Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP)

Volunteer Opportunities - Conflict Resolution Workshop Facilitator

Job Description AVP provides three-day conflict resolution workshops in prisons and the community. Becoming an AVP facilitator requires no special qualifications. A PhD or a MSW is not necessary (but certainly welcome). The only requirement is your desire to reduce violence in our community and your willingness to commit to completing the training. The AVP facilitator training involves three, three-day workshops: a Basic Workshop, an Advanced Workshop and a Training for Facilitators Workshop. Facilitators are only expected to lead two or three workshops per year although more would certainly be welcome. In prisons, these are always on weekends; in the community, they may be mid-week or weekends, or one or two evenings a week for several weeks. AVP uses a team leadership model, so beginning facilitators always have the support of experienced team members.

About the AVP Program Starting with one conflict resolution workshop in Dutchess County, NY in 1975, the Alternatives to Violence Project has become a global program operating in 30 states and more than 50 countries. The Westchester AVP Group conducts about 60 conflict resolution workshops each year and plans to do more this year. We are seeking more facilitators in order to reach that goal.
AVP provides several types of workshops including the standard Basic Workshop, Advanced Workshop and the Training for Facilitators workshop. In addition we provide workshops on special topics such as Anger Management, Trauma Resiliency, Relationships, and Manly Awareness. AVP provides conflict resolution workshops in Sing Sing Men’s Prison and Bedford Hills Women’s Prison in Westchesrer, Otisville Men’s Prison in Orange County and Garner Prison on Connecticut. In addition we conduct about a dozen community workshops for youth and adults each year

The Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) is a global non-profit organization that helps people resolve their conflicts without resorting to physical or psychological violence. The AVP program works to prevent violence in our society by offering conflict resolution workshops for youth, community groups, and prison inmates.