Session tabsSession Video Publication Date: 09/06/2023 InformationMarg ThorsborneThursday, June 8, 20235.30pm (Sydney, Melbourne) 5pm (Adelaide) for 90minsMarg explains her transition from a biology teacher to be the first teacher trained in mediation by the Department and stumbled across the work of NSW Police Terry O’Connell, John MacDonald and David Moore. Then taking 30 Qld teachers to Sydney to do training with Terry, John, David with John Braithwaite. Marg brought in trauma response team to a school after a terrible violent incident involving gangs. She became a consultant in 2003 and wrote her first manual. Marg tell the story of meeting other restorative practitioners and deciding to write specialised RP books with each of them. Marg is publishing her book with Joe Brummer called Becoming a Trauma Informed Educator in 2004 and how this has stretched her and needed much reading. Marg started writing books about the evidence of restorative practices now she is writing books about the science that supports restorative practice. Schools are caught in the time warp of behaviouralism. Conflict competency is a huge skill that everyone would benefit from learning.