BRINGING TOGETHER PEOPLE IN CONFLICT BY TRANSFORMING EMOTIONS AND OPINIONS INTO SOURCES OF EMPATHY, CONNECTION, AND UNDERSTANDING
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Assessing the Ability to Participate in Mediation
May 22 at 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
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Your Next Steps: Launching Your Understanding-Based ADR Work
May 16 at 9:00 am - June 11 at 11:30 am PDT
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Working Creatively with Conflict: 40 Hour Basic Mediation and Conflict Resolution Training (West Coast)
November 5 - November 92026 SCPI Retreat: Conflict and Compassion (MEXICO)
January 24, 2026 at 3:00 pm - January 31, 2026 at 11:00 am PST
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24-Hour Basic Mediation Training (East Coast)
June 23 at 3:00 pm - June 26 at 12:00 pm EDTWorking Creatively with Conflict: 40-Hour Conflict Resolution and Matrimonial Mediation Training (East Coast)
June 23 at 3:00 pm - June 28 at 12:00 pm EDT16-Hour Advanced Matrimonial Mediation Training (East Coast)
June 26 at 3:00 pm - June 28 at 1:00 pm EDT
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Featured Articles
Navigating Difficult Conversations: Building Bridges in a Divided World
Most of us avoid difficult conversations. These exchanges often feel overwhelming, laden with tension and vulnerability, whether at work, with family, or in the broader societal context. Yet avoiding them rarely helps. Left unspoken, conflicts deepen, eroding trust...
Solid Ground: Buddhist Wisdom for Difficult Times by Sylvia Boorstein, Norman Fischer, and Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Solid Ground: Buddhist Wisdom for Difficult Times by Sylvia Boorstein, Norman Fischer, and Tsoknyi Rinpoche is a thoughtful and reassuring guide for conflict resolution practitioners and others navigating our increasingly uncertain world. Drawing on Buddhist...
A Compassionate Approach to Resolving Marital Conflict with Understanding
Matrimonial disputes often touch the deepest parts of our lives, stirring emotions and raising complicated legal and personal questions. For many, the idea of resolving these conflicts through an adversarial process feels overwhelming and even disheartening. The...
