Fall 2025 Community Empowerment Session
Intro to Conflict and Communication Labs
Community Empowerment Sessions are back this fall! Join us for the Intro to Conflict Resolution and Communication Labs, a hands-on training designed to strengthen your communication and conflict resolution skills. Whether you're looking to navigate everyday conflict more effectively or you're considering becoming a community mediator, this session is a powerful place to begin.
What are Community Empowerment Sessions?
These free workshops are hosted by the Dispute Resolution Center’s Dialogue Project, bringing together tools and insights from community leaders and partner agencies. You’ll receive practical, real-world resources in a supportive environment where you can learn, connect, and grow. Community Empowerment Sessions are open to all and provide tools that can be applied immediately in personal, workplace, and community settings.
🧭 Intro to Conflict and Communication Labs are a required prerequisite if you choose to continue into our full Training for Community Mediators, which leads to eligibility as a volunteer community mediator.
💡 What You’ll Learn in the Morning: Intro to Conflict Resolution Lab
9 am - 1 pm:
Why conflict happens, and what to do about it
How your personal conflict style shapes your interactions
💡 What You’ll Learn in the Afternoon: Interpersonal Communication Lab
1:30 pm - 5:30 pm:
Tools for clear communication and active listening
How to stay grounded during emotional conversations
By participating in both the morning and afternoon sessions, you'll gain a broader perspective of conflict resolution practices and how they translate into action across different environments.
📍 When and Where
October 8th: Morning Lab 9 am to 1 pm, Afternoon Lab 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Location: Events on Emerson, Hoquiam
Cost: FREE! ($150 value)
🎧 Spanish interpretation available
🥪 Lunch snacks provided - we love to feed our people!
Who This Session Will Benefit
Community members seeking tools to handle everyday conflict more effectively
Anyone looking to feel more confident in difficult conversations
People invested in strengthening relationships at home, work, or in their neighborhood
HR teams, managers, and workplace leaders looking for conflict tools grounded in empathy and clarity
Those interested in practical skills to support understanding and connection in their communities
This is the first step in becoming a certified volunteer community mediator
Want to dive deeper? Join us on October 9th, back at Events on Emerson!
This training takes the foundation from October 8th and expands into practical applications of conflict resolution in professional settings. It is especially beneficial for supervisors, frontline staff, and peer-level leaders who want to integrate these tools into their work and career path.
The cost of this all-day training is $150.
Become a Mediator for just $400 more!
If you are responsible for managing team dynamics, organizational conflict, or community disputes, the next step may be right for you. Having taken the prerequisites at the free labs on October 8th as well as the October 9th training, you’ll have the option to enroll in our full Training for Community Mediators. The October 9th modules are especially valuable for workplace leaders, HR professionals, and anyone managing teams. Anyone interested in becoming a mediator will need to complete these trainings, which prepare you to serve as a community mediator. Scholarship opportunities are available - just ask.
Here’s a breakdown of the costs!
- October 8th morning and afternoon labs: Free! (A $150 value)
- October 9th all day training: $150 (plus tax)
- Go pro at our Training for Community Mediators on 10/16, 10/17, 10/18 - 8 -5 pm for just $400 more (plus tax)!
- We usually offer our Training for Community Mediators Program for $700. Because of our commitment to strengthening dialogue in our community, we are offering the first full day of training for free, you pay $550 for all five days of training!
Partial and full scholarships and group discounts are available. Email us at opportunities@drcghp.org for more information!
📩 Register here: https://forms.gle/soSeQJLPem3HMNoL8
📞 Questions? Email us at drcghp@drcghp.org
Events on Emerson is an accessible space, please contact us for accommodations.
This is a fragrance free event.