Restorative Practice Refresher (1/2 day) 25/26

Target group

This course is for permanent children's social care staff who work for the London Borough of Sutton and who have previously completed the 3 day Restorative Practice Conferencing training course.

Aims

The aims of this sessions are:

• To provide participants with an opportunity to reflect on how they have used Restorative Practice since being trained.
• To provide participants with a reminder of the theories, principles and processes used within restorative practice.
• To improve participants’ confidence in using restorative skills as part of their day-to-day work. 

Learning objectives 

By the end of this course, participants will have:

• Reflected on their previous experience of using restorative practice to restore relationships and/or resolve conflict.
• Refreshed their knowledge of the theory, principles and how trauma informed practice links to restorative practice.
• Reflected on the different restorative processes available as part of the restorative practice continuum.
• Refreshed their knowledge of the practical considerations for facilitating formal restorative processes, including how to prepare participants for direct restorative processes.
• The opportunity to practice facilitating restorative meetings through role play and by doing so refresh their restorative skills.

Special instructions 

• Only those who have previously undertaken the 3 day Restorative Practice Conferencing course in the last 3 years should attend this course.
• Staff must undertake the refresher course every 3 years.