Preface. Introductory Check-in. 1 Affect and Script Psychology - Restorative Practice, Biology and a Theory of Human Motivation, Marg Thorsborne, Managing Director of Margaret Thorsborne and Associates (Queensland and London), Australia. 2 Attribution Theory, Juliet Starbuck, Chartered Educational Psychologist, Connect to Change Ltd and University College London, UK. 3 Critical Relational Theory, Dorothy Vaandering, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 4 Depth Psychology and the Psychology of Conflict, Ann Shearer, Jungian Analyst, UK. 5 Nonviolent Commmunication, Shona Cameron, Educational Psychologist, Falkirk Council, UK. 6 Personal Construct Approaches, Pam Denicolo, University of Reading, Emeritus Professor, University of Surrey, Consultant Professor on Doctoral Education, UK. 7 Towards a Relational Theory of Restorative Justice, Mark Vander Vennen, Shalem Mental Health Network, Canada. 8 Resonant Empathy, Pete Wallis, Senior Practitioner (Restorative Justice), Oxfordshire Youth Justice Service, UK. 9 A Social Constructionist Approach to Restorative Conferencing, Wendy Drewery, Faculty of Education, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. 10 Transactional Analysis, Mo Felton, UKCP Registered Transactional Analyst Psychotherapist, Trainer and Supervisor and UKATA Registered Psychotherapist Trainer and Supervisor, UK. 11 Ten Different Ways to Approach a Restorative Encounter, Belinda Hopkins, Founder and Director of Transforming Conflict, UK. Closing Check-out.
An overview of the theories that underpin restorative practice
Belinda Hopkins is Director and Lead Trainer of Transforming Conflict, a centre for restorative justice in education. Margaret Thorsborne is the Managing Director of Transformative Justice Australia (Queensland) and Thorsborne and Associates in London, UK, a company committed to improving the way people relate to each other in the workplace, schools and other communities. With Peta Blood, Margaret co-founded Restorative Practices International (RPI), the world's first international membership organization for restorative practitioners. Margaret lives on the Sunshine Coast in Australia. Pete Wallis is Senior Practitioner (Restorative Justice) for Oxfordshire Youth Offending Service UK and a founding member of the charity SAFE! Support for young people affected by crime. He has written and co-written several books on restorative justice and related topics for JKP. Pete Wallis is Senior Practitioner (Restorative Justice) for Oxfordshire Youth Offending Service UK and a founding member of the charity SAFE! Support for young people affected by crime. He has written and co-written several books on restorative justice and related topics for JKP.
As restorative justice continues to grow, expanding into new
contexts and guided by practitioners from a wide range of
backgrounds, it is critical that we maintain a solid foundation in
the core guiding principles of the field and a strong connection to
theories that support the work. Such a focus on restorative justice
praxis brings together practice and theory, each informing the
other and resulting in action that is guided by critical
reflection. Belinda Hopkins contributes to this much-needed praxis
by collaborating with ten leaders in the field of restorative
justice who share the theories that support their work. This is not
just a theory book, however; each of the theories is situated in
ongoing work and applied in practical ways. This will definitely be
a text I use in my classes.
*Katherine Evans, Assistant Professor, Restorative Justice in
Education, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Virginia,
USA*
It has been said that restorative justice is a practice in search
of a theory. Thanks to Belinda Hopkins we now have ten theories
succinctly outlined and applied to restorative practices.
Practitioners, academics and students who want to analyse and
deconstruct ideas that support restorative justice will find that
this book will be an invaluable resource for many years.
*Tim Chapman, Course Director, Ulster University Masters in
Restorative Practices*
In this book, Belinda Hopkins has brought together an important set
of contributions in this maturing field of enquiry. It is no mean
feat to structure a book in a way that reflects the restorative
principles and process itself, but in doing so, she has
successfully opened up space for debates on key issues from a range
of significant perspectives. This thought provoking book will be
helpful to practitioners, trainers and students alike.
*Dr Gillean McCluskey, Head of Institute for Education, Community &
Society, University of Edinburgh*
This new book is a valuable addition to the literature around
restorative practice. Bringing together a range of contributors
with experience of delivering restorative practice, and
innovatively structured based around a restorative process, it
examines restorative encounters from different perspectives and
explores the ways in which successful outcomes may be achieved.
Clear, accessible and interesting, this book is well worth reading
for anybody interested in restorative practice.
*Jon Collins, Chief Executive Officer, Restorative Justice Council,
UK*
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