To , a new video from the International Institute for Restorative Practices , follows the stories of three students at a Community Service Foundation alternative school for troubled youth in southeastern Pennsylvania. The video is both an instructional documentary showing a variety of restorative practices and group processes used in a therapeutic setting and an emotionally moving story about young people working to change their behavior and achieve personal goals, and the counselors who are trying to help them. Click here for more information about this video. By combining footage of actual Real Justice conferences for offenses ranging from truancy and leaving school grounds to theft and bringing a knife onto a school bus, this video provides a realistic view of conferencing. Some conferences are emotional, others are not.
Some conferences produce satisfying outcomes and occasionally one falls apart.
All six conferences were videotaped, with the permission of participants, at group homes or schools operated by the Community Service Foundation in southeastern Pennsylvania. Click here for more information about this video. Ideal for introducing educators to conferencing. An 18-minute video providing an overview of the origins, theory and practice of conferencing. Contains testimonials from professionals and conference participants, as well as footage of actual and simulated conferences.