The Intercultural Mediation Workshop is a training course designed to develop skills and tools necessary to facilitate communication and mutual understanding between people from different cultures. Through a combination of theory, practical exercises and experiential activities, participants learn to recognize and overcome cultural barriers, to manage intercultural conflicts and to promote inclusion and social cohesion.
Why do the workshop?
- Promoting mutual understanding: In an increasingly globalized world, cultural diversity is a reality. These workshops help to overcome prejudices and stereotypes, fostering a constructive dialogue between people from different cultures.
- Developing intercultural competences: participating in a workshop means acquiring tools and techniques to communicate effectively in multicultural contexts, manage conflicts and value differences.
- Fostering integration: These workshops promote social integration, helping people feel part of a larger and more diverse community.
- Increasing cultural awareness: Through hands-on activities and reflections, participants develop a greater awareness of their own cultures and those of others, opening their minds to new perspectives.
- Improve interpersonal relationships: intercultural mediation teaches how to build relationships based on respect, empathy and collaboration.
- Prevent conflicts: By understanding cultural differences, many conflicts and misunderstandings can be prevented.
Target
The workshop is aimed at:
- Anyone interested in improving their intercultural skills.
- Teachers and educators.
- Social workers and social and health workers.
- HR professionals.
- Volunteers and members of non-governmental organizations.
- Students and researchers in the social and cultural fields.
Contents
- Introduction to Intercultural Mediation: overview of the role and importance of intercultural mediation.
- Theory of cultures: study of cultural theories and models and their practical applications.
- Intercultural communication: techniques and strategies for effective communication between different cultures.
- Empathy and Active Listening: exercises to develop active listening and empathy in intercultural interactions.
- Conflict management: methodologies for identifying, addressing and resolving intercultural conflicts.
- Prejudices and stereotypes: recognition and de-construction of prejudices and cultural stereotypes.
- Mediation techniques: tools and practical techniques of intercultural mediation.
- Case Studies and Role-Playing: analysis of real case studies and simulations of intercultural situations to apply the knowledge acquired.
- Legislation and human rights: basics of intercultural mediation and human rights legislation.
- Intervention design: how to design and implement intercultural mediation interventions in different contexts (e.g. schools, companies, communities).
