Communicating Compassionately In

Communicating Compassionately In a World of Conflict

Saturday, March 7, 2009 - 9:00 am until 5:00 pm

Presented by: Joe Brummer

Most of us have been educated from birth to compete, judge, demand, and diagnose — to think and communicate in terms of what is “right“ and “wrong“ with people. We express our feelings in terms of what another person has “done to us,” instead of taking responsibility for our feelings independent of another person. We struggle to understand our own needs in the moment, or to effectively ask for what we want without using unhealthy demands, threats, or coercion.

At best, communicating and thinking this way can create misunderstanding and frustration. And still worse, it can lead to anger, depression, and even emotional or physical violence.

Through this workshop, you’ll learn to transform the thinking, language, and moralistic judgments that keep you from the enriching relationships that you dream of. The 4-Part NVC process provides a unique, yet simple, framework to get "unstuck" in those trying moments.

You’ll start to resolve conflicts with ease more easily get what you want without using demands, begin to hear the needs of others with less struggle, strengthen your personal and professional relationships, and start living to your fullest potential.

Transform conflict in your home, workplace, school and in your community into connection

Based on the work of Marshall Rosenberg and the Center for Nonviolent Communication

In the Workplace:

· Resolve Workplace Conflict easily and effectively

· Initiate difficult conversations with ease and confidence

· Improve workplace morale

In your home:

· Reduce family conflicts

· Hear the needs behind your child’s “no”

· Clearly express your needs in a way your family will hear

· Create more intimacy in your relationships

In schools:

· Improve safety, trust and co-operation in the classroom

· Empower kids to resolve or prevent conflicts on their own

· Improve parent-teacher relations

· Create connections

In your community:

· Effectively mediate cross-cultural concerns

· Transform enemy images into mutually satisfying negotiations

· Resolve conflicts peacefully

About the presenter: Joe Brummer has over 5 years experience in the field of conflict resolution, nonviolence and mediation. He has worked with the Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence, the Community Mediation Center of RI and serves on the Juvenile Restorative Justice Advisory Board at CMCRI. He recently returned from the Winter 2008, International Intensive Training on Nonviolent Communication. Currently, Joe is collaborating with Community Mediation, Inc. Joe is also the Connecticut representative for New England NVC.

Location: 32 Elm Street, New Haven, CT - Parking is available in the lot next to CMI

TO REGISTER: The deadline for registration is March 2, 2009.

Registration is open to the public. Seating is limited. The requested fee for this training is $99.00 per person and includes lunch and materials.

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Checks should be made payable to Community Mediation, Inc.

Please mail check or money order and registration form to:

32 Elm Street, New Haven, CT 06510.

Questions, please call (203) 782-3500.