From Harm to Healing: Using Stories to Showcase Restorative Justice Impact

UNIQUE INDENTIFICATION NUMER: RJC14072025

Are you a restorative practitioner looking to effectively capture and showcase the impact of your work? Join us for a dynamic and interactive online CPD event designed to equip you with the skills and strategies to evidence progress through participant stories. 

Date: 14 July 2025

Time: 09:00 AM - 4:30 PM (with breaks)

Location: Online via MS Teams (Your joining link will be provided 48hrs prior to the event) 

Event Overview

Restorative practice transforms lives, but how do you demonstrate that transformation to stakeholders, funders, and wider audiences? This course will guide you in gathering, analysing, and presenting compelling participant stories that highlight the impact of restorative processes. 

Through a blend of expert-led sessions, interactive exercises, and group discussions, you’ll leave with practical tools to ensure the voices of participants are authentically and effectively heard. 

What You’ll Learn 

The Power of Storytelling in Restorative Justice

• Understand why participant stories are essential for evidencing progress.
• Explore ethical storytelling and safeguarding considerations to ensure participant dignity.

Techniques for Gathering Stories

• Learn how to conduct meaningful interviews and facilitate reflective discussions.
• Discover tools and methods to capture participants’ voices accurately.
• Analysing and Organising Stories for Impact
• Identify themes and key messages within participant narratives.
• Develop strategies for turning qualitative data into actionable insights.

Presenting Stories to Stakeholders

• Explore ways to showcase stories to funders, partners, and the public.
• Use participant voices to advocate for restorative justice programs.

Interactive Case Studies and Group Exercises

• Work through real-world scenarios to practice storytelling techniques.
• Share experiences and collaborate with fellow restorative practitioners. 

Who Should Attend? 

This event is designed for restorative practitioners at all levels who are responsible for evidencing the impact of their work, including:

• Restorative Practitioners
• Coordinators and program managers
• Community and school-based practitioners
• Commissioners

Why Attend? 

• Enhance your ability to showcase the transformative impact of restorative practices.
• Build confidence in gathering and sharing authentic participant stories.
• Network with a community of restorative practitioners from diverse settings.

EVENT DATE AND TIMES

Date | 14th July

Start Time | 9:00am

Finish TIme |4:30pm

LOCATION

Online via MS Teams (Your joining link will be provided 48hrs prior to the event)

EVENT FEES

Early Bird Discount: Register by Midnight on 31 March 2025 to save

Early Bird Member Cost: £100

Early Bird Non-Member Cost - £140

After Midnight on 31 March

Member Cost: £125

Non-Member Cost: £165

Members – Please ensure you are logged in prior to starting your registration to secure the correct discount

Spaces are limited, so secure your spot today!

For more information, please contact us at standards@restorativejustice.org.uk

BOOKING TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The following Terms and Conditions apply to this event:

• Payment of the registration fee must be made prior to the event commencing. Where payment has not been received, the RJC reserves the right to cancel your registration
• You must hold the required membership to receive the discount offered. If we are unable to verify your membership against the discount received at booking, additional payment may be required to secure your place
• Access to session recordings and associated resources will be provided for a period of 3 months
• Access to session recordings and associated resources will be granted to the email address used to register for this event
• CPD Attendance Certificates will only be provided to delegates with confirmed attendance and/or confirmed engagement with session recordings

The RJC reserves the right to amend the content of the provisional programme for this event. All changes made to the programme will be communicated to registered delegates prior to the event start date

REFUND POLICY

In the event that you need to cancel your event registration you can either:

1) Transfer your registration to another person within 14 days of the event start

In the event that a higher fee becomes payable, the RJC will invoice this amount to the new delegate

2) Request a refund

The RJC will process this request in line with our refund schedule outlined below: 

Refunds will only be made to the account from which the payment was received

CONTACT INFORMATION

Contact Name | James Simon

Email | enquiries@restorativejustice.org.uk

_{This is an approved Connect CPD event. You can confirm the status of this event HERE.}