The workshop will be an experiential learning process that allows participants to see immediately how the skills presented may help them be in more satisfying relationships and collaboration within the school community. This workshop will focus on skills and tools to turn disagreement (even conflicts) into collaboration and ultimately to help build connected, collaborative communities. Participants will work with their real life examples.

Judy Bleil Saruhan

Judy is passionate about learning and sharing communication skills that improve wellbeing, bring awareness to core values and empower individuals to communicate in ways that strengthen relationships and enrich lives, especially in education and parenting.

She is a Certified Trainer for the International Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC) based in the USA. She is a supporter of Non Violent Communication (NVC) globally and offers Introduction Sessions and Communication Workshops to individual groups, organizations and school communities. She also offers private one-on-one Empathy Sessions or Empathic Coaching to individuals who are looking for support, clarity, self-connection and concrete ways to make progress towards what matters to them most.

Judy has had the opportunity to experience the universality of NVC by working with and learning from trainers and participants from approximately 35 countries. She is 1 of 2 CNVC Certified Trainers in Turkey. She is a founding Board Member of the Nonviolent Communication Association (Şiddetsiz Iletişim Derneği) in Turkey and currently holds the position of Board Secretary and is focused on bringing NVC to the field of Education.

She has worked in schools in the USA and in Turkey and has held official positions on the Parent Teacher Association and Board of Directors at Istanbul International Community School.