Training Programs
  

Conflict Management Workshop

Lindenwood Retreat Center, Donaldson, IN

Dates: November 15 - 20 2009

Registration

This is a residential workshop.

Workshop schedule
Sunday    Begin work 7:00 p.m.    Participants arrive at the center Sunday between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. (having eaten dinner).
Monday - Thursday
8:45 a.m.   Morning Prayer (optional)    9:00 a.m.   Workshop session

There are working sessions each morning, afternoon and evening. Wednesday evening is off. Participants go to area restaurants for dinner that night.

Friday  8:45 Morning Prayer (optional)    11:00 a.m. Workshop ends

Prerequisite Training Required: none

Trainers: Bob Gallagher, coordinator (Seattle), Rebecca DeBow (Birmingham, AL)

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Refund policy

Fees must be paid, in full, when the registration form is sent.

If you cancel:

Within 21 days of the workshop start date -- There is no refund

If between 22 and 60 days before -- Half the fee is refunded

If earlier than 60 days -- The full fee is refunded minus an administrative fee of $40.00

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The interactive character of the training experience makes it essential that participants arrive Sunday evening, and participate in all scheduled sessions throughout the week; no late arrivals or early departures. The Conflict Management workshop runs from Sunday evening through Saturday morning.

Description Of Workshops

Human Interaction - An opportunity to learn about yourself, how your behavior impacts others, and how to function more effectively in a group and interpersonal situations. The competencies developed are those associated with what has been called emotional intelligence. A key element of the program is the use of the T-Group method which facilitates learning by bringing together a small group of people for the express purpose of studying their own behavior when they interact within a small group. The T-group method provides little structure or direction from the trainers. The lack of a given structure allows participants to learn about their own patterns of behavior when there is a need for them to accept responsibility for a group's life and work. The training staff works to help participants learn from their own experience. The Human Interaction Workshop is the required prerequisite training for most other LTI events. This is a beginning point for learning core skills that are used and build on in other events.

      Why Human Relations Training is Needed - Loren Mead

Group Development - This workshop focuses on understanding and effectively sharing leadership in groups and teams. Attention is given to developing an awareness of group development and dynamics, balancing task and relationship issues, establishing group norms. Group facilitation skills training is part of the event. Prerequisite Training Required: Human Interaction or conflict management with LTI or another approved group

Design Skills - Develop skills that can improve the quality of meetings, education, and programs; that increase "ownership", energy and excitement. Increase your ability to design more experiential and participatory events. Prerequisite Training Required: Human Interaction or conflict management with LTI or another approved group.

Consultation Skills - For those in consulting or other third party roles This event focuses on skills for third party intervention, e.g., steps in the consulting process; consulting style, ethics, needs, dilemmas, dynamics; the ability to form authentic helping relationships; becoming more comfortable with the use of "self" in consulting. Prerequisite - Participants must have completed Human Interaction or Conflict Management and one other weeklong workshop such as Group Development or Design Skills with LTI or another agency; or have completed a human interaction or conflict management workshop and CDI - Church Development Institute

Conflict Management - This workshop will offer special attention to the "use of self" in a conflict. The goal is to increase your awareness of what is happening to you in a conflict, help you to identify your blindspots, and to increase the range of options you have for effective behavior. We will begin with a couple of days of T-group work. There will also be opportunities for self assessment and feedback from other participants and trainers. In addition to the emphases on the "use of self" you will learn conflict management skills, methods and theory for use in groups and organizations. This event meet the perquisite requirement for more advanced workshops. Please note - this event is longer than most LTI workshops.

Arrange for workshops in your region

LTI will come to your region and offer a series of workshops in collaboration with a diocese, group of parishes, or other organization. 

Your organization will be asked to recruit enough participants to make it possible to conduct the workshops. LTI will also invite people from other regions to participate. You will be asked to do the initial logistical work of arranging for a training location and providing a contact person to work in partnership with the LTI workshop coordinator. You may also be asked to provide a one time underwriting grant to LTI. The size of the grant depends on your success in the recruiting effort. It usually runs in the range of $1,000 - 3,000

LTI will provide the training staff, materials and manage all the follow up work with the training location.