Facilitated and Sponsored by the DC Peace Team
Date: Sat. October 4th, 1:00pm-3:00pm ET
Location: ONLINE (Zoom link provided after registration and about 24 hrs. before the session)**
For questions contact Sal Corbin at sal.corbin@yahoo.com
Effective partner communication is essential to long-term success, happiness, and satisfaction in relationships. Chapman's Five Love Languages has been a model for understanding the language of our significant other. This session reveals the psychological foundations for unhealthy communication which can challenge people’s sense of safety and security in the world and compromise their identity which informs their relationship choices. Abuse or neglect towards partners can be one of these outcomes. We will focus on language preferences that intentionally or unintentionally cause harm through manipulation, deceit, or control. Alternate ways of effectively communication will be visited and demonstrated.
Objectives:
1) Awareness - raise awareness of effective communication
2) Insight - Review typical communication styles that produce harm
3) Skills – learn how to support families/friends/colleagues/neighbors that are in abusive relations
4) Provide resources for partner violence situations
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Payment is a sliding scale of $45-$100 to support our work and help us better serve the community. And, participation matters to us! You are enthusiastically welcomed to join even if you are unable or unwilling to give money at this time.
After completing the registration below, please submit payment today--
https://ssl.charityweb.net/dcpeaceteam/training.htm; or checks can be written out to DC Peace Team and mailed to Eli McCarthy, 7305 Baylor Ave. College Park, MD 20740.
This training is provided by the DC Peace Team, which empowers ordinary civilians to increasingly serve their communities particularly as nonviolent peacekeepers, and by extension as peacemakers and peacebuilders. The DC Peace Team lives this mission by deploying unarmed civilian protection and accompaniment units, providing training in various nonviolent skills, and facilitating dialogues and restorative justice approaches.
For more information about the DC Peace Team, please visit our website at
www.dcpeaceteam.org.
Facilitator(s):
Jamal Jones (He/they) is a second-generation educator who earned their bachelor degree in Psychology and also earned a Masters in Special Education and currently teaches adult learners in DC. Jamal's career focus has been on at-risk, juvenile, and special education students, specifically students with Emotional Behavior Disorders. Over 10 years of working alternative school settings, Jamal learned of the importance of Restorative Justice and practices it whenever possible. Jamal also speaks as a survivor of Domestic Violence, the experience strengthens the belief in RJ as a healing tool.
Sal Corbin (he/him) offers training in Active Bystander Intervention, Restorative Justice, Unarmed Civilian Protection and conflict mediation. He worked for 15 years in academia as a Psychology Professor before transitioning to nonprofit work. He has done Workforce Development training and program management and is a Training Coordinator for the Behavioral Health System of Baltimore. His vision is to help others build and maintain healthy relationships, with conflict transformation as the primary focus. His extensive background in leadership facilitation supports his efforts to keep showing up and sharing. Sal holds advanced degrees in Clinical (M.S.) and Educational (PhD) psychology.
