Category Archives: Conferencing
Facilitating Restorative Justice loss of life, embraces the essence of the loved one.
Please note, this blog topic, facilitating Restorative Justice in a situation of a fatality, is not intended to promote practitioners stepping beyond their own skill set and training. Mark Umbriet’s week-long course, a masters in counseling and additional trainings in grief, trauma and
Restorative Justice stakeholders discuss program experience.
Valentine’s Day 2012 was a good one! Judges, court clerks, law enforcement, social workers, fellow nonprofit providers, clergy, attorney’s and victim advocates attended a stakeholder meeting hosted by SCVRJP. (New website launched today – check it out!) The panel speakers
Restorative Justice, 3 C’s for increasing belonging.
Belonging. Right there in the middle of Maslow’s hierarchy of Needs, Restorative Justice helps people recognize where it is, rebuild it where it was torn or repair it where it was damaged. Restorative Justice, experienced from the perspective of victim, offender, community member
The power of asking questions, which end of the same stick?
The art of asking questions is a skill a Circle-keeper, Restorative Justice Practioner needs to be building. Imagine this . . . how were you harmed? People can express their hurts. Consider an event where many people contributed to the
Filed under Circle Keeping, Conferencing, offenders, Peace, Practitioner Skills, Relationships, storytelling
Ask yourself, apology or acknowledgement? What repairs your heart?
Recent comment on somebody else’s blog: There will be no justice in this community, until someone apologizes for what they have done to others. Get my drift? I thought, ”really“? Because I don’t think “sorry” is enough. I think acknowledgement
Community Circles before Conflict Resolution Circles and always the Restorative Justice Circle process stages.
This post contains some recommendations for those of you using Circle process in a school or classroom setting. You will want to develop the students awareness of the process. By using Circles to “build” community you prevent harm. The more
A “do not miss” training opportunity! Restorative Justice addressing bully behavior.
My friend Nancy has been hosting week-long sessions in school-based Restorative Justice/Restorative Measures. I have helped her out the last few years. The finale of the week is the Circle Networking Day, she fwd’d me this information today: The Circle
Atten Schools! Violence prevention and conflict resolution solutions that work!
The Saturday Pioneer Press, front page story: Friend Me, Fight Me. Short version, issues outside of school, erupted at school and a Mother is very, very upset. I shake my head. I get confused. My google alert for ‘Restorative Practices’
Different views of Restorative Justice, great food for Thanksgiving.
Food for thought, it’s almost Thanksgiving! This video gives deeper explanation of Restorative Justice and it defines some different perspectives and angles. I myself have always viewed it as a continuum or two – high encounter or high repairation. I
Filed under Conferencing, Research, Restorative Justice
Being an explorer of inner landscapes, a restorative justice practitioner skill.
I did a small group presentation and allowed all participants to ask a question. We did a little “reverse” talking piece, meaning they could ask the question, and pass on the piece when they felt they had the answer. I