Dr. Debra Dupree

Relationships At Work, Inc.

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Dr. Debra Dupree helps professionals manage blow-ups and master conflict.

She is a renowned mediator, speaker and trainer with over 30 years’ experience in the field. As the former Director of Training for Mediation Training Institute (MTI), she designed and delivered training with MTI’s founder, Dr. Dan Dana, for lawyers, leaders, and human resource professionals throughout North America, Hong Kong, and Africa. She is well-known for extensive experience mediating Family and Workplace Issues, specializes in high conflict relationships, leadership disputes, and working with medical conditions (mental and physical health and well-being) in the workplace.

Dr. Dupree also has a combined 15 years of experience serving on the faculty at California Western School of Law in dispute resolution, National University’s Certificate in Conflict Resolution program, and Ryokan College in advanced psychology and the neuroscience of behavior. She is a faculty member of the American Arbitration Association ( AAA), regularly contributing to their design and delivery of educational programs. She is a recognized member of the AAA Employment Law Mediation Panel. She regularly partners with Online Mediation Expert Susan Guthrie, Esq. and Distinguished Fellow Harold Coleman, Esq. in bringing the latest on advanced strategies to the legal community for both advocates and mediators.

In serving her communities, Dr. Dupree was the former President of ADR-San Diego and currently serves on the Board for the Southern California Mediation Association (SCMA) as well as the Planning Committee for the American Bar Association (ABA) Dispute Resolution Section. Mediation, or facilitated dialogue, is often the core of Debra’s interventions, however, her clients conflict often benefit from additional strategies and pre-mediation preparation that may include:

1:1 coaching to build interpersonal skills, mental health well-being, and conflict management strategies
Team-building for conflict competent teams
Communication and conflict style assessments to bridge the gaps
Pre- and post-intervention leadership guidance, development, and ‘hot spot’ support

Education

Professor, Dispute Resolution, California Western School of Law, National University, and Ryokan College, 2007-2016
Ryokan College, Doctor of Psychology (PsyD), Neurobiology and Behavior, 2014
San Diego State University, pre-doctoral studies in Rehabilitation Administration, 1992-1994
University of California, Santa Barbara, Master’s Degree, Education (Counseling Psychology & Organizational Psychology) 1982
University of California, Santa Barbara, Bachelor of Arts – BA, Psychology, 1979
University of Minnesota, Bachelor’s Degree, Educational Leadership and Administration, Cross-Cultural Studies, 1977

Certifications

2009: Cinergy Conflict Management – Certified Conflict Coach
2007: United States Postal Service (USPS) – Certificate in Transformative Mediation for Workplace Disputes
2007: Coast to Coast Mediation Services – Certificate in Business Partner Dissolution / Family & Divorce Mediation
2005: Association for Conflict Resolution – Designated as an Advanced Practitioner in Workplace Mediation
2005: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Certificate in Title VII Disputes, Advanced Practices
2004: Mediation Training Institute, Inc. – Certificate in Advanced Workplace Mediation
2003: Mediation Training Institute, Inc. – Certificate in Workplace Mediation
2001: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Certificate in Title VII Disputes
2001: National Conflict Resolution Center (formerly known as the San Diego Mediation Center) – Certificate in Advanced Mediation
1999: Mediation Training Institute, Inc. – Certificate in Conflict Management for Managers
1999: Diversity Training, Champion Services Group / Southern California Edison – Certificate as a Diversity Trainer
1997: Disability Management Employers Coalition – Certified Professional in Disability Management
1994: San Diego Mediation Center – Certificate in Basic Mediation
1986: California Board Of Behavioral Sciences – Licensed Marriage Family Therapist (and continuing)
1986: Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CCRC) – Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) & Certified Case Manager (CMC)