Are you sometimes frustrated trying to help your mediation clients hear and understand each other in a new way, but they’re stuck in their heads and positions?
Ms. Dress’ workshop offers an introduction to the consciousness and tools of Nonviolent Communication (NVC), developed by Dr. Marshall Rosenberg, and shows how they can help create deep connection and understanding between mediation parties with ongoing relationships.
Using this model, we can move away from the specifics of "he said, she said" into the heart of the issue, uncovering the parties’ deeper needs that have not been recognized, honored, or met.
Through a presentation, demonstration, and opportunities for participatory exercises, workshop participants will learn and practice a new way to develop and show empathy for others and oneself.
Key Learning Objectives
- Introduction to the NVC language of OFNR (Observations, Feelings, Needs, Requests)
- Practicing a needs-centered empathy process for others and oneself
Prerequisites: If you would like to register for Katharina’s second workshop on July 12, Pre-Mediation for Adult Family Conflicts, participation in this workshop or prior experience with the NVC Empathy Model are strongly recommended.
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