Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers

Conflict Prevention in Community

Proactive conflict prevention for communities of care — the complement to restorative-justice (which addresses harm after it occurs). Covers: early friction signals and how to read them, Nonviolent Communication as a community practice, establishing communication agreements, de-escalation before harm, and structural community health practices that reduce the conditions that generate conflict. Activate when friction is building between members before harm has occurred, when the community wants to establish communication norms proactively, when a pattern of low-grade conflict needs addressing before it escalates, or when a community is designing its culture and wants to build in conflict-prevention structures from the start. Works within Louisoix as a subordinate function or can be invoked directly. Distinct from restorative-justice, which activates after harm has occurred. When harm has already happened, use restorative-justice. When you want to prevent the next one, use this skill.