Training Overview

Conflict Solutions Center (CSC) presents conflict resolution training workshops for individuals and organizations of all backgrounds. As a leader in the conflict resolution and Restorative Justice field in Santa Barbara County for 20 years, we provide theoretical and practical information in a hands-on learning environment. Our courses help people build skills to improve communication, manage and resolve conflict, negotiate win-win solutions, and facilitate conflict resolution processes. Conflict Solutions’ trainers are seasoned practitioners with a proven record of accomplishments in the fields of dispute resolution, restorative justice and compassionate communication and mediation.

CSC provides a variety of skills training courses throughout the year. Below is a list of both our current course offerings, as well as classes that may be offered later in the year.

If you would like to be notified when any of these courses will next be offered, please check the box next to the course, type your name and email address, and click Submit.

 

Currently Offered Courses
 

CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND BASIC MEDIATION SKILLS
SANTA BARBARA
February 28, 2013 thru March 3, 2013

You Will Learn:
- Elements of conflict and your conflict style
- Transformative conflict theory & the concepts of empowerment and recognition
- The ability to facilitate & engage in non-directive interventions which respect the participants’ competence & good faith
- An understanding of the relationship between a third party intervener’s motivations & the interventions used in practice
- The skills to focus on & attend to the moment-by-moment interactions of the participants
- The capacity to take a responsive rather than directive or evaluative role in mediation

 

Recommended Accomodations

  • DAYS INN and SUITES
    1601 State St. 2 STAR, $90/night
    (805) 966-0807

  • QUALITY INN
    3055 Del La Vina St. 2 STAR, $99/night
    (805) 687-6636

  • SANDPIPER LODGE
    3525 State St. 3 STAR $103/night
    (805) 687-5326

  • LEMON TREE INN
    2819 State St. 3 STAR $120/night
    (805) 687-6444

  • BEST WESTERN PEPPER TREE INN
    3850 State St. $166/night
    (805) 687-5511
  • Thursday, February 28, 9am - 5pm;
  • Friday, March 1, 9am - 5pm;
  • Saturday, March 2, 9am - 5pm:
  • Sunday, March 3, 9am - 3pm


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To Register Online:
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If interested, please click here to provide us your name and phone number.  No financial obligation now.  

 
 

CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND BASIC MEDIATION SKILLS
SANTA MARIA
Saturdays: April 6, 13, 20, 27 and May 4, 2013
9:30 am — 5:00 pm

If you are interested in being a volunteer mediator, in Small Claims Court, for neighborhood, parent/teen, or business disputes, OR you are interested in Restorative Justice and becoming a mediator for victim/offender mediations or Restorative Circle Conferences OR you want to improve your own abilities to communicate, negotiate and resolve conflicts more effectively, THIS 5-DAY IS THE COURSE FOR YOU.



For a Flyer, Click Here

To Register Online: Click Here


If interested, please click here to provide us your name and phone number.  No financial obligation now.  
 
 

Planned Courses (Not Yet Scheduled)

When we have a minimum of 8 people interested in a class,
we will notify you of dates and times.
Restorative Justice Facilitation Skills:
Training for those interested in Restorative Justice interventions
One 8-hour Class: $150.00 or FREE for those who
complete the Mediation Certificate Program
The Mediator Certificate Program:
Interested in Becoming a Mediator?
See Full Description for Time and Pricing
   
Name:
*Email:
Also, please send me the CSC Quarterly Newsletter by email.
 

We reserve the right to cancel an event 48 hours prior if our minimum number of paid registrations has not been met. If an event is canceled you will receive both phone and email notification. You will have the choice of receiving a credit or refund for any payment received.