Conflict Resolution and De-escalation Skills Symposium and Related Training For Faculty and Staff
U of A faculty and staff are invited to attend the second annual Conflict Resolution and De-escalation Skills Symposium on Thursday, July 30. This full-day event on main campus is hosted by the Office of Public Safety.
In your day-to-day work, you may encounter conflict, difficult conversations and challenging situations involving colleagues or students. Knowing how to respond calmly, effectively and with appropriate resources can mean the difference between escalation and resolution.
The symposium is open to all faculty and staff, and is especially relevant for those in student-facing, administrative and supervisory roles. This is an opportunity to build important skills for creating and maintaining a safe environment at the university.
The 2026 symposium offers fresh perspectives and the latest best practices for both new and returning attendees.
- Kind Interaction as a Safety Signal: Creating Psychological Safety on Campus
- Compassion Fatigue: A Hidden Factor in Workplace Conflict
- Navigating and De-Escalating Disruptive and Threatening Behavior on Campus
- Responding to Survivor Disclosures of Interpersonal Violence
- Reframing Conflict Resolution: How Neurodivergence Shapes Communication
View the full agenda and presenters.
Date: Thursday, July 30
Time: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: The Commons, Rm. 105
Cost: $25 per attendee, payable through internal billing
Additional resources from TAMT
The Threat Assessment and Management Team (TAMT) offers online and in-person trainings for faculty, staff and students.
The following courses take less than 45 minutes to complete in EDGE Learning. Symposium attendees may find it valuable to complete these trainings ahead of July 30.
- Spotting Trouble: Understanding Targeted Violence helps participants recognize warning behaviors and understand how TAMT can serve as a resource to understand and prevent targeted violence.
- From Conflict to Collaboration: Building Peaceful Relationships focuses on identifying problematic workplace behavior and using conflict resolution and de-escalation strategies to address difficult situations.
TAMT also offers facilitated sessions that are customized for classes, departments or units, available upon request.