Author: Ronald Hustedde
Major Program: Conflict Resolution
Americans are losing aspects of civility and mutual respect as they become more entrenched in ideological stances. Fifteen Extnsion agents and Extension specialists took part in a one-day 'train the trainer' workshop to learn how to navigate community conflicts with tools and structured approaches that can create common understanding and improved communicaitons. They also learned how to use interest-based problem solving to find win-win solutions for disputants.
Author: Steven Austin
While traveling with youth who are competing for a spot on a team that has been promoted as the pinnacle of success within their area expertise, young people can get a little sideways and forget what is truly important. After several days of practice, it became quite noticeable that certain individuals had let their competitive side swing fully to "I am Better Than You Are". Discussion was had and examples given of knowing the proper ways of doing what each person was suppo
