By Dr. Charlene Berquist, Director, and Heather Blades, Associate Director The CDR is pleased to offer a free "Deep Dive" workshop on "Giving Feedback for Improvement" for Missouri State faculty and staff. Seats in this session are limited and pre-registration is required. About This Session Constructive feedback can be a gift, but often the feedback we give is … [Read more...] about Free Campus Deep Dive Workshop – Giving Feedback for Improvement – January 16
By Dr. Charlene Berquist, Director, and Heather Blades, Associate Director In September the Center for Dispute Resolution offered a Circles for Girls Facilitator Training for Missouri State students. Women with an interest in supporting youth while building their communication, leadership, and facilitation skills were encouraged to attend. Twenty-four women from a variety of … [Read more...] about Missouri State Students Trained as Circles for Girls Facilitators
By Dr. Charlene Berquist, Director, and Heather Blades, Associate Director This spring the CDR offered an exciting series of training sessions exclusively for supervisors working with the City of Springfield. These trainings provided focused communication and conflict management skill development customized to meet the needs of the leadership in Springfield’s many diverse … [Read more...] about Customized Training Series Builds Skills for City of Springfield Supervisors
By Dr. Charlene Berquist, Director, and Heather Blades, Associate Director On February 9th the Center for Dispute Resolution is offering free victim-offender dialogue training for Missouri State students and area community members. This training will prepare participants to volunteer with the CDR facilitating dialogues between someone whose offense has caused harm and those … [Read more...] about Students and Community Members Invited to Learn Victim-Offender Dialogue Facilitation
By Dr. Charlene Berquist, Director, and Heather Blades, Associate Director The Center for Dispute Resolution (CDR) regularly provides customized presentations, workshops, and trainings on communication and conflict management in a variety of contexts for a host of different audiences. This fall was no exception! Sessions offered by the CDR included the following: … [Read more...] about Fall Trainings and Workshops Meet Community and Organizational Needs