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OMA Annual Fall Conference
Friday, November 4 – Saturday, November 5
OMA’s Annual Fall Conference planning is underway! Thank you to our membership who provided feedback to help us shape this years’ experience. Watch your email for program announcements. If you are not an OMA Member, we invite you to join our vibrant community of mediators who are committed to the development, support and advocacy of mediation in the State of Oregon. Explore Membership Benefits > Here
OMA Member Workshops
Monthly Community Connection
2nd Friday, 6 – 8pm | Members $0 | Zoom link emailed in advance
Facilitator: Jack Hollis, OMA Board President
Get together with OMA members monthly to network and talk shop with other mediators. Bring questions around difficult mediations or just show up to reconnect with friends and colleagues. We will be on hand for conversation prompts and breakout rooms as requested.
Conflict Resilience: Communication Skills
August 9, 10am – 12pm | Members $0 | Register
Facilitator: Ryan Nakade, OMA Board Vice President
Join Ryan for a series of workshops designed to help participants become more resilient to conflict. The segments will include exploring our relationship to conflict, conflict styles, communication methods, and group exercises to cultivate a conflict resilient within your community.
This workshop is designed to help mediators activate their communication skills when facing conflict outside of mediation settings. Participants will learn effective communication techniques including active listening, sharing needs, making requests, and asking questions. While many mediators are familiar with these methods, our ability to maintain effective communication can be compromised when we are directly engaged or impacted by the conflict.
Conflict Resilience: Group Practices for a Conflict Resilient Culture
August 16, 10am – 12pm | Members $0 | Register
Facilitator: Ryan Nakade, OMA Board Vice President
In this workshop, participants will learn a tool for assessing their personal and organizational interests, as well as techniques to harmonize those interests. They will also complete a map of their own obstacles and barriers to conflict resilience. The workshop will conclude with participants partaking in various group practices and “dojos” to integrate the skills they have learned in the previous workshops.
Depolarization Toolkit Series: Group Identity and “Othering”
August 23, 10am – 12pm | Members $0 | Register
Facilitator: Ryan Nakade, OMA Board Vice President
Continuing with our Political Depolarization series, participants will explore their personal community network and social connections, then analyze how we begin to “other” people, groups, and communities. We’ll also explore socially rooted biases and techniques for managing them, as well as examine the dominant narratives that shape our worldview in different social contexts.