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Workshops & Seminars

The Mediation Center provides free workshops in conflict management and conflict resolution skills for students, student organizations, academic or administrative departments.

Our workshops teach communication and dispute resolution skills through group discussions, exercises and role plays to better enable participants to manage conflict constructively as it occurs.

Workshop topics include:

The Zen of Conflict
A Constructive Approach to Conflict
Conflict Resolution 101
Managing Conflict in the Classroom
Breaking the Ice: Making Difficult Conversations Constructive
What’s up with that? How to Talk to Your Instructor When You Disagree with Them.
Can't We All Just Get Along? Improving Organizational Effectiveness When Conflict Happens
Living Together Peacefully: Benefiting from Roommate Differences
Conflict in Romantic Relationships
Appreciative Inquiry: Constructive Communication for Positive Change

Many of our workshops are offered in conjunction with another department. Visit the events section for a list of upcoming trainings and workshops.

Other workshops on a variety of life-skill topics are also available through Counseling Services, Student Life and Leadership, the Health Center, and MOSAIC Cross Cultural Center.

Requesting a Workshop

To request a workshop, please call the Mediation Center at (408) 924-1098, email us at Connie.Hernandez-Robbins@sjsu.edu , or stop by our office in ADM 264. After conducting a brief assessment, we can design a program that best fits your particular audience and needs.

Conflict & Common Ground
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0031
408.924.5883
Located in ADM 218