Restorative Justice-Theoretical Underpinnings and Fundamental Principles
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Basic knowledge of the theoretical underpinnings of Restorative Practices
Knowledge and understanding principles of Restorative Justice
Basic foundations of Restorative processes in daily life
Restorative Justice Conference Facilitation
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Principles of facilitation of formal restorative conferencing to address misconduct and/or conflict
The skills of planning conferences; includes determining participant suitability and preparing
participants prior to conference
Addressing communication needs within conferencing and managing emotion
Addressing issues relating to restorative conferencing
Practical experience in conference facilitation
Circles: Implementation and Practice
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Be able to facilitate a circle time session in the classroom in line with the basic principles
of Circle Time
Be able to implement relational teaching in the classroom and model circle processes to
colleagues
Learn to use circles to build more cohesive and humanistic classroom communities
Experience circles for many different classroom situations
Gain knowledge of the Restorative framework and how to apply this in the classroom in a
preventative proactive way
Leading Restoratively
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Planning for implementation – the strategy behind the achievement of desired outcomes
Understanding the critical nature of leadership as the driver of strategy
Developing an understanding of the ingredients of their own leadership style
Understanding the complexity of behaviour change in adults
Understanding the biology of shame and its importance to all restorative practice processes
Using performance management strategies as a tool to link people into desired outcomes
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Circles: Implementation and Practice
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Be able to facilitate a circle time session in the classroom in line with the basic principles of Circle Time
Be able to implement relational teaching in the classroom and model circle processes to colleagues
Learn to use circles to build more cohesive and humanistic classroom communities
Experience circles for many different classroom situations
Gain knowledge of the Restorative framework and how to apply this in the classroom in a preventative proactive way