Adult Training Classes:

Adult Training Calendar (link).

2012 Training Calendar Coming Soon!

Professional Mediation Training:
An intensive 40 hour course on interest-based mediation. Combining theory and practice, this course is useful for those interested in becoming mediators, as well as those who want to hone their communication skills and learn a framework for helping others to resolve conflict effectively. This initial course is pre-requisite for the practicum program to become a certified mediator. CLE credits available. Application pending for HR certification credits and WA State Social Worker CE credits.

Offered in Spring 2012 (March 15-17 and 22-24) and in Fall 2012 (October 11-13 and 18-20).

Professional Mediation Training (link)

Professional Mediation Training "Registration form" (link)

Helping Children Through Family Changes
A 4.5 hour seminar for parents which focuses on children’s needs during separation, divorce, parenting plan development, or other family residential changes. TOPICS: Children's developmental stages and corresponding needs and expectations, effect of conflict on children, stress signs, meeting children's needs while parents are under stress, reducing stress through a "successful" divorce, divorce as a process, the grief process, changing parental and marital roles, residential variations to enhance a child's relationship with both parents, financial responsibilities of child rearing, conflict management and dispute resolution options.

Helping Children Through Changes (link)

Understanding Conflict
A six hour interactive workshop in an intimate and safe environment to explore and learn beneficial conflict resolution techniques. Applicable to professional, family, or community settings.

Offered February 22 and 29 and August 15 and 22 in the evenings. Offered May 1 and 8 during the workday. More dates to come.

Understanding Conflict (link)

The Power of Process: Facilitation for Challenging Times
This intensive 5 session, 35 hour course combines a little theory with a large dose of established “best practices” techniques and actual practice. 3.5 CEU’s are available from WSU. Applications pending for HR certification credits and WA State Social Worker CE credits.

2012 dates TBA.

Introduction to Empowered Communication
(non-violent communication)
A 3 hour introduction course to the highly acclaimed process for creating rich, powerful, and collaborative relationships. Applicable to professional, family, or community settings.

2012 dates TBA.

Communication workshop:
“It’s Not What You Say; It’s How You Say It”
A fun and insightful workshop that will reveal how our words create an atmosphere and influence people around us. Applicable to professional, family, or community settings.

2012 dates TBA.

Parenting Through the Heart,
A non-violent communication course
A six hour class designed to introduce parents to non violent communication techniques.  

2012 dates TBA.

Parent/Teen Mediation Training:
An advanced 24-hour course spread over three days. The training is designed specifically for mediators and professionals that work with youth including therapists, counselors, teachers, and youth workers. The training will combine class discussion and lecture, small group exercises and role-plays to teach the process and goals of parent/teen mediation. Topics covered include: history, application, and process of P/T mediation, communication skills review, family communication conflict strategies, teen developmental issues, our own biases and experiences as teens. The goal of P/T mediation is to bring accountability, consistency, and communication between parents and families. Social Worker CE Credits may be available. Last offered in February, 2011. (February 24, 25, 26 from 9 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.). The workshop fee is $50 for WDRC mediators, $95 for all other mediators, and $249 general public.

Not offered in 2012.

Parent/Teen Mediation Training (link)

Parent/Teen Mediation Training "Registration form" (link)

Youth Training Courses:

The WDRC offers strength-based training designed to provide conflict resolution, communication, problem-solving, and de-escalation skills to youth. Students learn to recognize the needs at the root of conflict, strategies for resolving conflict, individual triggers and physiological responses to anger, and practice active listening, assertive speaking, and collaboration. At the high school level, our trainings also address the social context of violence including gender expectations, stereotypes, power and control, and how to be an ally. Our trainings are designed to be flexible and adaptable to the needs of individual students. The core of our youth program is formed by the following trainings, offered in partnership with local schools, community agencies, and juvenile court.

If you are interested in hosting one of these workshops, referring a participant, or partnering with the WDRC to provide conflict resolution, mediation, or facilitation services geared toward youth, please contact Kaitlin Davis at 360-676-0122 x113

Healthy Choices for Girls
A gender-specific program for girls. We offer an elementary curriculum for 5th-6th grade girls in transition to adolescence, and a 7th-12th grade curriculum for young women. These trainings are designed to create a safe and mutually-respectful space for girls. Facilitators take a relational approach and use role plays, discussion, journaling, and other interactive techniques specifically designed for girls. Girls are empowered to co-create the workshop by creating their group agreements, generating questions, and sharing their own stories. These trainings are ideal for small groups of 8-10 girls and are led by a female facilitator.

Facing Conflict without Violence and Bridge-Builders
Class provides gender-specific training for boys in 7th-12th grade and 5th-6th grade boys respectively. This 8-hour training challenges young men and boys to examine the ways in which they currently respond to conflict, the impact of their choices on themselves and others, and explore new strategies for navigating conflict in ways that are safe and respectful of everyone. Boys are encouraged to collaborate and communicate through experiential activities that emphasize teamwork and cooperation. These trainings are ideal for small groups of 8-10 boys and are led by a male facilitator.

Dealing with Conflict
A course designed for mixed-gender groups to explore conflict together. This workshop provides students with the fundamental skills of conflict resolution and is generally presented in 2-6 hours. It is easily adapted to meet the needs of either small groups (8-12 youth) or large groups (12-30 youth), and can be presented in a classroom setting.