DRC of Kitsap County
For a full list of 2016 Trainings and In-Services offered by Kitsap County Dispute Resolution Center, please call or visit the website at https://www.kitsapdrc.org/conflict.training.php
DRC Snohomish County
Basic Professional Mediation Training (40 hours)
Basic Professional Mediation Training (BMT) is an intensive five days of learning to be a neutral third party – a mediator. Participants will learn the facilitative eight-stage mediation model, conflict theory and styles, mediator communication skills, interest-based negotiations, collaborative problem solving, the mediator’s role and principles of conflict resolution. The training integrates lectures, presentations, demonstrations, and coached mediation role plays. Clock Hours, CLEs and college credits are available. This course also meets the mediation training requirements for Collaborative Law professionals. The course is offered in two formats:
- Part A (Skills & Mediation Principles) over two day the first week and
- Part B (Mediation Process) over three days the following week.
- Part A and Part B taught during 5 consecutive days.
Cost: 1. Part A (Skills & Principles) $350. Early Bird Discount $315 Group Discount (3+) $280.
- Part B (Mediation Process) $445. Early Bird Discount $400. Group Discount (3+) $355.
- Part A and B $795. Early Bird Discount $715. Group Discount (3+) $635
Schedule:
Resolving Conflict in the Workplace (6 hours)
Participants will learn tools to manage conflict in the workplace and promote teamwork and cooperation. Key issues covered: Conflict styles, Identification of issues and interests, Communication skills, Four-step conflict resolution process.
Cost: $190. Early Bird Discount: $170. Group Discount (3+) $ 150.
Dates & Locations: October 5, 2017 in Everett
Family Mediation Training (24 hours)
Family Mediation Training teaches mediators how to help families resolve conflicts, with a primary focus on helping couples through a dissolution. Participants learn how to handle emotionally volatile situations, help parents focus on the needs of their children in order to create and modify parenting plans, and mediator techniques for dealing with difficult family cases.
Cost: $450. Early Bird Discount: $405. Group Discount (3+): $360.
Dates & Locations: October 20-22, 2017 in Everett
Trust in the Workplace: How to Build It, Maintain It and Restore It When It’s Broken (7 Hours)
This one day class focuses on what role trust in the workplace plays. Topics include: Skills and actions that build trust, How trust can be repaired once it is broken, and Maintaining a trusting environment.
Cost: $190 Early Bird Discount: $170. Group Discount (3+): $150.
Date: TBA
Communication Skills for Effective Leaders (16 hours)
Would you like to develop your skills as an effective leader? Whether you are supervising staff, leading a project or wanting to apply for a leadership position in your organization, the way you communicate makes a difference. During this two day workshop you will look at leadership styles, review the benefits of different leadership styles, and learn how to lead conversations that increase understanding and work with a tool that allows you to give feedback in a way that is heard and accepted by others.
Cost: $350 Early Bird Discount: $315. Group Discount (3+) $280.
Location: December 13-14, 2017 in Everett
Dispute Resolution Center of Thurston County
Professional Mediation Training
This fun and highly interactive 40-hour training will acquaint you with the philosophy, model and skills needed in order to have a working knowledge of the role of an impartial mediator. The concepts and skills taught in this training are easily transferable and are designed to improve communication and enhance relationships in all settings.
Date: October 5-7 & 12-14, 2017
Time: Thursday 5:00-9:00 pm & Friday & Saturday 9:30 am-5:30 pm
Location: TBA
CLEs: 36 ($20.00 fee)
WSE Clock Hours: 40 ($20.00 fee)
Cost: $675.00
Contact: jmiller@mediatethurston.org or phone: (360) 956-1155
WORKPLACE CONFLICT
A special Breakfast Workshop deals with preventing and resolving issues in the workplace. Seats are limited. Reserve your place today.
Time: 7:15-9:00 AM
Date: Thursday, October 19, 2017
Location: Lacey Community Center, 6729 Pacific Avenue SE, Lacey, WA
Cost: $30.00
Contact: jsanders@mediatethurston.org
Collaborative Negotiations
This 20-hour training provides participants with a foundation in the concepts, processes, and skills of collaborative negotiations. Like any good investment, this training will give you direct, ‘hands-on’ experience building negotiations that will work for you in the present and set the stage for healthier collaborations in the future. Learn how to use this powerful, common-sense tool to advance your goals and preserve valuable relationships you will need in the future.
*No prerequisites required to participate.
Date: November 8-9, 2017
Time: Wednesday & Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: TBA
Cost: $315
Contact: jmiller@mediatethurston.org or phone (360) 956-1155
Family Mediation Training
This advanced mediation training prepares you for the increased complexity and high emotions of mediating family conflict. It includes information on state and local laws that govern family mediations and addresses diversity in families, needs of children, domestic violence, ethical dilemmas in mediation, and negotiating parenting plans.
*You must have completed the 40-Hour Professional Mediation Training to take this training.
Date: November 16-18, 2017
Time: Thursday, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday & Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Cost: $350* ($300 for Volunteers at DRCs outside Thurston County) *Discounts are available for current Thurston County DRC mediators, conciliators and other volunteers. Please call for more information.
CLEs: 17.75 ($20 fee)
WSE Clock Hours: 20 ($20 fee)
Contact: jmiller@mediatethurston.org or phone (360) 956-1155
Multi-Party Mediation Training
This advanced mediation training prepares you for the increased complexity when conflict occurs between more than two people. It includes information on fostering a productive problem solving environment, making collaborative decisions, structuring meetings for maximum productivity, increasing clear communications, and dealing with conflict on the job.
*You must have completed the 40-Hour Professional Mediation Training to take this training.
Date: December 6-8, 2017
Time: Wednesday, 1:00 pm to 5:00 p.m., Thursday & Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Cost: $350* ($300 for Volunteers at DRCs outside Thurston County) *Discounts are available for current Thurston County DRC mediators, conciliators and other volunteers. Please call for more information.
Contact: jmiller@mediatethurston.org or phone (360) 956-1155
