KIPCOR

KIPCOR Film Series: More Than a Word
2019-02-17 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | 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.

KIPCOR Core Skills: Building a Trauma-Informed Culture at Work and Beyond
2019-02-07 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | 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 Core Skills: Hot Topics in Domestic Mediation: Never-Married Parents
2019-02-07 01:00 - 16:30 (America/Chicago) | 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: Teams that work
2019-01-17 00:00 (America/Chicago) | 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.

Practical Skills for Managing Interpersonal Conflict (Core Mediation)
2019-01-08 08:30 - 2019-01-11 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, 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 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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Managing Differences Within Faith Communities
2019-01-03 08:30 - 2019-01-04 17:00 (America/Chicago) | 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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CME/CEU Shorts 2018
2018-12-07 08:30 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | 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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KIPCOR Core Skills: Unpacking Diversity Training
2018-12-06 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | 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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KIPCOR Film Series: Digital Disconnect
2018-11-04 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | 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.

Domestic Mediation Training
2018-10-29 08:00 - 2018-10-31 17:00 (America/Chicago) | 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 Core Skills: Communication Skills for Tense Times
2018-10-11 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | 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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KIPCOR Core Skills: Circle Process for Mediators
2018-10-11 13:00 - 16:30 (America/Chicago) | 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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Implementing Restorative Practices in Kansas Schools
2018-09-27 08:30 - 2018-09-28 16:30 (America/Chicago) | 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

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HOPE Fall Session 2018
2018-09-24 17:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | 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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KIPCOR Core Skills: Conflict 101
2018-09-13 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | 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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KIPCOR Film Series: Focus on Immigration
2018-09-09 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Chicago) | 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.

Community Discussion of Kansas Stories of the Vietnam War
2018-08-20 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Chicago)
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.

HOPE Summer Session 2018
2018-06-25 17:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | 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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Summer Institute: Practical Skills for Managing Interpersonal Conflict (Core Mediation)
2018-06-05 08:30 - 2018-06-08 17:00 (America/Chicago)

C Henry Smith Oratorical Contest 2018
2018-04-25 11:30 - 12:30 (America/Chicago)
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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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.

Restorative Justice Conference
2018-04-19 - 2018-04-20
RESTORATIVE KANSAS: A Vision For Justice
APRIL 19 – 20, 2018
Topics include — Restorative Justice in schools and prisons, Indigenous sacred healing, working with law enforcement agencies and opportunities to network.
Click here to download the Conference Schedule.
The conference is a collaborative partnership between many agencies and groups, including:
Center for Conflict Resolution
Kansas Department of Corrections, Victim Services
Kansas Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution
Kansas State University Department of Communication Studies
Mennonite Central Committee – Central States
National Association of Community and Restorative Justice
Offender Victim Ministries
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Peacemakers Circle
Salina Institute for Restorative Justice

HOPE Spring Session 2018
2018-03-05 17:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | 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: March 5 and 19, and April 2 and 16. One must attend ALL FOUR SESSIONS to complete the program.

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The Empathy Gap - KIPCOR Film Series
2018-03-04 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Luyken Fine Arts Center, 300 East 27th Street, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
On Sunday, March 4, 2018 at 3 p.m., KIPCOR continues its film series with a screening of “The Empathy Gap.” The Empathy Gap investigates the reasons why so many men have difficulties viewing women as authentic equals, explaining how men are trained by a variety of sources to sexually objectify women and thereby to diminish the importance and value of women, as well as how men might change for the better.
The post-film discussion will be led by:
Stacey Mann, Educator for WSU’s School of Social Work & Director of the Batterer Intervention Program at Offender/Victim Ministries, and
Ben Kreider, Director of Prison Ministries at Offender/Victim Ministries

Leading in 2018: Working with Conflict and Differences
2018-02-03 09:00 - 15:30 (America/Chicago) | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Postponed – Stay Tuned
Tired of division and polarization? Confused about conflicts at work or home? This accessible and flexible workshop series gives you the opportunity to add more tools to your toolbox as a community leader, change agent, and citizen in a rapidly evolving world.
Join us for our first series of classes offered specifically for working professionals. This 9 part series is co-presented with regional innovators and content specialists. KIPCOR offers a new adaptive series built from its 30+ year legacy as the primary conflict resource center in Kansas.
The schedule for the series of sessions is
Feb. 3, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM, Connection, Communication, and Conflict
If KIPCOR was to synthesize the most fundamental skills taught in our flagship “Managing Interpersonal Conflict” class in a day, this would be that day. Come to this day for the ABC’s of communicating when there’s tension and disagreement, and recognizing conflict’s role in our lives. With KIPCOR’s lead training team.
Feb. 8, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, Getting Unstuck
Does it often feel like “my way or the highway?” or that there’s always a winner and a loser in conflict? Or perhaps you’re in the mess of conflict and can’t make heads or tails of it? Come to this session to learn some key skills for getting “unstuck.”
Feb. 15, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, Trauma and Resiliency
Trauma-informed approaches may be increasingly popular these days, but they’re also seen to be best practice and are vital for understanding ourselves and the systems we are part of. In fact, trauma awareness can be transformative across diverse settings – at work, at home, and in protracted conflict. Come to learn more about working with the impact of trauma in our lives. With Dr. Joyce McEwen Crane, WSU Strategic Development Coordinator for WSU Center for Community Support and Outreach, coordinating the work of Trauma-Informed Systems of Care.
Feb. 22, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, Power of Diversity
Professional organizations may feel political pressure for increasing diversity among employees but the impact and benefit is far beyond appearances. Come to learn skills in cultural competency and how to embrace and work with all forms of diversity in our lives and workplaces.
Mar. 3, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM, Facilitation and Dialogue
How do you talk when things are tense? How do you run effective meetings with diverse perspectives? How can you host productive conversations across polarized perspectives? This hands-on training day will give you the skills to be a stronger facilitator whether you’re coordinating a meeting or helping a group of people discuss their different perspectives and build relationships. With Donna Schenck-Hamlin, co-founder of the Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy at Kansas State University.
Mar. 8, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM Building Great Teams
A lot of our workplaces are organized in teams – but how do we improve their effectiveness and power beyond the tired teambuilding games? Come to learn the keys to success for healthy, vibrant, and productive teams. With Next Element, leadership and teamworking experts.
Mar. 15, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, Making Conflict Work for Your Organization
A radical concept, but in fact recognizing conflict as an expected part of group process can enhance your productivity, creativity, and end results where relationships AND outcomes are stronger. Come to learn how to make conflict work! With Art Thompson, Mediator; former Dispute Resolution Director for the Kansas Supreme Court.
Mar. 22, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, Connected Communities
In our polarized, individualized, and screen-focused world, it’s hard to find natural ways to build connectedness on our blocks and in our towns. How do we break out of our silos and why is it important for a successful town, neighborhood, organization, or individual? Come to learn about building these important connections. With Darryl Carrington, Wichita State University Community Liaison.
Mar. 29, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, Leaping Leadership Hurdles
Pressured to take the right stance in polarized times? Seeking to lead recognizing that your employees, co-workers, and self are enmeshed in high levels of traumatic stress? Identify key principles to keep you headed in the right direction in these challenging times as a self-reflective leader. With Gregory Cole, Owner, Good Life Company.
Postponed – Stay Tuned

Culture, Gender, and Power in Conflict
2018-01-16 09:00 - 2018-01-26 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
This course will explore how culture, gender, and power differences contribute to conflict and complicate positive conflict management in both personal and workplace settings. Particular attention will be given to the clash of worldviews; ethnocentric stereotypes; differing “face” needs; multiple conflict goals; divergent conflict management styles / processes; and the impact of “one-up/one-down” power relationships.
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KIPCOR Film Series: "Awake"
2018-01-14 15:00 - 17:00 UTC
Captures the story of Native-led defiance that changed the fight for clean water, our environment and the future of our planet.
Following the film, meet and ask questions of journalist Myron Dewey, whose drone footage was vital to the Standing Rock movement.

Practical Skills for Managing Group and Organizational Conflict
2018-01-03 09:00 - 2018-01-12 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, 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 meetings and decision-making processes; techniques for large- and small-group problem-solving; and facilitation for consensus.
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CME / CEU Shorts
2017-12-01 08:30 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., 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 lineup focuses on innovations in mediation and dispute resolution practice:

Mediation and Co-Parenting Consultation, Dr. Wes Crenshaw and Adrian Zelvy, LCPC

Parent-Adolescent Mediation and Truancy Prevention, Roxanne Emmert-Davis, MSW
Opportunities and Challenges of Online Mediation, Dr. Tonya Ricklefs
Innovations in Dispute Resolution Triage: Lessons Learned, Dan Wassink, MA
State of ADR in Kansas: What’s on the Next Horizon?, Dawn Rouse, MS

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Kansas Restorative Schools Network Launch Event
2017-11-12 14:00 - 18:00 UTC | Luyken Fine Arts Center, 300 East 27th Street, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
KIPCOR is launching a new network for restorative educators! Come to watch the film “Healing Justice,” connect with restorative educators across the state, build relationships for local learning communities, and learn about the way restorative justice is transforming relationships in our schools! Geared for those who have completed a restorative schools training, the launch event is open to anyone. Preregistration is required.
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