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Law
Introductory
Have you ever been in the position where you need to manage a dispute? Have you encountered people who do not seem to behave in a rational way? How might you respond to stressful, high-conflict scenarios?
Learn about the relationship between personality disorders and high-conflict people through this introductory course from our world-renowned experts, Bill Eddy and Megan Hunter, co-founders of the High Conflict Institute in the U.S, along with Tania Sourdin, Head of School and Dean at Newcastle Law School in Australia
In this course, we will provide you with useful knowledge to understand three personality disorders and their relationship to high-conflict behaviour. We will share our ‘hands-on’ experience based on real-life case studies, and explore effective communication strategies to help you handle high-conflict situations.
This course explains the influence of some personality disorders in developing high-conflict disputes. It is aimed at anyone who may encounter high-conflict behaviours and would like to learn about conflict resolution, particularly in a business or legal setting, including:
Completing the two High Conflict in Law short courses, An Introduction and Personality, Disorders and Disputes, offers potential credit for the Master of Dispute Resolution program at the University of Newcastle. In this regard, additional written assessment work may be required. You must have paid for the verified option and successfully completed both courses to be considered for credit.
Head of School & Dean, Newcastle Law School. University of Newcastle, Australia.
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