Course: Core Skills and Strategies

In this course, you will learn communication theories and acquire interpersonal skills that are useful in understanding, analyzing, and managing conflict. The relational, emotional, and substantive aspects of conflict will be addressed, including the influences of gender, culture, power, and forgiveness at the interpersonal, group, community, and global levels. Through this practice-based approach, you will attain communication and conflict resolution skills, models, and procedures that are pragmatic as well as theoretical. Completion will meet the Kansas Office of Dispute Resolution's requirements for approval in core mediation: the Dispute Resolution Act, K.S.A. 5-501 and Rule 912. Kansas State University will award 45 continuing education hours for successful completion of course requirements to those participants who paid the optional fee.

Continuing education hours are not awarded for academic credit. Continuing education requirements vary from state to state and by profession. It is the responsibility of individuals earning K-State continuing education hours to verify with their licensing or accrediting body that the hours will be accepted. Kansas State University is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

K-State eID (Important step before registering)
Prior to enrolling in the course, students are required to register for a K-State eID at https://www.k-state.edu/it/eid/. During the registration process, you will be required to enter your eID. Once your registration has been processed, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions for accessing your course.

 Course Details:

Schedule: 01/21/2025 - 05/16/2025, Online; Mandatory Zoom sessions on Mondays from 5:30 - 6:45 pm.
Cost : $250.00

45 Continuing Education hours are available for an additional cost.
08:00am-05:00pm CST
 

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Refund/Cancellation Policy:

If you must cancel your registration, please do so by 01/18/25 to receive a refund less a $25.00 cancellation fee. To cancel your registration, please send a written request to registration@k-state.edu with the program name in the subject line. Registered participants who do not cancel their registration by the refund deadline are responsible for registration fees even if they do not participate.

Kansas State University may cancel or postpone this program because of insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances. If the program is canceled, registration fees will be refunded. Fees will not be refunded if the program is held but the registrant is unable to participate and has not requested a refund by the cancellation deadline.