Northern Ireland Open College Network (Level 1 – 1 Credit)
Venue: Holywell Trust, DiverseCity Partnership Building, 8 – 14 Bishop Street, Derry/Londonderry BT48 6PW
Dates: 21 February 2019
Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm
Cost: Free as funding has been secured
Who for?
This course is designed for Good Relations Officers, Project Officers, Community Relations Officers, Community Workers, Voluntary Workers and anyone who works with diverse groups.
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 how mediation works in practice
- Help disputing parties create their own agreements
- Understand the advantages and disadvantages of co-mediation.
For further information contact
Mediate NI
Clarendon Street Chambers
67 Clarendon Street
Derry/Londonderry
BT48 7ER
Tel: 02871 365636 ex 229
Mob: 07714494258
Email: michael.doherty@mediateni.com