Patricia Porter, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Founding Member
www.conflictconnections.com

Educational Degrees
Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware, USA, MSW, 2001
University of Houston-Clear Lake, Clear Lake, Texas, USA, B.S.-Psychology, 1995

Professional Licenses
License Clinical Social Work (LCSW), License #42026, Texas

Credentials
Credentialed Distinguished Mediator, Texas Mediator Credentialing Association (TMCA)
Advanced Practitioner-Workplace Mediator, Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR)
Advanced Certified CINERGY™ Conflict Coach

Language Fluency:  English

Conflict Resolution In-Country Experience

Training/Teaching

• Czech Republic –International Youth Leadership Training (2001) 
• Germany - Mediation Training (August 2005)                      

International Cultural Experience

Professional: Russian Federation

Other: Canada, England, France, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Macau, Mexico, Northern China

Service Areas Significant Experience

• Conciliation, facilitation & mediation education
  
• Consultation and training in conflict mitigation or prevention
  
• Critical incident debriefings, consultation and education
  
• Mediation: Train the trainers with ongoing consultation and continuing education
  
• Negotiation models: Interest-based negotiation
  
• Nonviolent communication and dispute resolution processes
  
• Public dialogues: Facilitating meetings and forums open to the public; building capacity and local resources
  
• Conflict Coaching

Publications

• Porter, Patricia & Sawyer-Harmon, Cecily. Conflict Management and the EAP Core Technology in the Journal of Employee Assistance, Vol. 35 (No.4), p.8-9. Employee Assistance Professionals Association: Washington, D.C. (4th Quarter 2005)
  
• Workplace Section Member News in ACR Workplace Section News. Washington, D.C.: Association for Conflict Resolution. (Summer 2005)
  
• Mediation is Key to Resolving Social Work Ethics’ Complaints in Social Work Action Brief, Vol. VI, No. 1. NASW-Delaware Chapter. (January 2004)
  
• Maximizing Effective Participation in The ICFAI Journal of Alternative Dispute Resolution (pp.25-28), (Vol. III, No. 1). ICFAI Press: Andhra Pradesh, India. (January 2004)
  
• Maximizing Effective Participation in Alternatives. CRP Institute for Dispute Resolution: New York, NY. (June 2003)
  
• Cohen, Judy & Porter, P., Editors.  ADA Workplace Mediation Collection of Articles. ADA Mediation Section. (March 2003)
  
• Porter, P. & Piscolish, M.. Building A Partnership to Support Schools, Families and Students with Special Needs, Fourth R News Journal. Washington, D.C.: Conflict Resolution Education Network/National Institute for Dispute Resolution. (Jan./Feb. 1998)

Last Revised on 2/13/2008