Living Well with Conflict - Dealing with Challenging Behaviours in Conflict

05 Nov 2026 09:30 - 14:00
Course Leader: Carolyn Merry
Course Date: Thursday 5 November
Course Options: £45 or only £40 for those who live in a 5 mile radius!
Course Timings: 9:30am for 10am -2pm
Course Code: D3326
Course Information:
For many of us, conflict seems difficult, but sometimes the usual ways of resolving conflict can feel even more difficult when challenging beh aviours come into the mix and escalate conflict even further. This interactive workshop will give participants an opportunity to better recognize and understand such beh aviours and some tips and tools to manage challenging beh aviours in the midst of conflict. The workshop will also provide an opportunity to practice techniques and gain confidence in using them.
Course Leader Information :
Carolyn Merry is the Leader of The Ammerdown Centre and has over 30 years working with individuals and communities in conflict. She is a trained mediator and has facilitated hundreds of trainings around transforming conflict and building stronger communities across the UK – in workplaces, as well as with faith and other community groups.
Past Participants Testimonials:
"This was an incredibly interesting and helpful session that really made me stop and think about the way I deal with conflict. I can definitely see it changing the way I deal with things going forward."
Other events in the series:
Date TBC : Meeting Well
Want to have better meetings that are productive and can handle when people passionately disagree on issues. Then come and join us on not only preparing for such meetings but also how to address conflict when it arises in meetings. This practical workshop will provide participants with tried and tested techniques for meeting well and handling differing views in the setting of meetings.
Date TBC : Building teams and communities who can work well with conflict (Full day: 9.30 am – 4pm).
This practical and interactive workshop is for leaders who are wanting to support their team or community to understand conflict better and how it can be handled to build stronger teams and communities. Learn some practical techniques in how to lead this process.
Note: This workshop can also be requested to be delivered directly for a specific workplace team, group or faith community.

