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Trainings
Cheshire Mediation offers trainings in a variety of mediation and conflict
management skills. Our interactive trainings are all delivered by conflict
management practitioners who can combine theory with real life applications.
Our training designs utilize:
If you are looking for another
training let us know and we will either design something to meet your
needs or put you in contact with someone else.
Basic Mediation Training
This 26-hour training lays
the foundation of mediation skills. Curriculum includes the mediation
process, the role of the mediator, neutrality, non-negotiable issues,
and plenty more. This workshop is very interactive and includes plenty
of opportunity to try out the skills you will be learning.
What
participants say about our Basic Mediation training
Advanced Mediation
For those who want to learn
more, our advanced mediation training teaches additional skills which
cannot be covered in the basic mediation training. Topics include
working with groups in conflict, intakes, and how to deal with impasse
in mediation. Our experienced trainers, who are also practitioners,
combine theory with real life experience to make this a great learning
experience.
Let's Talk: How to Communicate
Effectively in the Midst of Tension (one day)
This six-hour training
helps participants look at how they can become more powerful in managing
difficult conversations in their lives. It invites participants to
look at their own conflict patterns and assess what works and what
does not work. We explore concrete tools such as alternatives to blame,
how assumptions form and how to work with them, getting to the real
problem, and the barriers to accessing the tools we know work. This
is a great training for workplaces and individuals who want to live
life less affected by conflict.
What
participants say about Let's Talk
Negotiation
Negotiation is a critical
skill. Since a great percentage of a leader's and manager's time is
spent dealing with conflict and negotiating with internal and external
partners, the skills to build strong and lasting agreements are paramount.
In this workshop you will learn a mutual gains theory to creating
win/win outcomes. You will also receive the skills to help you build
trust, prepare for negotiations better and think outside the box so
that value can be increased for all parties involved.
Facilitating
Great Meetings
Americans waste millions
of dollars a year on unproductive meetings. This training will help
your meetings become more efficient and productive. Taught in 12 hours,
this workshop covers the role of the facilitator, agenda planning,
how to manage difficult people, how to effectively use ground rules,
process skills that give the facilitator an alternative to open discussion,
and plenty of interactive exercises to practice. If you feel like
you spend too much time in meetings, this training is for you.
What
participants say about Great Meetings
Peer Mediation
This twelve hour training
is designed to give students the basic tools to mediate disputes between
their classmates. In addition, it gives them tools to help manage
conflict effectively in their lives. If your school is thinking about
starting a peer mediation program, call us. We have trained scores
of youth in this process, and it works.
Parent-Youth Mediation
This eight-hour training
is a follow up to our basic mediation training. It is designed for
community members who want to volunteer their services to help resolve
conflicts in the community. If you are interested in this, give us
a call.
Peacemaking for Teenagers
Peacemaking: Conflict,
Creativity and Community is an intenstive two-week high school summer
elective course which addresses peacemaking at three levels: individual,
community and international. Participants learn conflict resolution
skills, explore ways to relax the mind and body and explore international
issues. Circle process and consensus decision-making help develop
a sense of community. There is a field trip geared to each level of
peacemaking, and the course concludes with a service project. We are
able to offer a variety of peacemaking trainings ranging from one
day to two weeks. Please contact us to explore possibilities.
What
participants say about our peacemaking class for teenagers
Advanced Conflict Resolution:
Working It Out (three days)
This training expands on
the basic conflict resolution training and invites participants to
more deeply explore their conflict patterns. With two experienced
instructors available for coaching, participants will be asked to
apply the tools presented to make real changes in their lives. We
will look at conflict triggers, how our habitual ways of thinking
can be our own worst enemy, and how to change behavior we know does
not serve us.
What
participants say about Working It Out
Child Impact Training
Throughout the divorce
process, children are affected by the changes going on around them.
Child Impact is a four hour seminar offered twice a month which addresses:
How kids react to separation and loss, children's needs as marital
and family roles change, how to talk to kids about divorce, how parental
decisions affect children, increasing self esteem in our children,
and conflict resolution techniques.
What
participants say about our Child Impact Training
Child
Impact Registration Form (includes dates of upcoming trainings)
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