Kathleen Macferran

About Kathleen Macferran

Kathleen Macferran is a Certified Trainer of Nonviolent Communication and offers Nonviolent Communication (NVC) training to schools, community groups, churches, hospitals, families, correctional officers, and prison inmates. She is one of the trainers for the Freedom Project, an affiliate organization of CNVC that strengthens community safety through supporting the transformation of prisoners into peacemakers. In addition to working with the Center for Nonviolent Communication, Kathleen has been the Music Director of the Rainier Chamber Winds for the past 16 years. Kathleen views the music ensemble as a wonderful metaphor for social organization since the well being of one individual clearly depends on the well being of all.

Kathleen offers trainings in concrete skills of nonviolence leading to reconciliation with ourselves, our loved ones and the community.

A Leaderful Life: Integrating NVC into all Levels of Your Life
A Telephone Course (Telecourse) with CNVC Certified Trainer Kathleen Macferran from Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA

15 sessions - 2 Wednesdays per month (no classes in July, April 7 - December 1, 2010 • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PDT/PST (6:00 PM GMT/7:00 PM GMT)

Fee: $375.00 USD
Fee includes fifteen 90-minute telecourses, online classroom, forum discussions between sessions and buddy pairings.

This course will:

  • Support you in integrating NVC into all areas of your life
  • Increase your understanding of NVC in a way that feels authentic
  • Encourage a natural sounding NVC language that can breathe life into conversations
  • Synthesize the ways you find meaning into a framework that works for you
  • Bring joy and grounding to your NVC practice
  • Explore how NVC fits into new learning in the areas of social change and relational science.

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This telecourse is designed to:

Explore the larger framework of NVC as it manifests in consciousness, language, thought, communication and uses of power. The benefits of looking at NVC through these fundamental elements is a broader appreciation of the magnitude and subtleties of the NVC process, along with an understanding that will accelerate the integration of this work in your life. Participants can expect a more natural, authentic flow in their thoughts and speech when integrating NVC into their daily lives.

Have you already taken “A Leaderful Life?” The class material will be a repeat of the fall 2008 Leaderful Life class, but the experience of the class to individuals is ever changing depending on one’s personal growth and the uniqueness of each new community of learners. Join us again to renew, refresh and inspire yourself in community with others from around the world.


Course Outline:

April 7- May 5:

  • Consciousness/intention - Truly the heart and core of NVC, explore how the consciousness of interdependence, compassion, and partnership shapes our involvement in living systems (personal and social), creating choices supporting health of the whole planet. Book: Presence: An Exploration of Profound Change in People, Organizations, and Society - Peter Senge, C.Otto Scharmer, Joseph Jaworski, Betty Sue Flowers

May 19-June 23:

  • Language- As software for our thoughts, language plays an important role in shaping our intentions and expressing our deepest values to others. Explore language that’s congruent with your values and likely to connect with the values held by others. Book: Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership - Joseph Jaworski

August 11-September 8:

  • Thinking- Take a look at core beliefs we hold about the world, the key role thoughts play in our reactions and responses, and the outcomes of the assumptions and frameworks that create our paradigms. Consider shifts in thinking that may be more congruent with your intentions. Book: Leadership and the New Science - Margaret Wheatley

September 22-October 20:

  • Communication- Exploration of the ways our messages are sent without language. The role “choice” plays in our communication will be an emphasis as well as the ways consciousness is displayed beyond the words we use. Book: Social Intelligence - Daniel Goleman

November 3-December 1:

  • Use of Power/ Strategies of Influence- This area is critical to realizing our visions. How do we influence others in alignment with our values? How can we inspire others to join us in creating a world that restores health and wholeness to the planet? Book: Theory U: Leading From the Future as It Emerges - C. Otto Scharmer

Course Schedule:

2 Wednesdays per month (no classes in July) April 7 - December 1, 2010 • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PDT/PST (6:00 PM GMT/7:00 PM GMT)

April 7, 2010 • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PDT (6:00 PM GMT)—My Time Zone?
April 21, 2010 • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PDT (6:00 PM GMT)—My Time Zone?
May 5, 2010 • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PDT (6:00 PM GMT)—My Time Zone?
May 19, 2010 • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PDT (6:00 PM GMT)—My Time Zone?
June 2, 2010 • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PDT (6:00 PM GMT)—My Time Zone?
June 23, 2010 • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PDT (6:00 PM GMT)—My Time Zone?
August 11, 2010 • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PDT (6:00 PM GMT)—My Time Zone?
August 25, 2010 • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PDT (6:00 PM GMT)—My Time Zone?
September 8, 2010 • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PDT (6:00 PM GMT)—My Time Zone?
September 22, 2010 • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PDT (6:00 PM GMT)—My Time Zone?
October 6, 2010 • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PDT (6:00 PM GMT)—My Time Zone?
October 20, 2010 • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PDT (6:00 PM GMT)—My Time Zone?
November 3, 2010 • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PDT (6:00 PM GMT)—My Time Zone?
November 17, 2010 • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PST (7:00 PM GMT—My Time Zone?
December 1, 2010 • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PST (7:00 PM GMT)—My Time Zone?

Prerequisites: We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the basic concepts of Nonviolent Communication by taking the NVC Academy’s Foundations of NVC online course.

Fee: $375.00 USD
Fee includes fifteen 90-minute telecourses, online classroom, forum discussions between sessions and buddy pairings.

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