Wed, April 03, 2024
9:00 am - 10:30 am

Conflict Resolution: Basics – VIRTUAL

Would you like youth to be able to resolve their own conflicts more independently? This training provides afterschool staff with knowledge and skills to facilitate conflict resolution in their program by encouraging youth to manage feelings and resolve conflicts appropriately. You will walk away from this training with a step-by-step model for conflict resolution you can put into practice right away.

Upon successful completion of this training, the participant will earn 1.5 clock hours (.2 CEUs) of training.

Training Objectives:

Participants will:

  1. Explain how reframing conflict can turn conflict resolutions into opportunities for growth.
  2. Demonstrate examples of Reframing Conflict using the High/Scope step-by-step model and the general principles for conflict resolution.

Core Knowledge, Skills and Competencies Addressed (CKSCs):

Child/Youth Growth and Development

Identify- F. Identifies physical, cognitive, language and communication, social and emotional, and creative development benchmarks.

Learning Environments and Curriculum

Language and Communication Development

Apply- C. Encourages children and youth to communicate in a variety of ways.

Relationships and Interactions with Children and Youth

Identify- D. Identifies child/youth abilities and corresponding positive guidance techniques to support successful group experiences.

Primary QIS Scales Addressed:

I. Safe Environment

I-E. Creating Safe Spaces

I-E-4: Demonstrate positive group management style.

II. Supportive Environment

II-G Emotion Coaching

II-G.-2- Support young people to name emotions.

III. Interactive Environment

III-N Cultivating Empathy

III-N-2- Encourage understanding others’ emotions.