RESTORATIVE JUSTICE ONLINE TRAININGS
Restorative Conference Facilitation Training (15 hours)
Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday, October 13, 14, & 15, 2026
9:00AM - 2:30PM Central Standard Time
For aspiring facilitators working with either community-based or government agencies offering restorative dialogue services. Along with a solid introduction to restorative justice, interactive learning and role playing allows participants to learn and practice how to facilitate basic diversion or court-referred cases involving both youth and adult offenders, victimized parties, family members, and support people. Emphasis is on good preparation, and how in joint meetings the facilitators learn to get out of the way of empowered, heart-felt, party-to-party conversation. *Participants will receive a certificate upon completion of the 15-hour training*
Trainer: Jake Otis
Cost: $400 (standard) / $200 (student/low income); contact us for a 10% group discount rate if you are registering 4 or more participants.
Registration is limited to 20; the last day to register is October 10, 2026.
This training is brought to you by one of our collaborating partners
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Building Empathy and Resilience through Restorative Practices and Environmental Education (2 hours)
Thursday, November 5, 2026
12:00PM - 2:00PM Central Standard Time
Explore how restorative practices and place-based environmental learning can work together to support connection, reflection, and engagement with youth. Drawing from the Tell It to the Trees curriculum and a case study conducted with at-risk youth in a residential setting, participants will learn how trees and local nature were used as a medium for environmental learning, restorative dialogue, and personal reflection. Participants will experience selected curriculum activities, explore the values of empathy, resiliency, and hope, and consider how these approaches can be adapted for their own work. The workshop will provide practical strategies for educators, social workers, restorative justice practitioners, and other youth-serving professionals to incorporate youth voice, participant choice, reflection, and connection to place into their practice.
Trainer: Ariel Johnson
Cost: $20 (standard) / $10 (student/low income)
Registration is limited to 25; the last day to register is November 2, 2026.
This training is brought to you by one of our collaborating partners
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Restorative Conference Facilitation Training (15 hours)
Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday, March 29, 30, & 31, 2027
9:00AM - 2:30PM Central Standard Time
For aspiring facilitators working with either community-based or government agencies offering restorative dialogue services. Along with a solid introduction to restorative justice, interactive learning and role playing allows participants to learn and practice how to facilitate basic diversion or court-referred cases involving both youth and adult offenders, victimized parties, family members, and support people. Emphasis is on good preparation, and how in joint meetings the facilitators learn to get out of the way of empowered, heart-felt, party-to-party conversation. *Participants will receive a certificate upon completion of the 15-hour training*
Trainer: Jake Otis
Cost: $400 (standard) / $200 (student/low income); contact us for a 10% group discount rate if you are registering 4 or more participants.
Registration is limited to 20; the last day to register is March 26, 2027.
This training is brought to you by one of our collaborating partners
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Other trainings available upon request: if your group or organization would like training on one of the topics below, please reach out to us.
- Deepening Your Restorative Dialogue Facilitation Practice
- Restorative Conference Facilitation Training
- Strengths and Limits of Circles and Conferences
- How to Give an Apology: A Learning Lab
- Restorative Parenting
- Evaluation Tools for Restorative Dialogue Programs
- Restorative Justice and Intimate Partner Violence
- Healing Circles