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The IIRP currently offers two degrees in the emerging field of restorative practices: a Master of Restorative Practices and Education (MRPE) degree and a Master of Restorative Practices and Youth Counseling (MRPYC) degree. Both master’s degree programs share a core curriculum that represents the first part of the coursework for each degree. The balance of either master’s degree is a curriculum specifically in Restorative Practices and Education or Restorative Practices and Youth Counseling, respectively. 30 credits are required for completion of either degree.
The IIRP is dedicated to the development of a graduate degree-granting institute for the education of professionals and for research in the emerging field of restorative practices.
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Program Goals
Master of Restorative Practices and Youth Counseling
Students will:
- Verify knowledge and skill in restorative processes, from basic to advanced and from informal to formal in crisis situations in and long-term counseling.
- Analyze and evaluate the history, philosophy, theory and significant research about restorative practices and apply it appropriately depending on counseling context.
- Apply strategies for self-evaluation and professional growth in a variety of increasingly complex situations.
- Critique approaches to counseling that empower young people to take responsibility for their choices.
- Apply and evaluate contemporary counseling practices and theories.
- Identify problems experienced by young people and their families and determine an effective and efficient counseling approach.
- Demonstrate proficiencies in technological capabilities and information literacy appropriate to the graduate study of restorative practices.
Master of Restorative Practices and Education
Students will:
- Verify knowledge and skill in restorative processes, from basic to advanced and from informal to formal within varied educational settings.
- Analyze and evaluate history, philosophy, theory and significant research about restorative practices and apply it appropriately in various educational settings.
- Apply strategies for self-evaluation and professional growth in a variety of teaching environments.
- Evaluate and apply strategies to teaching that empowers students to take responsibility for their choices.
- Apply and evaluate contemporary educational practices and theories.
- Identify problems experienced by students and their families that are barriers to learning and propose solutions.
- Demonstrate proficiencies in technological capabilities and information literacy appropriate to the graduate study of restorative practices.
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Master's Degree Curricula
| YC/ED 500 or YC/ED 501 is a prerequisite for all courses. |
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| Core Curriculum (12 credits) |
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| YC/ED500 |
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Basic Restorative Processes |
3.0 |
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| YC/ED501 |
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Basic Restorative Processes—Introduction |
1.0 |
| YC/ED502 |
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Basic Restorative Processes—Restorative Conferencing |
1.0 |
| YC/ED503 |
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Basic Restorative Processes—Family Group Decision Making |
1.0 |
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| YC/ED510 |
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Professional Learning Group Seminar: Restorative Project |
3.0 |
| YC/ED520 |
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Professional Learning Group Seminar: Restorative Skills |
3.0 |
| YC/ED530 |
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Foundations for Responding to Harm (formerly YC/ED 504) |
3.0 |
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| Restorative Practices and Youth Counseling Curriculum (18 credits) |
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| YC610 |
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Seminar: Youth Counseling Evaluation and Research |
3.0 |
| YC620 |
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Restorative Practice in Communication and Intervention |
3.0 |
| YC630 |
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Individual Counseling: Practices for Empowering Youth |
3.0 |
| YC640 |
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Restorative Practices with Families and Communities |
3.0 |
| YC650 |
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Alcohol and Other Drugs: Working with Abuse and Addiction |
3.0 |
| YC660 |
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Final Seminar |
3.0 |
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| Restorative Practices and Education Curriculum (18 credits) |
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| ED611 |
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Seminar: Education Evaluation and Research |
3.0 |
| ED621 |
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Restorative Practices and the Teacher |
3.0 |
| ED631 |
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Restorative Practices and the Learner |
3.0 |
| ED641 |
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Issues and Innovations for Restorative Education |
3.0 |
| ED651 |
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Educating Individuals with Special Needs |
3.0 |
| ED661 |
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Final Seminar |
3.0 |
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| Total Master’s Degree Program Credits Required |
30.0 |
Credits and Course Hours
With the exception of three 1-credit courses in Basic Restorative Processes, all the other IIRP graduate courses earn 3 credit hours and consist of 45 hours of class time, including final examinations.
Currently IIRP offers classes only on a whole-day basis—from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. They are offered primarily on weekends, but also on weekdays in the summer. The courses are participatory, stimulating and relevant. They address many learning styles by employing a variety of engaging approaches including readings, lecture, reflection, videos, role-play, group discussion, small-group exercises, problem solving and case study.
The whole-day classes are designed to keep things moving. They also minimize the time and travel cost of commuting to and from campus by consolidating classes into larger units of instruction. Whole-day classes are cost-effective for those students commuting substantial distances.
As a new institution, IIRP is especially open to adjusting the configuration of its course hours based on feedback from its students. We will survey our students in an effort to match their needs and preferences in upcoming terms.
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