Course Description

In every occupation there are some people with high-conflict personalities, including the practice of law. If you are a lawyer, high-conflict opposing counsel can make your life miserable. Yet there are tools you can use to deal successfully with them in many cases.This course gives you an understanding of their predictable high conflict behaviors and tips for managing your relationship, both in and out of court.

For

• Attorneys
• Paralegals
• Judges
• Other Legal Professionals

Topics Covered

• Common high-conflict issues and patterns
• Core issues of personality disorders
• 5 high conflict personality types
• The conflict brain
• Mirror neurons
• Skills for managing high-conflict opposing counsel
• Professional splitting dynamics
• Understanding incivility
• Support and consultation 

What You Get

• 60-minute video course
• PowerPoint PDF
• Articles
• Certificate of Attendance

Instructor

Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. is the co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of the High Conflict Institute in San Diego, California. He pioneered the High Conflict Personality Theory (HCP) and has become an expert on managing disputes involving people with high conflict personalities. He was the Senior Family Mediator at the National Conflict Resolution Center for 15 years, a Certified Family Law Specialist lawyer representing clients in family court for 15 years, and a licensed clinical social worker therapist with twelve years’ experience.

He serves on the faculty of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law in California and is a Conjoint Associate Professor with the University of Newcastle Law School in Australia.

He has been a speaker and trainer in over 30 U.S. states and 10 countries and is the author or co-author of over 20 books, manuals, and workbooks. He is co-host of the podcast It's All Your Fault which he co-hosts with Megan Hunter, and he also has a popular blog on the Psychology Today website with millions of views.

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