The ACR Spirituality Section is pleased to present

A Conversation with Bernie Mayer:
Staying With Conflict: Constructive Interventions in Enduring Disputes

Wednesday, July 8
3:00 pm (Eastern)

The most important conflicts in our lives do not go away but remain with us over time. This is because they represent basic issues of identity, structure, and values. In this seminar, Mayer will present an approach, based on that which is presented in “Staying With Conflict: A Strategic Approach to Ongoing Disputes” (Jossey-Bass/Wiley, 2009) to help mediators work with clients with long-term conflicts in a constructive way. Mayer will also discuss how taking on the challenge of enduring conflict can offer a significant opportunity for our field to expand our practice by addressing the most important and troubling conflicts that people, organizations, and communities face.

Bernard Mayer, Ph.D., Professor, Werner Institute for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution, Creighton University, and Partner, CDA Associates, is an internationally-recognized leader in the field of conflict resolution. Bernie has facilitated many complex and controversial environmental conflicts, commercial and organizational disputes, interpersonal conflicts, public decision-making processes, and has an extensive background in family mediation as well.

Bernie is the author of many books and articles including The Dynamics of Conflict Resolution: A Practitioner’s Guide” (Jossey-Bass/Wiley, 2000), “Beyond Neutrality: Confronting the Crisis in Conflict Resolution” (Jossey-Bass/Wiley, 2004), and “Staying With Conflict: A Strategic Approach to Ongoing Disputes” (Jossey-Bass/Wiley, 2009)

Call-in number: 1-712-432-0800, code: 761419#

Spirituality Section Telemeeting/Teleseminar News!

Please join us for our monthly telemeetings, where we discuss the business of the Spirituality Section and connect with each other! These meetings are open to all Spirituality Section members. Our meetings are held the first Monday morning of every month at 7:30 AM Mountain Time. The meetings are one hour in length and can be accessed by calling 1-712-432-1620. The code is: 962913#. Please note that in the event of a holiday, the meeting will shift to the following Monday.

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Book reviews

Calm in the Face of the Storm. “A simple daily dose, a morning gift for anyone working day in and out in the wonderfully challenging arena of conflict, mediation and peacebuilding. These short, insightful essays fill an important and too often overlooked gap in the professional field—the need to sustain our spirit, build our enthusiasm, and deepen our reservoir of compassion, the platform that from which hope rises for the necessary accompaniment of those experiencing pain and confusion in the search for meaning in the midst of conflict. This book should be located right alongside the palm pilot, the calendar, or the morning latté. Start anywhere, read in any direction—it’s a gift.” -- review by John Paul Lederach, PhD. Peacebuilder, scholar and author click here to learn more or to purchase Calm in the Face of the Storm. Non-Adversarial Communication: Speaking and Listening from the Heart" by authors Arlene Brownell and Tom Bache-Wiig. click here to see a review of the book by Robert C. Atchley, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Gerontology (Emeritus), Miami University, and former Chairman of the Board of Conflict Resolution Services, Oxford, Ohio.

Spirituality Section Mission Statement: The recognition of our unity is the healing of all our wounds. Yet how do we convert the consciousness of humanity to a perspective of spiritual oneness? And what would the world look like if we did?" ----Marianne Williamson

How do we convert the consciousness of humanity to a perspective of spiritual oneness? Within the section, we share a profound vision: a dream of peace, an intention to make a difference in the world, and a desire to help others. The purpose of the Spirituality Section is to provide a professional community, which affirms this vision and supports members in bringing their highest vision in their practices, their careers and their lives. In this way, as each of us takes our work and our wisdom out into the world, we will collectively realize our deepest dreams.