Restorative Practice

Restorative Practices

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Restorative Practices refer to a collection of proactive processes designed to build healthy communities and decrease conflict. Introducing restorative practices usually requires a paradigm shift inside organizations, where individuals are encouraged to express themselves freely while minimizing the negative and maximizing the positive.

Restorative Practices
are used to:

A restorative community can be built in any setting where people share in ongoing relationships such as schools, workplaces, correctional environments, police departments, faith communities, non-profit organizations, and youth programs.

Research shows that restorative approaches can transform student behavior and build healthy school communities. The restorative mindset focuses on inclusiveness, relationship-building and problem-solving rather than on punishments, which have been shown to increase issues such as bullying, violence, poor academic performance and parental apathy.

Restorative Practices Consulting helps create positive cultures where everyone is given a chance to succeed.

One of the most impactful elements of Restorative Practice is called circles. Around a circle, everyone is given a chance to speak. A talking piece is passed around the circle as each person shares without interruption.

Restorative practice circles task each participant to:

These practices may be used for:

Restorative Practices

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Restorative Practices are used to:​

Create an environment of respect and inclusion

Build community and commitment to relationships

Discuss and resolve team issues

Encourage personal accountability

Increase employee/student engagement

Improve decision making and problem solving

Improve communication between individuals and groups​

A restorative community can be built in any setting where people share in ongoing relationships such as schools, workplaces, correctional environments, police departments, faith communities, non-profit organizations, and youth programs.

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Restorative Practices Consulting helps create positive cultures where everyone is given a chance to succeed.

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One of the most impactful elements of Restorative Practice is called circles. Around a circle, everyone is given a chance to speak. A talking piece is passed around the circle as each person shares without interruption.

Restorative practice circles task each participant to:

Listen from the heart

Speak from the heart

Be honest and respectful

Say enough, but not too much

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These practices may be used for:

Community building

Responding to conflict or harm

Resolving interpersonal issues

Discussing difficult or sensitive topics

Offering support or encouragement

Improving community decision making

Improving communication between individuals and groups

Restorative Practices
are used to:

Improve communication between individuals and groups