Libby Mahaffy, Assistant Director for Conflict Resolution
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 12/12
Limited to 20 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Conflict Resolution@MIT is piloting a new three-tiered conflict management training during IAP. With skills modules in negotiation, active listening, dealing with emotions in difficult conversations, and inter-cultural communication – among others – you’ll come away with plenty of tools and practice to help you manage the conflicts in your life and work.
The training is tiered at 16-hour, 32-hour, and 40-hour levels, and will take place over the course of two weeks, from Tuesday, January 21st to Friday, January 31st.
Tier 1: Conflict Management for Self-Reflection (Week one; 16 hours total)
Tier 2: Conflict Management for Leadership (Weeks one and two; 32 hours total)
Tier 3: Conflict Management for Advanced Practice (Weeks one and two, plus both Fridays; 40 hours total)
All tiers are open to MIT affiliates, and MIT affiliates will be given priority (Sloan students, please click here to apply for the Sloan training taking place January 6th to 17th). There is no charge for current students. A graduated fee applies to all other applicants; please inquire for training rates.
Applications are due by Thursday, December 12th, 2013 at midnight; successful applicants will be notified by Monday, December 16th at 5pm.
The application for the training can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dHpqaWJCa196N09TNl9iM1ZFNHBvaEE6MA
Thank you for your interest. Please direct questions to ConflictResolution@mit.edu.
Sponsor(s): Office of Student Outreach and Support
Contact: Libby Mahaffy, W31-310A, 617-253-3276, LAMAHA@MIT.EDU
| Jan/21 | Tue | 08:30AM-05:30PM | W20-400 |
| Jan/22 | Wed | 08:30AM-12:30PM | W20-PDRs 1 & 2 |
| Jan/23 | Thu | 08:30AM-12:30PM | W20-PDRs 1 & 2 |
Tier 1: Conflict Management for Self-Reflection (16 hours total)
Tier 1 consists of 16 hours of conflict management training for those interested in learning more about their own orientation towards and engagement in conflict. The sessions provide tools and practice for engaging in conflict more efficiently and effectively. Topics include negotiation, active listening, cultural frameworks, and personal conflict styles.
Libby Mahaffy - Assistant Director for Conflict Resolution
| Jan/24 | Fri | 08:30AM-12:30PM | W20-PDRs 1 & 2, Mediation |
| Jan/31 | Fri | 08:30AM-12:30PM | W20-400, Mediation |
Tier 3: Conflict Management for Advanced Practice (40 hours total)
Tier 3 is the entire 40-hour training, which adds an additional 8 hours of formal mediation instruction and practice to Tiers 1 and 2. Participants will be coached throughout the Advanced Practice sessions by professional mediators and coaches. At the end of the entire training, participants will receive a Mediation certificate.
Libby Mahaffy - Assistant Director for Conflict Resolution
| Jan/27 | Mon | 08:30AM-12:30PM | W20-400 |
| Jan/28 | Tue | 08:30AM-12:30PM | W20-400 |
| Jan/29 | Wed | 08:30AM-12:30PM | W20-PDRs 1 & 2 |
| Jan/30 | Thu | 08:30AM-12:30PM | W20-PDRs 1 & 2 |
Tier 2: Conflict Management for Leadership (32 hours total)
Training for Leadership, the second tier in the Conflict Management training, requires the successful completion of the entirety of Tier 1, and is an additional 16 hours of in-class time. Topics include conflict coaching, active bystander intervention, facilitation, and boundary-setting when supporting others.
Libby Mahaffy - Assistant Director for Conflict Resolution