Rafe Martin Presents... The final event in KIPCOR's 30th Anniversary Celebration
2018-04-22 15:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Memorial Hall, Bethel College, North Newton, KS 67117, 300 E 27th St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
KIPCOR’s final 30th Anniversary event is fast approaching. Mark your calendars and be sure to bring the whole family! Join us for an afternoon with Rafe Martin, acclaimed author and storyteller.

C Henry Smith Oratorical Contest 2018
2018-04-25 11:30 - 12:30
Bethel students are invited to register for this writing and speaking contest, which features a local $300 first prize and an additional $300 national first prize.
The C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest is administered by the Peace and Justice Ministries of the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) and locally sponsored by the Kansas Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (KIPCOR) and the Bethel College departments of Bible and Religion and Communication Arts. Bethel students are invited to share original orations with the wider community, applying a Christian peace position to contemporary concerns. How does your Christian peace position help you make sense of the issues facing us all in the contemporary world?
Student participants will write an original essay (maximum 1,500 words) and share an 8 to 10 minute presentation. Presentations will be made at Life Enrichment on Wednesday, April 25, at 11:30 AM and/or at Convocation on Friday, May 4, at 11:00 AM.
If you are interested in participating, please register here.
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Summer Institute: Practical Skills for Managing Interpersonal Conflict (Core Mediation)
2018-06-05 08:30 - 2018-06-08 17:00
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 structured-dialogue and mediation techniques.
Benefit both potential mediators and others interested in developing better skills for handling the difficult conversations we all face.

Who should attend? Teachers, social workers, managers, business people, counselors, attorneys, court personnel, church leaders, laity—and anyone interested in learning more about solving interpersonal problems.
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HOPE Summer Session 2018
2018-06-25 17:30 - 20:30 | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
HOPE consists of four 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 effective communication skills
* Minimize conflict & manage emotions
* Create healthier boundaries while building trust & respect
This class consists of four sessions: June 25, July 9 and 23, and August 6. One must attend ALL FOUR SESSIONS to complete the program.
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Community Discussion of Kansas Stories of the Vietnam War
2018-08-20 18:00 - 19:30
To commemorate 50 years since the escalation of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, Humanities Kansas is launching a multidimensional, statewide oral history project in partnership with the Library of Congress. Through oral histories and memoir, stories will be collected of Kansans as they share their experiences, both at home and abroad.
At the end of the project, participating organizations will have the opportunity to submit their collected stories from veterans to the Library of Congress’s Veterans History Project in Washington, DC.
This discussion will be moderated by KIPCOR Director Sheryl Wilson and Community Mediation Center Director Dan Wassink.

KIPCOR Film Series: Focus on Immigration
2018-09-09 15:00 - 16:30 | Luyken Fine Arts Center, 300 East 27th Street, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
On Sunday, September 9, 2018 at 3 p.m., KIPCOR begins its 2018-2019 film series with a screening of two short films about immigration: “Locked in a Box” and “To Breathe Free”
These award-winning documentaries offer a modern take on the Syrian refugee crisis and the massive expansion of immigration detention centers in the U.S. A local expert from the International Rescue Committee in Wichita, and a local immigration attorney, will be on hand to answer your questions and lead the post-film discussion
The post-film discussion will be led by:
Harold Schlechtweg of the International Rescue Committee of Wichita and others.

KIPCOR Core Skills: Conflict 101
2018-09-13 18:00 - 20:30 | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Join us for KIPCOR’s new Continuing education Series for Everyone! You will engage with local and regional experts each month to gain the everyday skills you need to lead and thrive in a diverse, changing, and polarized world. Take home skills for use in your families, workplaces, and communities.
This first session is CONFLICT 101:
Come learn and build skills in dealing with the everyday realities of conflict – from our families to our workplaces and larger society. Start with the basics of this core competency with KIPCOR’s leading experts.
The class begins at 6:00 PM with a time of networking and concludes by 8:30 PM. Registration cost is $25.
See the list of other planned classes here.
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HOPE Fall Session 2018
2018-09-24 17:30 - 20:30 | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
HOPE consists of four 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 effective communication skills
* Minimize conflict & manage emotions
* Create healthier boundaries while building trust & respect
This class consists of four sessions: September 24, October 8 and 22, and November 5. One must attend ALL FOUR SESSIONS to complete the program.

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Implementing Restorative Practices in Kansas Schools
2018-09-27 08:30 - 2018-09-28 16:30 | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Blending theory, strategy, and best practice from successful restorative practice programs, this course will give teachers, counselors, and administrators the technical proficiency in circle and conferencing models for successful use across the spectrum of behavior management needs. In this highly interactive training, you will learn:
Specific steps/tips for getting restorative practices started in your class or school;
How to design the most effective restorative practice program for your class or school;
Basic components of a circle process;
How to use circles and conferences to build relationships, foster accountability, transform school climate, and build a stronger school community

This class is now fully subscribed. Please register to signify your interest and join the waiting list.

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KIPCOR Core Skills: Circle Process for Mediators
2018-10-11 13:00 - 16:30 | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Join us for KIPCOR’s new Continuing education Series for Everyone! You will engage with local and regional experts each month to gain the everyday skills you need to lead and thrive in a diverse, changing, and polarized world. Take home skills for use in your families, workplaces, and communities.
This first professional Mediator session is Circle Process for Mediators: Join us to learn the basics of the circles process and how it can improve your mediation practice. This class is specifically geared for trained mediators. The session begins at 1:30 PM and concludes by 4:30 PM. Registration cost is $35.
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KIPCOR Core Skills: Communication Skills for Tense Times
2018-10-11 18:00 - 20:30 | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Join us for KIPCOR’s new Continuing education Series for Everyone! You will engage with local and regional experts each month to gain the everyday skills you need to lead and thrive in a diverse, changing, and polarized world. Take home skills for use in your families, workplaces, and communities.
This session is Communication Skills for tense Times: Are you tired of hot-button issues dividing your colleagues and social media pages? Frustrated with kitchen-table debates that get nowhere? Come to practice and gain skills in courageous conversations which build relationships rather than divide. The session begins at 6:30 PM and concludes by 8:30 PM. Registration cost is $25.
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Domestic Mediation Training
2018-10-29 08:00 - 2018-10-31 17:00 | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Early Bird registration discount extended to October 12!!
This training focuses on application of the mediation process to situations involving divorced or separating parents who cannot agree on issues related to child custody and parenting.
Topics include…
Divorce as family reorganization
Impact of divorce on children
Developmentally appropriate parenting plans
Working with high conflict families
Assessing for domestic violence and abuse
Kansas divorce and mediation law
Prerequisite: Core-level mediation training; completion of core co-mediations is not required.
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KIPCOR Film Series: Digital Disconnect
2018-11-04 14:00 - 16:00 | Luyken Fine Arts Center, 300 East 27th Street, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Please join us as the KIPCOR Film Series continues on Sunday, November 4 at 2:00 p.m. (note the earlier-than-usual time). “Digital Disconnect” looks at how commercialization and capitalism have radically-altered the original purpose of the Internet, and even pose a threat to Democracy itself.
Following the film we will enjoy a talkback session with Jennifer Cole, Co-Founder of DepICT Media in Wichita.

KIPCOR Core Skills: Unpacking Diversity Training
2018-12-06 18:00 - 20:30 | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Join us for KIPCOR’s new Continuing education Series for Everyone! You will engage with local and regional experts each month to gain the everyday skills you need to lead and thrive in a diverse, changing, and polarized world. Take home skills for use in your families, workplaces, and communities.
This month’s session, on December 6, features national expert Cherise Hairston presenting Unpacking Diversity Training: A deeper dive toward achieving authentic awareness.
Diversity training is a valuable starting place, yet we all are challenged by interactional barriers which undercut our desire to create communities that are welcoming and inclusive of everyone. This workshop will combine group discussion and experiential exercises to explore and practice the critical skills which can interrupt implicit bias and reduce relational harm during interactions with others.
Join us at 6:00 PM for networking and a light snack. The session begins promptly at 6:30 PM and concludes at 8:30 PM.
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CME/CEU Shorts 2018
2018-12-07 08:30 - 16:00 | Luyken Fine Arts Center, 300 East 27th Street, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Join KIPCOR for 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’s CME / CEU shorts will focus on two thematic areas – diversity and inclusion in mediation and the impacts of mental health and trauma in mediation and conflict. With visiting experts from near and far, you won’t want to miss it!
Will be approved for 6 hours of continuing mediation education.
Certificate of attendance for social work re-licensure.
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Managing Differences Within Faith Communities
2019-01-03 08:30 - 2019-01-04 17:00 | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Differences in the congregation don’t have to result in a polarization that leaves a congregation stuck in disagreement. Resilient congregations understand this. Still, many of us feel ill prepared to handle conflict within our faith communities. In this course you will learn how to transform conflict into spiritual and community renewal, focusing on:
congregations as family systems;
levels of conflict within faith communities;
collaborative and transparent decision-making principles;
theological principles on conflict;
structured dialogue in high-anxiety situations; and
congregational discernment processes.
Explore these issues and develop practical techniques for working effectively with these ever-present dynamics.
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Practical Skills for Managing Interpersonal Conflict (Core Mediation)
2019-01-08 08:30 - 2019-01-11 17:00 | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States

KIPCOR Core Skills: Teams that work
2019-01-17 00:00 | KS, United States
This event has been cancelled due to lack of enrollment. Join us on February 7 for the next class, Building a Trauma-Informed culture at Work and Beyond.

KIPCOR Core Skills: Hot Topics in Domestic Mediation: Never-Married Parents
2019-02-07 01:00 - 16:30, 2019-03-07 13:00 - 16:30 | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Join us for KIPCOR’s new Continuing education Series for Everyone! You will engage with local and regional experts each month to gain the everyday skills you need to lead and thrive in a diverse, changing, and polarized world. Take home skills for use in your families, workplaces, and communities.
This session deals with mediating and managing Never-Married parents. Join regional expert Kirsten Zerger as she leads us through tips for dealing with these most difficult of cases. 50% of never-married parents have not lived together as a family with the child they share, and 40% of never-married co-habiting parents separate before the child’s 5th birthday. These facts present unique challenges for dispute resolution specialists working with such parents to create co-parenting relationships and agreements that support the best interests of their children. Come to learn and share your experience with what are often among the toughest of domestic conflicts. This session is geared for mediators and case managers. The session begins at 1:30 PM and concludes by 4:30 PM; come at 1:00 for networking and snacks before the session. Registration cost is $35.
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KIPCOR Core Skills: Building a Trauma-Informed Culture at Work and Beyond
2019-02-07 18:00 - 20:30 | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Join us for KIPCOR’s new Continuing education Series for Everyone! You will engage with local and regional experts each month to gain the everyday skills you need to lead and thrive in a diverse, changing, and polarized world. Take home skills for use in your families, workplaces, and communities.
This session deals with creating a productive environment wherever you are. Regional expert Joyce McEwen Crane will lead us in the program, “Building a Trauma-Informed Culture at Work and Beyond”. Creating the most productive and effective environment, whether at work or elsewhere, means creating a safe, collaborative culture where relationships can flourish. By integrating trauma-informed principles into both your work and personal life, you will be better equipped to not only bring your best to every relationship, but to better understand how to connect with others in meaningful and effective, low-conflict ways. The session begins at 6:30 PM and concludes by 8:30 PM; come at 6:00 for networking and snacks before the session. Registration cost is $25.
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KIPCOR Film Series: More Than a Word
2019-02-17 15:00 - 17:00 | Luyken Fine Arts Center, 300 East 27th Street, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Please join us as the KIPCOR Film Series continues on Sunday, February 17 at 3:00 p.m. “More Than a Word” tackles the controversy over Native-American-themed sports mascots and nicknames, with a particular focus on the pro football team in our nation’s capital.
Following the film we will enjoy a talkback session featuring Dr. Edward Valandra, Dean of St. Francis Indian Schools and Sherman Padgett, Principal, Wichita Heights High School.

HOPE Spring Session 2019
2019-03-04 17:30 - 2019-04-29 20:30 | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
This Session is Full. Please register for the Summer or Fall session.
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 effective communication skills
* Minimize conflict & manage emotions
* Create healthier boundaries while building trust & respect
This class consists of five sessions: March 4 and 18 and April 1, 15, and 29, 2019. One must attend ALL FIVE SESSIONS to complete the program.

KIPCOR Core Skills: Common Sense Justice - Restorative Justice 101
2019-03-07 18:00 - 20:30 | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Join us for KIPCOR’s new Continuing education Series for Everyone! You will engage with local and regional experts each month to gain the everyday skills you need to lead and thrive in a diverse, changing, and polarized world. Take home skills for use in your families, workplaces, and communities.
This session deals with “Restorative Justice”. Restorative Justice has increased in popularity and public discourse steadily over the past few decades, but what exactly is it? Come learn about this new – yet ancient – approach to crime and wrongdoing, which at its heart is “common sense”. Hear how it is transforming lives and communities across Kansas, the U.S., and the world, and how you can practice restorative justice in your home, workplace, school, and community. The session begins at 6:30 PM and concludes by 8:30 PM; come at 6:00 for networking and snacks before the session. Registration cost is $25.
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KIPCOR Film Series: This Little Light
2019-04-14 15:00 - 17:00 | Luyken Fine Arts Center, 300 East 27th Street, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Join us Sunday, April 14 at 3:00 p.m. in Krehbiel Auditorium as KIPCOR concludes its 2018-19 Film Series. We will be screening, “This Little Light,” a documentary that tells the story of former Mennonite Central Committee Central States employee, Wendi Moore-O’Neal. O’Neal, a Black Feminist from New Orleans, was hired as a community organizer in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. She was later fired from her job after marrying her same-sex partner. In “This Little Light,” we learn about Wendi’s journey, her decision to marry her partner, and how she used freedom singing and other spiritual means to move beyond her struggle. Please stay after the film for your chance to offer comments and ask questions of a special guest.

An Introduction to Restorative Justice in Schools
2019-04-15 08:00 - 15:30 | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Heard about Restorative Justice in schools? Want to learn more?
From Kansas’ leading restorative practices training program, this workshop will provide an overview and introduction to the application of restorative justice values in educational settings. Restorative approaches have been heralded across the nation in their ability to build relationships, foster accountability, transform school climate, and build a stronger school community. In this interactive training, you will learn:

Foundational values and practices of Restorative Justice across diverse school applications
Best practices in implementation for successful and sustainable restorative school initiatives
The basics of circle process— the most widely used practice in restorative schools
Latest research on the impact of restorative approaches in schools — why the movement is growing, and how you can bring it to your school

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C Henry Smith Oratorical Contest 2019
2019-04-24 11:30 - 12:30 | Luyken Fine Arts Center, 300 East 27th Street, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Bethel students are invited to register for this writing and speaking contest, which features a local $300 first prize and an additional $300 national first prize.
The C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest is administered by the Peace and Justice Ministries of the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) and locally sponsored by the Kansas Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (KIPCOR) and the Bethel College departments of Bible and Religion and Communication Arts. Bethel students are invited to share original orations with the wider community, applying a Christian peace position to contemporary concerns. How does your Christian peace position help you make sense of the issues facing us all in the contemporary world?
Student participants will write an original essay (maximum 1,500 words) and share an 8 to 10 minute presentation. Presentations will be made at Life Enrichment on Wednesday, April 24, at 11:30 AM and at Convocation on Friday, May 3, at 11:00 AM.
If you are interested in participating, please register here.
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Domestic Case Management and Limited Case Management Training
2019-04-25 08:00 - 2019-04-26 16:30 | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
This specialized training will help you qualify to serve as a case manager or limited case manager in Kansas domestic cases involving custody and parenting disputes. Topics include:

Domestic Case Management statutes, Supreme Court & local court rules, appellate cases;
Family dynamics in separation/divorce, including high conflict personalities;
Assessing for and creating parenting plans in the face of domestic violence and abuse;
Substantiating and writing recommendations and reports for courts;
Best practices, protocols, and procedures for establishing your practice;
Case studies; and
Ethics.

Who should attend: Domestic attorneys & attorney-mediators, and licensed mental health professionals/mediators (masters level and above) as set out in KSA §23-3508(d).
This class has been approved for 16 hours of CMEs, CLEs, and Social Work CEUs.
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Summer Institute: Practical Skills for Managing Interpersonal Conflict (Core Mediation) June 2019
2019-06-03 08:30 - 2019-06-06 17:00 | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States

HOPE Summer Session 2019
2019-06-03 17:30 - 2019-07-29 20:30 | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, 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 effective communication skills
* Minimize conflict & manage emotions
* Create healthier boundaries while building trust & respect
This class consists of four sessions: June 3 and 17 and July 1, 15, and 29, 2019. One must attend ALL FIVE SESSIONS to complete the program.
THIS COURSE IS FULL. PLEASE REGISTER FOR THE FALL 2019 COURSE INSTEAD.
