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SUMMARY:Winter '26 - Free Virtual CUC Meet and Greet
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in conflict resolution\, mediation\, or understanding different perspectives? We invite you to join the Center for Understanding in Conflict (CUC) Meet and Greet\, a unique opportunity to engage with a community of like-minded individuals. This event\, held twice a year\, is a free\, 90-minute forum open to everyone\, providing a welcoming space to discuss any topic you wish to bring to the table. \nThe CUC Meet and Greet is facilitated by two experienced teachers\, Michelle Exline Minovi and Melanie Rowen\, passionate about the understanding-based conflict resolution model. One key benefit of attending this event is the opportunity to discuss any topic of interest or concern. The open format allows participants to steer the conversation in directions that are most relevant to them\, making each meet-and-greet a unique and dynamic experience. Whether you have questions about specific conflict scenarios\, want to discuss theoretical aspects of the understanding-based model\, or are curious about the Center’s programs and resources\, this is the perfect platform to voice your thoughts and gain valuable insights. \nBy interacting with the facilitators and other participants\, you can form connections leading to future collaborations\, mentorship opportunities\, or enriching discussions. The next Meet and Greet is just around the corner\, and we would love to see you there. Whether you want to deepen your knowledge\, share your experiences\, or listen and learn\, the CUC Meet and Greet offers a welcoming and stimulating environment. \nTogether\, we can continue to build a community that values understanding and collaboration in resolving conflicts. We look forward to seeing you at the CUC Meet and Greet! \nREGISTRATION LINK: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/c1W-B-p4Tu2XiPEkk8phlQ
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/winter-26-free-virtual-cuc-meet-and-greet/
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SUMMARY:Online Mediation Conference
DESCRIPTION:About\nMediation is a flexible process with fairly rigid principles of work\, at the same time\, there are many different models of mediation in the world\, and each of them has long been proven effective in international practice. \nThis conference aims to exchange the experience and knowledge of world-renowned experts in mediation\, which will allow each participant to enrich the knowledge in the field of mediation\, strengthen professional competencies\, take a fresh look at the usual aspects of practice and significantly expand understanding of the possibilities of mediation. \nEvent website >>
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/online-mediation-conference/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mediation School":MAILTO:office@mediation-school.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190913T090000
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SUMMARY:Inside Out Advanced Training in Heidelberg
DESCRIPTION:This will be a two day intensive program on September 13-14\, 2019 in self-reflection in action and its relevance to working as a professional to help people in conflict. \nThe focus of the program will be to train participants in ways of accessing their inner lives while working with clients in conflict that are constructive for the professionals and productive for our clients.\n„\nWe will learn together about connecting with our deeper impulses that fuel our commitment to working with people in conflict – such as compassion and the search for greater self understanding and mutual understanding.\n„\nWe also learn about dealing with the barriers to that understanding\, such as judgment\, anger and the desire for control\, and how to recognize and work with those barriers to bring us closer to ourselves and our clients.\n\nMethod\n\nThe program will be a combination of self-reflection exercises\, role plays and didactic explanation\, using the book ‘Inside Out: Working through the Conflict’ by Gary Friedman (American Bar Association incooperation with Harvard’s Program on Negotiation).\n\n\nTarget Audience\nThis training is designed for professionals in mediation. Participants should have a lot of experience in mediation processes or conflict resolution. You should be able to share and discuss an individual case with other participants during the training. All conflict professionals are welcome to attend\, including mediators\, lawyers\, therapists and anyone who works with people in conflict.\n\n\nFaculty\nGary Friedman\, Co-founder of The Center for Understanding in Conflict\, formerly the Center for Mediation in Law in Mill Valley\, California.\n\n\n\nHe has practiced law since 1970\, serving since 1976 primarily as a mediator of commercial and family disputes with Mediation Law Offices in Mill Valley. He has conducted introductory\, intermediate and advanced training programs in mediation and mediative approaches to the practice of law and conflict resolution throughout the United States since 1979\, and in Europe since 1989. He is the author of numerous publications on mediation\, including ‘A Guide to Divorce Mediation’ and‘Challenging Conflict: Mediation Through Understanding’.\n\n\nProfessor Friedman has taught negotiation and mediation at various law schools and continuing legal education programs throughout the United States including\, more recently\, through the Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation and through the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva. His most recent book is entitled ‘Inside Out: How Conflict Professionals Can Use Self-Reflection to Help Their Clients’.\n\n\nGary Friedman will be assisted by Lis Ripke. She founded the Heidelberger Institut für Mediation in 1995 and is currently head of the institute.\nAdditional Information and To Register\n\n\n\nFor more information and to register click here.
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/inside-out-advanced-training-in-heidelberg/
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SUMMARY:Working Through Conflict Together:  Listening to Understand
DESCRIPTION:The journey of supporting a gender-expansive child may involve some interpersonal conflict within the family around how best to provide that support\, even when everyone wants to do the right thing. To resolve conflict effectively\, we need to understand each other. This workshop will introduce a form of active listening\, often used by mediators\, designed to help people get insight into themselves\, each other\, and their disagreement. Participants will get to practice using these active listening skills in a safe setting. We will also discuss conflict communication and resolution\, including how our intersecting identities and experiences inform our approaches to conflict related to providing a supportive environment around gender. \nWhat: Workshop at the 12th annual Gender Spectrum Conference \nDate:  Sunday July 8 \,2018 \nWhen: 3:00 – 4:30 pm \nWho: Melanie Rowan and Elizabeth Burger \n\nFor more information and to register for the conference\, click here.
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/working-through-conflict-together-listening-to-understand/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170915T090000
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CREATED:20170304T161758Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to the Understanding-Based Model (Monferrato\, Italy)
DESCRIPTION:This 2 day program for lawyers is an introduction to the Understanding-Based model for both negotiation and mediation. \nFor more information and to register\, contact mario@mariodotti.com
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/introduction-to-the-understanding-based-model-monferrato-italy/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170901T090000
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SUMMARY:Inside Out: How Conflict Professionals Can Use Self-Reflection to Help Their Clients (Heidelberg\, Germany)
DESCRIPTION:Gary Friedman will teach a two day program at Heidelberg Institute of Mediation on the ways for conflict professionals to access their inner lives while working with clients in conflict that are constructive for the professionals and productive for our clients.  We will learn together about connecting with our deeper impulses that fuel our commitment to working with people in conflict – such as compassion and the search for greater self-understanding and mutual understanding. \nWe also learn about dealing with the barriers to that understanding\, such as judgment\, anger and the desire for control\, and how to recognize and work with those barriers to bring us closer to ourselves and our clients.  The program includes a number of ways of sensitizing ourselves to our inner lives and relationship to people in conflict\, including a meditative perspective\, journaling\, and regular meetings with peers. \nFor more information and to register\, contact Lisripke@t-online.de
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/inside-out-how-conflict-professionals-can-use-self-reflection-to-help-their-clients/
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170824T090000
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SUMMARY:Inside Out: How Conflict Professionals Can Use Self Reflection to Help Their Clients (Johanneshof\, Germany)
DESCRIPTION:Gary Friedman will teach a four day program on the ways for conflict professionals to access their inner lives while working with clients in conflict that are constructive for the professionals and productive for our clients.  We will learn together about connecting with our deeper impulses that fuel our commitment to working with people in conflict – such as compassion and the search for greater self-understanding and mutual understanding. \nWe also learn about dealing with the barriers to that understanding\, such as judgment\, anger and the desire for control\, and how to recognize and work with those barriers to bring us closer to ourselves and our clients.  The program includes a number of ways of sensitizing ourselves to our inner lives and relationship to people in conflict\, including a meditative perspective\, journaling\, and regular meetings with peers. \nFor more information and to register\, contact Sabina Koenig at mail@konfliktschlichtung.com.
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/inside-out-how-conflict-professionals-can-use-self-reflection-to-help-their-clients-johanneshof-germany/
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SUMMARY:Inside Out: Self Reflection for Conflict Professionals (Portland\, Oregon)
DESCRIPTION:Gary Friedman will teach a two day program on the ways for conflict professionals to access their inner lives while working with clients in conflict that are constructive for the professionals and productive for our clients.  We will learn together about connecting with our deeper impulses that fuel our commitment to working with people in conflict – such as compassion and the search for greater self-understanding and mutual understanding. \nWe also learn about dealing with the barriers to that understanding\, such as judgment\, anger and the desire for control\, and how to recognize and work with those barriers to bring us closer to ourselves and our clients.  The program includes a number of ways of sensitizing ourselves to our inner lives and relationship to people in conflict\, including a meditative perspective\, journaling\, and regular meetings with peers. \nContact Kim Gordon at kim@collaborative.team for more information and to register.
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/inside-outself-reflection-for-conflict-professionals-two-day-training-in-portland-oregon/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170331T083000
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CREATED:20170103T001648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170103T002021Z
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SUMMARY:IACP Institute in Honolulu\, Hawaii - Self Reflection for Conflict Professionals
DESCRIPTION:When a professional is working with parties in conflict\, the turmoil and tension in the room impacts the professional as well as the clients. The focus of this two day workshop is exploring how conflict professionals can access their inner lives in ways that are constructive for the professionals and productive for their clients. We will learn together about connecting with our deeper impulses that fuel our commitment to working with people in conflict – such as compassion and the search for greater self and mutual understanding. We will also learn about dealing with the barriers to that understanding\, such as judgment\, anger and the desire for control\, and how to recognize and work with those barriers to bring us closer to ourselves and our clients. This workshop combines self-reflection techniques such as meditation\, body awareness\, and journaling\, with practice in the experience of accessing your inner life while you work. \nWhen:  March 31 and April 1 \nWhere:  Honolulu\, Hawaii \nFaculty:  Catherine Conner and Chris Fortin \nOrganizer:  International Academy of Collaborative Professionals \nFor more info and to register\, click here.
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/iacp-institute-self-reflection-for-conflict-professionals/
LOCATION:Hilton Waikiki Beach Hotel\, 2500 Kuhio Avenue\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96815\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170325T091500
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SUMMARY:Keynote Speech:  Inside Out: How Conflict Professionals Can Use Self Reflection to Help Their Clients
DESCRIPTION:Gary Friedman will be giving the keynote speech at the annual meeting of the Association of Conflict Professionals Northern California on March 25 and 26.  Gary’s speech will be on March 25 at 9:15 am.
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/keynote-speech-inside-out-how-conflict-professionals-can-use-self-reflection-to-help-their-clients/
LOCATION:Gellert Family Business Center\, 2130 Fulton Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94117\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170202T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170211T180000
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SUMMARY:Basic Mediation Training at The Ackerman Institute for the Family (East Coast)
DESCRIPTION:This core preparation for becoming a practicing divorce mediator teaches the essential techniques of mediation and covers the legal\, financial and psychological concepts needed to help couples negotiate the terms of their separation. The course uses an active blend of lecture\, role play\, discussion and videotape analysis. \nDates:  Thursday- Saturday\, February 2\, 3\, 4 and Friday-Saturday\, February 10\, 11\, 2017\nTime: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.\nTuition: $1435\nFaculty: Marc Fleisher\, JD\, Elana Katz\, LCSW\, Katherine Eisold Miller\, JD \nFor more information and to register\, click here for more information at the Ackerman Institute for the Family website.
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/basic-mediation-training/
LOCATION:The Ackerman Institute\, 936 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161105T081500
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SUMMARY:Mediation\, Inside and Out at the New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators
DESCRIPTION:Katherine Miller and Jack Himmelstein will be the featured speakers at the 23rd Annual Conference of the New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators.  They will present on the skill of “looping” where the mediator takes time to understand each side\, with the goal of promoting understanding of differing perspectives. \nDate:  November 5\, 2016 \nTime:  8:15 AM – 4:45 PM \nLocation:  The Imperia on Easton Avenue\, 1714 Easton Avenue\, Somerset\, New Jersey 08873 \nFor more information\, click here to visit the website for the New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators
URL:https://understandinginconflict.org/event/mediation-inside-and-out-at-the-new-jersey-association-of-professional-mediators/
LOCATION:The Imperia on Easton Avenue\, 1714 Easton Avenue\, Somerset\, NJ\, 08873\, United States
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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