Resolving Conflict - Personally and Professionally

DESCRIPTION: Join Elizabeth Clemants for a 2.5 day workshop where we will learn some of the most important skills mediators use to resolve conflicts. This workshop will teach valuable insights into how disputes can break down communication and ultimately threaten relationships. We will also work on the fundamental skills to understand those breakdowns, form more accurate reflections of communication and build the bridges toward repair. BIO: Elizabeth Clemants is the Founder of Hidden Water, a non-for-profit organization that uses a restorative justice model to interrupt the cycle of child sexual abuse and the resulting harm in families, communities and society. She is also a mediator and trainer who runs Planning Change which supports individuals and organizations through important conflict and change. Her firm specializes in using restorative justice practices to help others heal from harm, as well as resolve conflicts. Elizabeth integrates the skills and theory of conflict resolution in her support of individuals in their personal and professional growth. Outside of her practice, Elizabeth lectures on many related subjects throughout the year. She has worked as an adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Cardozo Law School, The New School for Social Research and is currently an Adjunct Professor at Fordham Law School. She speaks and trains in schools, religious institutions, private events, conferences, corporations, non-for-profits, and is a certified mediation training for the New York State Unified Court System. Elizabeth received her Master of Social Work degree from Columbia University. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and three children.