A 2-day Introductory Restorative Practices Experience to Foster Positive Culture, Community-building and Strong Relationships

April 22 & 23, 2024  | 8:30am-3pm

CESA #1, N25W23131 Paul Rd, Waukesha, WI

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Building and strengthening relationships and community is a critical component of school culture. Restorative practices is an essential process for creating a positive learning environment, building social capital, and resolving relational issues. Restorative practices can also be used to effectively deal with the aftermath of major behavior incidents calling for something more than traditional discipline approaches offer.

TRAINING: A professional learning experience within a Restorative community

During 2-day training, you will learn fundamental theory and practices for engaging with students, staff and parents in your school setting, and: Build relationships with a community of adult learners to improve your professional practice. Self-Reflect to build a deeper understanding of how Restorative Practices supports student/staff culture and wellbeing. Apply the Restorative Practices continuum, including circles that build social capital and respond to harm. Engage in Skill-building with the practices to gain proficiency in examining ways to address and respond to harm. Understand how Restorative Practices aligns to other initiatives including Trauma Sensitive Schools and Comprehensive School Mental Health supports. Explore strategies and resources to provide a unique pathway for implementation in your setting. Reflect on equitable practices in relation to building a restorative school culture.

IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING DURING TRAINING

Reflect on readiness for implementation of Restorative Practices During training, participants will create an implementation plan based on the NIRN (link to) stages of implementation. See the WISH Center RP Resources for Implementation Booklet for more information. Explore restorative practices tools. See the Restorative Practices resources on the WISH Center website.

IMPLEMENTATION COACHING AND CONTINUED LEARNING AFTER TRAINING - RECOMMENDED

COACHING SUPPORT - Individual or Team Coaching with a WISH Trainer; two virtual coaching meetings included with training To apply restorative practices to support policies and structures. Staff get what they need, when they need it. Reflect on key actions for effective implementation and develop an action plan, using a focused set of resources.

IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT SESSIONS Participate in Implementation Support Sessions to continue learning and connect with other schools.

Questions about this training? Contact your WISH Center Regional Coordinator

Registration Assistance:

Alie Hubing, Wisconsin Safe & Healthy Schools Center Project Coordinator, ahubing@cesa4.org

Kalli Rasmussen, Wisconsin Safe & Healthy Schools Center Communications and Project Coordinator; krasmussen@cesa4.org

Target Audience: 

• School personnel who are implementing Suicide Prevention Peer-to-Peer programs in their schools or who are considering implementation.
• School personnel who have applied for or are in the process of applying for Peer-to Peer Suicide Prevention grants through the Department of Public Instruction and/or Mental Health of America.
• School personnel interested in learning more about Peer-to-Peer Suicide Prevention programming.

Nov 27, 2023, January 29, March 11 and May 13, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm via ZOOM

Agenda for November 27, 2023:

• Introduce staff available at MHA and DPI to support P2P grants
• Overview of the grant requirements
• Tips for effective applications or implementation
• Resources available (dedicated webpages, other partners, etc.)
• Q & A from participants about the P2P grants
• Announcements related to the grants

Agenda for January, March and May: 

• Resource sharing
• Connection with other schools implementing P2P programs
• Question and Answer

Sessions will not be recorded.