reframing conflict Gary Glasenapp & Candi Scott May 5, 2017 Western Oregon University 21st CCLC 2017 Spring Conference

Reframing Conflict Workshop Objectives Participants will have the opportunity to explore the roles they play in conflict situations in their programs. Participants will gain experience in Reframing Conflict using the HighScope step-by-step model and the general principles for conflict resolution. Participants will understand how reframing conflict can turn conflict situations into opportunities for growth.

Agenda Welcome Opening What is Conflict? Reframing Conflict: General Principles Reframing Conflict Step by Step Taking it Back to Your Setting

Housekeeping Materials Bathroom location Take care of yourself (eat, drink, stretch, etc.) Please silence your cell phone

Reframing Conflict and the Youth Program Quality Assessment (PQA)

The Case of the Computer Conflict Read the scenario. Share any information that you feel is important, staying true to the character as described. You may not read the other person’s scenario. Spread out around the room so that conversations don’t interfere with each other.

How can we begin to reframe conflicts? Building ownership in the solution Sharing power Withholding judgment Getting the facts about the situation Discovering common interests rather than narrowly defined positions

conflict power problem-solving reframing What’s in a word? conflict power problem-solving reframing

Recognizing Appropriate Intervention Opportunities page 17 Read your scenario. Discuss with your group members. Generate as many responses to the conflict as you can. Think of all possible responses! Record each response on a Post-It® Note or an index card.

Determining an Appropriate Response page 28 Does the response give youth a voice? Does the response help youth learn what to do next time?

Reframing Conflict: the Method

Program and Activities Create an environment that is both physically and emotionally safe. Develop supportive relationships with youth. Create opportunities for participation in meaningful activities. Empower youth by creating opportunities for making choices about their learning.

Principles and Policies Approach all conflict as an opportunity for learning. Systemically and explicitly teach a process for handling conflict. Deal with conflict on a situation by situation basis. Focus on the learning by giving youth a voice.

Steps for Responding to Conflict Approach calmly. Acknowledge feelings. Gather information. Restate the problem. Ask for solutions and choose one together. Be prepared to give follow-up support.

Conflict Responses Think of a typical conflict scenario that you have witnessed in your program Write it out clearly in the triangle “Productive Peers” activity Role play suggested responses (if time) Debrief solutions

Implementation Plan page 26 or 27 Reflect on what you’ve learned and plan for ways to implement it in your program.

Reflection

Be sure to check out these resources in your guidebook. Sharing Reframing Conflict With Others (30-32) The Method (6-12) Emotional Response (18) Productive Conflict (19) Across Age Groups (20-22) Research Review (36-43)

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The Four “R”s Restart by approaching calmly. Redirect any negative behaviors until youth are calm enough to discuss the situation. Acknowledge feelings and allow time and space for them to be felt. Review what happened by gathering information and restating the problem, using youths’ words. Determine a solution together. Revisit by following up with youth to see if the solution aptly addressed the issue.