Below you'll find a list of our current trainings and workshops.
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Please contact us and we will be happy to create a custom training for your group, business, or organization.
Professional Mediation Training (40 hours)
Next training offered Thursday and Fridays April 25 - May 17, 12:30-5pm. For more details, visit our event calendar.
Why learn how to mediate?
Mediation is an effective way to resolve disputes effectively, confidentially, and out of court. In this professional 40-hour training presented by our highly skilled training team, you will learn and practice the skills required to become a neutral facilitative mediator in any setting.
Conflict is normal and inevitable - whether in the home, school, community, workplace, or place of worship. Leaders in all walks of life have a responsibility to help others work through their conflicts.
With additional training, mediator certification is available through the DRC.
Who Will Benefit From Basic Mediation Training:
Teachers
Human Resource Staff
Counselors
Supervisors and Managers
Regulatory Agency Staff
Business Professionals
Attorneys
Customer Service Staff
Law Enforcement
Social Workers
Ministers
Sales People
Parents Spouses/Partners
Community members interested in becoming volunteer mediators at the DRC
All DRC trainings emphasize:
Interactive Learning
Hands-on Role-playing
Skill Building
For more details or to register, call (509) 453-8949 or email training@drcyakima.org
Family Mediation Training
Cost: $200 per person, scholarships available. Inquire about group rates.
This 28-hour advanced training will provide grounding in issues particular to the concerns of couples who are divorced, divorcing, or separated, and those who share the simultaneous challenges of childrearing.
Vital to successful family mediation is an understanding of the potential effects of divorce or separation on the parties and the children of the family and the complexities of communication between parties who must lead separate lives yet continue a co-parenting relationship.
In this 28-hour training we will give particular focus to issues related to dissolution and property division, as well as parenting issues and the development and use of the Washington State parenting plan form. Our goals are to ensure mediator comfort and familiarity with this document and to develop the ability to assist clients in negotiating a complete parenting plan.
Some additional topics include:
Ethics and Values
Substance Use/Abuse
Domestic Violence
All DRC trainings emphasize:
Interactive Learning
Hands-on Roleplaying
Skill Building
Completion of a 40-hour Basic Mediation Training is a pre-requisite for this class.
For more details, email training@drcyakima.org. To register call (509) 453-8949.
Workplace Communication and Conflict Management Training (12 hours)
Upcoming Training: August 21, 8am-4:30pm and August 22, 8am-12pm
For inquiries or to register, email: assistantdirector@drcyakima.org or call (509) 453-8949.
Cost: $200 per person. Inquire about group rates.
This 1.5 day training will focus on communication and conflict resolution skills to address workplace problems and disputes.
The skills learned in this training will be useful in all settings where people interact with one another, such as between coworkers, with customers, between supervisors and employees, and in personal relationships as well.
Participants will leave with concrete methods for addressing conflict in their workplaces and in their lives.
Training Components
Active Listening Skills and Techniques
Conflict Theories and Styles
Models for Addressing Workplace Conflict
Acknowledgement: Restating/Reflecting/Reframing
Emotions & Motivations
Issues & Interests
Power Dynamics
Speaking Your Piece
Communication Styles
All DRC trainings emphasize:
Interactive Learning
Hands-on Role-playing
Skill Building
For more details, visit our event calendar.
Professional Communication and Public Relations (16 hours)
Cost: $250 per person, Scholarships Available. Inquire about group rates.
At a time when our nation is divided across racial, political, and economic lines, we aim to bridge those divides here at home, and work together towards making Yakima County a safer and more peaceful community.
For this two-day training, we bring together people from different sectors of our community, including locally elected officials, law enforcement, community opinion leaders, and Heritage University students to form Community Response Teams. Our vision is to equip community leaders to effectively address the needs of their communities and, as a result, improve communication, foster reconciliation, reduce racial tension, and build trust.
All DRC trainings emphasize:
Interactive Learning
Hands-on Role-playing
Skill Building
For more details, visit our event calendar. To register call (509) 453-8949.
Youth Leadership Course (10 hours)
Cost: $200 per person. Inquire about group rate.
This one-month course is designed to equip youth with skills to excel in their personal relationships, in school, and in our community. Young People in their final year of middle school and older work together to identify personal goals and to chart paths to success. With the help of experienced mediators and facilitators, youth form concrete strategies for establishing and maintaining healthy relationships, overcoming setbacks, and building internal confidence.
All DRC trainings emphasize:
Interactive Learning
Hands-on Role-playing
Skill Building
For more details, visit our event calendar. To register call (509) 453-8949.
Restorative Practices (16 hours)
Cost: $250 per person, Scholarships Available. Inquire about group rate.
Restorative practice emphasizes accountability and the restoration of relationship. This two-day training provides a framework for community leaders to work with schools, faith communities, and other relevant organizations to establish and maintain good relationships at the structural (rules/policies) and at the personal levels.
Training Components
Defining the context of the organization and community
Using circle process
Understanding trauma and the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study
Exploring causes of ineffective behavior
Skills of restorative discipline
Forming respect agreements
Collaborative and Proactive solutions
All DRC trainings emphasize:
Interactive Learning
Hands-on Roleplaying
Skill Building
For more details, visit our event calendar. To register call (509) 453-8949.
Custom Training
You like what we have to offer, but none of our curricula look exactly right? No problem. Let our professional training team design a training that is just right for your business, board, or organization. Our experts specialize in conflict management – let us put our expertise to work for you. You outline your organizational culture and time constraints and we will bring our knowledge and skills. We will meet with you to design the right product for you.
$250 per hour for up to 5 people
$275 per hour for 6-10 people
Call to get the price for larger groups
For more details on custom trainings, please call (509) 453-8949 or inquire online.
Custom Facilitation
Let us help you form an agenda, identify your priorities, and run your meeting for you. We can come to you, or hold your meeting at our offices. We can generate reports and send them to you after your meeting.
For a complimentary meeting to begin planning your next meeting or retreat, please call (509) 453-8949 or inquire online.