This Echidna Story comes from a training I ran in Alice Springs some years ago. It is a powerful example of what matters ‘restorative speaking’ - Terry O'Connell
After many decades of working as a school psychologist in schools across Western Australia, I have said goodbye, or “Enough is enough!” It was time to pass the baton on to the younger and perhaps...
I first was introduced to the concept of conferencing in workplaces in 1999 but it was in 2001 when I was invited to participate in one. Eighteen months after a workplace restructure, we were...
Sarah arrived at restorative practices through her own experiences of interpersonal violence and wanting a way of responding that attends to the healing of multiple dimensions of harm and hurt...
Terry O’Connell first introduced me to Restorative Justice in 1989. It immediately resonated with me because it reaffirmed everything I knew was effective in my role as a Detective working with...
Malcolm was practicing the principles of Restorative Justice long before he ever knew such a thing existed.
Some 20 years ago, Malcolm was a salesman selling equipment to surf lifesaving clubs on the...
I spent many years working in Youth Justice and got to a stage where I was watching the sector not know how to treat those whose job it was to support our most at risk young people, families and...
A significant gap had been identified within the release and parole arrangements for Aboriginal prisoners who did not have strong connections to the community.
Prisoners and their families are...
In 2005, Jane was at a school which had a traditional punitive way of working with a strong focus on effective Behaviour Management strategies. While many elements of their strategies were effective...
More than four years ago it was recognised that the traditional punitive system of discipline was not working, and that learning opportunities to equip students to become conflict competent were...
The Ngunnawal Centre is the focal point for Indigenous students at the University of Canberra.
While at UC studying law, Wayne became well known to many Ngunnawal elders at the centre and was...
As with many who work in the Restorative Practice field, Sue's introduction was through attending a Marg Thorsborne training course some 14 years ago.
At the time, she was working in a pastoral care...
