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Narrative mediation is an innovative conflict resolution paradigm
that is a revolutionary departure from the traditional problem-solving,
interest-based model of resolving disputes. Based upon a postmodern,
social constructionist philosophy, narrative mediation views conflict
as arising within cultural contexts that have a direct bearing on how
parties construct their perceptions of a particular event. A narrative
mediation approach encourages the conflicting parties to reach understanding
and resolution through a deep understanding of the shared personal and
cultural narratives underlying the conflict. This new conflict-resolution
methodology is a powerful resource for mediators and facilitators seeking
to address intransigent problem-saturated conflicts.
Workshops:
- Forty Hour mediation training
- Introduction to Narrative
mediation
- Advanced Workshop on Narrative
Mediation
- Managing Difficult Relationships
and Difficult Conversations
- Narrative Interventions
for Collaborative Practices
- Working with Multi-Party
Disputes
- Restorative Justice/Restorative
Practices
- Mediation and Conflict Resolution
in Health Care
- Workshop on Couples and
Conflict
Forty Hour or 5 day Basic Mediation Training
This is a generic introductory mediation training preparing for
couple, family, and community mediation.
Participants will study:
Styles of relating in conflict
Culture and conflict
Responding to difficult conversations
De-escalating skills
Non-defensive responding
Initiating to a difficult conversation
Narrative theory practices
Coaching Systems change
Introduction to Narrative Mediation (Two Day training)
Narrative mediation is a culturally focused practice that is based
upon the notion that our lives are shaped by the stories that people
tell about us and by the stories that we tell ourselves. The goal of
the narrative mediator is to co-author stories that highlight strengths
and competencies, rather than conflict. It helps people separate themselves
from conflict-saturated stories and gives them the opportunity to re-author
relationships in more peaceful, cooperative, and respectful ways. From
this alternative position, the resolution of conflict can often happen
much more smoothly and effectively than in traditional problem-solving
approaches.
The two-day workshop will include a mixture of lecture, small group
activities, discussion and participants will view a live demonstration
of the narrative method with a conflicted couple.
Participants attending this workshop will learn about:
* some commonly held assumptions that impact people in conflict.
* the ideas that underpin a narrative approach to resolving conflict.
* the practices that underlie narrative ideas such as externalizing
conversations, relative influence questioning, mapping the effects,
and constructing
alternative
stories.
* how to help people separate themselves from the divisiveness of a
dispute and create shared meaning.
* opening new possibilities within the midst of a conflict.
* how to acknowledge the cultural influences that impact the parties
in conflict.
Advanced Workshop on Narrative Mediation (Two Day training)
This advanced two-day narrative mediation workshop is designed for
people who have already had training and experience in narrative approaches
to mediation, and therapeutic interventions using a narrative metaphor
for change. The workshop also caters for experienced mediators who are
familiar with postmodern approaches to conflict resolution.
The workshop explicitly focuses upon:
* Applying techniques for immobilizing problem-saturated narratives
* Exploring practices that build collaborative narratives
* Utilizing strategies that assist in sustaining cooperation, collaboration
and peacemaking
* Mediating and resolving conflict with multi-party disputes and group
conflict
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