Self-Reflection for Conflict Professionals Intensive (SCPI) 2024
ONLINECUC invites you to join our first online introductory cohort of SCPI, where conflict resolution professionals commit to exploring together practices of self-reflection that are constructive for ourselves and productive for our clients. Together we will: Learn about compassionately connecting with and understanding, in the context of our various histories, positions, and intersections, our deeper […]
Getting Started: Building an ADR Practice
OnlineEmbarking on a career transition bringing together parties in conflict can be a formidable journey, often fraught with uncertainties and questions. Whether you're contemplating a switch due to dissatisfaction, seeking new challenges, or aiming for personal growth, this webinar provides invaluable insights and guidance. Join Catherine Conner and Melanie Rowen on Monday, May 13th, for […]
16-Hour Advanced Matrimonial Mediation Training Online (East Coast)
ONLINETo register, scroll to the bottom of this page. May 29 & 30 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM PST | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST June 5, 2024 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST | 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM EST June 6, 2024 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM PST | 1:00 PM – […]
Conflict Coaching: Unlocking Solutions Through ADR
ONLINEConflicts are a common occurrence in any workplace or personal environment. Addressing them is crucial for maintaining positive relationships and nurturing a healthy organizational culture. The Conflict Coaching method equips individuals with practical tools and techniques. These are necessary to identify, manage, and resolve conflicts in a way that fosters understanding and collaboration, making you […]
Your Next Steps: Launching Your Understanding-Based ADR Work
ONLINEHave you have taken a conflict resolution training and want to add consensual dispute resolution to your existing work or start a new practice, what next? This three-part series will help you explore your motivations, professional goals, opportunities and challenges. This will be an interactive process with exercises and briefings on practical aspects of starting […]
The Power of Looping in Conflict Resolution
In understanding-based conflict resolution and mediation, "looping" is a crucial communication technique. By actively demonstrating comprehension, participants bring clarity and understanding into the conversation. Often, people need to feel understood before they can understand someone else. This reciprocal understanding helps in moving conversations forward constructively. The practice of looping, where parties reiterate and confirm their […]
The Driving Force: Unpacking Motivations
ONLINEA fundamental premise of effective understanding-based mediation is the necessity of motivation. Since mediation is a voluntary process, its success hinges on the willingness and drive of both parties to participate. In most mediation situations, the parties involved typically have a variety of motivations for wanting to mediate. These motivations can range from wanting to […]
Self-Reflection Seminar with Gary Friedman and Norman Fischer (FRANCE)
Talloires, France Talloires, FranceCUC trainers Gary Friedman* and Norman Fischer will be partnering with Interstices Mediation and the Everyday Zen Foundation to offer an intensive program in Talloires, France in Self-Reflection and its […]
Join Us for the Free Virtual CUC Meet and Greet!
ONLINEAre 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 […]
Inside Out: How to Handle Difficult Conversations in Mediation and Beyond (ITALY)
Workshop for mediators and lawyers with Gary Friedman and Mario Dotti September 13 - 14 2024, in Scurzolengo (AT) Mediators and lawyers find themselves handling difficult conversations on a daily basis. With the parties, […]
Effective Mediation in Small Claims Court
ONLINEJoin Antoinette Delruelle and Michelle Minovi on September 19, 2024 to learn about the nuances of small claims court mediation using the understanding-based approach. This session will cover essential best practices and address common challenges, including managing tight time constraints, fostering meaningful interactions between mediators and clients, and handling pressures from the court to reach […]
Constructive Conversations: Understanding-Based Workplace Applications
ONLINEUnresolved conflicts in the workplace can lead to disengaged employees, reduced productivity, and other negative impacts stemming from interpersonal tensions. In this webinar, join Catherine Conner and Pat Lau on October 7, 2024 to explore a model for fostering constructive conversations, guiding participants to prepare for and engage in meaningful dialogues about the content of […]
Working Creatively with Conflict: 40 Hour Basic Mediation and Conflict Resolution Training (West Coast)
Green Gulch Farm 1601 Shoreline Highway, Muir Beach, CA, United StatesNovember 6 - 10, 2024 To register, scroll to the bottom of this page. Are you responsible for helping people work through conflict? Do you manage important conversations between clients, employees, team members, volunteers or other people? Do you want to improve your ability to facilitate conversations of consequence? Do you want to learn […]
FREE – Planning for Impact
ONLINEAs we approach the end of the year, we invite you to collectively explore personal and professional interests, address common concerns, and ignite a passion for applying understanding-based practices. Join Catherine Conner and Gary Friedman on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 and be part of an interactive discussion to explore making an impact in the new […]
FREE – 4 Steps for Anti-racist, Anti-oppressive Conflict Resolution
ONLINEJoin Hansa Patel and Melanie Rowen on December 19, 2024, at 12:00 PM Pacific for an insightful one-hour webinar with Rev. Liên Shutt, LCSW, a Zen Buddhist priest, social worker, and social justice advocate, as we explore strategies to address unconscious racism in conflict resolution. This session introduces the PACE method—Prevent, Abandon, Cultivate, Extend—a four-step […]
Harnessing Inner Awareness for Meaningful Conversations
ONLINEConflict can feel overwhelming and uncomfortable, often leaving us stuck, reactive, and uncertain about how to move forward. Yet beneath the surface of these challenging moments lies valuable energy and information that, when understood and utilized, can transform conflict into an opportunity for growth and connection. In this 1-hour webinar, we’ll take a closer look […]
Join Us for the Free Virtual CUC Meet and Greet!
ONLINEAre 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 […]
Self-Reflection for Conflict Professionals Intensive (SCPI) 2025
ONLINECUC invites you to join our next online cohort of SCPI, where conflict resolution professionals commit to exploring together practices of self-reflection that are constructive for ourselves and productive for our clients. Together we will: Learn about compassionately connecting with and understanding, in the context of our various histories, positions, and intersections, our deeper impulses […]
Series – Navigating Difficult Conversations
ONLINEConflict is an inherent part of human relationships, yet most of us have not learned how to approach these conversations with skill and intention. This three-part course is designed to help you navigate your own conflict-laden conversations with greater confidence and effectiveness. You’ll learn the essential steps to prepare for, initiate, and participate in difficult […]
Messy Conflict: Transforming Toxic Disputes
ONLINEConflict professionals and mediators can encounter cases where traditional approaches fall short – when parties deliberately mislead, launch personal attacks, or harbor intense hatred that seems insurmountable. This practical webinar equips conflict resolution professionals with advanced techniques for transforming these volatile situations into opportunities for breakthrough. Learn how to use positive neutrality to empathetically and […]
CUC Support and Development Group
ONLINEJoining a Support and Development Group is an invaluable opportunity to take your conflict resolution practice to the next level. Imagine having a dedicated space to bring your most pressing challenges, gain fresh perspectives, and explore innovative solutions with a community of like-minded professionals. The insights you gain, combined with the relationships you build, will […]
Working Creatively with Conflict: 40 Hour Basic Mediation and Conflict Resolution Training (West Coast)
Green Gulch Farm 1601 Shoreline Highway, Muir Beach, CA, United StatesMarch 05 - 09, 2025 To register, scroll to the bottom of this page. Are you responsible for helping people work through conflict? Do you manage important conversations between […]
Looping the Dynamic
ONLINEAs conflict professionals, we become great at observing and responding to the words used by parties in conflict. But there is a whole different level of interaction happening at the same time - that of the parties’ dynamic, i.e., what’s happening at a meta level including what’s their nonverbal communication. For instance, we can learn […]
La mediazione Understanding Based (ITALY)
*This event is not managed or administered by the Center for Understanding in Conflict. All matters related to cost, location, content, and quality is the responsibility of the DK-Team and […]
How to Tell People You’re a Mediator
ONLINEStruggling to explain what you do as a mediator in a way that sparks interest and understanding? Join Melanie Rowen and Caitlin Meredith for How to Tell People You're a Mediator, […]
Your Next Steps: Launching Your Understanding-Based ADR Work
ONLINEHave you have taken a conflict resolution training and want to add consensual dispute resolution to your existing work or start a new practice, what next? This three-part series will […]
Assessing the Ability to Participate in Mediation
Zoom webinarHow do we know if a conflict is appropriate for mediation? And how can mediators support parties to determine if they are able to mediate especially those who may not […]
24-Hour Basic Mediation Training (East Coast)
Highlights Foundation Retreat Center 392 Boyds Mills Road, Milanville, PATo register, scroll to the bottom of this page. June 23 - 26, 2025 Milanville, PA _______________ Join the Center for Understanding in Conflict for a comprehensive 24-hour Basic Mediation […]
Working Creatively with Conflict: 40-Hour Conflict Resolution and Matrimonial Mediation Training (East Coast)
Highlights Foundation Retreat Center 392 Boyds Mills Road, Milanville, PATo register, scroll to the bottom of this page. June 23 - 28, 2025 Milanville, PA _______________ Join the Center for Understanding in Conflict for a comprehensive 40-hour Basic Mediation […]
16-Hour Advanced Matrimonial Mediation Training (East Coast)
Highlights Foundation Retreat Center 392 Boyds Mills Road, Milanville, PATo register, scroll to the bottom of this page. June 26 - 28, 2025 Milanville, PA _______________ Join the Center for Understanding in Conflict for a comprehensive 16-hour Advanced Matrimonial […]
Mediation Lab: One Case from Beginning to End
ONLINEAre you a trained mediator ready to move from theory to practice? Mediation Lab is a dynamic online workshop designed for mediators who have completed basic training and want to […]
Working Creatively with Conflict: 40 Hour Basic Mediation and Conflict Resolution Training (West Coast)
Green Gulch Farm 1601 Shoreline Highway, Muir Beach, CA, United StatesNovember 05 - 09, 2025 To register, scroll to the bottom of this page. Are you responsible for helping people work through conflict? Do you manage important conversations between […]
2026 SCPI Retreat: Conflict and Compassion (MEXICO)
Mar de Jade Mar de Jade No. 1, Chacala, nayarit, MexicoJoin Us for SCPI: Conflict and Compassion — A Retreat for Reflection, Resilience, and Renewal In a world where the challenges around us—from climate change to political division to daily […]