CPD: Communicating with participants who have been harmed. A workshop for volunteers.

Learning outcomes:

• For participants to have an understanding of the Victims' code and its relationship to restorative justice.
• For participants to consider ways of challenging negative attitudes towards restorative justice for certain offence types.
• For participants to have an understanding of how and why we introduce restorative justice at an early stage.
• For participants to have an understanding of the benefits of a restorative justice assessment process for victims whose offender has not been identified.

Overview:

This workshop will discuss when and how to have the restorative justice conversation. Participants will look at the Victims' code and its relevance to restorative justice. The benefits of an early introduction to restorative justice will also be discussed. It will also cover ways of letting victims know that they can choose to participate in restorative justice in the future if not currently ready, and materials to support this re-engagement. The workshop will include the opportunity for role play to practice interviewing someone who has been harmed.

Facilitator:

Dominic Human has over 28 years' experience in law enforcement and has been involved in restorative justice for over six years, During this time, he has supported national, regional and local delivery of restorative justice practices, working with all criminal justice agencies and other key stakeholders including HM prisons, registered social landlords and the voluntary sector. This work has included promotion of the Victims' code and its links to restorative justice. Dominic is a trained restorative justice practitioner and an RJC champion.

Costs:

This is a free session and available to volunteers only. 

The RJC will pay for volunteers' travel for up to £70. It is up to you to book your travel and you must invoice the RJC within two weeks of the workshop to ensure that it is paid for you. Please contact the RJC for more details.