Facing Up to Conflict - Online Level 1 Workshop

Do you want to have better, more healthy relationships? Do you wish you could settle disagreements with family, friends, neighbours, or co-workers in a peaceful manner?

Do you want to become a trained facilitator?

Now you can!

In this engaging, interactive online workshop, we will learn how to make friends with conflict and communicate more effectively. As you connect deeply with others, laugh, and share, you will develop the skills necessary to deal with conflict and build stronger relationships.

Commitment: five Thursday Evenings & Completion of our Distance Learning Programme

10th July
17th July
24th July
31st July
7th August

Time: 7-9.30pm

Participants and facilitators jointly explore our own relationships with conflict and seek more creative ways to respond. These experiences aim to build a sense of community and trust through exercises focusing on:

COMMUNITY BUILDING - We begin with introductions, agreeing on boundaries for the workshop, sharing names and getting to know the group. Group construction and trust exercises help build a sense of community, as do games and shared storytelling of experiences. Doing exercises together can be fun and also teaches us about others and ourselves.

AFFIRMATION & SELF-ESTEEM - We first have to affirm the positive in ourselves before we can recognize the good in others. Affirmation and self-esteem are foundational to creating a safe environment that promotes positive feedback and trust.

COMMUNICATION - Improving communication skills is essential to our workshop, both assertive methods of expression as well as listening. Learning to communicate assertively and clearly helps break down barriers. Active listening skills are important as the experience of being heard at a deep level can be very rare in our lives—and is critical to conflict resolution.

COOPERATION - There is no perfect community or a group of people who agree on everything, but once sharing starts, you can create and experience the power of cooperation. Reflecting on what we learn from our experiences, and listening to what others have learned, helps us to grow as a person and develop cooperative attitudes that avoid competitive conflicts. Learning to cooperate in a group can take different forms, even without communicating verbally.

CREATIVE CONFLICT RESOLUTION - Conflict is part of life. Without it, life would be static and monotonous. AVP’s key to pre-empting conflict is to creatively transform unhealthy relationships through sharing, caring, improved communication skills and sometimes even surprise and humour. We focus on getting in touch with our inner Transforming Power to resolve conflict. Role plays provide an opportunity to explore this power and to learn new and creative ways to respond to conflicts in our lives.

Hear from our participants:

"It was really good to know that there are other people going through similar conflicts and brainstorming ideas was great "

"The course is amazing and would make the world a better place if more people attend and also if taught in work settings and community."

"It's a great course , well delivered and very well planned and structured"

"Very helpful and good, would recommend to people who are struggling"

"I think my life is never going to be the same, as I have learnt new skills applicable in day to day and general life."

We charge £135 for this workshop.

If you are low/unwaged you can apply for the concessions rate of £45 here

If you can’t afford this, please contact us (workshop.coordinator@avpbritain.org.uk).

Facing Up to Conflict Level 1 Workshop (Evening Online) July/August