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Sunday-Morning Program: From Conflict to Communication

February 26, 2017, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

(Adult Education)

From Conflict to Communication
(A presentation & workshop led by Jenny Psaki)

Jenny Psaki, a Peretz parent, MSW, and Professional Family and Civil Court Mediator, will lead a presentation and run this workshop.  Effective communication can be rough, and conflict can be anxiety producing. Communicating with someone with whom you are in high conflict is even tougher.  In this 60-75-minute workshop, you will learn what causes conflict, what adds fuel to the fire, and how to douse it. You will learn how to a) prepare for and conduct difficult conversations at home and at work, b) use effective communication tools (both verbal and written) which may help you both to truly feel “heard” understood and respected by the other person, and  c) control your own emotions and behaviors, so that they don’t hijack the conversation, add stress to an already tense situation, and keep you both from saying something you’ll both regret later.

This is an interactive workshop. Be prepared for an open discussion and exchange of ideas.  Be willing to try mini role-plays with your fellow participants and be willing to offer up suggestions for your best methods of conflict resolution.  Contact warning:  Conflict can be an emotional and sensitive topic. It can bring back memories of high conflicts past. Each person has a different tolerance level for conflict and disagreement.  Each person has witnessed or participated in “communications-gone-wrong”.   Please be mindful of your own tolerance level for this topic and take care of yourself accordingly.  The Presenter asks that all attendees come with an open mind, be willing to give each other the ‘benefit of the doubt’, keep the discussions future-focused and that opinions, suggestions and creative ideas be given a safe space to heard and respected.

The IL Peretz Secular Jewish Community’s Adult Education Programs educate our members in engaging ways about Jewish heritage and the world around us.

Details

Date:
February 26, 2017
Time:
10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Venue

Rutgers Preparatory School
1345 Easton Avenue
Somerset, NJ 08873 United States
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