Upcoming Event
IIRP's 11th World Conference set for October 22-24, 2008, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The 11th IIRP World Conference, "Restoring Community in a Disconnected World," to be held October 22-24, 2008, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This interdisciplinary conference will provide an international perspective on restorative practices theory and practice in a variety of settings, from education to social welfare to criminal justice.

More information here.

Upcoming Event
IIRP's 2008 Summer Training Institute will be held July 28–August 1, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA

This five-day experience, "Exploring the Restorative Practices Continuum," will offer a journey from basic philosophy to in-depth preparation in implementing restorative approaches.

• Gain a solid grounding in the full range of restorative modalities, from formal responses to wrongdoing to informal practices integrated into everyday life.
• Discover valuable strategies to build strong healthy relationships with students, families, clients, employees and colleagues.
• Learn by doing, through experiential hands-on practice exercises.
• Join a dedicated international community of your fellow educators, social workers, probation officers, police, criminologists, administrators, counselors, volunteers, judges, clergy and others.
• Take home essential materials to help you implement what you’ve learned.

More information here.

Upcoming Event
Family Rights Group hosting international conference, September 17-18, 2008, in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England

"Family-Centered Solutions—Changing Child Welfare Policy and Practice on the Ground" is the title of Family Rights Group's 2008 conference. This major international conference will bring together families, key policy-makers, researchers and practitioners. The conference will examine different models of family-led practice, including family group conferences, exploring ways to develop sustainable practices to meet children and their families' needs.

More information here.

Downloads:
Conference Brochure
Workshop/Presenters Proposal Guide
Workshop/Presenters Proposal Application Form (deadline March 20)

Past Event
The IIRP's World Conference, November 7-9, 2007, in Budapest, Hungary

About 350 participants from 18 countries attended the IIRP's 2007 conference in Budapest, Hungary, on November 7-9, 2007. This interdisciplinary conference provided an international perspective on restorative practices theory and practice in a variety of settings, from education to social welfare to criminal justice.

More information here.

News
Journal Reclaiming Children and Youth Publishes restorative practices issue — August 1, 2007

IIRP president and founder Ted Wachtel is guest editor of the summer 2007 issue of Reclaiming Children and Youth, a publication of the Reclaiming Youth Network. The issue, which focuses on restorative practices, includes articles by Ted Wachtel, IIRP professors Beth Rodman and Frida Rundell, communications coordinator Laura Mirsky and many restorative practitioners. Subscribe by June 22 to receive the restorative practices issue as the first issue. If subscribing after that date you must specifically request that issue.

More information about Reclaiming Children and Youth here.