. Whether it's IT, networking, documentation, finding clients, or some other business dilemma, these sessions will help you find resources and solutions.
Got a question? Want some skills practice? Curious about a current topic? Interested in networking with other practitioners? Our weekly Artistry Drop-In sessions are informal opportunities to get together with peers and talk about whatever is on your mind or just listen to what others are discussing.
We offer regular Masterclasses covering a topical issue or skill, presented by experts in the field. These are in-depth sessions including a presentation followed by Q&A and discussion.
Our REAL Resources Library has hundreds of hours of recorded masterclasses, webinars and interviews with experts in the field. Watch and listen anywhere and anytime that works for you!
Members are able to access one course at a time, but you can complete as many as you like during their membership. As new courses are added to our offerings, you will also be able to access them as part of your membership.
Yes! While it’s cheaper to pay up front, we have monthly payment plans available to help you budget.
The program is designed for people who work with people in conflict – but you might do this in a variety of different contexts (e.g. as a consultant or private practitioner, as a manager in an organisation, in a government department, or an NGO). So long as you are committed to working towards a more peaceful future, you are welcome to apply!
Our numbers are limited to ensure that every member gets individual attention.
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It's time to start working towards a more peaceful future!