Aisha Shelton Adam, the founder and managing partner of Adam Investigations Counsel, is proud to serve as a faculty member of the Association of Workplace Investigators’ Santa Barbara Training Institute for Workplace Investigators. The week-long, accredited training institute runs from Feb. 24-28 at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort (633 E Cabrillo Blvd., Santa Barbara).

The Institute is a unique opportunity to network and learn with workplace investigators from around the world. Throughout the Institute, participants and faculty will explore the topics of bias, interviewing, law, ethics, evidence, credibility and report writing to enhance the quality of impartial investigations.

After attending the AWI Institute Training, participants will be able to:

  • Recognize and avoid bias in workplace investigations
  • Define the issues of an investigation
  • Identify the laws and ethical issues that pertain to workplace investigations
  • Plan and conduct an impartial workplace investigation
  • Conduct information gathering interviews
  • Identify and describe evidence as it relates to the investigation
  • Write an effective investigative report
  • Demonstrate an analysis of credibility

Participants will take a series of tests on the final day of the institute to earn the certificate designation of Association of Workplace Investigators Certificate Holder (AWI-CH).