Led by CCEJ's adult education team Iluminar: Training and Coaching for Justice, our relationship-centered trainings introduce the core concepts of Restorative Justice as foundational practices in establishing equitable and just cultures.
What is Restorative Justice?
Restorative Justice is centering relationships in all we do, including when harm happens. Community Building Circles are dialogue-based spaces to build empathy, strengthen community, prevent conflict, and prepare for using Restorative Justice as a way to hold people accountable. This work is rooted in a culture shift away from incarceration & carceral thinking, disposability of human beings, three strikes laws/zero-tolerance policies, racist formal and informal policing, and disproportionately punitive disciplinary models.
Training Summary:
This training combines our Trauma Sensitivity for Restorative Practices and our Restorative Dialogue Trainings into a full day of knowledge and skill-building. First, participants are introduced to basic trauma theory and the embodied effects of traumagenetic experiences while providing opportunities to connect with personal and collective resiliency practices. Participants explore key principles fundamental to a trauma-informed approach and reflect on how restorative practices, including Circles, can be used as a trauma-sensitive modality.
We will then explore the following dialogue skills that affirm positive relationships and provide interventions to shift relationships towards accountability and self-directed actions: Affective Statements, Restorative Questions, Active Listening, and Motivational Interviewing.
What to Expect:
All of our trainings and interactive. Participants will practice skills through group discussion, hands-on exercises, experiential Circle activities, roleplays, and feedback from experienced trainers. No session is able to be observed passively.
For trainings with multiple sessions, attendance and participation at all sessions are required components of the training. For full day trainings, morning refreshments and lunch will be provided.
We require all training participants coming to our office to have received all their COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters. Masks are required for the full duration of training.
Cost: $215 (Includes lunch and all materials)
Date & Time: Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, 9am-4pm (Pacific time)
Location: 3605 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 100, Long Beach, CA 90807
Register at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TraumaRDFall2022
For all questions or concerns, including accessibility and accommodation needs, please reach out to Sarag Ogdie (Director of Iluminar: Training & Coaching for Justice) at sogdie@cacej.org. Please note we are not currently offering refunds.