Training Available

Building Community and Connection: This training is designed for staff as an introduction to the principles and processes of Restorative practices (RP) and how RP creates, promotes and enhances positive culture. Participants will also receive training on the facilitation of various circle types. This training can also be adapted for hybrid or asynchronous completion. 

Community Building/Team Building: This event is designed for groups to engage in activities that support participants in working toward a shared goal and learn more about each other. Participants will participate in interactive activities that foster a group atmosphere and a sense of belonging. Participants will receive a one pager to take home to plan and execute community building activities. 

Restorative Practices as a Management Tool 

Restorative practices is based on the premise that people are happier, more productive and increasingly willing to make positive changes in their lives when people do things with them, rather than to or for them. Restorative practices works proactively to create a safer social climate by strengthening relationships and building community, while holding people accountable for their choices. This workshop will explore the basic framework of restorative practices, how to incorporate the ideals into the decision making process and ways to integrate restorative practices trauma informed approaches to create a community of care.

Restorative Responses: This training is designed to help staff to approach disciplinary  practices more restoratively and effectively. Participants will learn ways to reduce conflict, maintain relationships and repair harm when it occurs. Staff should have completed an Building community and connection training 

School Year Implementation:  Best Southwest Restorative Practices provides toolkits and coaching to plan, execute, and monitor the success of implementing the principles and processes of restorative practices. The consultant will meet with leadership staff  to support the continuing implementation and interweaving of with other initiatives. 

Junior Restorative Practices Academy: The Junior Restorative Practices Academy is a training program that uses principles and processes of restorative practices as a framework to foster social and emotional learning, as well as leadership skills. Staff participants will receive training to support middle and high school students in the facilitation of community building activities and restorative processes to resolve low level conflicts. The consultant will continue to meet with staff leaders to support the implementation and facilitation of the Junior Restorative Practices Academy. 

Playing with a purpose  This 90 min training is designed for staff or families to understand how to engage students in social emotional learning and the principles and processes of restorative practices. Participants will be able to plan and practice the use of everyday games to foster coping skills, self-discovery, self-esteem, communication skills, anger management and teamwork. Participants will also learn how to use a circle format to discuss therapeutic topics. Staff participants will receive a copy of the Therapy Games book by Alanna Jones as well as a game to use in their classroom. Families will receive a game to take home along with a guidebook to continue the fun. 

 Restorative Approach to the implementation of Social Emotional Learning 

Restorative Practices is a tier 1 intervention that works to develop social-emotional capacity, build relationships and promote learning. We will ground ourselves in a common definition of restorative practices. In addition we will explore the ways restorative can support us in the intrapersonal and interpersonal work of understanding what it means to put the CASEL competencies into action. Finally, we will look at how we can apply some of the inherent qualities and explicit elements of restorative practices as we are creating and planning the implementation of social emotional learning in our school settings. 

Restorative Practices in the Content area- Restorative Practices is a tier 1 intervention that works to develop social- emotional capacity, build relationships and promote learning. Participants will ground themselves in a common definition of restorative practices. In addition they will explore the ways restorative can support us in the intrapersonal work of becoming the best versions of ourselves. Finally, participants will look at how we can apply some of the inherent qualities of restorative as we are creating and planning classroom structure and the delivery of content. This is an interactive workshop designed to share collective wisdom and gather new ideas.