Sarah Bernhardt's Page

What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?

As an employee at The Conflict Resolution Center at the University of North Dakota we are involved in community mediation and conflict resolution as well as recent entrance into the international arena and peacemaking and peacekeeping.

Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)

Sarah Bernhardt is a Service Coordinator/Trainer at the UND Conflict Resolution Center. Her roles as the Center include mediation facilitation, training, education, and development and marketing. She received her initial mediation training from the Center and has had additional training in Teambuilding, Conflict Management and Facilitation. She received her BA in Psychology, BS in Social Work, and MA in Counseling from the University of North Dakota. She is a licensed professional counselor and has 5 years of counseling experience in an inpatient psychiatric hospital setting. Sarah was an intern at the UND Conflict Resolution Center as well as served on the Board of Governors for the UND Conflict Resolution Center prior to becoming a staff member.

What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?

USA

What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?

Service Coordinator/Trainer at the Conflict Resolution Center at the University of North Dakota

What is your personal or organizational website?

http://conflictresolution.und.edu

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?

Conflict Resolution, Education

Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?

Training, Program Design, Intervention

What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?

Divorce Mediation
Civilian PeaceKeeping