[cgfc] Community Mediation/Facilitation Training-Last Chance to Register

[Karina Eliza Lepeley Bell]

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Dear Community Members,

After attending this evening's Urbana School Board
meeting and hearing calls for action, accountability
and change in response to the impacts of negative
student behavior, I now FIERCELY encourage you to
attend this Conflict Mediation Training. There is much
dialogue around the need for change in the young
student today, but when will we include ourselves in
this influencial equation?  How can we, as educators,
parents and community members, expect to affect the
lives of others in a supportive and productive way
without allowing ourselves to be affected as well? 
This training will bring an empowerment and
accountability on the individual level that is needed
in conjunction with collaborative work.  Conflict does
not end at the end of the school or work day and how
we learn to respond to it will shape our future.

Sincerely,
Karina Lepeley
  
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Mediation/Facilitation Training 
You can't choose whether or not you experience
conflict. You can learn how to respond to it
creatively. Conflict is a great opportunity for
people and groups to learn and grow!

This training is aimed at: 
Individuals who wish to expand their ability to
understand and respond to interpersonal conflict 
Members of community groups (co-ops, clubs, parents,
churches, students, activists, teachers, teens)
which are largely non-hierarchal and therefore rely on
encouragement, rather than enforcement, to work.
This training is helpful to any decision-making
process (voting, consensus, etc).

It will entail:
10 hours of training
(Friday December 10th 6:00pm-8:00pm and Saturday the
11th 10:00 am-6:00pm) 

Topics include:
Elements of conflict
Responses to conflict
Active listening
Effective communication
Bias Awareness and Witholding Judgement
Negotiation (conflict between two people, one of whom
is you)
Mediation techniques and process (conflict between 2-5
people with you as the impartial mediator)

Optional three-hour session topics 
(12/12, from 1:00-4:00pm):
Facilitation (assisting a group in its
decision-making process)
Group process and dynamics
 
Location: Illinois Disciples Foundation at 610 E.
Springfield St. Champaign IL in the Wisegarver Lounge

TUITION:
 
Mediation Training Only
$20 unassociated individual
$10 member of a co-sponsoring group

Mediation/Facilitation Training
$25 unassociated individual
$15 member of a co-sponsoring group
 
*if you are interested in co-sponsoring please let us
know

CPDUs are available for teachers.

Offered by Liberation Education

Co-Sponsored by WEFT, Illinois Disciples Foundation,
Common Ground Food Co-op, Channing Murray and Urbana
Independent Media Center

Beth Simpson has been working in the field of
interpersonal conflict exploration for over 8 years.
She is currently the Peer Mediation Coordinator at
Urbana Middle School and does freelance facilitation
in the Champaign-Urbana community. 

Karina Lepeley has been working in the field of
interpersonal conflict exploration for 4 years. In
February of this year she completed the basic
coursework in communication studies from the Center
for Leadership Design and returned to partner the
course in September.  She is currently a Alexander
Technique Instructor Trainee and active caregiver. 


		
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