Workshops
Common Ground offers customized conflict resolution training services for professionals, schools and organizations.
Common Ground is the premier organization for mediation and conflict resolution programs serving Columbia and Greene Counties. All of our mediators and instructors are professionals who have been certified under strict NYS guidelines and re-certified on an annual basis.
Our workshops are designed to incorporate both the practical and theoretical in conflict resolution to create a cooperative and supportive working environment. Staff and managers alike will learn techniques to improve communication and to develop a better understanding of differing perspectives.
Our Workshops
Minimum workshop length is 2.5 hours, but courses may go up to as many as thirty-five hours, depending on your company’s needs. All courses are interactive in nature and include an array of activities and materials.
The cost of the workshop will depend on its length and the number of participants involved. Each workshop is tailored to meet the needs of your company and employees. Our instructors will work with you and your team to design a unique program of services, ranging from pre-training assessment to the delivery of the workshop program.
Additionally, we provide consultation and follow-up services post-training.
Special discounts given to schools and not-for-profit organizations.
Workshop Topics Include:
- 1. Understanding the Roots of Conflict
- 2. Communication Skills
- 3. Bias Awareness
- 4. Managing Perceived Inequities
- 5. Understanding Opposing Views
- 6. Creative Problem Solving
Why Provide Conflict Resolution for Your Organization?
- 1. High turnover of unhappy staff costs your company re-training time, reduces company profits and productivity.
- 2. Happy employees are more productive and have higher attendance rates.
- 3. In-house programs save company time and resources.
- 4. Working in a safe, supportive environment is good for everyone’s physical and mental health.
Group Facilitation
We also work with towns, villages and municipalities to resolve zoning and public policy disputes through our dispute resolution process.
School and Youth Programs
Common Ground provides workshops and trainings to students, faculty and staff to school districts throughout the area.
Types of Workshops Include:
- Basic and advanced conflict resolution skills
- Communication skills
- Restorative Practices
- Anti-Bullying Workshops
- Peer Mediation Training
- Implicit Bias Awareness
Forever Parents
“Forever Parents” is a five-hour class that helps parents learn to parent effectively while living in separate households.
The information presented is based on research that shows that children do best after divorce or separation when they are protected from parental conflict and when BOTH parents have active roles in their children’s lives.
Exceptions include unsafe family environments, such as a history of domestic violence or indications of child abuse and/or neglect.
Get Started Now
You can learn more about our current workshops, sign up and get started with us by contacting us directly through the booking request form, by telephone or by email.
Tel: (518) 943-0523
info@commongroundinc.org
