Peaceworks Mediation Skills Training

We all live in the shadow of destructive conflicts too often settled by "win/lose" or even "lose/lose" outcomes through litigation, arbitration or even violence. Solutions to conflict are often imposed upon us and we live in a "blame culture." To face these challenges, Peaceworks Mediation Skills Training can give you and those around you another option, an option which can open the door to "win-win" solutions and level playing fields.

* Have you ever felt frustrated during negotiations and disenchanted by the solutions?

* Maybe you have been in conflict with others and felt unable to present your case in a way that was heard.

* How often have you seen children in an uneven power struggle with their peers, a situation in which bullying is often the inevitable end result?

* Perhaps you have watched people struggle to resolve their conflicts, wanting to help but not sure how to.

* Have you been involved with, or had personal experience of disagreements when apparently there is no common ground and no party in the dispute is prepared to give any lee way?

If you recognise these examples or anything similar then Peaceworks Mediation Skills Training could provide you with the tools to impact your world and the skills to change the way you live.

Any breakdown of relationship, be it friendship, marriage, sibling or offspring, professional or social, can produce seemingly irresolvable disagreements where negotiations have completely broken down and all civility has been lost. Where adults are heading for the courts, businesses to tribunals and corporations to arbitration, is there a solution to these and other conflicts which can avoid escalation?

Peaceworks Mediation Skills Training not only gives you a theoretical insight, but will also give you tools and skills applicable in your everyday professional, social or domestic situations:

from learning how to express your feelings in a non-threatening way to helping to resolve conflicts around you this training will change the way you think about conflict resolution.

At the heart of Peaceworks' vision is a desire to equip people to become practical peacemakers in their own lives and communities. We therefore offer a training package that teaches people skills for managing conflict, the process of mediation, and trains people to have confidence to mediate.

The introductory training is taught over a period of four Saturdays and the feedback we have received has been excellent. Peaceworks also offers tailor-made mediation skills training programmes for organisations. The main presenters, Mike Morris and Chris Seaton are dynamic trainers who have over 30 years public speaking and 8 year's mediation experience between them. The training course is in the process of being fully accredited by Mediation UK. The days offer a mixture of teaching, interaction, role-play and each trainee receives a comprehensive teaching pack to accompany the training and a certificate of achievement.

If you want to find out about our next training course, or just ask a few questions about mediation, then please do get in touch with our office.