Training

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE ONLINE TRAININGS


Restorative Conference Facilitation Training (15 hours)
Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday, October 14-16, 2025, 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; last day to register is October 11, 2025 
This training is brought to you by one of our collaborating partners
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Restorative Conference Facilitation Training (15 hours)
Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday, April 21-23, 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; last day to register is April 18, 2026
This training is brought to you by one of our collaborating partners
REGISTER

Other trainings available upon request: if your group or organization would like training on one of the topics below, please reach out to us.

  • Introduction to Restorative Conferencing: Facilitated Dialogue for Harms and Crimes
  • Deepening Your Restorative Dialogue Facilitation Practice
  • Restorative Lens: An Introductory Workshop on Peacebuilding Dialogue
  • Hate Crimes and Restorative Justice: Broadening the Menu of Services
  • Restorative Conference Facilitation Training
  • Advanced Restorative Conference Facilitation Training
  • Restorative Justice and Sexual Misconduct at Colleges/Universities
  • Colorizing Restorative Justice: An Ongoing Discussion
  • Strengths and Limits of Circles and Conferences
  • Decolonization and Restorative Justice
  • How to Give an Apology: A Learning Lab
  • Restorative Parenting
  • Evaluation Tools for Restorative Dialogue Programs
  • How to Start a Restorative Program in Correctional Settings
  • Strengthening Restorative Programs in Correctional Settings
  • Mindfulness, Deep Listening, and Stories: The Spiritual Core of Restorative Justice