Applying a new "social technology" to challenging of conflict
Application
in
the following settings:
► Management
► Employment
► Political
► Peacekeeping
► Diplomatic
► Military
► Educational
► Legal/Judicial
► Mental health
► Parenting
► Interpersonal
The ICM2 is the foundation
for the new
professional training.
The Integrative Conflict Management Model
A new framework for describing and understanding human conflict
Evidence-based
Focus on issues of power
Integrates the 5 bodies — physical, emotional mental, environmental and spiritual
Public health — nonpolitical, nonreligious
Positive outcome oriented
Defines the process from which conflict emerges
Integrates neuroscience, epidemiology, etc.
The Integrative Conflict Management Model (ICM2) is built around an in-depth understanding of human relationships, the need for personal, family, community, institutional and organizational power, and strategies for management and resolution of conflict through the application of appropriate and healthy forms of power.
Under the ICM2, those dealing with the challenge of conflict in their lives, as well as professionals working in the field, can integrate an understanding of power issues, brain dynamics and a person's ability to restructure their experience of reality so that conflict is minimized or eliminated. This approach and its core elements allow a broad range of attributes — such as effective listening techniques, compassion, understanding and respectful debate — to operate free of the inhibiting weight of traditional approaches.
The ICM2 integrates a broad range of diverse disciplines including social theory, neuroscience, the public health approach, developmental theory, attachment theory, learning theory, psychology and physiology. The Model incorporates and integrates the concept of the "five bodes" — the physical, emotional, mental, environmental and the spiritual aspects of human existence.
The Violence Integrative Prevention and Restoration (PAR) Model — a close relative of the ICM2 — has been successfully demonstrated in schools, an international setting and a Level 5 (maximum security) prison. Because the ICM2 is built on a public health foundation, it is applicable in all cultural settings.
