BILL EDDY: MANAGING HIGH CONFLICT PERSONALITIES IN LEGAL DISPUTES
ABOUT BILL EDDY
Bill is the co-founder, former President and current Training Director of the High Conflict Institute, an American based institute that provides education and resources to professionals handling high conflict disputes, and to anyone involved in relationships of any kind with people who have High Conflict Personalities .
Bill has organised, developed and delivered training sessions on how to manage disputes involving high conflict personalities and personality disorders to legal and non-legal professionals across the US and around the world.
Before becoming a lawyer, he worked as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for twelve years providing therapy to a range of clients in psychiatric hospitals and outpatient clinics. Bill was a Certified Family Law Specialist for 15 years in California, is the Senior Family Mediator at the National Conflict Resolution Centre in San Diego and has produced numerous articles and 14 books on the topic of high conflict dispute resolution. He has a popular blog on the Psychology Today website with 3 million views. He is on the adjunct faculty of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law, and he is a Conjoint Associate Professor in Newcastle Law School, Faculty of Business and Law.
ONE DAY WORKSHOP - OCTOBER 1, 2019 | 8.30am - 5.00pm
Early Bird Price until August 28: $550
Full Registration after August 28: $590
This one-day professional development workshop focuses on managing personalities in conflict resolution; particularly resolving disputes involving ‘high conflict’ behaviours. It will help practising professionals recognise the basic characteristics of personality disorders, including their Cycle of High Conflict Thinking. Five personality disorders will be briefly discussed in terms of their high-conflict dynamics: borderline, narcissistic, paranoid, antisocial and histrionic. The frequent presence of “Negative Advocates” in high conflict cases will be addressed.
Four key skills will be presented for managing high conflict people in any dispute. There will be video clips, two short exercises and opportunities for questions regarding difficult cases. Many of the most effective methods of managing high-conflict people are counter-intuitive, so that practice and discussion are necessary to implement these methods, especially when under stress.
FOUR DAY WORKSHOP - OCTOBER 1 - 4, 2019 | 8.30am - 5.00pm
Early Bird Price until August 28: $1700
Full Registration after August 28: $1850
The first day of this four-day professional development workshop will focus on managing high conflict personalities in dispute resolution. It will assist practising professionals in recognising personality disorders and traits, choosing appropriate intervention techniques, and maintaining ethical principles while dealing with difficult people, both professionally and personally. The phenomenon of ‘negative advocates’ will also be examined. Negative advocates often add to the confusion and intensity of conflict. Many of the most effective methods of managing high-conflict people are counter-intuitive, so that practice and discussion are necessary to implement these methods, especially when under stress.
The next three days will look more closely at the five personality disorders: borderline, narcissistic, paranoid, antisocial and histrionic, including how to spot them quickly and manage relationships with them. The full workshop will cover techniques and interventions as well as exploring how high-conflict behaviours develop. Negotiation and mediation methods, as well as a systems approach to high-conflict legal disputes in family law cases and workplace disputes will also be discussed in an engaging and interactive workshop format.
REGISTER HERE FOR THE BILL EDDY 1 or 4 DAY WORKSHOPS
VENUE: University of Newcastle, NeW Space, X502, Level 5 409 Hunter Street Newcastle, NSW Australia