[ShareTompkins] Fwd: CDRC Recruiting Mediators

[Ari Moore]

free mediation trainings for people willing to volunteer later - good  
stuff!

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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Audrey Cooper <ajc39 at cornell.edu>
> Date: July 27, 2009 11:24:42 AM EDT
> To: (Recipient list suppressed)
> Subject: CDRC Recruiting Mediators
>
> Become a Mediator and Volunteer with a National Leader in Conflict  
> Resolution at the
> Community Dispute Resolution Center
>
> – NO COST TO PARTICIPANTS ASPIRING TO VOLUNTEER AT CDRC –
>
> *** Employers – Also a great professional development opportunity! ***
>
> CDRC Presents Professional Mediation Trainings
> Session I: September 9 – 11
> Session II: September 23 – 25
> From 8:30 to 4:30 each day at the Unitarian Church Annex, 208 E  
> Buffalo St., 2nd floor,  Ithaca, NY 14850
>
> “There’s nothing more empowering than the ability to empower others.”
>
> Build personal and professional skills in communication,  
> reflection, and conflict resolution
> Prepare yourself to volunteer as a CDRC-certified mediator equipped  
> with the tools to help others in conflict to work through their  
> disputes independently
> Experience the intensive, interactive instruction of lead trainer  
> Judy Saul, a national leader in transformative mediation
>
> Session I gives participants the skills and strategies for helping  
> others to communicate effectively and resolve conflicts peacefully  
> and constructively.  It serves as a prerequisite for Session II and  
> is open to the public.
>
> Session II, focuses on mediating specialized situations and is open  
> to anyone who has successfully completed Session I.  The completion  
> of both sessions prepares participants for advancing on course  
> toward full qualification as a CDRC-certified mediator.
>
> Both sessions are offered at no cost to participants committed to  
> putting their new skills to work as volunteer mediators for CDRC
> Session I, perfect not only for aspiring mediators but also for  
> professionals looking to hone their communication skills, costs  
> $300 as a professional development workshop
> Note that for those seeking to volunteer with CDRC, a brief  
> orientation prior to the workshop is also required, and there are  
> several times to choose from for the orientation
>
> For more information, call Tammy Baker at 273-9347, ext. 221, or  
> visit www.cdrc.org, where you will find a PDF application form.
>
>
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>
> The plague of racism is insidious, entering into our minds as  
> smoothly and quietly and invisibly as floating airborne microbes  
> enter into our bodies to find lifelong purchase in our  
> bloodstreams. - Maya Angelou
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>
> Audrey J. Cooper
> ajc39 at cornell.edu
> Multicultural Resource Center
> Cornell Cooperative Extension TC
> 615 Willow Avenue
> Ithaca, NY 14850
> (607) 272-2292, ext. 135
> http://www.multicultural-resource.org
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