Participants will learn a new more powerful model for using listening to create openings and bridges during intense situations or with people they have been having difficulty with. It will also deliver a new model for giving and receiving feedback to both create a more supportive work environment and minimize defensiveness. It identifies a comprehensive school and community based structure for violence prevention . The workshop provides a process for the development of ground rules and a model for civilize disagreement. It also provides a skills based model for diffusing emotion and polarization.
Participants learn how to establish a win-win strategy.
Those attending will discover their style and strategy for dealing with conflict and how to use it or modify it for more effectiveness. The workshop focuses on issues related to safe schools and how to recognize the signs of deeper problems. Presenters will discuss both interventions that can be taken after a problem has begun and prevention's which should be taken in order to prevent serious safety or violence issues from occurring. Helping All Students Achieve Success Emphasizes teaching youth responsibility, developing positive attitudes, creating effective discipline, improving achievement, and enhancing teacher satisfaction and morale. Keys to maintaining and expanding partnerships will be presented.