To facilitate Restorative Justice practices, it is imperative that we understand the most effective ways to communicate in a healthy, positive way in tense situations, and adhere to the RJ approaches that work in a real way.
The next round of RJ training will be on October 23rd, 29th and 30th this year.
The first day is an introduction to restorative justice, and the second and third are more geared towards facilitating a community justice conference. The cost is $100, $75 of which will be reimbursed to VRJS volunteers after meeting their volunteer agreement terms.
For more information or to register, please email us.
Click here to download the full Training Brochure.
Training Overview Day 1 - Orientation
What is a Community Justice Conference?
- video of a conference
- experiencing a conference
- who practices restorative justice How conferencing differs from current practices: • the Youth Criminal Justice Act (2003)
- sensitivity to needs of victims and the
- community
- how conferencing differs from current
- practices
Day 2
Preparing for a conference:
- video demonstration, interview practice
- contacting offenders, victims, their
- families, others
Facilitating the conference:
- the role of facilitator
- working with emotions
Day 3
Other restorative practices
- different models of restorative practice
- facilitating consensus, writing good
- agreements
In case you’re curious, here is a copy of last year’s training brochure.