KIPCOR Shorts 2019

Luyken Fine Arts Center 300 East 27th Street, North Newton, KS, United States

"KIPCOR Shorts" is a new design of our signature annual CME/CEU Shorts Day. We explore critical professional practice issues in mediation and conflict resolution. The training day is prepared for mediators and those interested in conflict resolution-related practices. This year we will host short Ted-style talks on conflict resolution from practitioners and researchers, while also […]

Practical Skills for Managing Group and Organizational Conflict – January 2020

Kaufman House 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, United States

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 […]

Culture, Gender, and Power in Conflict – January 2020

Kaufman House 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, United States

Explore the myriad ways that culture, gender, and power differences create conflict and also complicate the understanding and management of conflict. Particular attention will be given to: Culture/gender markers and value patterns, Culture/gender conflict norms, Conflict processing differences across culture/gender , and Ingroup/outgroup power dynamics and conflict. Films and role-plays will be used extensively to […]

Domestic Case Management and Limited Case Management Training 2020

Kaufman House 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, United States

The 2020 Supreme Court Rules require ALL Case Managers and Limited Case Managers (new and experienced) to be “approved” by the Office of Judicial Administration (OJA).  This training is OJA-approved and is designed to help you qualify for state approval in Kansas domestic cases involving custody and parenting disputes. Topics include: ¨ Domestic Case Management statutes, […]

HOPE Spring Session 2020

Kaufman House 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, United States

HOPE consists of five interactive, skill-building, educational classes designed to reduce the negative impact of divorce or separation conflict on children by helping parents learn healthy habits for more positive co-parenting. * Understand your child’s right and need to love both parents * Focus on your child’s needs instead of your own desires * Recognize relationship transitions * Develop […]

Summer Institute: Practical Skills for Managing Interpersonal Conflict (Core Mediation Primary Training) Via Zoom June 2020

This unique and highly interactive training will... Equip participants with practical skills for managing interpersonal difference and disagreement. Address the impact of personal style, culture, and power on conflict. Provide technical proficiency in dialogue and mediation techniques (course content follows primary training requirements for Kansas Supreme Court core mediator approval). Benefit everyone interested in developing […]

Practical Skills for Managing Interpersonal Conflict (Core Mediation Primary Training) Via Zoom August/September 2020

Virtual (Online) Event No street address, North Newton, KS, United States

This unique and highly interactive training will... Equip participants with practical skills for managing interpersonal difference and disagreement. Address the impact of personal style, culture, and power on conflict. Provide technical proficiency in dialogue and mediation techniques (course content follows primary training requirements for Kansas Supreme Court core mediator approval). Benefit everyone interested in developing […]

Virtual HOPE Fall Session 2020

Virtual (Online) Event No street address, North Newton, KS, United States

Please note that this class is full.  You can still register and be placed on the Wait List; we usually can put some people from the Wait List into each HOPE class.  You will be admitted to this Fall 2020 class in the order in which your name appears on the Wait List.  If you […]

Domestic Mediation Primary Training Live On-line via Zoom 2020

Virtual (Online) Event No street address, North Newton, KS, United States

THIS COURSE is fully subscribed.  There is a waiting list; additional registrants will be admitted to the course if/as space becomes available in the order in which their registrations were received.   This live, online training focuses on application of the mediation process to situations involving divorced or separating parents who cannot agree on issues […]

Live, On-Line Mentor Mediator Training: November 10 and 12, 2020 from 1:00 – 5:00 PM via Zoom

Virtual (Online) Event No street address, North Newton, KS, United States

This class is fully subscribed.  If you wish, you can still register and be placed on the waiting list in the order in which you register.  Doug can discuss the length of the waiting list with you if you email him at dlengel@bethelks.edu Training team:  Roxanne Emmert-Davis, January Scott, Bob Williams, and Kirsten Zerger   […]