Peace making

Part I: The peace making program (school pedagogical program)

contains 3 main elements

• Cooperative learning

• Conflict management procedure (to negotiate)

• Mediation

1. cooperative learning: 5 basic conditions

• Conceptual approach: learning according to the learning scheme but with structure, materials

• Among the pupils working together there has to be a positive dependency

• A personal positive interaction

• Individual responsibility

• Social skills

2. conflict procedure ( ≠ crisis): 6 steps the pupils have to go through

• Describe what you want

• Describe how you feel

• Express the reasons for your wanting and feeling

• Try to see it from the other’s point of view (other pupils, teacher, coach)

• Search for solutions

• To choose one solution and formulate

3. mediate:
a neutral person acts as a mediator and helps the different parties to solve their conflict by negotiating.

A lot of conflicts have been mediated without achieving any success. The solution here is to avoid each other.

Part II: Therapeutic program based on the conflict cycle

Event
    > stressed pupils
        > feelings of fear
            > behaviour, often negative
                > stress reactions from others
                    > stressed pupils again

Different cycles lead to crisis.

CRISIS:

• Has an impact on the immediate surroundings of the child

• Is the right moment to cooperate

Aims: altering the behaviour, increase self esteem, to reduce fear, to gain understanding and insight in one’s own and other’s behaviour

The adult takes a position as a neutral but caring party, the foundation to build up a confident relationship.

The struggle for power and counter aggression are to be avoided.

Therapy:
6 intervention phases