Posted: May 1st, 2019
Mediation and Conflict Resolution Final Paper
“Mediation and Conflict Resolution Final Paper
Spring 2019 Using our three textbooks, in class discussions and reflection on course content and experiences, prepare a five to seven paper that examines (five or more of) your conflict journal entries. Use each entry to reflect on a specific aspect of your experience in the course Mediation and Conflict Resolution. Please consider what you believed or thought before you enrolled in the course. What you experienced as you encountered the readings, in class discussions, role-plays and your own creative, intellectual process. Finally discuss where you are now in your understanding of conflict and to the intellectual, creative and personal material in the course that we explored together. Use your journal entries as a reference point for expanding and enhancing your discussion of the aspects of conflict that you believe you have firmly understood and those that are still challenging to you.” My 5 conflicts – Feb 10th Trainer Me and My athletic trainer got in an argument because he didn’t clear me to play because of a sprained ankle. I was very frustrated as I wanted to compete so we had a little argument. Now looking back at it, he was just trying to look after me and I acknowledge that. Feb 13th Coach Was upset with me as I was not cleared and playing, made me mad because I didn’t really have any control over it yet he still gets mad at me. Pissed me off deep down but couldn’t do anything about it because he is my coach. Feb 18 Tutor Instructor They were upset with me as I missed two tutoring sessions last week. It was due to me having basketball practice at those times. I was mad because I did not have any control however they sent me an email that was kind of making it my fault. I ended up quitting because I felt like they were using me and I wasn’t getting the credit I deserved to be there. Jan 14 Me and My GF Disagreed on what we are going to do for spring break as I may have basketball she wanted me to go down to San Diego but we agreed we would do both, be up here for the first half then travel to SD for the second half Jan 20 My Mother and her sister A conflict came up around my grandparents, one of them have gone severely down hill and is in need of being placed into a nursing home. The conflict came up around whether the partner of the grandparent should be placed in there with them. My mum and her sister argued about it and ended up disagreeing on letting her stay at her house and not putting her into the home. The textbooks are – Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life 2nd Ed. Rosenburg, Puddle Dancer Press, 2003 Mediation: Transforming Conflict through Communication 2nd Ed.Sabee, Kendall Hall, 2013 The Power of Kindness: The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life. Ferrucci, Penguin, 2006 In class we spoke alot about – Kindness/ Forgiveness and Compassion in relationship to Conflict Identity and Difference Interpersonal Conflict