Introduction to Restorative Justice for Community Healing and Transformation
2 hour (Intro to RJ) online training
Ruptured relationships create psychological trauma, conflict, and violence. Restorative Justice allows for truth-telling and repairing harm for healed just relationships setting the stage for the possibility of reconciliation. Creating healed just relationships is violence prevention. Restorative justice prevents violence and builds peace into our lives and communities.
We are grateful to the Minneapolis Foundation for partially funding this restorative justice training for those who live, work, and/or play in Minneapolis.
Training Facilitators:
Donna Minter, PhD, LP, Certified STAR Trainer, USA and International Experience Neuropsychologist, Clinical Psychologist, and Forensic Psychology Examiner, Founder and Executive Director, Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership Institute
Crixell Shell, MS, Certified STAR Trainer, Assistant Executive Director, Coming to the Table Racial Healing Talking Circles Facilitator, Rule 114 Community Mediator
Training objectives:
1. Learn the basic Restorative Justice philosophy, principles, and practices.
2. Learn the differences between Restorative Justice and other types of justice.
3. Discuss how to apply Restorative Justice concepts through a trauma-informed lens for community healing and transformation.
Restorative Justice philosophy and principles have been practiced by Indigenous communities to address conflict and prevent violence since ancient times. Since the 1970’s Restorative Justice has been utilized as an alternative to the traditional retributive approach within western and colonized criminal legal systems. After the tragic events of September 11, 2001, Restorative Justice philosophy, principles, and practices were utilized as the foundation of an inclusive trauma-informed and resilience-oriented model to address individual and collective psychological trauma for truth-telling and repairing harm for healed, just relationships toward the possibility of reconciliation in the USA and internationally.
This Intro the RJ training is for laypeople, paraprofessionals, and licensed professionals. For licensed Minnesota social workers, teachers, and nurses who want 2 hrs of continuing education (CE) for Introduction to RJ, choose the registration option that includes the $50 tuition + $25 CE fee. If you're a social worker, nurse, or teacher licensed in another state, please contact your state's professional board to determine if they have a reciprocal CE relationship with Minnesota.After you receive your training registration confirmation from Eventbrite, we'll send you PDF handouts in preparation for this online training as well as instructions to access the Zoom video conferencing online training.
If you wish to receive a Certificate of Completion for this training, please register with the option to pay the training fee and CE fee. Otherwise, the post-training email that you receive soon after the training is complete will serve as confirmation that you attended this training. We are unable to provide a Certificate of Completion without payment.
January 17, 2020 Minneapolis Star Tribune article about Peacebuilding's approach to restorative justice.
July 18, 2020 Minneapolis Star Tribune article about Peacebuilding's approach to racial justice, healing, and equity.
MN Peacebuilding depends on people just like you to provide financial support for our community education trainings and events. If you have financial resources, please make a single or monthly recurring donation here: https://www.givemn.org/organization/Minnesota-Peacebuilding-Leadership-Institute
Cancellation Policy: Refunds for this training, less a $10 administrative fee, will be given if written cancellation is received from the registrant at least 48 hours during the Monday-Friday work week prior to the training . No tuition refund is offered after 48 hours prior to the training. Transfer of tuition to another online training is granted if written request is received at least 24 hours before the day of this training. Refunds or transfers are not available for no-shows. There is high demand for this training. If you realize you cannot attend, please contact us immediately at info@mnpeace.org to let us know. This will open your spot to another attendee. Thanks!
This training and all of Peacebuilding's trainings are available by contract arrangement for community groups, organizations, and corporations.
The content of this training is based on the STAR (Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience) Program, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA, USA. www.emu.edu/cjp/star
