New Ombuds Institute to Offer Professional Training

Teresa Ralicki, an experienced Ombuds and currently the Campus Ombuds at CU Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus, has created the Ombuds Institute, LLC. Her new company aims to provide needed services to Ombuds and Ombuds offices. The company’s initial focus will be online, asynchronous courses, aimed to provide skills and content that is otherwise missing from other sources. Her hope is “to host a bank of robust and accessible online trainings created by other expert ombuds and ADR professionals aimed to elevate the confidence and skills of all aspiring, new, and experienced ombuds.” 

The first course, “The Ombuds Field Guide,” will be launching in mid-February of this year. Currently, Ralicki is taking waitlist sign-ups for course information. Also available for download is a “Free Visitor Meeting Guide,” which outlines skills and tools to help Ombuds move through 1:1 visitor meetings with intention. (Ombuds Institute.)