A Framework for
Adult Conflict Resolution
Healthy relationships are one of the keys to having a happy, fulfilled life. We need to know how to repair relationships when there is a breakdown or a rupture. This model is based on the same lessons we teach children in our Montessori classrooms!
Who is this course for?
- Leaders and administrators
- Educators
- Supervisors
Learn more about the model
Learn more about this effective model for mediating conflict resolution. This method can be used to support adults in all roles, as well as children.
Our Five Step Model
The Five Step process makes it easy for mediators to support others when tensions are high. Learn how to quickly and effectively intervene to support your colleagues as a mediator.
Learning Outcomes
✓ Understand why it is important to step directly into difficult conversations
✓ Discover the five steps of the Peace Table model
✓ Learn to set intentions that create a common purpose
✓ Learn to implement the process of Active Listening so that both partners feel fully heard
✓ Learn how to take responsibility in a way that leaves the other person feeling validated
✓ Learn how to take make commitments that are specific and actionable
✓ Learn how to acknowledge another person in a way that honors something essential about who they are
✓ Be prepared to implement the Peace Table model in a real life situation
About Tamara Sheesley Balis
With an extensive background in Montessori education, school administration, and childhood development, Tamara’s life work is to support and cultivate cultures of belonging in families, schools, and organizational communities. Tamara developed these tools and strategies after working to create a strong culture and high staff morale in three different school communities.
Tamara’s passion for cultures of belonging led her to Montessori education and the study of leadership practices, effective communication, and positive psychology. She earned a MEd in Integrative Learning with an emphasis in Montessori School Leadership from The Institute for Educational Studies (TIES) through Lasell University. She has presented at national Montessori conferences and is a Montessori classroom consultant. She has been a contributing author for Washington Families Magazine, publishing articles on Montessori education, child development, and parenting.
Tamara has used these steps to successfully transform her own organization to a healthy, vital community where team members regularly share their gratitude saying, “I’ve never worked anywhere like this before!” Join us to learn both tools and strategies to support and grow your community.