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What are the AVP workshops?

"The workshop helps individuals develop basic conflict resolution skills to help them de-escalate conflicts."

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What is Transforming Power?

One of the key concepts of all AVP Workshops is “Transforming Power.” This is an inner spiritual power that we all have and that can help us discover nonviolent solutions.

The AVP workshops provide tools to get in touch with this power such as: respecting ourselves, caring for others, thinking before reacting, looking for common ground, listen before making judgments, basing your position on truth, be ready too revise your position if it is wrong, and using surprise and humor.

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The AVP Basic Workshop

The workshop helps individuals develop basic conflict resolution skills to help them de-escalate conflicts.

The workshop involves a series of experiential exercises in small groups that build community and trust. Role plays of conflict situations build skills and help participants to think on their feet.

Workshop Content:

  • Introduction and Community Building
  • Improve Affirmation Skills
  • Strengthen Communication Skills / Improve Listening
    Skills
  • Use “I Messages” to De-Escalate Conflict
  • Practice Cooperation
  • Practice Transforming
  • Conflict / Clarify Values

The workshops are fun; participants and facilitators alike enjoy them.

MINI WORKSHOPS

NONE CURRENTLY SCHEDULED.

BASIC WORKSHOPS

JANUARY 24-26, 2025 at SCARSDALE FRIENDS (QUAKER) MEETINGHOUSE, SCARSDALE, NY.

FEBRUARY 21-23, 2025 at SCARSDALE FRIENDS (QUAKER) MEETINGHOUSE, SCARSDALE, NY.

YOUTH WORKSHOPS

ALL WORKSHOPS MAY BE OPEN TO YOUTH AGES 14 AND UP.

The AVP Advanced Workshop

The Advanced Workshops helps participants explore some of the underlying causes of violence.

The participants select the theme of the workshop and the facilitators build the workshop agenda around the selected theme. Completion of the Basic Workshop is a prerequisite for the Advanced Workshop.

Some common topics selected for the Advanced Workshop are:

  •   Fear and Anxiety
  •   Self-Respect
  •   Communication Skills
  •   Forgiveness
  •   Power and Powerlessness
  •   Labeling and Stereotyping
  •   Anger and Rage
  •   Grudges and Resentment
  •   Family Conflict

AVP also provides Special Topic Workshops such as:

  •   Anger Management
  •   Trauma Resilience
  •   Parenting
  •   Grief

ADVANCED WORKSHOPS

NONE CURRENTLY SCHEDULED.

SPECIAL TOPIC WORKSHOPS

NONE CURRENTLY SCHEDULED.

 

The AVP Training for Facilitators Workshop

The Training for Facilitators Workshop enables participants to facilitate AVP workshops. Becoming an AVP facilitator requires no special qualifications. Completion of the Basic and Advanced Workshops are prerequisites for the Training for Facilitators Workshop.

AVP is an experiential learning pro- gram and we believe that facilitators become leaders by leading. The goals of the workshop are:

  • Learn to work as a team
  • Learn to give and receive feedback
  • Conduct a practice session of a Basic Workshop
  • Practice skills in presenting and processing exercises
  • Learn to communicate the concept of Transforming Power
  • Develop skills in debriefing role plays
  • Build a sense of community in a workshop
  • Develop self-confidence as a leader

TRAINING for FACILITATORS WORKSHOPS

JANUARY 10, 11 and 12, 2025 at the MK GANDHI INSTITUTE, ROCHESTER, NY.

FACILITATORS' DAY

NONE CURRENTLY SCHEDULED.

AVP NEW YORK ANNUAL GATHERING

SEPTEMBER, 2025 (DATE TO BE DETERMINED) at POWELL HOUSE RETREAT CENTER, OLD CHATHAM, NY

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