Conflict is a force we encounter regularly: in our own lives, in our communities, across society, and across the world.
- How does the experience of conflict play out?
- What drives conflict?
- How do people typically respond to conflict?
- What are ways for us to build our capacity to handle conflict over time?
- And how can conflict actually lead to growth and vitality in life?
Jenny Besch - Experienced mediator, trainer, and lecturer - shares how to change our relationship with conflict by taking a step back and channeling a mindset built on curiosity, listening, and acknowledgement, and how that enables us to access a sense of creativity in the conflict resolution process… All, while making sure we stay true to ourselves. Listen on for how we can all grow through conflict.
About Jenny Besch:
Jenny is a State Certified Mediation trainer, with special expertise in Family Court mediation and Restorative Justice. She is a Former Director of the Westchester and Rockland Mediation Centers of CLUSTER, has served on the Governor’s Juvenile Justice Advisory Board, and was instrumental in New York’s RAISE THE AGE campaign.
She was foundational in establishing mediation programs throughout Westchester County’s public middle and high schools. Jenny began teaching at Columbia in 2009, joining the faculty as an adjunct in the Negotiation and Conflict Resolution program. She also teaches Adaptive Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at Teachers College as well as Advanced Mediation for Bioethics.
Before entering the world of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Jenny had a 25 year career in the theater and movie business.
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Books mentioned on the call:
Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
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