RJC CPD Approved Event

Restorative practice is all about relationships; building relationships, maintaining relationships, and repairing relationships when things go wrong. The approach is based on a set of values, skills and processes that can help when people are communicating with one another.

Having its origins in the criminal justice context where quite rigid scripts were used for facilitating rather formal ‘restorative conferences’ between people who caused and were harmed by crime, restorative practice has become more and more widespread outside the criminal sphere. The approach has been found helpful in contexts ranging from staff conflict, schools, social care, mental health, neighbourhoods – in fact anywhere involving humans in relationship. It is also continuously evolving as practitioners try out new ideas.

This two-hour knowledge sharing and learning event will provide an opportunity to reflect on restorative conversation skills, learn about creative activities for exploring restorative themes, and share ideas with others. It is open to anyone wanting to add to their personal toolkit of resources.

This event may be of particular interest to:

• Teachers and school staff

• Restorative practitioners

• Community workers

• Social workers

• Support workers

• Prison staff

• Faith leaders

• University staff

We will:

• introduce practical resources, tools, frameworks, and creative activities that can be used to cover the five restorative themes

• provide space for participants to share their own experiences and ideas in breakout rooms with others

• facilitate a discussion on creative ways to support restorative conversations

The event will be led by Pete Wallis and Jo Brown, two experienced restorative practitioners.

(Please note, this is not a practitioner training course and is not intended on its own to prepare you to facilitate restorative justice conferences)

This event has been approved as a CPD event by the Restorative Justice Council (approval reference RJCMH231122).

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Tickets can be booked on Eventbrite. Ticket prices are variable (please pay as you are able):

£25 (e.g. employed professional/government/academic/large organisation)

£10 (e.g. employed by a small charity)

Free (e.g. student/volunteer/don’t have the resources to pay for a ticket)

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Pete Wallis joined Oxfordshire Youth Justice Service in 2000, having previously worked as a teacher, residential care worker, drugs worker and with prisoners and the homeless. Pete is passionate about the benefits that the restorative approach offers. He has written or co-authored several books on the subject, including 'Understanding Restorative Justice', which explores the role of empathy in restorative processes. Pete is one of the founders and current Vice Chair of the charity SAFE! Support for young people affected by crime, and is a Trustee of The Mint House.

 

Jo Brown has a background in social work and teaching and first worked in restorative justice as part of a home office pilot in 1997. Jo has been a champion of restorative practice ever since, joining the Youth Justice Service as a Referral Panel Co-ordinator in 2006 and becoming Oxfordshire County Council Anti-Bullying Co-ordinator leading on the development of restorative practice in schools from 2008 – 2019 and gaining experience of restorative practice and training across schools, social care and HR. Jo has worked for The Mint House since 2019 and is their lead restorative trainer. Jo is a current trustee, and one of the founding trustees for the charity SAFE! Support for young people affected by crime.