Practical Skills for Managing Group and Organizational Conflict – Fall 2022

Conflict within organizations, from workgroups to whole organizations and communities, can be a critical drain on resources or a major source of growth and creativity. This course focuses on the dynamics of groups and organizations of all sizes, models of both inter- and intra-group conflict and practical intervention techniques. Topics include designing and managing effective meetings and decision-making processes; techniques for large- and small-group problem-solving; and facilitation for consensus.

This in-person course will:

• Acquaint students with the theory and major issues important to understanding the nature and resolution of organizational and group conflict,
• Explore the meaning of systems as it informs us about conflict,
• Deal with the nature and stages of joint problem-solving processes and the strategies and skills important to its success, as well as the roles of third parties, and
• Teach skills required to design resolution processes for group and organizational conflict

When:

August 17 – October 26, 2022 – 7:00-10:00 pm each Wednesday evening

[no session on September 21]

Where: KIPCOR’s Kaufman House Training Facility at Bethel College

2515 College Ave, North Newton, KS

Cost: $525 ($475 early bird if received by 4:00 PM on Wednesday, July 27th)

CDRE 40 hours

CEU Credit pending

Academic credit available (SSC 461)

A KIPCOR/Bethel Conflict Resolution Certificate Core Course

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