SCHOOL INTERGROUP CONFLICT RESOLUTION
The
Resolving
Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP) established
by Educators for Social Responsibility is based in New York and
directed by Linda Lantieri and Janet Patti.* RCCP is a program
that was synthesized from several successful programs operating
in the arenas of student conflict resolution programs; reducing
intergroup tensions, and peer counseling. Cooperative
learning techniques are
incorporated in the methodology. RCCP contracts for services
and has set up programs in the school districts serving the communities
of Vista and Escondido in north San Diego County. CAHRO selected
this program as a model because the principles underlying the programs
are sound and the individual parts of the program have stood the
test of time.
The downside to this program lies in its virtue. It is comprehensive and requires a
serious commitment on the part of a school district to adopt it. There is extensive teacher training, and unless the school district is willing to direct significant resources to the project it will remain out of
reach. Please contact CAHRO if you are
aware of school intergroup conflict prevention and response programs that should be considered a best practice.
Contact:
RCCP Program, Linda Lantieri, 136 3rd Avenue Suite 103,
New York, NY 10003 Phone: 212 387-0225. See
also Responding to Hate - Schools.
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