Portland, OR
Oregon Mediation Association
ph OMA 872-9775 or email mediate237@aol.com

March 4, 4:00-7:00pm

March 5, 8:00-5:00pm

March 6, 8:00-1:00pm

Articulate Solutions

Process & Theory is a class for those who want to gain a better understanding and overview of the mediation process and the fundamental tools used to manage conflict in a manner that encourages parties in complex conflicts to move towards valuable solutions.  Focus will be on the stages and causes of conflict, active listening skills, detoxifying and reframing negative language, validating interests, as well as other concepts and skills utilized in mediation.

All ages and experience levels welcome. 

Participants are encouraged to continue their mediation practice through applying to our Six Rivers Volunteer Mediator Program. 

Contact info@6rivers.org or call (541) 386-1283 for more information.

March 6-7

9:30-4:30pm

Portland State University
Smith Union, Room #238

April 5 - 9

8:30–5:00p.m. daily

Community Solutions for Clackamas County

BRIDGING DIFFERENCES - BUILDING ALLIANCES

This comprehensive five-day course teaches the skills and techniques of interest-based mediation in a workplace context with an intercultural perspective. Learn a practical and structured process for helping disputing parties find mutually agreeable solutions. Develop and improve communication, negotiation, and mediation skills which can be equally applicable in the workplace and for interpersonal relationships. Participate in interactive learning via role plays with professional mediation coaches. Certificate of completion provided for this 40-hour training. Volunteer opportunities to continue your mediation education will be offered to applicants as follow up to your training experience.

Fees: $750 when payment made by March 18

$795 when payment made thereafter
$100 non-refundable deposit is required, full payment is due by March 30

Space Limited! Make checks payable to “CSCC” and mail to:
CSCC Dispute Resolution Center
112 11th Street
Oregon City, OR. 97045

PCC Community Education

Basic Mediation Training

Learn fundamental skills of mediation to help solve work and personal conflicts. Enhance all aspects of your interpersonal communication for business, home, and community.

After finishing this five day course, students will receive award of completion and may receive 3.20 CEU credits.

$450.00 for tuition
$27.00 for fees

For more information, call PCC Community Education at 503-788-6266 or click here to download the flyer.

Eugene Location:
To be announced

 Mediating from the Heart

A 20 hr. Training applying the tools and consciousness of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) to Mediation.

How does this differ from other mediation models/approaches?

* Focus is on the quality of the connection between the parties, with the outcome emerging out of the connection.

* Cultivates aliveness, with present moment emphasis versus past or future.

* Replicable across all areas of life: Same process applies to conflicts within oneself, between self and another, and between two or more parties.

* Encourages parties to give from the heart versus compromise, obligation or avoidance.

* Inclusion of mediators, bringing our full “self” into the process.

* Easily incorporate components into your existing mediation practice.

Requested Contribution: $300

To register or for more info: http://MediatingFromTheHeart.org

Portland State University
March 12-14,
2010
8:30am-5pm
all days

Portland State University

Using Collaboration to Reach Agreements on Complex Public Issues

Cost: $795.00
(Fee waived for PSU and U of O and Conflict Resolution & Law Students)

This training will provide an introduction to the use of collaborative governance approaches for addressing
complex public issues. Emphasis will be placed on how to apply the five stages of the collaborative process to
resolve issues, including the skills needed to structure meetings, facilitate groups and reach decisions using
consensus. This highly interactive training will combine small and large group exercises, demonstrations, coached
role play and practice. This training is being provided by the National Policy Consensus Center (NPCC) in
cooperation with the U of O Masters in Conflict Resolution Program, the PSU Conflict Resolution Program; the U
of O Law School Appropriate Dispute Resolution Center, and the Northwest Institute for Conflict Resolution.
Previous training in mediation skills is required for this course.
For more information, to register for the training, or to apply for internship/practicum placement, contact Mari SaintPierre,
NPCC Training Coordinator at msaintpierre@clear.net

The Families In Global Transition (FIGT) global community invites you to our 12th annual conference!

FIGT, a non profit educational organization, promotes the positive value of the international experience. We believe in the capacity of the expatriate and repatriate family to transition successfully, and to leverage the international experience for all of its human and global potential.

Speakers include representatives from such organizations as:

• The World Bank
• Intercultural Communications Institute
• University of Iceland, School of Business
• U.S. Department of State
• University of Switzerland
• And of course all the quality cross-cultural trainers, educators, coaches and expat service providers

Here is just a sampling of some of the dynamic conference sessions to benefit your organization or yourself:

• Best Practices in Global Expatriate Family Support
• Lifeboats & Lifelines to Secure Families & Strengthen Organizations
• How International Schools Can Support Students' Native-Language Needs
• Just Another Expat? Insights and Strategies of Female Minority Expatriates
• Top 5 Uncommon International Job Search Strategies for Spouses/Partners
• Out of the Boxes: Lessons from the Shell Expat Archive
• Challenge to Fulfillment: Midlife Transition for Accompanying Spouses and Partners
• Keeping Our Children Bilingual
  

Space is limited — register today for the International FIGT Conference (deadline for hotel registration is 16 February).

Many more details are available on our website.

Public Policy Facilitation

Cost: $575
(Fee waived for PSU and U of O students)

This training provides an introduction to using collaborative governance approaches to address complex public issues. Emphasis will be placed on how to facilitate the phases of the collaborative process to resolve issues. We
will also focus on the skills needed to structure meetings, facilitate groups and reach decisions using consensus. This interactive format combines small and large group exercises, demonstrations, coached role play and practice. The training is provided by the National Policy Consensus Center (NPCC) in cooperation with the U of O Masters in Conflict Resolution Program, the PSU Conflict Resolution Program, the U of O Law School Appropriate Dispute Resolution Center, and the Northwest Institute for Conflict Resolution.
Previous training in mediation skills is required for this course.

In addition to the training, NPCC offers internship or practicum placement to PSU and U of O graduate students who want real world experience in resolving complex public policy issues. NPCC accepts applications on a rolling basis, making placements as they become available in a wide range of multi stakeholder projects, dispute resolution, and planning processes in all areas of public policy.

For more information, to register for the training or to apply for internship/practicum placement,
contact Mari Saint-Pierre, NPCC Training Coordinator at msaintpierre@clear.net

March 11, 4:00-8:00pm

March 12 8:00-5:00pm

March 13, 8:00-2:00pm

4^th session TBD

Mediation Practicum

Mediation Practicum will take participants deeper into the practice of mediation through engaging participants in mediation role plays and further discussion on topics such as balancing power relationships, addressing personal biases and ethics in mediation.