I am interested to get input, guidance and support to provide/develop  conflict transformation skills training modules for middle and high students in Ontario Canada.

I plan to adapt these trainings for the high school and college students in the Swat Valley of Pakistan latter in partnership with facilitators and teachers.

I appreciate any input, guidance and will be pleased to continue this conversation. Best wishes Jahan Zeb Email jahanzebca@gmail.com Twitter…

JAMS, the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, today announced the addition of Hon. Kevin McKenney (Ret.) to its panel. Judge McKenney will be based in the JAMS Silicon Valley Resolution Center. He will serve as an arbitrator, mediator and special master in a variety of disputes including Construction Defect, Employment, Family Law, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Personal Injury/Torts, Professional Liability and Real Property.

After…

"What's Happening in Conflict Resolution" is a weekly round up of the all the ADR news, jobs, events and more. Check it out each week and view past versions [HERE].…

(From Time.com) Robin Dreeke is head of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program.

In his book It’s Not All About “Me”: The Top Ten Techniques for…

I am not writing this blog post to detract from debate clubs all over the country that are fostering this age-old form of “arguing” the right and wrongs of ideas, concepts, policies and more.

The word “debate” is often identified with terms like “heated” which speaks to me about escalated feelings and being…

What do Condi Rice, Jean Kirkpatrick, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and J Street have in common? Give up!

go to:http://peaceandconflictpolitics.com/

We have an amazing group of people graduating this weekend, from the Werner Institute's graduate program on Negotiation and Dispute Resolution. Newly minted Masters of the Field, we are incredibly proud of you, and what an honor it has been to watch you grow!

Creighton family - if my intel is correct, you can watch commencement live on streaming video. Look for a link off 

of www.creighton.edu/commencement on Saturday, May…

(First published in Conflict Conversations blog)

A recent Supreme Court of Canada decision, Union Carbide Canada Inc. v. Bombardier Inc., 2014 SCC…

http://www.theolivebranchblog.com/2014/05/15/the-therapist-gets-schooled/

There are times in our interpersonal conflicts that – after the fact – we state things like, “I wish I hadn’t said that”. This is along the lines of “If I had it to do over”. It is often a statement made when we acknowledge that something we said triggered off a reaction in the other person that served no purpose except maybe to escalate the dispute. When we are…

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NAFCM Announces Dayton Mediation Center’s June Zeis as Second Recipient of “Outstanding Volunteer Award”

Palm Springs,…

Tragedy not only destroys families it leaves aftershocks of substance abuse, violence and hatred within the community. Calling upon centuries of tradition and experience,…

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An incarceration order was one of the outcomes of a final default proceeding heard over two days in February 2014 by the Ontario Court of…

I just love when I get learning tips when I least expect it. We had a guest observing our mediation class last month and during a break she shared this gift with me ... WAIT.

Do any of you know what it stands for?

WAIT = Why Am I Talking?

What a great question ... the kind you should ask yourself often. It's so simple and yet so…

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http://www.theolivebranchblog.com/2014/05/08/im-hangry/

The other day a colleague (I’ll call her Janet) told me she and a co-worker (I’ll call him David) had a heated disagreement about a work matter. Janet went on to say that David called her a few hours after and left a contrite message asking to have a coffee and work things out. She then told me she decided not to reply for a few days to let David “stew in his own juices” for a while. When I asked what she means by that, Janet answered, “I thought I’d just let him feel badly a little longer…

Please join us in welcoming the new Qualifying Assessment Programs (QAPs) for IMI Certification:

• First QAP for Mediation Advocacy Certification - ACB Foundation (NL)
• New QAP - JAMS (US)

New QAP - JAMS (US)

The Qualifying Assessment Program (QAP) of JAMS has been approved to qualify mediators for IMI Certification. The QAP…