Foster Care Training

Conflict is often avoided, feared and seen as negative. In a world of ‘cancel culture’ and hypercriticality on social media, the ‘good/bad’ binary persists and perpetuates the idea that there is only one right way to exist. How can we shift the concept of conflict and understand it as a means for deeper connection and more trusting relationships with one another and ourselves? In this interactive workshop, participants will explore their own experiences with conflict in the way they were socialized from childhood to adolescence and into adulthood. We will look at models for giving and receiving feedback and engage in small group discussion about the way conflict pushes our shame buttons and how we can co-regulate and self-soothe to stay present and accountable.