(Northern Ireland Open College Network (Level 1 – 1 Credit)
Venue: Clarendon Street Chambers, 67 Clarendon Street, Derry/Londonderry BT48 7ER
Dates: 27 June 2018
Time 9.30am – 4.30pm
Cost: £100.00 (includes Sandwich Lunch, NIOCN registration fee and course workbook)
Who for?
This course is designed for Work-place Managers, Solicitors, Police Officers, Social Workers, Probation Officers, Human Resource Personnel School Teachers, Good Relations Officers, Project Officers, Health Officers, Care Workers and Facilitators.
Workshop Aims
- To introduce participants to the principles of Conflict Management and the use of Mediation as tool for resolving conflict.
- Explain to participants that Mediation is a process, which helps people in dispute to have a difficult conversation with each other that enables them to work through their issues and hopefully reach an agreeable outcome.
- To give participants an overview of the Learning Outcomes for the course and explain the Northern Ireland Open College Network Accreditation procedure.
Objectives
At the end of the Workshop the participants will be able to: -
- Identify different ways people deal with conflict
- Be aware of the skills of a mediator
- Have an understanding of three forms of mediation – Facilitative, Evaluative and Shuttle
- How mediation works in practice
- Help disputing parties create their own agreements
- Understand the legal framework of mediation
THIS COURSE MAY QUALIFY FOR 5 CDP POINTS UNDER SELF-NOTIFICATION
Tutor
Michael is a fulltime practicing mediator and facilitator. He was trained as a Mediator at Fordham Law School in New York and at the School of Psychotherapy and Counselling at Regents College, London.
From 2015 Michael works as a full time professional mediator based in Clarendon Street Chambers, 67 Clarendon Street, Derry/ Londonderry. BT487ER.
In the early 1990’s Michael initiated the first ever Community Relations Action Learning Programme in Northern Ireland. Since then he has designed Open College Network Programmes on Exploring Diversity - Facilitating Community Relation’s Work; a Train the Trainer programme; Facilitating Difficult Conversations Skills Programme; Conflict Resolution and Mediation Skills programmes; Good Relations Facilitation Skills and a Family Mediation Skills course.
Since 1996 Michael has become recognized as one of the lead Mediator/Trainers in the field of conflict Resolution/Transformation and has successfully mediated work-place, family and neighbour-hood disputes. He has also successfully mediated some of the major parades disputes in Northern Ireland. He is also recognized internationally, as he has been engaged by universities in parts of the world to deliver lectures and workshops on the practical application of mediation as a tool for resolving conflict.
In his work a trainer in the field of community relations work he is a strong advocate for the use of mediation, as an alternative to violence, as a way of resolving disputes and to building a peaceful society that is free of sectarianism and racism and other forms of hate crime.
In 2010 the Minister of Justice for Northern Ireland awarded the Foyle Interface Monitoring Forum, of which Michael co-chairs with the PSNI, a ‘Community Champion’ award for their work in reducing sectarian incidents in Derry/ Londonderry.
In 2012 Michael was invited by the British Commonwealth to facilitate workshops in Sri Lanka on tools for helping communities reconcile. Michael is a member of a Forum for Cities in Transition group that went to Nigeria in November 2013 and while there he facilitated workshops on how to move armed forces into dialogue to enable them think of non-violence ways to attain their objectives.
In 2013 Michael received the Northern Ireland Community Relations Councils Award for Exceptional Achievements in Community Relations Work.
In 2014 Michael produced a ‘Peace Builders Handbook’ for facilitators working in areas of conflict through the world. Michael has recently been to Tripoli in 2016 where he helped develop a document for the Fighters for Peace group titled ‘A Roadmap to Reconciliation’.
He has just returned from the University of Lancaster in Cyprus, where he delivered a course on ‘Mediation – a tool for resolving conflict’ for ICLAIM – Interdisciplinary Centre for Law, Alternative and Innovative Methods, as part of their outreach activity programme.
REGISTRATION
To Register: Conflict Management and Mediation Skills Course
Dates: 27th June 2018
Time: 9.30am to 4.30pm
Venue: Clarendon Street Chambers, 67 Clarendon Street, Derry/ Londonderry BT48 7ER
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Cost £100.00 (includes Sandwich Lunch, NIOCN registration fee and course workbook)
Payment to:
Mediate NI
Clarendon Street Chambers
67 Clarendon Street
Derry/Londonderry
BT48 7ER
Tel: 02871 365636 ex 229
Mob: 07714494258
Email: michael.doherty@mediateni.com