Conflict Facilitation
MASTER CLASS
Working with conflict has always been a challenge.
Facilitate conflict as a gateway of possibilities
that you know how to open.
The master class is designed for organizational leaders, coaches, group facilitators, board and strata council members, instructors, and others whose role require them to navigate complex human and organizational dynamics and to do so with responsibility, discernment, and influence.
The course content is primarily drawn from Processwork, and is designed for practical application to common patterns and dynamics in conflicts.
The course is constructed and delivered with trauma awareness and respect for diversity of lived experience, communication and relationship styles.
Participants will learn how to apply Processwork attitudes and methods to common patterns found in conflict, and developing their own individual facilitator style in doing so.
Credit for the Master Class requires completion of both:
Level 1: Engaging with Conflict and
Level 2: Facilitating Conflict
The Master Class in Conflict Facilitation includes 50 hours of live instruction, 1:1 coaching hours, and supervised practice in large and small groups.
Graduates of the Master Class in Conflict Facilitation will also receive 60 credit hours towards the Certificate in Process Work from the Process Work Institute in Portland, USA.
MASTER COURSE INCLUDES
50 hours of live instruction
Supervised practice in large and small groups
1:1 coaching hours
Certificate of Completion
60 Credit Hours toward Process Work Certificate, Process Work Institute
David is not only a skilled Processwork facilitator, he is also a deeply intuitive guide who leads us through the often-challenging terrain of our own learning. Through his thoughtful and grounded teaching, David made the frameworks of Process Work accessible and immediately relevant by inviting us into them as experiences. Before I realized it, I was already applying Process Work into my professional practice facilitation.
Working in the Equity and Inclusion space, I’ve come to understand that this kind of learning is essential. David effectively guides us to explore our current conflict dynamics and unconscious biases and engage with these moments to lean into the conflict, listen for what is unspoken, and discover the wisdom embedded in the conflict. Processwork helps us see conflict not as failure, but as a source of transformation.
David isn’t afraid to challenge or push back gently when we stay on the surface. This insistence on depth and awareness is what makes his teaching so impactful. His teaching is truly about embodied practice. I find myself using David’s teachings every single day. It is a privilege to have learned from him. His passion for this work is infectious, and his ability to hold space for complexity and discomfort has transformed my practice and my understanding of what true inclusion and multi-sided dialogue look like.
~ Amrita Agaarwal - Leader - Anti Racism team | Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
LEVEL 1 - Engaging with Conflict
25 hrs live instruction, ~ 5 hours individual work
This course holds two points of focus. One is an introduction to Processwork attitudes, theory and methods for facilitating conflict.
The other is a nuanced exploration of our relationship with conflict itself. Participants will learn how to apply Processwork attitudes and methods to common patterns found in conflict.
COURSE TOPICS
Introduction to Processwork
Innerwork and Framing
Communication Model
Interrupting Stuck Patterns
Rank and Power Awareness
Working with Accusations and Criticism
Facilitator Development
25 hrs live instruction, ~ 5 hours individual work
LEVEL 2 - Facilitating Conflict
This course builds and expands upon theory and frameworks from Level 1, but the greater focus is on practice, application and developing your own unique facilitator style.
COURSE TOPICS
Concept Review
Working with Edges
Facilitator Development
Working with Disturbing Energies
Attack Training
Practice, Observe, Reflect, Practice
FINAL REFLECTION ASSIGNMENT
Participants will produce a short, focused exploration on an aspect of personal interest, on a topic agreed to by the participant and the instructor. The reflection can be done in any mixture of writing, video, movement, performance, podcast or work of art. Participants will share from their assignment at the Graduation Event.
LEVEL 1 - Engaging with Conflict
WINTER 2027
Course Fee
Standard: $1750
This is the standard course rate.
Supported: $1350
For those with limited means. Spots are limited.
Donor: $2050
For those with means, to help subsidize those on a supported rate.
All fees are gst included.
Registration
To register, please pay by e-transfer:
Please also send an email to: david@davidhatfield.ca
This ensures David can contact you to schedule your learning lab
and 1:1 coaching sessions.
LEVEL 1 - Engaging with Conflict
WINTER 2027
Modules, in-person:
January 9, January 23, February 6
9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Venue: The Post 750, 750 Hamilton St #110, Vancouver
On-Line Learning Lab sessions:
January 16, January 30, February 13
9:30 am - 11:00 am or
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
To be scheduled after your registration.
1:1 Coaching sessions, online:
We’ll find times after registration that work for yourself and David.
Time frames to book 1:1 coaching sessions will be:
Coaching session #1: January 10 - January 22
Coaching session #2: January 24 - February 5
Coaching session #3: February 7 - February 19
INSTRUCTOR
David Hatfield has 30 years national and international experience in conflict facilitation, coaching and conflict facilitation training, with a trauma-informed approach and care for psychological safety.
He holds an MA in Process Oriented Facilitation and Conflict Studies, and is a Processwork Diplomate, which is the highest attainment of training offered by the International Association of Process-Oriented Psychology. He also holds Level 1 Trauma Counseling with the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute.
