Everyday Mediation


Book Description

This mediation program provides eight training sessions. We provide the information and forms needed to set up and administer an effective In-House Mediation Program. BENEFITS: What's in it for me? You are the trainer. This mediation program will be available year-round, not just an hour session or lecture that fades over time. It's a mediation program to call you own! We have provided an easy-to-follow instructional manual. A few more of the many benefits of an In-House Mediation Program are listed below.It is an effective alternative to bullying, fighting, verbal violence, and rumors. It saves time, energy, and cost spent on conflict by reducing physical, emotional, and property damages. It is a low-cost and high-results way to eradicate conflict peacefully. It is convenient. The trainers may train ANY NUNBER of students at a time and at ANY TIME that works with their schedules. It prepares individuals to participate as a part of the solution--versus--a part of the problem. It is an investment in the future. We provide the information and forms needed to set up, administer, and maintain an effective In-House Mediation Program.







Peer Mediation


Book Description

Program for helping secondary school students acquire skills in conflict resolution.




The Big Book of Conflict Resolution Games: Quick, Effective Activities to Improve Communication, Trust and Collaboration


Book Description

Make workplace conflict resolution a game that EVERYBODY wins! Recent studies show that typical managers devote more than a quarter of their time to resolving coworker disputes. The Big Book of Conflict-Resolution Games offers a wealth of activities and exercises for groups of any size that let you manage your business (instead of managing personalities). Part of the acclaimed, bestselling Big Books series, this guide offers step-by-step directions and customizable tools that empower you to heal rifts arising from ineffective communication, cultural/personality clashes, and other specific problem areas—before they affect your organization's bottom line. Let The Big Book of Conflict-Resolution Games help you to: Build trust Foster morale Improve processes Overcome diversity issues And more Dozens of physical and verbal activities help create a safe environment for teams to explore several common forms of conflict—and their resolution. Inexpensive, easy-to-implement, and proved effective at Fortune 500 corporations and mom-and-pop businesses alike, the exercises in The Big Book of Conflict-Resolution Games delivers everything you need to make your workplace more efficient, effective, and engaged.




Teaching Students to be Peacemakers


Book Description

Discusses how students may be taught the procedures and skills they need to resolve conflicts constructively.




Building a Trauma-Informed Restorative School


Book Description

Covering both theory and practice, this book will teach educators everything they need to know about developing restorative practices in their education settings, in a way that is also trauma-informed. The first part of the book addresses the theory and philosophy of restorative approaches, and of trauma-informed and trauma-sensitive schools. The second part outlines the five restorative skills (mindfulness, honest expression, empathy, the art of asking questions and the art of requests), what they look like in practice (including using circles, respect agreements and restorative dialogue), and how to implement them. Every strategy is clearly explained and adapted to be appropriate for children and adults who have experienced trauma. Everything the book discusses has been especially designed to be adapted for different school settings and their particular challenges.




Little Peacemakers


Book Description

Conflict is a way of life ¿ something we cannot avoid. By teaching mediation skills to elementary school children, we demonstrate creative and constructive ways to handle these conflicts and empower children for a lifetime. Little Peacemakers provides a step-by-step framework for training classroom mediators who help peers resolve a problem and arrive at a peaceful solution. The eight-week curriculum consists of 30-minute hands-on lessons that teach problem solving, active listening, and brainstorming, as well as ways to apply those skills to mediation. Two CDs accompany the book. One provides forms, handouts, and other printable materials. The other contains ¿The Mediator Rap,¿ a song that helps students memorize the steps of the mediation process.




The Mediator's Handbook


Book Description

The Mediator's Handbook provides a time-tested, flexible model for effective mediation in diverse environments and situations. Completely revised, this new, expanded edition provides a clear overview of mediation and conflict; a large "Toolbox" section that details the skills and approaches used by professional mediators; and a final section that looks at informal mediation. A valuable resource for all working in corporations, government agencies, community organizations and schools.




I'm Prinkie


Book Description

What to Expect From My Stories. This book, Volume 1, sets the groundwork for understanding me. Knowing how I was raised makes it easier to understand me and future volumes in this series: The I'm Prinkie . . . True Story Series. My stories show how I was molded and shaped. My personality. My moral fiber. My professional busybody, analytical mind. It shows how the play acting that I did as a child ended up leading to bigger stages in my life. Unlike a traditional book series, my life is not presented in perfect chronological order. Instead, I will occasionally reach forward and tell a story that is directly related to the current story. Like in Chapter 1, where I mentioned that Mama Sarah sometimes calls me Puke-Nick in the future, and why she does that. Or I may reach back and tell a story, or remind you of another story from my childhood. Each book and each story in the series provide pieces to the chronological big picture. As you continue to read the stories as they are published, you will find it easy and fun to put the chronological puzzle pieces together to see the big picture.My storytelling uses a conversational style. It is friendly, and the tone is welcoming. You are expected to feel like an old friend having a private conversation with me over tea at the kitchen table. Or sitting in the porch swing.I attempt to tell the stories in present tense. I put you on stage with me. You are following me around as if you are sitting on my shoulder.Events in my life are continually analyzed because I never stop thinking. It seems only natural that I analyze events in my book series as well. The chapter entitled Inheritance: Priceless! at the end of the book will review some of these lessons. And, of course, as you are learning, I never grow tired of talking.




Peer Advocates in Action


Book Description

" Peer Advocates in Action" is curriculum guide for educators, counselors, administrators, and anyone who wants to build a peer-to-peer resource program at their site. Whether you are new or experienced, this book will serve as a curriculum and guide to empowering students as culture leaders of your school. At the heart of this journey is building relationships with every student, them with one another, between youth and adults, and with their community. Students will learn intrapersonal and interpersonal relationship building skills that will allow them to contribute greatly to changing their own lives, each other's lives, the life of your classroom, school community, and beyond. This curriculum will guide you step-by-step to training your students or participants so they can act as peer mentors, counselors, educators, and advocates for their peers.