Interpersonal Conflict

Interpersonal Conflict provides a psychotherapeutic and philosophical understanding of the nature of interpersonal conflict.

Karen Weixel-Dixon is a psychotherapist, supervisor, and accredited mediator in private practice, and a visiting lecturer at Regent's University London. She is co-director for Re-Solution partnership.

Introduction 1. Why existential Psychotherapy 2. The essence of conflict and resolution 3. Part one: Theoretical foundations 4. Givens of existence 5. World-view 6. Self and Other 7. Time 8. The contributions of phenomenology 9. The contributions of hermeneutics 10. Part one summary 11. Case vignette 1: The family 12. Introduction part two: the practise of facilitative conflict resolution 13. Attitude 14. A theory of emotions and how to work with them 15. Practise and skills in managing conflict resolution 16. Strategies for facilitative conflict mediation 17. Format, protocol, and process 18. Ethical considerations 19. Part two summary 20. Case vignette 2: Unfair dismissal 21. Conclusion