In Seeking Peaceful Change: > Understand that conflict is natural > Respect that others are different > Be aware of prejudices you carry > Know your own needs > Suspend judgement > Avoid scapegoating > Listen Actively > Investigate what is important for the other > Seek small steps > Look up: you are not alone > Honour the spiritual as part of the path “I find the DPC toolkit not only very useful in my everyday life but also when I deal with property conflicts. The main secret of DPC is in listening. One should avoid making judgements and putting words in people’s mouths.“ Zimbabwean facilitator “On my way home after I followed the DPC Training I came across a conflict between a bus driver and a passenger. It was interesting that all the stages of mediation were practiced in a single meeting by me and the conflicting parties. Now whenever I see a conflict I feel my responsibility to play my role being member and facilitator of DPC.” Pakistani facilitator www.dialogueforpeacefulchange.net Please contact us for more information on DPC International and DPC in your area: TIDES Training 48 Elmwood Avenue, Belfast, BT9 6AZ, Northern Ireland tel +44 (0) 28 90 202026 [email protected] Oikos P.O. Box 19170 NL – 3501 DD Utrecht Netherlands tel + 31 (0) 30 2361500 [email protected] www.dialogueforpeacefulchange.net Graphic design In Ontwerp, buro of design, Assen, The Netherlands Photography Ahikam Seri, PANOS / Marco Longari, AFP Photo / Atul Loke, PANOS Conflict is natural. Learn how to deal with it… www.dialogueforpeacefulchange.net What is dpc? DPC is a global coalition, dedicated to creating safe spaces to overcome division through a structured and skilled process of mutual empowerment. DPC Training welcomes people with a diverse background including nationality, faith, life and work experience. Conflict is a normal part of life All through our lives we experience the challenges of living and working with others and this can result in conflict. As a child we experience this in the playground, at home and at school. In adult life, we also face conflicts regularly in our daily lives regarding issues in the home, work and within our communities. >Some conflicts are constructive and help us grow and learn >Other conflicts can seriously hamper relationships and development >In DPC we look at practical ways to manage all aspects of conflict before they intensify “I have always thought that transformation wasn’t possible without blood. Now I think it might be possible.” Filipino facilitator Get involved in DPC How to become a DPC-facilitator As a capacity building methodology DPC has several development phases for participant learning, advancement and accreditation. Our core training programme is the Training of Facilitators. This training covers four distinct areas of learning: 1. Foundation Training includes the first two modules of Understanding Conflict and Tool Building. 2. Facilitator Accreditation; this adds the third core element of Formal Mediation Training and leads to a “DPC Facilitator” accreditation status being awarded. 3. DPC Facilitators are then offered opportunities for attending advanced training to build experience and fluency in the DPC methodology and its application. These programmes may either be designed to “fast-track” capacity building or may be offered as opportunities to access training in wider international settings globally. “Since I completed the facilitator training, I have tried to incorporate aspects of what I learned from DPC. I would say that this has been useful and practical.” Northern Irish facilitator 4. Once Accredited Facilitators can evidence sufficient fluency and experience in the application and delivery of the methodology, they can apply to become part of a Training of Trainers programme. This programme commences with a training module. Those who successfully complete this programme are awarded an Associate Trainer accreditation. An Associate Trainer is then allowed to co-train with a DPC trainer who also carries a Coaching Accreditation. 5. Following facilitating and teaching on a minimum of two full Training of Facilitator programmes under Coaching support, the Associate Trainer will then apply to the Coaching panel to become an Accredited DPC Trainer. An Accredited Trainer may be invited to train with other DPC Trainers on programmes internationally. 6. The final phase of Development is to become part of the DPC coaching team helping train new Associate Trainers. 1. 2. 3. 4. The participants experience a variety of activities, reflections and lectures which enable them to consider their own understanding of their experience of conflict. The participants learn the key conceptual framework of DPC which includes models which locate and explore the drivers of conflict, peacebuilding and mediative behaviour. The participants then learn a variety of tools which will add to their previous knowledge and skill sets in order to enhance their work in conflict situations within the community, the work place and within their own social networks. The tool kit includes; conflict mapping, pillars work on framing issues and dynamics, mediative communication and processes, conflict phasing and strategy planning re preventative, intervention and harm reduction, formal mediation and informal mediative and conflict transformation strategies. The participants then have the opportunity to apply these new skills through: a. Intensive coached role play on mediation scenarios that are based on realistic local conflicts b. Identifying and recognising need to build and strengthen existing or new patterns of intra and interagency cooperation and collaboration to impact synergy, problem solving and enhanced learning to generate a wider added value of the The Nature of Conflict “Participants who had said they would never work together were reconciled to working together for the good of the community. Old perceptions, rivalries, barriers, prejudices and even the sense of hopelessness were set aside. We were all very excited about getting back to the table and talking about how we would move forward.” American facilitator What we do We work worldwide in the field of conflict management and change. We offer concrete tools, developed by practitioners working in national and international conflict settings. We train and coach people who wish to apply DPC in their own lives. The Conceptual Framework and Models Other areas we work on are >Education & training >Processes in communities >Forms of cooperation Different ways of experiental learning… The Tool Kit The Practice and Application social and economic investment of the programme.
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