The Ombuds Blog: Ombuds Training to be Offered in Virginia, October 2016

July 25, 2016

Ombuds Training to be Offered in Virginia, October 2016

The International Ombudsman Association will offer several training programs for Organizational Ombuds in Alexandria, Virginia October 17-21, 2016. The offerings are aimed at aspiring, novice, and experienced Ombuds.

Three-Day Course

October 17-19

Foundations of Organizational Ombudsman Practice

This course benefits the recently appointed ombudsman, individuals interested in becoming an ombudsman or anyone desiring to establish an ombudsman function in industry, government, higher education, and public or private social services agencies.

Faculty: to be determined.

Half-Day Courses

October 20

Introduction to Mediation

Description forthcoming.

Faculty: Melissa Brodrick, Ombudsman, Harvard School of Medicine.

Emotional Intelligence

Description forthcoming.

Faculty: Susan Casino, Director of Ombuds Services, Apollo Education Group.

Full-Day Course

October 21

Working with Groups Workshop

Description forthcoming.

Faculty: Lisa Witzler, PhD, and Tyler Smith, Associate Ombuds, National Institutes of Health.

The training will take place at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center. (IOA Training Info.)

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Organizational Ombuds

Organizational Ombuds serve as a confidential, independent, neutral and informal dispute resolution resource for a specific entity. They are accessible to a defined population and can advocate for fairness. These unique characteristics distinguish Organizational Ombuds from Classical Ombuds, mediators, arbitrators, and other alternative dispute resolution professionals. The term "Ombuds" is shorthand for "Ombudsman," "Ombudsperson" and "Ombuds Officer," which also are used widely.

Some other variants include:

Austria -- Ombudsstelle

Brazil -- Ouvidor

Croatia -- pravobranitelji

France -- médiateur/defénseur

Germany -- Ombudspersonen

Italy -- difensore

Netherlands -- ombudspersoon

Norway -- ombudet

Poland -- Rzecznik

Portugal -- provedor

Russia -- омбудсмен

Spain -- ombudsman organizacional

Sweden -- studentombud

Switzerland -- ombudsmann

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July 25, 2016

Ombuds Training to be Offered in Virginia, October 2016

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