Conflict management and supporting students through challenging spaces

Conflict is a part of every relationship. It should be present if our research teams are going to perform at their peak.
We have to feel safe to push back and challenge and question each other’s approach. How we navigate it is what matters most. We also have to recognise when the challenge is really a conflict and when a student or colleague is struggling with something else.

In this interactive session, we explore how to:
- Accurately identify triggers and signs of conflict in our academic and supervisory
relationships.
- Recognise the beliefs you hold regarding conflict – and the friction/dissonance it causes you.
- How to approach/prepare for conflict situations to have the most effective outcomes
- A 5-step method to best outcomes
- Navigating big emotions – yours and theirs.
- How to help students who are struggling – how to ask the right questions, how to get them
the right help.
- Boundaries – what is my responsibility and what is not.

Lecturer info:
Desiree Dickerson PhD is a clinical psychologist who specialises in the mental health and well-being of researchers and the academic community. A former researcher in the neurosciences, Desiree works globally with universities, lab groups, and academics in the pursuit of a healthier, sustainable approach to research.