A Different Way of Working

Bringing Dialogue into the Room

Congratulations, your application for A Different Way of Working has been successful. You are invited to register for the 2023 programme, led by Peter Garrett and Jane Ball from Dialogue Associates. Please read the details below, confirm your agreement, and proceed to register for the A Different Way of Working online Learning Centre. Once you have completed this registration process, and paid a deposit if requested, your place on the programme is secured.

This agreement is to be considered in conjunction with the invitation to A Different Way of Working.

PARTICIPATION

Location:

The Academy’s online Learning Centre, customised for use by Dialogue Associates

Time:

6am to 10am Pacific / 9am to 1pm Eastern (US) / 2pm to 6pm UK / 3pm to 7pm Central Europe / 4pm to 8pm South Africa / 5.30pm to 9.30pm Iran

Dates:

Feb 14-16, Mar 7-9, Mar 28-30, Apr 18-20, May 9-11, May 30-June 1, June 20-22, July 11-13

Between-sessions work:

Fieldwork, including practice and reflection in your workplace, community or chosen practice field is required during the three-weeks period between sets.

Participants are expected to attend all sessions and complete fieldwork (unless they have the explicit agreement of the Accreditors)

PAYMENT

Fees:

£5,000 including all materials
Early-bird (before Sept 1) £4,000

The balance of the fees is payable by 10 February

Alternative payment arrangements by agreement only

Where there is a bursary from the Academy, the registrant requests that the Academy pays this bursary directly to Dialogue Associates to cover their registration on this programme.

Once registered, we assume you intend to participate fully in the programme. Fees are
only refundable in exceptional circumstances, and before the start of the programme.

FACULTY

The Faculty and coaching staff are Academy-accredited and belong to the APDP (Accredited Professional Dialogue Practitioners) Community for continuing professional development. The lead faculty members, Jane Ball and Peter Garrett from Dialogue Associates, are Academy-authorised Accreditors.

COMPACT REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

If during the A Different Way of Working programme someone chooses to share confidential information with other participants, it is their responsibility to declare this to be the case.

Information that is declared confidential will be treated in the strictest confidence throughout the period of the programme and the subsequent three years.

Confidential information may not be used by other participants to their advantage, or be disclosed to anyone else without the permission of the participants who shared that information. The only exception is to meet the obligation of a court of law or governmental regulatory body to disclose such information.

RESPECT

Issues raised in the A Different Way of Working programme may be talked about with others outside the programme for the purposes of individual and organisational learning and development, but not in a way that identifies or implies anything about particular individuals or companies participating in the programme.

RECORDING

Programme sessions will be recorded. These recordings will be placed in the Learning Centre Library and will only be accessible to the participants and faculty in the A Different Way of Working programme and will not be released beyond this group without the explicit permission of those recorded. It is forbidden to take screenshots during the course, and to record the sessions privately on any device.

COPYRIGHT

All copyrighted materials will be respected and only reproduced with the written permission of the copyright owner.

ASSESSMENT

Accreditation will be awarded by assessment through a participatory three-stage developmental process of self-assessment, followed by peer assessment and faculty assessment against developmental criteria endorsed by the Academy’s Professional Standards and Accreditation Board

THE BENEFITS OF THE A DIFFERENT WAY OF WORKING PROGRAMME AND ACCREDITATION

  • Professional skill development, supported by a substantial Participant Manual covering both theory and practice
  • Academy of Professional Dialogue accreditation and entitlement to use the prestigious Academy Logo
  • Admission to the Community of Accredited Professional Dialogue Practitioners for your continuing professional development
  • Use of the Academy’s Intellectual Property in your own Practice
  • Entitlement to deliver Academy Accredited Professional Dialogue Courses in your work and to the Public
  • Use of your own customised Learning Centre for online work

And...

  • Access to Focus Two: Dialogic Intervention to become an accredited Professional Dialogue Consultant
  • Opportunity to use Professional Dialogue as a methodology in Research Projects
  • Opening to use Professional Dialogue as an educational methodology

AN ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL DIALOGUE PRACTITIONER IS EXPECTED TO:

  • Advocate the use of Professional Dialogue for the benefit of Society
  • Abide by the Academy’s professional standards
  • Make examples their work available to inform and inspire others through the annual conference
  • Help the skill development of others through the annual delivery of at least one Academy-accredited educational course to the public
  • Support the future of the Academy by contributing a mutually agreed percentage of earnings from their delivery of Academy-copyrighted courses or the use of Academy-copyrighted materials beyond their individual professional practice

And...

  • Participate in developing the whole field of Professional Dialogue

Accredited Practitioners enter into a relationship agreement with the Academy of Professional Dialogue that formalizes these benefits and expectations. 

Please complete this form to accept the terms of the registration agreement

    Once you have submitted this form you will receive an email with confirmation, a copy of the terms and a link to register on the Learning Centre.