Conflict Management Training

School Programs
Managing conflicts in schools has become a major challenge to school administrators throughout the country. The Nashua Mediation Program has 10 years of expertise in developing conflict resolution skills with young people and school personnel. For information on how to implement conflict management programs in your school, contact: Nashua Mediation, 18 Mulberry Street, Nashua, NH 03060, (603) 589-4550 Fax: (603) 594-3452.

Conflict Management in the School Curriculum
Special presentations, mini courses or adjuncts to existing curriculum:

Developing Conflict Management Skills

understanding conflict developing alternative solutions cooperation skills expressing feelings constructively tolerance of diversity

Conflict Management in a Multi-Cultural Environment

cultural bias/valuing differences power imbalances/access to power oppression/violence conflict management skills in diverse communities

Conflict Resolution as an Alternative to Violence

sources and forms of violence hostile response patterns relationship between conflict & violence nonviolent alternatives

Peer Mediation Training
Students helping students resolve disputes:

Goals of Peer Mediation

teach students that conflicts can be used as opportunities to grow and learn reduce the number of detentions and suspensions reduce aggressive behavior in students improve the overall school climate through improved communication and mutual understanding between individuals

Staff Development Workshops

Conflict Resolution Theory and Strategies

the nature and causes of conflict conflict resolution styles the conflict resolution process the communication of negotiation

Implementation of Conflict Management Programs in Schools

building a sense of community in schools conflict management as part of the school curriculum conflict management strategies for the classroom