1. Introduction to Restorative Approaches

2. Where does the approach come from?
Canada
US and UK ’s
New Zealand ’s
Australia ’s
UK again mid 1990’s

3. What is Restorative Justice?
A commitment to:
Facilitating dialogue between all those affected by the wrongdoing or conflict
Encouraging those responsible for the harm to become accountable for their actions and responsible for putting right the wrong
Ensuring that all those involved or affected are given the opportunity to share their story, their feelings and their needs
Involving everyone affected in finding mutually acceptable ways forward
Repairing the harm caused by any behaviour that has a negative impact on others
Repairing, or at times building, relationships between those affected

4. A restorative approach is all about relationships – making, maintaining and, when necessary, repairing relationships

5. Skills with others Values Interaction
These are the values and skills that need to be underpinning restorative practice and so first and foremost they need to be the values and skills of a restorative practitioner.
Values

6. The values that underpin a commitment to building, maintaining & repairing relationships
These are the values and skills that need to be underpinning restorative practice and so first and foremost they need to be the values and skills of a restorative practitioner.
Mutual respect, empowerment, collaboration, valuing others, integrity, honesty, openness, trust, tolerance

7. active non-judgemental listening, conflict management skills
The skills that underpin a commitment to building, maintaining & repairing relationships
Emotional articulacy,
empathy,
open-mindedness,
active non-judgemental listening, conflict management skills
These are the values and skills that need to be underpinning restorative practice and so first and foremost they need to be the values and skills of a restorative practitioner.
Mutual respect, empowerment, collaboration, valuing others, integrity, honesty, openness, trust, tolerance

8. active non-judgemental listening, conflict management skills
Emotional articulacy,
empathy,
open-mindedness,
active non-judgemental listening, conflict management skills
These are the values and skills that need to be underpinning restorative practice and so first and foremost they need to be the values and skills of a restorative practitioner.
Mutual respect, empowerment, collaboration, valuing others, integrity, honesty, openness, trust, tolerance

9. When dealing with wrongdoing or conflict, is your response informed by relationship values and skills?
Do you invite young people to give you, individually, their perspective on what has happened?
Are you genuinely curious about their thoughts and feelings at the time of the incident and since?
Do you invite them to consider who else may have been affected?
Do you invite them to consider what needs to happen to put matters right?
Do you ask them what their own personal needs are for closure and repair?

10. Do you manage to refrain from:
Using your body or your tone to show disapproval?
Giving your own opinion or judgement about what has happened?
Taking sides?
Assuming you know what has happened and why?
Telling people what they should do?
Offering unasked for advice?
Insisting people apologise and make up?

11. The Traditional Approach
What’s happened?
Who started it?
What response is appropriate to deter and punish?

12. The Restorative Approach
What’s happened?
Who has been affected or harmed?
How can those involved be supported in finding ways to repair the harm caused?

13. What do I need when I’ve been harmed? An apology
An empathetic listener
Amends made
The other person to understand what has upset me
To be respected
To be allowed to have emotion
Support and positive reinforcement
Reassurance it won’t happen again
To draw a line underneath it
Now think about what you need when you have caused harm to someone else

14. What do I need when I have harmed
someone else?
To apologise
Someone to talk to
Time to put things right
To make it up to them
A chance to explain to other person and myself
To feel better about it
and about myself
To be forgiven
To reassure them/myself it won’t happen again
To get back on friendly terms

15. What do I need when I’ve been harmed?
An apology
An empathetic listener
Amends made
The other person to understand what has upset me
To be respected
To be allowed to have emotion
Support and positive reinforcement
Reassurance it won’t happen again
To draw a line underneath it
What do I need when I’ve harmed someone else?
To apologise
Someone to talk to
Time to put things right
To make it up to them
A chance to explain to other person and myself
To feel better about it
and about myself
To be forgiven
To reassure them/myself it won’t happen again
To get back on friendly terms

16. The Five Magic Questions
What happened?
What were you thinking?
How were you feeling?
Who else has been affected by this?
What do you need, and what needs to happen now, so that the harm can be repaired ?
The questions can be used whenever harm has happened or people have fallen out.
The short version can be sued in playgrounds/corridors and classrooms – the longer version you have in your lap may be useful if the situation is more protracted.

17. The Restorative Mindset

18. The Restorative Chat

19. Mediation

20. Informal group mediation/conference

21. Formal restorative conference

22. Circles – Circle time; classroom conferences;
Staff problem-solving circles; parent circles etc

23. The restorative challenge
to address conflicts and harmful situations in a way that, at the very least, does not harm relationships, and at best builds and repairs them
to empower those involved in conflict or harmful situations to take ownership of these and find ways forward for themselves
Addressing harmful behaviour whilst staying true to the values we have been talking about and ensuring that the relationship does not get damaged is a challenge.
What is the traditional way to consider wrong doing for example?

24. What opportunities do you have for making your work with young people more restorative?

25. What opportunities do you have for making your working environment more restorative?

26. Restorative Barnet Sefton Centre for Restorative Practice
KS3 Behaviour and Support
Primary
Family Group Conferences
Victim Inclusion Services
Secondary
Peer Mediation
YISP
Health
Initial Planning Meetings
YOT
Parenting Programmes
Schools
Schools
Referral Order Panels
RJ Conferences
Custodial Sentences
Community Sentences
Restorative Barnet
Sefton Centre for Restorative Practice
Behaviour Improvement Programme
Education Action Zone ?
Acceptable Behaviour
Contracts
Local initiatives?
Partner Agencies
Community Safety
Neighbour Disputes
Looked after Children
Partner Agencies
Anti Social Behaviour Orders
Community Conferences
Housing Organisations
Adapted from a model developed by Sefton Centre for Restorative Practices
Children’s Fund

27. Transforming Conflict
National Centre for Restorative
Justice in Youth Settings,
Mortimer Hill,
Mortimer
Berks
RG7 3PW
Tel/fax