Allied Organizations:

www.communityconferencing.org -- Lauren Abramson is a Tomkins Institute member and lecturer who founded the Community Conferencing Center (CCC) as a conflict transformation and community justice organization that provides ways for people to safely, collectively and effectively prevent and resolve conflicts and crime. The work of the Community Conferencing Center has been recognized nationally and internationally for its use of conflict management strategies in a variety of settings, including criminal justice, education, community development and business. Community Conferencing efforts in Baltimore are unique—being the only broad-based conferencing program in a large American inner-city, with most services provided at no cost to participants.

www.circlespeak.com.au -- Peta Blood is a Tomkins Institute member and lecturer who founded Circle Speak in 2000. Her organisation provides facilitation, training and consultancy in restorative practices in Australia and the Asia Pacific region.


www.heartspeakproductions.ca -- Innovative restorative programs are emerging and evolving around the world as concerned citizens in the fields of education, justice and health care adopt restorative philosophies and implement new practices. Founded by filmmakers Cathie Douglas and Larry Moore, the aim of Heartspeak Productions is to document, inform and inspire this rapidly growing movement with personal stories of healing and contributions from internationally renowned academics, practitioners, therapists and personal and professional development trainers.


www.paulcholinger.com -- Dr. Paul Holinger is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who works with children and adults. He was the recipient of the Tomkins Institute's 2010 Michael Franz Basch award. His website — Dr. Paul’s Parenting Place — is an innovative, interactive resource center and community that utilizes ground-breaking insights into infant and child development based on affect script psychology. Parents and anyone who gives advice about parenting will find this an invaluable resource for learning techniques that maximize self-esteem in children and parents. As Dr. Paul says: "The real key to all of this is feelings — what your child feels, what you feel, what feelings are and how they work!"


www.restorativepracticesinternational.org -- Founded by Tomkins Institute members Peta Blood and Marg Thorsborne, Restorative Practices International (RPI) is a professional member association to support the development of restorative justice in schools, prisons, organisations, families and communities. Developed by practitioners for practitioners, RPI is about connecting practitioners from around the globe and creating opportunities to share and learn from one another.


www.restorativepractices.org -- The International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP) or RealJustice is an international movement leading to a new appreciation of the importance of both the victim and his or her community in any crime.


www.rootsofchange.com -- Tomkins Institute member and lecturer Charles Gaby directs the Institute for Restorative Communities in Fort Worth, Texas where they are developing innovative approaches to introduce Affect Psychology and Restorative Practices in schools, faith communities, businesses and institutions.


www.thorsborne.com.au  -- Marg Thorsborne is an active member of the Tomkins Institute and a lecturer at our conferences whose international work using Restorative Justice techniques in schools and businesses is becoming increasingly well known for its remarkable effectiveness.