Conflict Resolution

Explore ways to help children and youth resolve conflicts. Examine:

• Peer to peer relationships
• The skills needed for self-discipline and self-control
• Problem solving strategies
• Techniques of conflict resolution
• De-escalation techniques
• Methods to deal with bullying and harassment

Instructor Bernadine Luckey MSW, LCSW is the Director of the Foster & Kinship Care Education Program for the CCSF Child Development Department. She holds accredited certificates as an Integrated Studies Specialist and Alcohol & Other Drugs Counseling. She has provided education, training, consultation, and counseling to individuals, agencies, schools, and communities throughout the San Francisco Bay Area for over 15 years. She has developed a complete set of well-balanced programs and workshops that provide valuable information essential for today’s complicated world. She has coordinated and implemented programs for the San Francisco Superior Court, SF Police Department, SF Unified School District, SF Public Heath Department, Oakland Public Schools, Community Substance Abuse Services, The National Council on Alcoholism, Youth Guidance Center, Family Service Agency, Department of Human Services, San Francisco Child Abuse Agency, California Childcare Resource and Referral Network, Children’s Council of San Francisco, Low Income Housing Fund, Professional Development Initiative, San Francisco City College, Contra Costa College, Merritt/Peralta College, local hospitals, and the faith community. Her teaching style is inclusive, nonjudgmental, and pragmatic.

Instructor Todd Wright has ten years experience in community outreach. He specializes in conflict management, family cohesion, victim’s rights, social service delivery, environmental impact, intercultural communications, juvenile diversion, and child welfare reform. He has enjoyed successes in project management, internal and external communications, conflict resolution, and bridging diverse constituencies while developing consensus.