This workshop emphasizes the development of practical skills to resolve interpersonal conflict and to facilitate mediation. The workshop explores skills and develops strategies that enhance effective communication and are essential when facilitating conflict resolution. Role-plays and interactive exercises to integrate theory and practice are an essential part of the training; coaches assist with the role-plays.
Transformative Mediation Training
“Prior to my introduction to CJI, I had taken extensive training in alternative dispute resolution. …The training given by CJI is more encompassing from a practical application than any other that I have taken….”
Workshop Topics
The major topics covered include conflict management styles, empathetic listening, expressing oneself, principled bargaining, analysis of conflict, preparing people for mediation, transformative mediation, variations on the mediation process, and dealing with challenging situations. Format: 28 hours over 4 days
Certificate Program in Conflict Management
Community Justice Initiatives is partnering with Conrad Grebel University College to offer this mediation training workshop as one credit towards a Certificate in Conflict Management. Conrad Grebel University College has the longest standing Peace and Conflict Studies program in Canada. The Certificate Program is designed to provide practical and relevant skills training in conflict management. For detailed information on other certificate workshops, contact Conrad Grebel University College.
About Our Trainer
With a focus on both community and victim offender mediation, Kevin Lanctot’s experience began in 1992 and includes work with the University of Waterloo, CJI and Community Boards in San Francisco. Since 1995, he has been teaching mediation and has taught both for CJI and Community Boards.
Training Fees
- Early bird fees are $617.50 for registrations minimum four weeks before the workshop.
- Fees change to $650.00 after 4 weeks prior to TM training dates.
- Reduced fees (subsidy) apply to students, unemployed and underemployed persons. Click here to find out more about training subsidy.
- This course is offered in partnership with Conrad Grebel University College, University of Waterloo and is one credit towards a Certificate in Conflict Management.
CJI Mediation Volunteer Opportunities
Completing our mediation training is the first step to becoming a volunteer with our mediation services program. *Due to the large complement of CJI volunteer mediators, we cannot guarantee a position on our volunteer roster for all who take the Transformative Mediation Training. Roster spots will be determined by CJI’s needs and interviews with CJI staff.
During our 40+ year history, we have continuously responded to community needs by creatively, and innovatively applying restorative justice principles to new problems. We believe the only limit to the power of restorative justice is the capacity of the human heart to change and grow.
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