These workshops and classes are designed for area mediators and conflict resolvers who need to fulfill ongoing professional education, as well as those who are interested in becoming more effective in communicating with others and in resolving problems between people and groups.
Turn any course into a workshop. If you are only seeking noncredit training you can attend any of these courses for a special workshop fee. Noncredit workshops may NOT be applied toward the Mediation/Conflict Resolution certificate program. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be awarded. To register online for noncredit workshops visit www.peopleware.net/222121c/ or download the catalog (in Adobe Reader format), print and complete the registration form, and mail it to the address provided on the form.
For credit fees, and information about how to register, visit the Registration page.
Transformative Mediation:
Theory and Practice
Credits: 2
Dates/Time: May
Credit Fees: WI resident $414.10/MN reciprocity $446.84
Special Course Fee: $25 covers all course materials and handouts.
Noncredit Option Fee*: $195
Instructor: Maria Stalzer Wyant Cuzzo
The transformative paradigm seeks to restore the relationship between parties through experiences of empowerment and recognition. Underlying theory and cutting edge field practices will be explored.
Restorative Justice &
Mediation in Criminal Justice
LSTU 477, Sec. 914, Class #5003
Credits: 2
Dates/Time: June 16,17,19,23,24,& 26, 2008/5:00-9:30 p.m.
Credit Fees: WI resident $414.10/MN reciprocity $446.84
Noncredit Option Fee*: $195
Instructor: Gary Keveles
Examines the theory and practice of Restorative Justice cross culturally as well as within the American context. The course focuses on a variety of situations in which people get harmed (e.g. property and violent offenses) and a remedy is sought to make the person "whole" again.
Tribal Mediation & Conflict Resolution
LSTU 476, Sec. 912, Class #5004
Credits: 2
Dates/Time: July 21,22,24,28,29 & 31, 2008/5:00-9:30 p.m.
Credit Fees: WI resident $414.10/MN reciprocity $446.84
Special Course Fee: $25 covers all course materials and handouts.
Noncredit Option Fee*: $195
Instructor: Maria Stalzer Wyant Cuzzo, Gary Johnson, Gerard Sordelet
Investigates traditional and modern tribal concepts and practices of conflict resolution, as well as compares and contrasts these approaches and theories with legal system mediation.
Workplace Dispute Resolution
LSTU 478, Sec. 915, Class # 5005
Credits: 2
Dates/Time: August 4, 5, 7, 11, 12 & 14, 2008/5:00-9:30 p.m.
Credit Fees: WI resident $414.10/MN reciprocity $446.84
Special Course Fee: $25 covers all course materials and handouts.
Noncredit Option Fee*: $195
Instructors: Laraine Lekander & Paul Mickelson
Explores sources of conflicts, diagnosis skills and intervention skills in workplace disputes including mediation, arbitration, union practices, group dynamics, elimination of bias, preventative employment practices, and other related topics.
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