SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION TRACK
PETA BLOOD & MARGARET THORSBORNE
A Restorative Practices Model for The Development of
Healthy, Safe School Cultures.
Date of Presentation: Friday October 15th at 3:45 pm
Length of Presentation: 2 hour
Presentation Description: If we want our schools to be safe and emotionally healthy places of learning, increasingly punitive and harsher measures will not deliver this, despite beliefs of many parents and wider community, policy makers and some educators. If the school however, recognizes its role in the business of child rearing (done in partnership with parents) to develop caring, empathic, kind and thoughtful young people, then we must set out to teach them to be socially and emotionally competent, able to solve the problems of living in community without resorting to violence. To achieve this, the school must look at the ways in which it develops and maintains relationships between all members of the school community and especially how it goes about repairing relationships when things go wrong. The restorative philosophy, built around notions of accountability, responsibility, and making things right when wrongdoing occurs, has been a successful platform to build an emotionally healthy school; one where everyday tasks, protocols, policies and systems are aligned with the blueprint for emotionally healthy relationships.
When relationships matter, it has major implications for the way educators behave, how they teach, how they discipline, and for the organization and its policies. Peta Blood and Margaret Thorsborne have both been intimately involved in this change process in schools in
A Brief Bio of the Presenter: Peta Blood was a Australian police officer for 15 years with much of that time spent dealing with the aftermath of crime and wrongdoing as a forensic officer. Whilst still an officer, Peta was struck by the power of restorative justice to make a difference in the lives of others. Since this time she has worked extensively in the field and deepened her understanding of affect psychology. Peta is a co-founder and current director of Restorative Practices International.
A Brief Bio of the Presenter: Margaret Thorsborne, (B.Sc.,Dip Ed, Grad Dip Couns.) is a restorative justice consultant, working in the business sector to bring resolution to a variety of relationship problems in workplaces. Her background is in education and counseling, trauma response and conflict resolution. She is also involved in training for and the implementation of the restorative philosophy in schools and school systems in
For more about Marg Thorsborne’s work: http://www.thorsborne.com.au/index.html
If we can do it here, we can do it anywhere!
Date of Presentation: Saturday October 16th at 10:15 am
Length of Presentation: 2 hours
Presentation Description: If we can do it here, you can do it anywhere. We are piloting a program with teachers and staff of high risk students to help them learn the language of emotions, appropriate skills to manage negative emotions, and how to resolve problems together. In supporting the school's goal for a Community of Caring, we are helping create an environment in which emotions are named, honored, and calmed. The problem-solving process creates a depth of relationship in which the expectation is that we will solve our problems together. With strong relationships that are developing among students and teachers, they can solve problems together and thus maximize emotional connection. The curriculum we have developed is soundly based on Affect Script Psychology.
A Brief Bio of the Presenter: Nancy MacConnachie received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the
A Brief Bio of the Presenter: Tara Garland has a Master’s degree in Counseling and is currently pursuing a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision. As an adult learner balancing work, school, family, and other life demands, she has become very interested in holistic wellness, including emotional health. She is currently a substance abuse therapist working with adult clients doing both individual counseling and therapeutic groups; she teaches drug and alcohol classes for a court-mandated program. She also teaches at two local colleges and supervises undergraduate interns.
Date of Presentation: Saturday October 16th at 1:45 pm
Length of Presentation: 2 hour
Presentation Description: Schools in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Europe, South America, Canada and the USA (to name a few!) are adopting a restorative approach to misconduct. With this approach the focus is on what harm has been done rather than which rule has been broken. The process allows all involved in the problem an opportunity to talk about what has happened, how people have been affected and to develop a plan to repair the harm and minimize the likelihood of the problem occurring again. There is a continuum of restorative responses – designed to respond to a range of incidents that happen in schools – informal responses for minor issues and more formal responses for serious incidents. This session will take the form of an actual restorative "conference" or meeting - a replay of a real case. Vick Kelly will provide commentary about the affects being experienced by participants in the meeting, which Margaret will facilitate. Expect to be engaged!!
A Brief Bio of the Presenter: Margaret Thorsborne, (B.Sc.,Dip Ed, Grad Dip Couns.) is a restorative justice consultant, working in the business sector to bring resolution to a variety of relationship problems in workplaces. Her background is in education and counseling, trauma response and conflict resolution. She is also involved in training for and the implementation of the restorative philosophy in schools and school systems in
A Brief Bio of the Presenter: Vernon C. (Vick) Kelly, Jr., M.D. is a co-founder and the first Training Director of the Tomkins Institute. Working with Silvan S. Tomkins in the late 1980's, he developed the first cogent definition of emotional intimacy based on affect script psychology. After an eclectic training in child, family and adult psychiatry, he has worked with multiple generations of children, families, couples and individuals in private practice since 1975. He has lectured nationally and internationally on the basic tenets of affect script psychology, as well as its significance for understanding relationships and restorative justice practices. He is currently serving as Co-chairman of the Board of the Tomkins Institute and as a Director on the Board of Restorative Practices International.
To learn more about Restorative Practices International, go to: http://restorativepracticesinternational.org/
More about Marg Thorsborne’s work can be found at: http://www.thorsborne.com.au/index.html
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