September 2018
Taste of Mediation – Minneapolis, Sept. 11, 2018
Date: September 11, 2018
Time: 5;30 – 6:30 pm
Location: Conflict Resolution Center, 2101 Hennepin Ave S., Minneapolis, MN 55405
To learn more about mediation, CRC, volunteering or training, attend our bi-monthly Taste of Mediation!
See a demonstration mediation and get your questions answered by staff and board members. Refreshments are served.
Webinar – What’s the Difference? Comparing Civil, Community and Family Mediation Processes – Sept. 12, 2018
Date: September 12, 2018
Time: 12:00-1:00 pm
Location: Online
New to mediation, or thinking about adding a new practice area? Or maybe you’re looking to better understand your own practice area as it relates to other types of mediation services. In this discussion based, participatory webinar, we’ll walk through a mediation session from client contact to closing, from the perspectives of a civil mediator, a community mediator and a family mediator.
Eviction Crisis: Discussion and Workshop - Minneapolis, Sep. 18, 2018
Date: Tuesday Sept. 18, 2018
Time: 6:30 -8:00 pm
Location: Blaine Human Service Center, 1201 89th Ave NE Suite 380, Blaine, MN 55434
Cost: Free
This event is a 90 minute workshop and discussion on the eviction crises nationwide and the challenge of the affordable housing in the Twin Cities. It is hosted by Mediation Services of Anoka County (MSAC) and the presenter is Chris Mendez from Community Mediation and Restorative Services (CMRS) of New Hope.
Recommend reading: “Evicted” by Matthew Desmond (reading prior to the training will provide a common base and good starting point for the workshop and discussion).
No registration necessary.
Eviction Crisis: Mediator Training – Minneapolis, Sep. 25, 2018
Date: Tuesday Sept. 25, 2018
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: North Regional Library, 1315 Lowry Ave No., Mpls., MN 55411
Cost: Free
How are the dynamics of families facing eviction unique? What services and resources are available and useful? How can mediation help stabilize housing?
This event will be hosted by Dawn Zugay, Conflict Resolution Center’s Housing Program Manager, who will be joined by Jeff Alli, Housing Program Manager from Mid Minnesota Legal Aid, and Rose McCollough, Housing Program Case Manager from NorthPoint Health and Wellness. Mediation services, Legal Aid and NorthPoint are key partners in a three way collaboration providing legal advice, wrap around services and mediation on a “just in time” bases for tenants who are at imminent risk of receiving an eviction filing.
Presentation will include:
• Housing Law basics for Mediators,
• Housing assistance programs basics, including a discussion of how decisions are made when providing financial assistance to families facing eviction,
• Information on the wrap around services provided by Northpoint and others,
• Understanding the context for how mediation, legal services and wrap around service intersects to help families at risk.
Suggested reading and viewing:
• Free copies of Mathew Desmond’s award winning book “Evicted” are available for pick up in the CRC office for CRC volunteers who register and attend either session. The book is also available on Amazon.
• Link to an 1 hour YouTube video of Matthew Desmond speaking about his book
• Link to the 7 minute interview with Matthew Desmond on PBS
Taste of Mediation – Minneapolis, Sept. 25, 2018
Date: September 25, 2018
Time: 5;30 – 6:30 pm
Location: Conflict Resolution Center, 2101 Hennepin Ave S., Minneapolis, MN 55405
To learn more about mediation, CRC, volunteering or training, attend our bi-monthly Taste of Mediation!
See a demonstration mediation and get your questions answered by staff and board members. Refreshments are served.
Taste of Mediation – Duluth, Sept. 25, 2018
Date: Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Time: 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Location: Chester Creek Cafe, 1902 East 8th St, Duluth, MN 55812
Cost: Free
Parking: ample free parking in the lot adjacent to the building
Would you like to learn more about how you can be a peacemaker in your family, workplace or community? Or are you interested in learning what a mediation process is and what it entails? Come join us to learn more about mediation, CRC-Duluth, upcoming trainings and volunteer opportunities! Refreshments will be served.
30 Hour Civil Facilitative Hybrid Mediation Class - Minneapolis, Sept. 2018
Date: September 26, 27, 28, October 1, 2, 2018
Time: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Mercy Commons Covenant Church, 4201 West 50th St., Edina MN 55424
Cost: $800
The 30-Hour Facilitative Civil Mediation Training is a comprehensive experiential training course that teaches participants to skillfully facilitate conversations between people in conflict in order to assist them in reaching creative, mutually-satisfactory outcomes. This course is designed for professionals who want to learn to mediate, and meets all requirements of both the Minnesota Supreme Court’s Rule 114 Training Guidelines and the Community Dispute Resolution Program Training Requirements for community mediators in Minnesota. Upon completion of this certified course, participants will have the skills to mediate in a wide variety of situations and be eligible for inclusion on the Minnesota Rule 114 Qualified Neutral Civil Roster as well as be eligible to volunteer with community mediation centers throughout Minnesota.
During the training, participants learn the mediation process, and gain the skills to identify the interests and fundamental needs that underlie the positions of people in conflict. Participants also learn to reframe positional or destructive communication into productive communication, and to understand conflict styles, become an active listener, manage impasse, and identify power imbalances. Additionally, participants learn skills to remain neutral in challenging situations, and gain an understanding of the cultural and ethical issues that may arise when mediating parties in conflict.
Professional Credits:
30 Alternative Dispute Resolution Credits (ADR), includes 2 Ethics Credits
26 Standard Continuing Legal Education Credits (CLE), includes 2 Ethics Credits and 2 Elimination of Bias Credits
October 2018
Taste of Mediation – Minneapolis, Oct. 9, 2018
Date: October 9, 2018
Time: 5;30 – 6:30 pm
Location: Conflict Resolution Center, 2101 Hennepin Ave S., Minneapolis, MN 55405
To learn more about mediation, CRC, volunteering or training, attend our bi-monthly Taste of Mediation!
See a demonstration mediation and get your questions answered by staff and board members. Refreshments are served.
Webinar – Mediating Mindfully: Gender, Sexuality and Inclusive Language (Elimination of Bias credit) – Oct. 10, 2018
Date: October 10, 2018
Time: 12:00-1:00 pm
Location: Online
“My preferred pronouns are…” How many of us spend time during the day thinking about the pronouns we use for ourselves? Or, stop to think about whether we’re making a gender or sexuality assumption for someone else? For folks in the LGBTQ+ Community, the lack of awareness and assumptions that happen in everyday language can be painful and excluding. Join us in this webinar to explore how to create inclusivity in our mediation rooms for LGBTQ+ parties.
Lunch and Learn - Warming Up the Room: How to Craft an Effective Opening Statement - Duluth, Oct. 17, 2018
Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Time: 12 – 1 pm
Location: Great Harvest Cafe, 324 W. Superior St., Duluth, MN 55802
Parking in ramps is free for first hour
Cost: Free
The Mediator’s Opening Statement . . .our first and best chance to get the parties ready to engage in the mediation process. But are we using our opening to set the parties up for a productive session? What are some of the things we may do – consciously or unconsciously – that could be affecting our parties in a negative way before we even get started? Join us for a thoughtful look at best practices regarding Mediators’ Opening Statements.
Taste of Mediation – Duluth, Oct. 25, 2018
Date: Thursday, October 25, 2018
Time: 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Location: Chester Creek Cafe, 1902 East 8th St, Duluth, MN 55812
Cost: Free
Parking: ample free parking in the lot adjacent to the building
Would you like to learn more about how you can be a peacemaker in your family, workplace or community? Or are you interested in learning what a mediation process is and what it entails? Come join us to learn more about mediation, CRC-Duluth, upcoming trainings and volunteer opportunities! Refreshments will be served.
Taste of Mediation – Minneapolis, Oct. 23, 2018
Date: October 23, 2018
Time: 5;30 – 6:30 pm
Location: Conflict Resolution Center, 2101 Hennepin Ave S., Minneapolis, MN 55405
To learn more about mediation, CRC, volunteering or training, attend our bi-monthly Taste of Mediation!
See a demonstration mediation and get your questions answered by staff and board members. Refreshments are served.
November 2018
30 Hour Civil Facilitative Hybrid Mediation Class - Duluth, Nov. 2018
Date: November 1-3 and 5-6, 2018
Time: 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Location: TBD, Duluth, MN
Cost: $800
The 30-Hour Facilitative Civil Mediation Training is a comprehensive experiential training course that teaches participants to skillfully facilitate conversations between people in conflict in order to assist them in reaching creative, mutually-satisfactory outcomes. This course is designed for professionals who want to learn to mediate, and meets all requirements of both the Minnesota Supreme Court’s Rule 114 Training Guidelines and the Community Dispute Resolution Program Training Requirements for community mediators in Minnesota. Upon completion of this certified course, participants will have the skills to mediate in a wide variety of situations and be eligible for inclusion on the Minnesota Rule 114 Qualified Neutral Civil Roster as well as be eligible to volunteer with community mediation centers throughout Minnesota.
During the training, participants learn the mediation process, and gain the skills to identify the interests and fundamental needs that underlie the positions of people in conflict. Participants also learn to reframe positional or destructive communication into productive communication, and to understand conflict styles, become an active listener, manage impasse, and identify power imbalances. Additionally, participants learn skills to remain neutral in challenging situations, and gain an understanding of the cultural and ethical issues that may arise when mediating parties in conflict.
Professional Credits:
30 Alternative Dispute Resolution Credits (ADR), includes 2 Ethics Credits
26 Standard Continuing Legal Education Credits (CLE), includes 2 Ethics Credits and 2 Elimination of Bias Credits
Taste of Mediation – Minneapolis, Nov. 6, 2018
Date: November 6, 2018
Time: 5;30 – 6:30 pm
Location: Conflict Resolution Center, 2101 Hennepin Ave S., Minneapolis, MN 55405
To learn more about mediation, CRC, volunteering or training, attend our bi-monthly Taste of Mediation!
See a demonstration mediation and get your questions answered by staff and board members. Refreshments are served.
Webinar – Ethics, Schmethics! Updates, Review and Fun Hypotheticals – Nov. 7, 2018
Date: November 7, 2018
Time: 12:00-1:00 pm
Location: Online
Join us for our annual Ethics CLE – just in time for the holidays! In this hour, we’ll take a look at the rules and statutes governing ethical behavior for neutrals in Minnesota as well as testing your knowledge (and instincts!) in some fun hypothetical situations. Get your ethics credit, get up to date with current statutes and rules, and have a couple laughs with colleagues about the crazy things you’ll be sure you DON’T do as a neutral!
Community Plus Training - Minneapolis, Nov. 8, 2018
Date: November 8, 2018
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: Conflict Resolution Center, 2101 Hennepin Ave S., Minneapolis, MN 55405
Cost: $200
Are you Rule 114 trained and looking to volunteer at a community mediation center? Has it been a while since you took your mediation training? Come join us for a fast-paced day of exercises, lecture and role plays that will cover the content required by the Community Dispute Resolution Guidelines for all volunteers at community mediation centers in Minnesota and help you refine and sharpen your mediation skills.
Lunch and Learn - What’s the Difference: Comparing Civil, Community, and Family Mediation Processes - Duluth, Nov. 14, 2018
Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Time: 12 – 1 pm
Location: Great Harvest Cafe, 324 W. Superior St., Duluth, MN 55802
Parking in ramps is free for first hour
Cost: Free
New to mediation or thinking about adding a new practice area? Or maybe you’re looking to better understand your own practice area as it relates to other types of mediation services. In this discussion based, participatory webinar, we’ll walk through a mediation session from client contact to closing, from the perspectives of a civil mediator, a community mediator and a family mediator.
Bold Steps Fundraising Event - November 15, 2018
Hold the Date!
More information coming soon.
Taste of Mediation – Minneapolis, Nov. 20, 2018
Date: November 23, 2018
Time: 5;30 – 6:30 pm
Location: Conflict Resolution Center, 2101 Hennepin Ave S., Minneapolis, MN 55405
To learn more about mediation, CRC, volunteering or training, attend our bi-monthly Taste of Mediation!
See a demonstration mediation and get your questions answered by staff and board members. Refreshments are served.
Taste of Mediation – Duluth, Nov. 20, 2018
Date: Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Time: 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Location: Chester Creek Cafe, 1902 East 8th St, Duluth, MN 55812
Cost: Free
Parking: ample free parking in the lot adjacent to the building
Would you like to learn more about how you can be a peacemaker in your family, workplace or community? Or are you interested in learning what a mediation process is and what it entails? Come join us to learn more about mediation, CRC-Duluth, upcoming trainings and volunteer opportunities! Refreshments will be served.
December 2018
Taste of Mediation – Minneapolis, Dec. 4, 2018
Date: December 4, 2018
Time: 5;30 – 6:30 pm
Location: Conflict Resolution Center, 2101 Hennepin Ave S., Minneapolis, MN 55405
To learn more about mediation, CRC, volunteering or training, attend our bi-monthly Taste of Mediation!
See a demonstration mediation and get your questions answered by staff and board members. Refreshments are served.
Learn to Be a Conflict Coach, Minneapolis – Dec. 6 – 7, 2018
Learn to Be a Conflict Coach, Minneapolis – Dec. 6 – 7, 2018
Date: Thursday and Friday, December 6 – 7, 2018
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: Mercy Commons Covenant Church, 4201 West 50th St., Edina MN 55424
Cost: $200 current CRC volunteers*, $400 all others
*scholarships available
This two-day workshop is for people who work with others in conflict. Conflict coaching is one-on-one process during which a trained conflict coach works with a person in conflict using conflict resolution skills and strategies to support the coachee’s ability to engage in, manage, or productively resolve the conflict. Conflict coaching can be used as a stand-alone process, or as a step before or during the life of a mediation. A conflict coach is a confidential listener who helps the coachee see the conflict from all perspectives, consider options, and come up with a plan of action. In conflict coaching, the coachee, not the conflict coach, is responsible for the outcome. Conflict coaching can be useful for conflicts in the workplace, divorce and post-decree situations as well as community disputes.
The following topics will be covered:
• Understanding what conflict coaching is and is not,
• Understanding conflict- sources-types-physiology,
• Gaining new skills to help others transform conflict,
• Understanding the stages of conflict coaching,
• Learning how to conduct each stage of conflict coaching,
• Understanding and appreciating the role of emotion,
• Gaining hands on skills in teaching others about “I” messages, conflict mapping, role playing, listening, perspective swapping and other skills,
• Practicing conflict coaching through role plays and exercises.
30 Hour Civil Facilitative Hybrid Mediation Class - Minneapolis, Dec. 2018
Date: December 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 2018
Time: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Mercy Commons Covenant Church, 4201 West 50th St., Edina MN 55424
Cost: $800
The 30-Hour Facilitative Civil Mediation Training is a comprehensive experiential training course that teaches participants to skillfully facilitate conversations between people in conflict in order to assist them in reaching creative, mutually-satisfactory outcomes. This course is designed for professionals who want to learn to mediate, and meets all requirements of both the Minnesota Supreme Court’s Rule 114 Training Guidelines and the Community Dispute Resolution Program Training Requirements for community mediators in Minnesota. Upon completion of this certified course, participants will have the skills to mediate in a wide variety of situations and be eligible for inclusion on the Minnesota Rule 114 Qualified Neutral Civil Roster as well as be eligible to volunteer with community mediation centers throughout Minnesota.
During the training, participants learn the mediation process, and gain the skills to identify the interests and fundamental needs that underlie the positions of people in conflict. Participants also learn to reframe positional or destructive communication into productive communication, and to understand conflict styles, become an active listener, manage impasse, and identify power imbalances. Additionally, participants learn skills to remain neutral in challenging situations, and gain an understanding of the cultural and ethical issues that may arise when mediating parties in conflict.
Professional Credits:
30 Alternative Dispute Resolution Credits (ADR), includes 2 Ethics Credits
26 Standard Continuing Legal Education Credits (CLE), includes 2 Ethics Credits and 2 Elimination of Bias Credits
Taste of Mediation – Minneapolis, Dec. 18, 2018
Date: December 18, 2018
Time: 5;30 – 6:30 pm
Location: Conflict Resolution Center, 2101 Hennepin Ave S., Minneapolis, MN 55405
To learn more about mediation, CRC, volunteering or training, attend our bi-monthly Taste of Mediation!
See a demonstration mediation and get your questions answered by staff and board members. Refreshments are served.
Webinar – Drawing Lines in the Cubicle: When Can We Mediate? – Dec. 19, 2019
Date: December 19, 2018
Time: 12:00-1:00 pm
Location: Online, Free
Much as we mediators want to help, it’s not always our place. Some workspace conflicts are ideal for a mediation, and others are best addressed by Human Resources or a harm’s repair “restorative” process. In this webinar, we’ll walk through common workplace issues and where they fall on this spectrum, including workplace bullying, workplace culture, and interpersonal conflict.
Lunch and Learn - Ethics, Schmethics! Updates, Review and Fun Hypotheticals - Duluth, Dec. 12, 2018
Date: Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Time: 12 – 1 pm
Location: Great Harvest Cafe, 324 W. Superior St., Duluth, MN 55802
Parking in ramps is free for first hour
Cost: Free
Join us for our annual Ethics CLE – just in time for the holidays! In this hour, we’ll take a look at the rules and statutes governing ethical behavior for neutrals in Minnesota as well as testing your knowledge (and instincts!) in some fun hypothetical situations. Get your ethics credit, get up to date with current statutes and rules, and have a couple laughs with colleagues about the crazy things you’ll be sure you DON’T do as a neutral!
January 2019
Taste of Mediation – Minneapolis, Jan. 2019
Date: TBD
Time: 5;30 – 6:30 pm
Location: Conflict Resolution Center, 2101 Hennepin Ave S., Minneapolis, MN 55405
To learn more about mediation, CRC, volunteering or training, attend our bi-monthly Taste of Mediation!
See a demonstration mediation and get your questions answered by staff and board members. Refreshments are served.
Registration link coming soon!
Lunch and Learn - Drawing Lines in the Cubicle: When can We Mediate? - Duluth, Jan., 2019
Date: TBD (January, 2019)
Time: 12 – 1 pm
Location: Great Harvest Cafe, 324 W. Superior St., Duluth, MN 55802
Parking in ramps is free for first hour
Cost: Free
Much as we mediators want to help, it’s not always our place. Some workspace conflicts are ideal for mediation, and others are best addressed by Human Resources or a harm repair “restorative” process. In this webinar, we’ll walk through common workplace issues and where they fall on this spectrum, including workplace bullying, workplace culture, and interpersonal conflict.
Registration link coming soon!
February 2019
Lunch and Learn - Mediating Mindfully: Gender, Sexuality and Inclusive Language - Duluth, Feb., 2019
Date: TBD (February, 2019)
Time: 12 – 1 pm
Location: Great Harvest Cafe, 324 W. Superior St., Duluth, MN 55802
Parking in ramps is free for first hour
Cost: Free
“My preferred pronouns are…” How many of us spend time during the day thinking about the pronouns we use for ourselves? Or, stop to think about whether we’re making a gender or sexuality assumption for someone else? For folks in the LGBTQ+ Community, the lack of awareness and assumptions that happen in everyday language can be painful and excluding. Join us in this webinar to explore how to create inclusivity in our mediation rooms for LGBTQ+ parties.
Registration link coming soon!