This course will explore restorative practices as they relate to social work practice. The course will apply restorative conceptual frameworks and principles, while teaching applied restorative practice skills. Students will learn to apply restorative practices to a number of social work settings and across client populations, and will be able to identify how restorative practices can impact those involved. Ethical dilemmas, decision making, and ways to center issues of identity within restorative practices will be discussed.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Describe commonly used restorative practices.
- Identify the major principles that underlie restorative practices.
- Articulate how restorative principles and practices can be used in various social work settings.
- Articulate the impact of restorative practices on individuals who have been harmed as weell as those who initiated wrongdoing.
- Develop a plan for implementation of restorative practices in a specific social work setting.