Integral Solutions For A Sustainable World

A Woman-Owned Business and Emerging Small Business

Integral Solutions for a Sustainable World is a woman-owned firm offering Dispute Resolution and Collaboration services. Owner Theresa Jensen has been helping diverse groups of people and organizations work together collaboratively to solve complex problems, resolve differences and make informed decisions for over three decades.

Personal And Professional Qualities

Qualities clients have come to rely on include: Theresa’s calm, unflappable demeanor; her warmth and acceptance, quickly putting people at ease; her high level of skills which quickly build trust in her guidance and in the process; her honesty and integrity; her ability to sense what a group is needing; her engaging group presence.

Principal areas of expertise: public health and health care, natural resources, workplace and employment, cross-cultural, divorce and family issues. 

The firm contracts with other professionals and administrative support staff as needed to meet the requirements of a specific project.

Education and Training

Owner Theresa Jensen received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and her law degree from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. She is currently an active member of the Oregon State Bar, practices Collaborative Law, and is a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst.

She has taken over 1500 hours of post-graduate training in Mediation, Facilitation, Consensus Building, Cross-Cultural And Large Group Conflict Resolution, Multi-Party Collaboration, Natural Resource And Environmental Issues In Mediation, Dispute Resolution Systems Design, Eliminating Power And Fear In The Workplace, Theory U: Leading from the Emerging Future, Bridging Political Divides, Non-Violent (Compassionate) Communication, and Family, Employment and Collaborative Law.

Affiliations

• Roster Mediator: U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution
• State of Oregon Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Provider Roster (price agreements) for: Mediation General Practitioner, Facilitation General Practitioner, Public Policy Facilitator, Public Involvement Practitioner
• Affiliated Practitioner Team: Oregon Consensus, and Oregon Solutions, National Policy Consensus Center, Mark Hatfield School of Government, Portland State University
• Advisory Mediator & Facilitator: Center for Collaborative Policy, Sacramento State University, Sacramento, CA
• Oregon State Bar, member in good standing since 1981 (currently active); ADR section member, Labor & Employment Section, Executive Committee Member 1993 – 1994
• Member, Oregon Mediation Association

Experience as a Trainer

Theresa has designed and delivered trainings in mediation and facilitation skills, consensus decision making, non-violent communication, conflict management and interest-based negotiation for a variety of clients, including numerous state and federal agencies, Willamette University Center for Dispute Resolution, Martin Institute for Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution at the University of Idaho, Southern Oregon University, Portland State University, the State Justice Institute, the U.S. Postal Service in sites across the country, and private companies. She is well known for her highly interactive and participatory training designs, her thoughtful and clear presentations and on-the-spot demonstrations of mediation and conflict resolution skills, as well as her ability to create high levels of safety for participants

Work Experience

President and Senior Mediator/Facilitator with Theresa Jensen & Associates, Portland and Ashland, Oregon, 1994 - 2016.

Jackson County Circuit Court Staff Mediator, Medford, OR, 2006 – 2011.

Founding Partner and Senior Mediator with Confluence Northwest, Portland, Oregon, 1988-1994. Public policy consensus building, facilitation and mediation of organizational disputes, consulting, training.

Private practice attorney and mediator, Portland, Oregon, 1986-1988. General civil practice, including employment law, administrative law (representing clients in unemployment hearings), working for the EEOC on contract doing EEO investigations and adjudications; contract lawyering, contract mediation and facilitation.

Conflict Resolution Consultant and Educational Planner with Interface Consultants, Portland, Oregon, an educational consulting firm. Theresa facilitated educational planning efforts with diverse stakeholders, and mediated discrimination disputes between Native American communities and school districts in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. 1984-1986.

Trial Attorney, Metropolitan Public Defender's office, Portland, Oregon, 1982 – 1984.

Early Education and Kindergarten Teacher, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1974-76.

Community Service

Theresa served as one of the first presidents of the Oregon Mediation Association, 1990-1.

Oregon Dispute Resolution Commission, Committee to Establish Standards for Mediation Training, 1993.

Oregon Mediation Association: Annual Award for Excellence; 1994.

State of Oregon Fourth Judicial District for Multnomah County, Certificate of Appreciation for valuable service to the Court and public by helping to establish a mediation program in Small Claims and FED cases, 1991.

Spirit of Portland Award for volunteer efforts, Portland Neighborhood Mediation Center, 1987.

Standards of Practice

Theresa subscribes to the Standards of Practice for Mediation of the Oregon Mediation Association and the Association for Conflict Resolution.