Resolving Conflicts at School
As principals, teachers and students all know, unresolved conflicts increasingly interfere with the education process. They disrupt the classroom and take up valuable teaching/learning time. They contribute to tension, hostility and violence between students and between students and teachers. They often result in punishments like detention, suspension or expulsion--all negative outcomes from which little, if any, positive learning occurs.
Resolving Conflicts at School teaches junior high and high school students the skills they need to resolve their conflicts with each other so that no one loses--so everyone gets their needs met. Much research shows that when students learn these essential communication and conflict resolution skills, there is a marked decrease in fights, arguments, disruptions, detention, suspension and expulsions, and an increase in motivation, self-confidence and learning.
What Students Will Learn
- How to listen with empathy to understand another student's point of view
- How to talk about their needs, concerns and problems without blaming others
- How to resolve their conflicts with each other
How Students Will Benefit
- They understand themselves and others better
- They develop skills that they can use in all their relationships and throughout their lives
- The skills needed for effective conflict resolution--self-disclosure, Active Listening and problem solving--are skills needed for all kinds of learning
- Students who learn and use these skills will contribute to society by making peaceful resolution of conflicts a way of life
How Schools Will Benefit
- Reduced absenteeism
- Administrators and teachers can concentrate more on education and less on discipline
- Less stress for administrators and teachers
- Violence, vandalism and suspensions are reduced
Course Description
Resolving Conflicts at School is a 15-hour program which is divided into one-hour segments for easy integration into a life skills or similar program.
For more information, please contact us:
Tel: 800.628.1197
Em: schools@gordontraining.com
