2011 Conference Handbook - Restorative Practices International

ContentsWaiata & WhakataukiIFCWelcome 1Programme 2Plenary Speakers 14Workshops 18Pre and Post Conference Workshops 59Social Programme 62Sponsors 63General Information 64Tikanga Māori/Māori Culture 65Floor Plans 67WaiataWhakataka te hau ki te uru,Whakataka te hau ki te tonga.Kia mākinakina ki uta,Kia mātaratara ki tai.E hī ake ana te atakura.He tio, he huka, he hauhu.Tihei mauri oraHimeneWhakaaria maiTōu rīpeka ki auTiaho maiRa roto i te pōHei kona auTitiro atu ai.Ora, mate,Hei au koe noho aiCease the winds from the West,Cease the winds from the South.Cease the winds from the South.Cease the winds from the South.Let the breezes blow over theland,Let the breezes blower over theocean.Let the red-tipped dawn comeWith a sharpened air, a touch offrost, a promise of a glorious dayShowyour cross to me.Let it shineThere in the darknessTo there IWill be lookingIn life and deathLet me rest thee.Conference SponsorsPlatinum SponsorMinistry of JusticeTāhū o te TureNew ZealandWaiataNau mai! piki mai!e ngā iwi e,ngā reo, nga mana.Tēnā ra koutou katoaWelcome, come on up here,everybody,representatives, leaders.Greetings to you all.Silver SponsorTe Puni KokiriMinistry of Māori AffairsNew ZealandAno te pai mē te āhua rekaWhakaaro tahi o te katoaIt’s so good, so pleasantfor all to think as one.Supported byThe Henwood TrustWaiataTe arohaLoveTe whakaponoFaithMe te rangimarieAnd peaceTatou tatou eBe amongst us allConferenceSecretariatConferences andEvents LtdAddress: PO Box 24078Manners Street, Wellington, 6011Phone: 04 384 1511Website: www.confer.co.nzWaiataMe he manu rere ahau e,Kua rere ki tō moenga,Ki te awhi tō tinana,Aue, aue!E te tau, tahuri mai.If I was a bird on the wingI would fly to your bedto embrace your body.Oh, oh!My darling, turn to me.

Conference Programme Thursday 24 November 2011Day 1 - The day at a glanceTime Event Location08.00 - 17.30 Registration Open Chambers Foyer09.00 - 10.00 Conference Opening Ballroom09.00 Chair Restorative Justice Aotearoa, Mike Hinton09.10 The Chief Justice Rt. Hon. Dame Sian Elias09.30 Justice Minister, Hon. Simon Power09.50 Chair Restorative Practices International, Leigh Garrett10.00 - 11.00 The Henwood Trust Plenary BallroomChair: Leigh Garrett“Some Memories Never fade” a Restorative Justice approach to historic abuse claims against the State.Judge Carolyn Henwood11.00 - 11.30 Morning Tea Chambers Foyer11.30 - 12.30 Plenary BallroomChair: Julia HennessyFamily Group Conferences 20 years on – where to now?Paul Nixon, Chief Social Worker, Child Youth and Families12.30 - 13.30 Lunch Chambers Foyer13.30 - 14.25 Concurrent Workshops - Session 1 (see full programme on next page) Various14.35 - 15.30 Concurrent Workshops - Session 2 (see full programme on next page) Various15.30 - 16.00 Afternoon Tea Chambers Foyer16.00 - 17.00 Concurrent Workshops - Session 3 (see full programme on next page) Various18.00 - 22.00 Cultural Evening at Te Kainga - Pipitea Marae ‘home away from home’ Pipitea MaraeSponsored by Te Puni Kokiri – Ministry of Māori AffairsTransport will be provided for those who have pre-booked - meet in the Chambers Foyer at 17.30.Gold coin contribution towards shuttle costs20.00 - 21.30 Film Screening ‘Face to Face’ at the Amora Hotel BallroomCost $15.00 to cover copyright feeNaku to rourou nau te rourou ka ora ai te iwi: With your basket add my basket the people will live. (again referring to co-operation and the combination of resources to get ahead. This proverb can be very useful and is often said).3

Conference Programme Thursday 24 November 2011Day 1 - Sessions 1 & 2Time/Room Amora 1 Amora 2 Amora 3 Amora 4 Boardroom 1 Chambers 1 Chambers 2 Chambers 3 Chambers 413.30 – 14.25Workshop 1.1Chair:Margaret RossWorkshop 1.2Chair:Theresa HeywoodWorkshop 1.3Chair:Jane LangleyWorkshop 1.4Chair:Geoff BlairWorkshop 1.5Chair:Jack HamlinWorkshop 1.6Chair: TonyHendersonWorkshop 1.7Chair:Matt CaseyWorkshop 1.8Chair:Leigh GarrettWorkshop 1.9Chair:Mark Rutledge14.35 – 15.30MargaretThorsborneRestorativeleadership:understandingthe critical issuesfor leadershipbehaviourin creatingorganizationalwellbeing andsuccessEducation/Workplace(120mins)Albert RobertsonHohou Rongo-The Restorationof Wellbeingfrom a MāoriperspectiveExtracts from‘The Dynamics ofWhanaungatanga’by Kāwei LtdCommunity(120mins)David Vinegrad& MargArmstrongStrengtheningrelationshipsthrough creatingauthenticclassroomcommunities:old ways in newclassroomsEducation(120mins)Jenny FraserRestorativePractice in theRed ZoneEducation(120mins)Rexton D’CruzUsing restorativejusticeconferencing asa preparation forcouples therapy– a case studyFamily(60mins)Workshop 2.1Chair:Andy FraserKevin Mack,Jo Martin &Allyson MillerRestorativePractices andFamily andCommunityGroupConferencing in arural community.‘A communitypartnershipworking in earlyintervention foryoung people andfamilies’Community/Education/ Police(60mins)Claire BoothHearing ourhistories: ARestorativeJustice responseto claims ofabuse andneglect in StateCare.Community(60mins)Workshop 2.2Chair:Anne HuriwaiJulia Hennessy,Judge McGuire,Lynette Whata &Ben Te Ihutu FoxTe ara tika(pathway to wellbeing). Story ofdeveloping therestorative justiceproject in thewairarapa. A jointapproachJustice(60mins)Fiona LandonProject restore:RestorativeJustice forsexual violence- a collaborativemodel workingwith sexualviolence sectoragencies toimproveoutcomes forsurvivors andwhanauJustice(120mins)ThomasTrenczekRestorativeJustice in Europe- an elaboratequiltJustice(120mins)Tim Clarke &John DelaneyApplicationsof restorativepracticePractice(60mins)Workshop 2.3Chair:Peter SammonsChris MarshallCompulsoryCompassion?A Responseto ProfessorAnnalise Acorn’sCritique ofRestorativeJustice as a Formof ‘Dewey-Eyed’Justice thatSeeks to CoerceVictims to ShowCompassionPractice(60mins)4

(60mins)Conference Programme Thursday 24 November 2011Day 1 - Session 3Time/Room Amora 1 Amora 2 Amora 3 Amora 4 Boardroom 1 Chambers 1 Chambers 2 Chambers 3 Chambers 416.00 - 17.00Workshop 3.1Chair:Marg ArmstrongWorkshop 3.2Chair:Marea BrownWorkshop 3.3Chair:Mark StewartWorkshop 3.4Chair:Jenny FraserWorkshop 3.5Chair:Matt CaseyWorkshop 3.6Chair:Kevin MackWorkshop 3.7Chair:David VinegradWorkshop 3.8Chair:Mark BurtonWorkshop 3.9Chair:Deena CosterGreg Jansen &Richard MatlaAm I missingsomethinghere? - Whenconferences gowrong!Practice(60mins)Shane WiremuWhiteTe WhanauAwhina -Maori BasedRestorativeJusticeProgrammeJustice(60mins)Maurizio VespaPositiveParenting usingRestorativeLanguageFamily(60 mins)Jude Moxon& MaryHammonds‘Peace it out’a catalyst forchampionsEducation(60mins)Graeme GeorgeNavigatingbeyond theCompass:Shame, Guiltand Empathy inRP in the schoolsetting.(60mins)Andy Fraser,Slade Sturmey,Tony Smith,Belle-Tuimavese-Fox, ReeceFox & MaxineWilliamsWhakamana - acollaborativeinter agencycollege basedapproachMark CorriganResources forSchool StaffDevelopmentin RPEducation(60mins)Josie DolanGetting throughthe Gap toGuiltyJustice(60mins)KatrinaRobinsonPerceptionand practice:How do weview success inour restorativeprocesses?Practice(60mins)Community/Education/Police(60mins)5

Conference Programme Friday 25 November 2011Day 2 - The day at a glanceTime Event Location08.00 - 17.30 Registration Open Chambers Foyer09.15 - 09.30 Morning Housekeeping BallroomTony Henderson and Marg Thorsborne09.30 - 10.30 Plenary BallroomChair: Marg ThorsborneWalking After MidnightKaty Hutchison, Canada10.30 - 11.00 Morning Tea Chambers Foyer11.00 - 11.55 Concurrent Workshops - Session 4 (see full programme on next page) Various12.05 - 13.00 Concurrent Workshops - Session 5 (see full programme on next page) Various13.00 - 14.00 Lunch Chambers Foyer14.00 - 15.00 The Ministry of Justice - Tāhū o te Ture Spilt Plenary SessionPlenary 1 Chambers 1Chair: Greg JansenWhakawhanaungatanga: Cultural dynamics for effective practiceDr Angus Hikairo MacfarlanePlenary 2 Amora 1Chair: Marea Brown/Julia HennesseyToward a Model of Restorative ReintegrationKim WorkmanPlenary 3 BallroomChair: Mike Hinton/Mark BurtonAdult Restorative Justice in New Zealand: How does it fit with our Justice System?Esther King, Ministry of Justice15.00 - 15.30 Afternoon Tea Chambers Foyer15.30 - 17.00 Concurrent Workshops - Session 6 (see full programme on next page) Various17.15 - 18.00 RPI AGM Amora 119.00 - Midnight Conference Dinner BallroomDinner Speaker - His Honour Principal Youth Court Judge Andrew BecroftChairs: Leigh Garret/Mike HintonAfter dinner music and dancing to MOJOE hoa ma ina te ora o te tangata: My friends, this is the essence of life.6

Conference Programme Friday 25 November 2011Day 2 - Sessions 4 & 5Time/Room Amora 1 Amora 2 Amora 3 Amora 4 Boardroom 1 Chambers 1 Chambers 2 Chambers 3 Chambers 411.00 - 11.55Workshop 4.1Chair:Jude MoxonWorkshop 4.2Chair:Marg ThorsborneWorkshop 4.3Chair:Deena CosterWorkshop 4.4Chair:Michael HortonWorkshop 4.5Chair:Liz GordonWorkshop 4.6Chair:Leigh GarrettWorkshop 4.7Chair:Vick KellyWorkshop 4.8Chair:Tony HendersonWorkshop 4.9Chair:Peter SammonsMark CorriganBuilding theEvidence forRP in NZSchools: SimpleEvaluation Toolsto Build andReinforce GoodPracticeEducation(120mins)Paul O’Neill,ChristineO’Brien, MoanaCole, DonnaNeil, CareyEwing, InspectorJohn Price andChris NolanRocking on inCanterbury:New initiativesin communityjusticepartnerships,and postsentence seriouscrime responsesCommunity/Justice(120mins)Andrea DerbidgeEvaluatingEffectivenessof RestorativeJusticeprogrammes- the ProcessEvaluationModelPractice(60mins)Saleh DabilThe RestorativeJustice in SaudiArabia JudicialSystem and itsapplication(60 mins)12.05 - 1.00 Workshop 5.1 Workshop 5.3Chair: Atholl LeaskPamela SnowRestorative JusticeConferencing,Oral LanguageCompetence,and the YouthOffender: SomeCautions andCaveatsJustice/ Practice(60mins)Chair:Mike HintonJuan TauriImagininga Future forIndigenousTransformativeJustice in SettlerSocieties(60 mins)Linda Schofield& Jenny JacksonBuilding QualityLearningRelationshipsEducation(60mins)Workshop 5.2Chair: Matt CaseyMark RutledgeA comparativequantitativeanalysis ofRestorative Justicewithin a FamilyViolence contextin a provincialNew Zealand cityNelson, somenumber crunchingwith excitingresultsJudge Sir DavidCarruthers,RhondaPritchard,David Wales &Julia Hennessy“What’s wrongwith Sorry?” Thedevelopment ofPost SentenceRestorativeJustice inprisons.Jane Langley &Bill HansberryDevelopingRestorativeProcesses,thinking &relationshipswith children inthe Early YearsEducation(120mins)Greg Jansen,Richard Matla &Jan DaleyPiecingtogether theimplementationpuzzle - a toolfor embeddingand sustainingbest restorativepractice in yourschoolEducation(120 mins)Dr. ShirleyJűlich &Doug MansillDiversity isour Strength:DevelopingStrategiesfor ConflictResolutionwithin theRestorativeJusticeMovementPractice(120mins)(60 mins)7

Conference Programme Friday 25 November 2011Day 2 - Session 6Time/Room Amora 2 Amora 1 Amora 4 Boardroom 1 Chambers 1 Chambers 2 Chambers 3 Chambers 415.30 - 17.00Workshop 6.2Chair:Josie DolanWorkshop 6.3Chair:Alison LockeWorkshop 6.4Chair:Maurizio VespaWorkshop 6.5Chair:Mike O’DonnellWorkshop 6.6Chair:Marg ArmstrongWorkshop 6.7Chair:Leigh GarrettWorkshop 6.8Chair:Sue AndersonWorkshop 6.9Chair:Paul O’NeillCarolyne SmithTen Years PlusExperienceFacilitating inRJ in the NZCriminal JusticesystemPractice(90mins)Liz GordonBuildingsuccessfulrestorativeschools: reportof a 2011research projectEducation(90mins)Mark Stewart& CatherineForsterNaenaeCollege story:transformationof a multiculturalschoolusing restorativeprocessEducation(90 mins)Winifred Murray& Kate NeateBuildingrelationshipsbetweenrestorativejustice practiceand theory.Practice(90mins)Margaret RossRemaining Calmin the face of theunmanageables!(A restorativeapproach torelationshipmanagement)Education(90mins)Fiona Landon &Dr. ShirleyJűlichUsing restorativepractices to workwith youth ina therapeuticcommunityresidentialsettingJustice/Community(90mins)Tim Clarke &John DelaneyKeepingOur PracticeRestorativePractice(90mins)KatherineRobertson,Marg Kent,Jesse Tuitopou,Lois McMahon,MelanieEdwards &Anne BrosnanInspiringsocial change;a collaborativeapproach inCentral VictoriaCommunity(90mins)8

Conference Programme Saturday 26 November 2011Day 3 - The day at a glanceTime Event Location08.00 - 17.30 Registration Open Chambers Foyer09.15 - 09.30 Morning Housekeeping BallroomMarg Armstrong & Anne Huriwai09.30 - 10.30 Plenary BallroomChair: Marg ArmstrongThe Emotions of Connectedness and WellbeingDr Vick Kelly, USA10.30 - 11.00 Morning Tea Chambers Foyer11.00 - 11.55 Concurrent Workshops - Session 7 (see full programme on next page) Various12.05 - 13.00 Concurrent Workshops - Session 8 (see full programme on next page) Various13.00 - 14.00 Lunch Chambers Foyer14.00 - 14.55/16.00 Concurrent Workshops - Session 9 (see full programme on next page) Various15.05 - 16.00 RJA AGM Amora 216.00 - 16.30 Afternoon Tea Chambers Foyer16.30 - 17.00 Plenary BallroomConference ClosingMike Hinton and Leigh GarrettWaiho te mihi ma te tangata: Leave your praises for someone else. (Again referring to humbleness).9

Conference Programme Saturday 26 November 2011Day 3 - Sessions 7 & 8Time/Room Amora 1 Amora 2 Amora 3 Amora 4 Boardroom 1 Chambers 1 Chambers 2 Chambers 3 Chambers 411.00 - 11.55Workshop 7.1Chair:Katy HutchisonWorkshop 7.2Chair:Leigh GarrettWorkshop 7.3Chair:Catherine ForsterWorkshop 7.4Chair:Marg ArmstrongWorkshop 7.5Chair:David VinegradWorkshop 7.6Chair:Jane LangleyWorkshop 7.7Chair:Anne HuriwaiWorkshop 7.8Chair:Liz GordonWorkshop 7.9Chair:Marea Brown12.05 - 13.00John Hendry &Geoff BlairThe essentialrole of Kindnessand Forgivenessin RestorativePractices toachieve apeaceful andflourishingoutcome.Education /Families(120mins)Mark Burton &John DelaneyAccreditation:an incentive toenhance practicePractice(120mins)BrendanDownes & GregO’NeillSharingVillanova’s RPjourneyEducation(120mins)Matthew Casey& Bill Curry‘What mostwomen want isfor the violenceto stop and therelationship toimprove. Thereal key is thepractitionersunderstandingof RestorativePractice, it’s nota process but away of being.Community/Family(120mins)Roelf Reyneke &MarietteReynekePreparing SouthAfrican Schoolsfor RestorativePractices: AnAdventure BasedApproachEducation(120mins)Philippa LovellEmbeddingRestorativePractices inCatholic SchoolCommunities - awhole of systemapproachEducation(60mins)Workshop 8.1Chair: MargThorsbornePuti Mareroa,Hugh Mareroa,TangimaiFitzgerald &Nina AndrewsWhanaungatangaPromotingPositiveRelationships &ConnectednessIn KawerauSchoolsEducation(60mins)Natalia TaurimaTe WhanauAwhina:Marae BasedRestorativeJustice.Justice(60mins)Workshop 8.2Chair: TheresaHeywoodPeter Munro &Derek BeveridgeCommunityPanels -Restorativejustice practicein the NewZealand courtbasedPoliceDiversionSchemeJustice (60mins)Mark CorriganWhakawhanaungatanga:Anopen discussionabout howthe Ministryof Educationand schoolsmight bestwork togetherto promote andsustain RP inschoolsAn open forumEducation(60mins)Kate Milner &Glenn DuhiggCollectivelyReducing theHuman Costof SeriousOffendingCorrections/Justice(120mins)10

Conference Programme Saturday 26 November 2011Day 3 - Session 9Time/Room Amora 1 Amora 2 Amora 3 Amora 4 Ballroom Chambers 2 Chambers 3 Chambers 414.00 - 14.55Workshop 9.1Chair:Zac AndersonWaynne Napier& Steve ParrantMANA - PB4Land RestorativePractices; Asuccessfulmarriagein difficultmatrimonialtimes.Education(120mins)Workshop 9.2Chair:Peter SammonsSue vanDaatselaar , RoseJamieson &Vanessa BoyleMinistry ofJusticeCritical changesin New ZealandCriminal JusticeSystemJustice(60 mins)Workshop 9.3Chair:Jennifer AnnanLee BaxterRespectfulRelationshipsin the DigitalWorldEducation(120mins)Workshop 9.4Chair:DebbieLaycock-BrownJack HamlinBeyond Just theFacts, Ma’am: APre-MediationInterviewWorkshopPractice(120mins)Face to FaceFilm ScreeningCost $15.00 tocover copyrightfeeWorkshop 9.6Chair:Marea BrownKiri HannifinShould we useRestorativeJustice withDomesticViolence?Justice/ Practice(60mins)Workshop 9.7Chair:Bill HansberryRussell Moody& Mick ConlanA CulturalRevolutionEducation(120mins)Workshop 9.8Chair:Mike O’DonnellLuke StrongmanThe court-roomexpert witness:psychologicaland legalperspectives.Justice(60mins)15.05 - 16.00RJA AGMChair:Mike Hinton andall RJA Exec11

SpeakersPlenary SpeakersOpening IntroductionThe Chief Justice, Rt. Hon. Dame Sian Elias, New ZealandThe Right Honourable Dame Eliasis the 12th Chief Justice of NewZealand and the first woman tobe appointed to that office. Shegraduated from Auckland Universitywith an LLB Honours Degree in1970 and was admitted to the NewZealand Bar the same year. Shestudied at Stanford University, fromwhich she graduated in 1972 with aMaster’s Degree in Law. Followingher return to New Zealand, Dame Sian worked first as a solicitorand then as a barrister in Auckland. In 1984-1989 she was amember of the Law Commission working particularly on thereform of company law.In 1988, Dame Sian was appointed a Queen’s Counsel.She appeared in a number of significant cases, includingcases concerning the Treaty of Waitangi. She was awarded aCommemorative Medal in 1990 in recognition of services to thelegal profession. In 1995, Dame Sian was appointed Judge of theHigh Court in Auckland. On 17 May 1999, she was appointedChief Justice of New Zealand and was made a Dame GrandCompanion of the New Zealand Order of Merit. The ChiefJustice was appointed a Privy Councillor in 1999 and first sat onthe Privy Council in 2001.When in 2003 the Supreme Court Act established a final Courtof Appeal in New Zealand, the Chief Justice became the head ofthe new Supreme Court. That court began sitting in July 2004.When the Governor-General is unable to perform the functionsof office or is absent from New Zealand, the Chief Justice isauthorised and empowered to perform those functions as theAdministrator of Government under the Letters Patent.“Some Memories Never fade” a Restorative Justiceapproach to historic abuse claims against the StateJudge Carolyn Henwood, New ZealandThe Confidential Listening and Assistance Service was establishedin 2008 by the New Zealand Government and is to provideassistance to People ( participants) who allege abuse or neglector have concerns about their time in State Care in Psychiatrichospitals. Health Camps, child welfare institutions, and fostercare before 1992.CLAS has built upon the work done by the earlier ConfidentialForum for former In-Patients of Psychiatric Hospitals.The New Zealand Government like many other countrieswas seeking solutions to a growing mound of litigation in theCourts, cries for a Commission of Inquiry, and apologies forperceived failures of the State Care System by the children of pastgenerations.Judge Carolyn Henwood’s keynote address will include anexamination of the motivation for this State Restorative Justiceprocess, how the service was developed and how life was given tothe Terms of reference.Exciting aspects of this innovation include, the establishment ofan Eminent Persons Panel who use the power of listening andgiving a confidential voice to participants in a setting of dignityand respect.Her address will examine the vital role of the facilitators in theday to day contact with participants providing assistance focussedon their needs and seeking solutions to increase their well beingthrough counselling and other initiatives.Closing comments include the views of Tangata Whenua andexamine “Is the process worth doing for all of us?”About the presenterJudge Carolyn Henwood is currentlya member of the New Zealand ParoleBoard and has 22 years experienceas a District and Youth CourtJudge, most recently on an actingwarrant. During that time she hasbeen involved with a range of youthand criminal justice issues as well assitting on a number of governmentbodies. In 2006 Judge Henwood wasappointed as a special adviser for the implementation of the TeHurihanga youth justice programme, which aims as preventingre-offending by young people.In recent years Judge Henwood’s focus has moved to the areas ofmediation and negotiation. In 2006 she attended programmeson both at Harvard Law School. These areas she will continue topursue.14

Plenary SpeakersFamily Group Conferences 20 years on - where tonow?Paul Nixon, New ZealandThis presentation will reflect on the last 20 years of thedevelopment of FGC and raise some legal,practice and researchquestions about where we have got to with FGCs and wherewe might go. Drawing on local and international evidence andexperience, it will analyse some key tensions, practice issues anddilemmas in the FGC approach and set out some possible areasfor development of FGCs in the next few years.About the presenterPaul Nixon, Chief Social Worker -Child, Youth and FamilyPaul Nixon is a Social Worker fromthe UK who has worked for morethan 20 years in Child welfare andprotection, always in a statutorysetting. His previous job was as Headof Social Work for England’s largestcounty North Yorkshire.Paul has only recently moved to New Zealand with his wife,Nici and their 3 children Carys, Haydn and Rhianna. Paul isoriginally from Wales but has always been interested and inspiredby practice and innovations from New Zealand, particularlyRestorative Justice, Whanau/kinship care and FGCs. Paul haswritten a number of books on Social Work and numerous articlesand chapters. He has provided training and consultancy on SocialWork around the world. He and his family are delighted to be inNew Zealand.Walking After MidnightKaty Hutchison, CanadaA native of Canada, Katy is aconcerned parent and restorativejustice advocate and author sharesa personal story. Walking AfterMidnight examines how alcoholand other drug use, bullying, peerpressure, and misguided choicesin an unchaperoned setting causeddevastation to her family. Througha powerful and poignant multi-media presentation, Katy shareshow this traumatic event impacted her as a wife and as a motherof two young children. Exploring the dynamics that led to theevents that changed everything for her and her family, Katyempowers communities to make healthier choices so similartragedies can be prevented. Most importantly, she explores thepower of forgiveness and describes her own grassroots quest forrestorative justice. Katy lives in Victoria, BC, with her husbandMichael and her eighteen year-old twins, Emma and Sam. Nowa full-time professional speaker, Katy has spoken internationallyto over 400,000 people. She addresses schools, youth detentioncentres and prisons corporate audiences, community groups,churches. Walking After Midnight has been the keynote addressat conferences focussing on health & wellness, restorativepractice, social responsibility, victim services, corrections, paroleand law enforcement, and education. Katy was nominatedfor the Courage to Come Back award in 2004, the Women ofDistinction award in 2005 and she received the Canadian LivingFrom Me to We award for social action in 2006. Katy’s book alsoentitled Walking After Midnight is published in hardcover byNew Harbinger and was the inspiration for Lifetime’s Networksmovie Bond of Silence. For further information go towww.katyhutchisonpresents.comAfter Dinner SpeakerHis Honour Principal Youth Court Judge AJ Becroft, New ZealandHis Honour Judge Andrew Becroft was appointed Principal Youth Court Judge of New Zealand in June2001.Born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and educated at Rongotai College, Wellington, Judge Becroftgraduated from Auckland University in 1981 with a BA/LLB (Hons) degree. He practised in Aucklandwith the firm Fortune Manning & Partners. In 1986 he assisted with the establishment of the MangereCommunity Law Centre and worked there as the Centre’s senior solicitor until 1993. He then workedas a criminal barrister in South Auckland until his appointment to the Wanganui District Court in1996. Judge Becroft is a former council member of the Auckland District Law Society and the New Zealand Law Society. He iscurrent editor of LexisNexis “Transport Law”.Judge Becroft is currently the Patron of the New Zealand Speak Easy Association Inc, which assists those with various forms ofspeech impediment. He is also President of the NZ Tertiary Students Christian Fellowship.15

Plenary SpeakersSplit PlenarySession SpeakersThe Emotions of Connectedness and WellbeingDr Vick Kelly, USAThere resides within the central nervous system of each of usa complex but often hidden system directing our every action.Developing in our earliest ancestors, this director of our livesgathered information from all the forces of nature, includingour own, and imparted to us the ability to feel love and hate,connected and disconnected and shame and pride.In this brief introduction to affect script psychology, Dr. Kellywill highlight nine biological programs - better known as affects-present in each of us at birth. He will trace how the interactionof those programs with the unique family and culture of ourinfancy creates in each individual a motivating set of emotionsthat determine why and how we seek relationships with others,be it in friendships, intimate love relationships, families, orcommunities - both large and small.Dr. Kelly will conclude with a discussion of the emotionsinvolved in wrongful acts and behaviors, including the harm doneto victims and offenders alike. In particular, he will focus uponthe liabilities and benefits of the inborn program that leads toshame vulnerability in all humans, and how successful restorativeinterventions engage shame in both victims and offenders. Dr.Kelly will expand upon these concepts in his Sunday postconferenceworkshop. (For those who wish to read about affectscript psychology before or after the conference, please visit TheTomkins Institute website at www.tomkins.org and use the searchfunction to find the Primer of Affect Psychology.)About the presenterVick is based in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, USA. He was cofounderof the Silvan S. TomkinsInstitute in 1991. As its first TrainingDirector, he was involved in onthe of the initial presentations ofrestorative justice principles to anaudience in the USA and Mayor ofPhiladelphia.He is currently Chairman of theBoard and integral in the expansion of the organisation as TheTomkins Institute: Applied Studies in Motivation, Emotionand Cognition. His practice has included work with children,individuals, couples and families since 1975.Whakawhanaungatanga: Cultural dynamics foreffective practiceDr Angus Hikairo Macfarlane, New ZealandWhakawhanaungatanga is one of the core values held asquintessential to a Māori worldview. It takes into accountthat at the heart of effective practice are relationship-baseddynamics that take account of context and content, and ofculture. How to respond appropriately to a diverse range ofchallenging behaviours in society has been a topic of ongoingtheorising and debate for many decades, but it has receivedrenewed attention in recent years. This increased attention hasstemmed from a growing awareness that many of the currentpractices for a large and growing percentage of individuals, arenot working. Dilemmas abound. What is it about diversity?How can I work better with those from diverse cultures? Theseare not unusual questions asked by professionals - and theyare important questions. This presentation will galvanise aresponse to these questions. The response will centre aroundwhakawhanaungatanga as the constructive connector between thecontext - summing up the situation, and content - understandingthe situation in order to interact with assertiveness and warmth.About the presenterAngus Hikairo Macfarlane is of theTe Arawa waka and its confederatetribes. He is an experiencedresearcher and has been an advisorand professional developmentprovider on many national projects.The thrust of his activities isconcerned with the exploration ofcultural concepts and strategies thataffect positively on professionalpractice, from which numerous publications have emanated.An author of five books, he has presented papers on culturallyresponsive educational approaches for improving motivation andlearning, throughout the world. In 2003 Angus Macfarlane wasawarded the inaugural Research Fellowship by the New ZealandCouncil for Educational Research, at which time he took upresidency in Wellington to carry out further work in his areaof interest. In 2004 his landmark book, Kia hiwa ra! Listen toculture – Māori students’ plea to educators, was published. Hisnext book, Discipline, Democracy and Diversity, was publishedin August 2007 and is a text for many university psychologycourses. In December 2010 Dr Macfarlane was presented withthe Tohu Pae Tawhiti Award, acknowledging his significantcontribution to Māori research over a notable period of time.Another award followed in 2011 - this time a Good PracticePublication Grant from Ako Aotearoa the National Centre forTertiary Teaching Excellence. In October 2011 his latest book,Responsive Pedagogy, was launched by NZCER Press. DrMacfarlane is Professor of Māori Research at the University ofCanterbury.16

1Concurrent Workshop SessionThursday 24th NovemberWorkshops start at 1.30pmWORKSHOP 1.3 WORKSHOP 1.4Room: Amora 3Time: 1.30pm – 3.30pmRoom: Amora 4Time 1.30pm – 3.30pmSTRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS THROUGHCREATING AUTHENTIC CLASSROOM COMMUNITIES:OLD WAYS IN NEW CLASSROOMSDavid Vinegrad & Marg ArmstrongEmail: dave@behaviourmatters.org.auThis workshop provides a hands on approach to the use of circlesto promote and maintain classroom communities that have afocus on interpersonal relationships.The intent of this workshop is to demonstrate how everydayclassrooms can incorporate the ‘old ways’ of circle practice tocreate authentic communities that:• reflect contemporary school values and ethos in theinformation age• practice a relational approach to problem solving• instill a sense of ‘real’ community where people belong andmake real contributions• are student centered and actively teach EQ (or social &emotional skills and attitudes)The conference theme is addressed by focusing on the relationalelement of community building in classrooms by extendingparticipant’s knowledge and expertise in facilitating circles.About the PresentersMarg Armstrong has over 30 yearsexperience in schools working mainlywith the Department of Education& Training in Victoria. Marg hasspent 12 months in the USA as anInternational Teaching Fellow andhas also been awarded a ChurchillFellowship to research restorativejustice internationally.David Vinegrad is a well-known presenter with extensiveexperience in the area of behaviour management both nationallyand internationally. David has over 30 years of experienceworking with teachers and students in a variety of diverseeducational settings including recent work in Japan and Brazil.RESTORATIVE PRACTICE IN THE RED ZONEJenny Fraser • Email: jenny@freeville.school.nzReconnecting, strengthening and building relationships in thewake of the devastating Christchurch earthquakes, FreevilleSchool has embraced it’s community with open arms andprovided the manaakitanga and whanaungatanga that wasdesperately needed to pave the way forward as together theybegan their journey of hope and recovery.This workshop will touch briefly on how Freeville, over the past5 years, has established a restorative culture where strong, caringrelationships are central to the ethos of the school. It was thisfoundation which enabled the school to respond so positively tothe needs of the people in their school community.Restoring hope and safety into the lives of their children becamea priority in the days, weeks and months following February22nd 2011.About the PresenterI am currently an Associate Principalat Freeville School in Christchurch.I first trained in Restorative Practicein 2005 and since then have beenresponsible for implementingrestorative practice at our school overthe past 6 years. I have continuedto grow my understanding ofrestorative practice through attendingthe International RestorativeConference on the Sunshine Coast, Australia, completing a paperon Restorative Practice at Waikato University and joining theRestorative Network in Canterbury.I am a mother of two beautiful children aged two and ten whocontinue to delight and challenge me in all the moments of mylife when I am not teaching.19

1Concurrent Workshop SessionThursday 24th NovemberWorkshops start at 1.30pmWORKSHOP 1.5WORKSHOPS 1.6Room: Boardroom 1Time: 1.30pm – 2.25pmRoom: Chambers 1Time 1.30pm – 2.25pm20USING RESTORATIVE JUSTICE CONFERENCING ASA PREPARATION FOR COUPLES THERAPY – A CASESTUDYRexton D’Cruz • Email: rexbren@optusnet.com.auPeople go to couples therapy to learn how to work through theirdifferences and problem-solve challenges in their relationship.Often, this cannot happen either because of ambivalence orthe relationship is too volatile and the environment is far fromconducive. Restorative Justice Conferencing (RJC) can providethe ‘circuit breaker’ that brings the disputing couple together soeach can hear, in a supportive environment, how their actionsare impacting on the other partner. S and J had been havingproblems with their marriage for the past 3-4 yrs. Both wonderedwhether they were heading towards separation. Both agreed togive RJC a go. The RJC made S and J realise how each had beencontributing to the other’s depression, anxiety and stress. TheDASS 21 administered before and after the RJC appears to havereduced the couple’s psychological distress to the point wherethey could see a positive way forward. This case study appearsto indicate that, where both parties are keen to work througha solution, Restorative Justice Conferencing can be a usefulprecursor to Couples Therapy.This Workshop expands on the “Families, Systems andCommunity” theme of the conference. This workshop presenteris a firm believer in the scientist-practitioner model whereby thepractitioner introduces innovative evidence-based interventionsinto his clinical practice to see if they will work. Using RJC topave the way for Couples therapy is an innovative strategy whichthis clinical psychologist has successfully used with at least 4couples. The belief is that if it can work for 4, it should be able towork for more.About the PresenterRexton D’Cruz is a clinicalpsychologist who works in privatepractice at Northside Psychology,Hawker, Australia. Formerly anEnglish teacher, Rexton also workedas a school psychologist. He seesclients across the lifespan, havingtrained to assess children in learningdifficulties and Autism SpectrumDisorders, and adults for Dementia,Mood Disorders and a whole range of DSM-IV-TR Disorders.Rexton has presented workshops at a range of venues includingthe 2nd International RP Conference (Vancouver, 2009),International Conference of Applied Psychologists (Melbourne,2010) and the 2nd APS Educational & DevelopmentalPsychology Conference (Melbourne, 2010).HEARING OUR HISTORIES: A RESTORATIVE JUSTICERESPONSE TO CLAIMS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT INSTATE CAREClaire Booth • Email: claire.booth@listening.govt.nzSome Memories Never Fade - New Zealand’s response to historicclaims of abuse and neglect by people in State Care before 1992.The Confidential Listening and Assistance Service was establishedas part of a whole of government response to historic concernsabout institutional care in New Zealand. This workshop willdevelop the themes identified in Judge Carolyn Henwood’splenary presentation and outlines the implementation of theService’s Terms of Reference. The process of service delivery willbe explained from the participants’ perspective. The applicationof principles crucial to successful client outcomes will beidentified. The benefits of practical and emotional assistancefollowing formal confidential hearings will be explored. Clientdirected, outcome informed measures of wellbeing will beexplained. The workshop will outline the evaluative tools tomeasure service effectiveness. The constraints and opportunitiesof this unique model of restorative justice,where findings are notmade or apologies given, will be explored.About the PresenterClaire Booth began her trainingwith a science degree in psychology.She has been a counsellor for over2 decades with both public andnon-government roles in the UK,Australia and New Zealand. Sheis passionate about applying clientdirected and outcome informed workto bring about individual and socialchange. She has presented at nationaland international conferences in strengths focussed work,counselling outcome measurement, and working with peopleliving with HIV and Hepatitis C. Claire has been employed bythe Confidential Listening and Assistance Service since 2009, andhas implemented systems of formal client feedback and serviceevaluation.

Concurrent Workshop Session1Thursday 24th NovemberWorkshops start at 1.30pmWORKSHOPS 1.8 continuedWORKSHOP 1.9doing research in ADR. Thomas is an accredited mediator inseveral states and an internationally acknowledged mediationtrainer. Thomas is cofounder and president of the non-profitWAAGE (“scales”) Dispute Resolution Center in Hanover,probably the power house in restorative justice and non-profitdispute resolution in Germany. Prof. Trenczek is author of severalbooks and numerous articles including “Conflict Managementin Civil Society”, “Mediation in Germany”, “Guide to ConflictMediation” “Victim-Offender-Mediation and Restorative Justicein Europe” (in: Handbook of Restorative Justice: A GlobalPerspective; Taylor & Francis, London 2006; cowriter C.Pelikan).Room: Chambers 4Time: 1.30pm – 2.25pmAPPLICATIONS OF RESTORATIVE PRACTICETim Clarke and John DelaneyEmail: tim.clarke@outofcourt.co.nzAs the use of restorative practice grows, the type of cases in whichit is being used is diversifying in an exciting way. This sessionwill look at some innovative applications of restorative principlesand generate discussion and ideas of ways in which we can makebetter use of our skills, our organisations and the potential of therestorative approach.About the PresentersTim is a Directorof Out of Court, amediation, facilitation,restorative justice andtraining organisationhe runs with SharonStewart(www.outofcourt.co.nz). Tim has beenworking in the fieldof mediation and inrestorative justice for 25 years. Tim draws on his experience offacilitating and mediating in a broad spectrum of restorativeprocesses ranging from contract pre-sentence restorative justiceand post conviction/parole work through to environmental,workplace and community collaboration.John DelaneyJohn divides his time between his roles as a project manager andmediator with Out of Court and as the manager of the TaurangaMoana Restorative Justice Trust. John is a member of the LEADRmediator panel of mediators and is also an accredited restorativejustice facilitator. In addition to his facilitation work across theBay of Plenty and Waikato regions, John has also been engagedas an independent assessor for RJA’s restorative justice standardsaccreditation programme.22

Concurrent Workshop Session2Thursday 24th NovemberWorkshops start at 2.35pmWORKSHOP 2.1Room: Boardroom 1Time: 2.35pm – 3.30pmAbout the presentersRESTORATIVE PRACTICES AND FAMILY ANDCOMMUNITY GROUP CONFERENCING IN A RURALCOMMUNITY. ‘A COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPWORKING IN EARLY INTERVENTION FOR YOUNGPEOPLE AND FAMILIES’Kevin Mack, Jo Martin & Alyson MillerEmail: kevin.mack@police.vic.gov.auCommunity concerns about young people and crime, substanceuse, dropping out of school, violence and other antisocialbehaviour frequently result in calls for “something to be done” toor about young people. Consequences of not doing so are oftendescribed in terms of community safety, costs of dealing withunemployment, relationship breakdown, homelessness, healthand injury, incarceration, policing, damage to self, others andproperty, service delivery.This interactive workshop will lead participants through theoryand practical activities drawn from a community partnershipin a regional Victorian city, which is pioneering exciting newways of addressing such concerns. The partners include youngpeople, their families, police, professionals’ working in schools,community health, child protection, local government anduniversity based researchers. Case studies will be used to outlinethe effective nature of partnerships and the positive outcomes ofRestorative Practice Conferencing when used across silos in botha school and justice context.Often there has been a lack of shared responsibility for thesafety and wellbeing of young people, resulting in fragmentedapproaches. Families may feel excluded from the processes ofcommunity agencies and schools. Whilst professionals may feelfrustrated with the duplication of and gaps in service provisioncoupled with the competing demands of policy and best practice.Restorative approaches to building, maintaining and repairingrelationships offers promise for addressing barriers to thepositive development of young people and building family andcommunity wellbeing.Using Restorative Practice and Family and Community GroupConferencing, this project is building new relationships to breakthe cycle of disengagement and disadvantage. The workshopacknowledges the process of “transformational change” as along term goal and will demonstrate how the commitment to along term and sustainable partnership is now evidenced in jointstrategic planning across schools, welfare agencies, police andother community services.Alyson MillerAssistant Principal, Wodonga MiddleYears College - focus on studentmanagement and restorative practicesBA Applied Science/HumanMovement, Diploma of Education,Trained in RP and Accreditedtraining in FCGC24years in education, 4.5 in MiddleYears educationPassionate about keeping students engaged in educationJo MartinRestorative Practices Co-ordinator,Gateway Health WodongaBA Applied Science NursingQualified in Conflict & DisputeResolutionCertIV Training & AssessmentKevin MackLeading Senior ConstableYouth Resource Officer32 year in the Victoria police15 years dealing with YouthIntervention ProgramsTrained Convenor for RestorativePractices and Family andCommunity Group ConferencingWorked with young people - disadvantaged - Typo, OperationsFlinders, Youth Albury Wodonga, received the Paul Harris FellowAward in 2007 as recognition for services to youth, passionateabout the wellbeing of young people and community basedpolicing that involves early intervention programs.23

Concurrent Workshop Session2Thursday 24th NovemberWorkshops start at 2.35pmWORKSHOP 2.2Room: Chambers 1Time: 2.35pm – 3.30pmTE ARA TIKA (PATHWAY TO WELL BEING). STORY OFDEVELOPING THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROJECTIN THE WAIRARAPA. A JOINT APPROACHJulia Hennessy, Judge McGuire, Lynnette Te Maari-Whata &Ben Te Ihutu FoxEmail: Julia.Hennessy@psc.org.nzA Brief HistoryRestorative Justice Processes were introduced in New Zealandin the 1989 Children and Young Peoples Act NZ and theSentencing Act 2000 and became a practice tool in the UK in themid 1980s.The three presenters will discuss the NZ experiences, theoutcomes and the impact that this has had on policy practice andengagement in both NZ and the UK.In NZ the RJ process was part of the legislation for allengagement with children and young people involved in theYouth Court. In adult District Courts the use of restorativejustice processes was made available in the legislationIn the UK this model was celebrated as a model of good practiceand introduced in some Local authorities as the way forward foeengaging families to take responsibility for their children andyoung people and as a intervention within the Youth Court foryoung people to hear the impact of their crime on the victim andto enable them to take responsibility for their actions..Implementation pathwayNZ: Introduced in to the legislation and became a process forall Children and Young People subject to Child Protection andYouth Justice processes. Available for all.UK: A practice tool that was developed to meet best practiceprinciples of inclusion and partnership. Most UK projects weresubject to evaluations; we will highlight the Youth Justice Boardof England and Wales and Essex evaluation summaries. Thisdevelopment was not a mainstream intervention and there wascriteria in place to access the RJ practice.Outcomes: We will illustrate the outcomes for both NZ and theUK. And how these processes developed into being used withother client groups.We will link the use of RJ in pre-sentence cases into this sectionand illustrate some of the findings from 2 evaluations that havebeen undertaken by the Ministry of Justice. We will include theuse of RJ in Family Violence cases and share from the evaluationthat was completed in relation to RJ in the Rotorua DistrictCourt.Major Issues: Legislation led versus selection processes. Trainingand resource implications.Best practice element: We will provide an example of thedifferent customs practiced to ensure the process is culturallysensitive to meet families ways of doing things. We aim todemonstrate that this model is universal in its process and thebest practice element is ensuring that it meets each families ownways customs and culture.About the presentersFamily Works General Manager,Julia HennessyJulia is the General Manager for FamilyWorks. She is a member of the PresbyterianSupport Central leadership team andreports directly to the Chief ExecutiveOfficer. Julia has been a practicing socialworker and social work Senior Manager inthe area of children and families for more than 20 years (both inthe UK and NZ).Lynnette Te Maari-WhataSenior Social Worker, Family Works Centrein Featherston. Registered Social Worker.BSW. MANZASW. Cert. SupervisionClinical and Cultural. Lynnette is fromMartinborough in the South Wairarapaand in recent years has returned to the areaafter many years in Rotorua. Lynnette is aregistered social work and holds an annual practising certificate.Lynnette is a long time member of the professional bodyAotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers of whichshe held the position of Vice President for a term. Lynnette hashad years of social work experience working in health with avariety of cultural backgrounds.Ben Te Ihutu Fox• Ngatiporou, Whakatohe, Ngapuhi• Te Hauora Runanga O Wairarapa Inc(Founding Member)• Maori Mental Health Worker• South Wairarapa Kaumatua/Kuiaresearch project (research worker)• PSC (Family Works) - Family SupportWorker• Kaimahi - Whanau Ora• Kaimahi - Restorative Justice• Currently on a Social Work Bachelors Degree (year 2)24

Concurrent Workshop Session2Thursday 24th NovemberWorkshops start at 2.35pmWORKSHOP 2.2 continuedJudge McGuireJudge Chris McGuire is a Päkehä NewZealander who graduated from AucklandLaw School in 1973. After a time in privatepractice, the Army, Crown Law, BrierleyInvestments Ltd and private practice again,he was appointed a District Court Judgeat Rotorua in 1997 with General and JuryWarrants. He has had a special interest in Restorative Justice fromthe time Mana Social Services commenced providing RestorativeJustice services in Rotorua in 1998 and chaired the DistrictCourt Judges Restorative Justice reference group.WORKSHOP 2.3Room: Chambers 4Time: 2.35pm – 3.30pmCOMPULSORY COMPASSION? A RESPONSE TOPROFESSOR ANNALISE ACORN’S CRITIQUE OFRESTORATIVE JUSTICE AS COERCIVE COMPASSIONChris Marshall • Email: chris.marshall@vuw.ac.nzRestorative justice has been described as one of the current “bigideas” in legal studies. But it has also attracted growing criticism,from several quarters. One of the most eloquent and penetratingcritiques has come from Canadian legal academic Annalise Acornin her book Compulsory Compassion? A one-time enthusiast forrestorative justice, Acorn now damns its practice as an illegitimateattempt to coerce compassion from vulnerable victims and restson a “dewy-eyed” conception of justice. This seminar paper offersa firm rebuttal of her critique and argues that restorative justicemakes a unique contribution to the larger recent attempt toreconcile compassion and justice.About the presenterChris Marshall teaches at VictoriaUniversity. He has had longstandinginvolvement as a RJ facilitatorand has also published extensivelyon the practice and theory ofrestorative justice, especially onits religious dimensions. His 2001book BEYOND RETRIBUTIONis regarded as a benchmark study onthe theology of restorative justice.25

Concurrent Workshop SessionThursday 24th NovemberWorkshops start at 4.00pm3WORKSHOP 3.3 WORKSHOP 3.4Room: Amora 3Time: 4.00pm – 5.00pmRoom: Amora 4Time: 4.00pm – 5.00pmPOSITIVE PARENTING USING RESTORATIVELANGUAGEMaurizio Vespa • Email: maurizio@likeproductions.comThis workshop will focus on how Restorative Language can bea useful tool for parents in managing misbehavior and resolvingconflict as well as building resilience and enhancing qualitylearning relationships. Audio visual material will be used tohighlight how restorative language encourages dialogue andcollaborative problem solving.The value of Restorative language will be linked to Childrenand Adolescent Wellbeing reasearch, Building Resilience andUnderstanding Children’s brain development.About the presenterMaurizio Vespa, is the Directorof Restorative Wellbeing. He hasan Education background withthirty years experience as well ascounselling and mediation expertise.Maurizio has facilitated professionaldevelopment courses for teachers,students and parents in RestorativePractices as well as conferencingand mediation services for schoolsand organisations whilst working in a managerial role for MaristYouth Care. He is the author of “Teach them a lesson or helpthem to Learn”, The Australian Educational Leader Vol 28 No1,2006.Maurizio holds a Masters In Education, Graduate Diploma inCounselling, Mediation Certificate and is a Triple P Parentingfacilitator.“PEACE IT OUT” A CATALYST FOR CHAMPIONSJude Moxon & Mary HammondsEmail: jmoxon@masseyhigh.school.nzThis workshop will share experiences where restorativeconferencing has gone beyond ‘making things right’, to challengeyoung people to pick up the mantle of leadership, and influenceothers to become non-violent.The story will track the journey of a group of girls who weredisengaged educationally and used to deal with conflict violently,and show how they turned it around for themselves and forcountless others.They formed a group called the NVG’s (Non-Violent Girls) anddeveloped a school wide programme called ‘Peace it Out’. Theybecame mentors for younger students and included them in theirgroup for ongoing support.The process of telling their story and developing these ideaschanged the direction of their own lives, engaged them inlearning and shaped them into champions of the cause.About the presentersJude Moxon has worked as an RTLB(Resource Teacher Learning andBehaviour) at Massey High School,West Auckland, where she has ledthe school-wide implementation ofrestorative practices. Her 35 yearsin education has included primaryand secondary teaching, SeniorManagement and an advisory role inspecial education.She completed her Masters degree in 2003 researching theimpact of restorative thinking on the school’s population. Sheco-authored “Restorative Solutions for Schools” in 2006 andshe regularly presents workshops on classroom conferencing,restorative strategies and school-wide programmes.Mary Hammond MSW. H.Sc., DipTeaching is a full time guidancecounsellor at Massey High School.She is a Mother of 3 creativechildren and supported many youngwomen in West Auckland throughdifficulties. She has been involved incountless restorative conferences andis very experienced in working withMāori and Pasifika youth.27

Concurrent Workshop Session3Thursday 24th NovemberWorkshops start at 4.00pmWORKSHOP 3.5 WORKSHOP 3.6Room: Boardroom 1Time: 4.00pm – 5.00pmRoom: Chambers 1Time: 4.00pm – 5.00pmNAVIGATING BEYOND THE COMPASS: SHAME, GUILTAND EMPATHY IN RP IN THE SCHOOL SETTING.Graeme George • Email: gbgeorge@bigpond.net.auShame and guilt are terms that are often used interchangeably,but some recent psychological research distinguishes betweenthem in important ways. These different ways of thinking aboutthe moral emotions, and their connection with empathy, mayhave application to promoting moral behaviour and buildinghealthy relationships in schools by aiming to move studentsfrom shame through guilt towards empathy for others. Froma new understanding of these key moral emotions, and theirrelationship to the Compass of Shame, schools may be able todevelop proactive strategies to build better relationships, and tofine tune the restorative processes they employ when relationshipsneed repairing. This interactive workshop seeks to develop theseunderstandings and their direct bearing on practice in schoolcommunities seeking to promote moral behaviour throughencouraging the expression of more positive moral emotions.About the presenterGraeme George, an educator forthirty years, has served for most ofthat time in leadership roles withinschools. Recently, he led an evidencebasedwhole-school renewal processat Villanova College Brisbane which,among other reforms, integratedRestorative Practices across allaspects of the school’s operationover a six-year period. A psychological layman, Graeme haskeen research interests in the theory of RP and as well he sharesthe practitioner’s thirst for consistent, coherent and effectiveprocesses. He maintains a resources website supporting schoolcommunities wanting to learn more about Restorative Practicesat www.rpforschools.netWHAKAMANA - A CALLABORATIVE INTER AGENCYCOLLEGE BASED APPROACHAndy Fraser, Slade Sturmey, Tony Smith, Belle-Tuimavese-Fox,Reece Fox, Maxine Williams & Pier NeilsonEmail: afs@otakicollege.school.nzThis workshop will outline the development and effectivenessof Whakamana. This is a collaborative interagency/collegebased approach to support at risk youth. The foundation ofthe Whakamana model is restorative practices, as the sharedphilosophical approach, to manage accountability and developcollege based support plans. This model shows how effectivelyPolice, Child Youth and Family Services and Colleges can operatetogether to keep young people engaged in education and be lesslikely to reoffend. The model is also designed to be proactive or‘generative’ so that relationships are strengthened and offendingis reduced. Unlike previous collaborative models Whakamanarequires each agency/school to commit to restorative practices asa shared philosophical and practical approach. (In previous NZmodels, there has often been very good cooperation, but theyhave been personality driven and have not had a shared approachby design). This new model (Whakamana) has the potentialthen, to transcend personality and enable sustainability andreproducibility.Whakamana is a Māori word meaning: restoring self-esteem orbuilding self-esteem. So Whakamana encapsulates restorative andgenerative practices for young people, but it was also chosen toembody the concept of capacity building within agencies andacross the community.About the presentersAll the presenters at this workshop are highly experiencedpractitioners in their various roles and have a strong commitmentto restorative practices. They have led the way in their ownprofessions to develop innovative and responsive models to meetthe challenges faced by young people who have been involved inat risk behaviour.Andy FraserOtaki CollegeReece FoxCYFsSlade SturmeyNZ PoliceBelle Tuimavese-FoxRTLBAotea College28Tony Smith, NZ Police and Maxine Williams, Porirua College

3Concurrent Workshop SessionThursday 24th NovemberWorkshops start at 4.00pmWORKSHOP 3.7 WORKSHOP 3.8Room: Chambers 2Time: 4.00pm – 5.00pmRoom: Chambers 3Time: 4.00pm – 5.00pmRESOURCES FOR SCHOOL STAFF DEVELOPMENT INRPMark Corrigan • Email: mark.corrigan@minedu.govt.nzOur relationships with the whole staff are important. It’s not acase of the RP team superstars doing flash work and going toconferences . . . it’s about the way all staff treat students and theway treat each other.We need the goodwill of our colleagues, and they need someuseful skills to act restoratively in their classrooms. Many schoolshave a strong internal PD programme. This workshop sharessome simple and interactive staff PD resources. We’ll try these onin our workshop and make them available for you to take awayand adapt.Please bring a USB memory stick along to this session if youwould like a copy of Mark’s evaluation tools.About the presenterMark is passionate about creativeand effective ways of solvingproblems in schools. Mark has someexpertise in a range of restorativetools for schools, includingformal restorative conferences,class conferences, and restorativeconversations. Mark has workedfor the Ministry of Education onrestorative practices and studentengagement work. He’s developed a special interest in helpingschools implement and evaluate RP work.Mark has never been in charge of anything, and has received nopostgraduate scholarships or awards. His family has providedfoster care for teenagers since 1992.GETTING THROUGH THE GAP TO GUILTYJosie Dolan • Email: josied@southnet.co.nzAn interactive workshop looking at the criminal system processfrom the arrest to the point of the guilty plea in the Court, andexploring how restorative justice is, or could be, inserted at thisstage.Remembering that restorative justice is victim focused, gettingto a restorative meeting or conversation earlier in the criminalsystem’s process may be more beneficial to both victim andoffender. Where this does not happen in current practiceopportunities are needlessly lost.This workshop will draw on the experiences of the participantson how this does happen, or what steps/strategies are needed toenable it to happen.About the presenterJosie has been a practising restorativejustice facilitator for over 10 years,having training when the Dunedincourt was one of the four courtsin the Ministry of Justice’s pilotscheme to explore the impact ofusing restorative justice in the Courtprocess.A graduate of the University ofOtago, Josie has a background in education community work,mediation, and facilitation, and a strong interest in social andstructural analysis, social justice, and feminism. She also takestime to enjoy life!29

Concurrent WorkshopSessionThursday 24th NovemberWorkshops start at 4.00pm3ConcurrentWorkshop4SessionFriday 25th NovemberWorkshops start at 11.00amWORKSHOP 3.9 WORKSHOP 4.1Room: Chambers 4Time: 4.00pm – 5.00pmRoom: Amora 1Time: 11.00am – 1.00pmPERCEPTION AND PRACTICE: HOW DO WE VIEWSUCCESS IN OUR RESTORATIVE PROCESSES?Katrina RobinsonEmail: katrina.robinson@centacare-sandhurst.org.auHow do we view success in our restorative processes? In thisworkshop Katrina will draw on her experience as a restorativepractitioner in both justice and community contexts. She willconsider the perceptions of success and the way it is measured.In an industry that can be driven by performance-based funding,can success be measured only in terms of meeting targets? Can itbe measured only in terms of reducing recidivism? This workshopexplores the success she has seen in the lives of participants wherepeople are empowered, and change occurs. Katrina is interestedin how our perception of success inspires the work we do, andimportantly, the quality of our practice.About the presenterKatrina has been working as arestorative practitioner for the pastfive years and has established theYouth Justice Group Conferencingprogramme in the Loddon-Malleeregion of Victoria for CentaCareBendigo. She is qualified as aneducator and chaplain, and has overtwenty years experience working withadolescents. Katrina is passionateabout restorative justice. She is a founding member of theCentral Victorian Restorative Justice Alliance, a partnership oforganisations who aim to promote positive social change throughrestorative justice. The Alliance has trained a team of communityconference conveners. Katrina continues to mentor and supportthis team.BUILDING THE EVIDENCE FOR RP IN NZ SCHOOLS:SIMPLE EVALUATION TOOLS TO BUILD ANDREINFORCE GOOD PRACTICEMark Corrigan • Email: mark.corrigan@minedu.govt.nzWe know the traits of effective RP work in schools frominternational research. In NZ, RP is regarded by policymakers asa “promising” initiative that lacks a convincing evidence base.This workshop suggests that if we want systematic and helpfulsupport from government for RP in schools, we’ll need to builda credible evidence base for our work. It also suggests that thisis not as hard as it might seem, and that simple evaluation toolsprovide rich data to help refine our work.Mark’s research shows evidence of a correlation between RP andimpressive gains in NCEA achievement rates. He can also showevidence of dramatically lower suspension rates in NZ schoolswith restorative work.Mark will share a range of simple evaluation and self-reviewtools. These tools have been developed and/or trialled in localschools. The tools do the analysis automatically and are availableto participants in electronic and adaptable form.Please bring a memory stick if you’d like electronic copies of theresources.About the presenterMark is passionate about creative andeffective ways of solving problemsin schools. Mark has some expertisein a range of restorative tools forschools, including formal restorativeconferences, class conferences, andrestorative conversations. Markhas worked for the Ministry ofEducation on restorative practicesand student engagement work. He’s developed a special interestin helping schools implement and evaluate RP work.Mark has never been in charge of anything, and has received nopostgraduate scholarships or awards. His family has providedfoster care for teenagers since 1992.30

Concurrent Workshop SessionFriday 25th NovemberWorkshops start at 11.00am4WORKSHOP 4.2Room: Amora 2Time: 11.00am – 1.00pmROCKING ON IN CANTERBURY: NEW INITIATIVES INCOMMUNITY JUSTICE PARTNERSHIPS, AND POSTSENTENCE SERIOUS CRIME RESPONSESPaul O’Neill • Email: paul@canlaw.org.nzThe workshop will explore community collaboration acrossa range of restorative initiatives, with a variety of partnersencompassing school, community, justice and prisons.The projects feature:• St Thomas of Canterbury College a fully restorative school,reaching from student to teacher to employer/employeerelationships,• Community Justice Panel, taking justice out of the courtsand into the community, enabling the community to findsolutions for offending based on restorative principles. Theproject is a partnership between school, community, police,courts, iwi, council, Victim Support and business.• Te Kaupapa Whakaora, a collaboration between EdmundRice Justice, victim Support, Community law Canterburyand Pathway Prisoner Reintegration providing post sentencerestorative conferencing, for victims and offenders of seriouscrime.Carey EwingPathway Charitable Group Social Worker - Group Leader inPrison Reintegration, Key driver of Te Kaupapa Whakaora, PostSentencing Restorative Justice Sycamore Tree ProgrammeRoger KempMediator/Dispute Resolution/RJ Facilitator, FoundingMember of Restorative Justice Services, Otautahi CommunityLaw Canterbury Board Member, Community Justice PanelCoordinatorChris NolanEdmund Rice Justice Post Sentancing Restorative Justice/TeKaupapa Whakaora Coordinator, Community Justice PanelCoordinator, Assistant Community Law Canterbury, YouthAdvocate/Education Team/Case Worker Team Leader RestorativeJustice Otautahi Court, Team Howard League for Penal Reform,Member Greenpeace Aotearoa New Zealand Activist/Boat TeamDonna NeilRegional Manager of Victim Support, Unfortunately unable toattend due to illnessAbout the presentersPaul O’NeillEdmund RiceJustice Aotearoa Trustee President of Howard League for PenalReform (Canterbury), Manager Community Law Canterbury,Community Justice Panel Steering Group, Director of JusticePrint, Edmund Rice Post Sentence Restorative Justice/TeKaupapa WhakaoraChristine O’BrienPrinciple of St Thomas School (Restorative Justice School),Edmund Rice Justice Aotearoa Trustee Howard League for PenalReform, Board Member Justice Print, Director Edmund RiceJustice Post Sentence Restorative Justice/Te Kaupapa WhakaoraMoana ColeBarrister, Edmund Rice Justice Post Sentance Restorative Justice/Te Kaupapa Whakaora, Facilitator Community Law Canterbury,Board Member Beneficiaries Advice Service, Board MemberHoward League for Penal Reform, Member ActivistRoy AppleySub Area Commander New Zealand Police Canterbury NorthernDistrict, Community Justice Panel Steering Group Active inPrisoner Re-integration31

Concurrent Workshop Session4Friday 25th NovemberWorkshops start at 11.00amWORKSHOP 4.3 WORKSHOP 4.4Room: Amora 3Time: 11.00am – 11.55amRoom: Amora 4Time: 11.00am – 11.55amEVALUATING EFFECTIVENESS OF RESTORATIVEJUSTICE PROGRAMMES - THE PROCESS EVALUATIONMODELAndrea Derbidge • Email: acaciabs@slingshot.co.nzEvaluation of effectiveness of restorative justice programmes inthe adult criminal jurisdiction in New Zealand have been enteredon comparing reoffending rates for offenders who have beeninvolved in restorative justice programmes with those who havebeen through the traditional criminal justice system. Resultshave been mixed, often because of the small sample sizes andthe element of selection bias given the voluntary nature of therestorative justice programme. The other method of assessingeffectiveness has been participant satisfaction, usually determinedby surveys after completion of a restorative justice conference.However, when follow up surveys have been completed, ratesof satisfaction can change. Another method of assessingeffectiveness of restorative justice programmes which showspromise is the Process Evaluation Model, which acknowledgesrecidivism and satisfactions rates as important outcomes ofrestorative justice conferences, but identifies three elements;dialogue, relationship building and communication of moralvalues as elements which are common to restorative justiceprogrammes. This paper looks at these factors, why they areimportant in the effectiveness of restorative justice programmesand how these factors can be evaluated.Evaluation is an important aspect of restorative justiceprogrammes to ensure ongoing funding is available and to ensurethe credibility of the programmes. Highlighting the factors whichmake restorative justice programmes different to traditionalcriminal justice processes are important to ensure that thosefactors which make restorative justice programmes effectiveare included in training for facilitators and can contribute tothe public understanding of the value of restorative justiceprogrammes.THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN SAUDI ARABIAJUDICIAL SYSTEM AND ITS APPLICATIONSaleh Dabil • dabils@yahoo.comThe aim of this research is to investigate the judicial systemin Saudi Arabia in order to understand the restorative justiceelements available in it. Also the study would evaluate theapplication of restorative justice in Saudi Arabia as a reflectionof the Sharia law or as a traditional way of mediating betweenoffenders and victims.About the presenterDr. Saleh Dabil Is an associateProfessor of criminology at KingFahad Security Collage, Riyadh,Saudi Arabia. He is an Author ofThe book “Social Research Methodand its Application on SecurityField (ARABIC). Recently he isworking as the dean of Collage ofBusiness Administration, SalmanBin Abdulaziz University. He is aconsultant with Saudi Ministry of Interior and other public andprivate sectors.32About the presenterAndrea Derbidge studied at theUniversity of Canterbury completeda BA in History and an LLB(Hons)degree. After practising law forsome years, she became interestedin Alternative Dispute Resolutionmethods and studied extramurallythrough Massey University recentlygaining a Master of Managementwhich included a research paper on evaluating the effectiveness ofrestorative justice programmes in the adult criminal jurisdictionin New Zealand.

Concurrent Workshop Session4Friday 25th NovemberWorkshops start at 11.00amWORKSHOP 4.5Room: Boardroom 1Time: 11.00am – 11.55amBUILDING QUALITY LEARNING RELATIONSHIPSLinda Schofield & Jenny JacksonEmail: lindas@waitakibhs.schoolzone.net.nzOne schools journey to develop restorative based guidelines forlearning and behaviour.The principal was new to the school and was dissatisfied with thepresent punitive system. The school tried to address this throughreviewing behavioural procedures, parent meetings and RTLBdata collection of playground behaviours.The journey then began in July 2010 when an RTLB referral foran individual student with challenging behaviours lead to a staffmeeting to discuss how to support the student in the playground.The RTLB identified that there was a mismatch between schoolphilosophy and the teaching and learning behaviours of bothteachers and students. The principal agreed that a whole schoolRTLB project referral would be invaluable.Professional Learning Development began with a focus onpedagogy. The Humanist approach was mutually decided asthe school behavioural philosophy. Since then, democraticrelationships between, child, teacher, parents and widercommunity are developing, and restorative practices are nowtotally congruent with the school charter and guidelines. Buildingquality learning relationships is ongoing and reduces the necessityfor restorative conversations because of the explicit teaching ofsocial and emotional competency.The preconditions necessary for managing effective change:having a school wide vision, establishing attainable objectives,ensuring that teachers have the skills, incentives and resourcesand an explicit action plan that is monitored and evaluated ispromoting effective and sustainable change.About the presentersLinda Schofield is a ResourceTeacher: Learning and Behaviourin the Oamaru area. Her teachingbackground spans over 30 yearsworking in both primary andsecondary schools. Linda has aparticular passion for improving theeducational outcomes for students.Her work focuses on strengtheningprofessional practice drawing fromthe best evidence available.Linda has continued to study throughout her teaching careerachieving Master of Arts in Education in 2005 and has recentlycompleted an article on meta-cognition for publication.Her teaching and research interests include the discourses,environments, and pedagogies that support the successfulinclusion of all students in their educational settings.In 2011 Linda completed a three day Restorative Practicefacilitator workshop. She has been instrumental in the Oamarucluster in promoting it in schools and in her practice. Thishas ranged from requests to facilitate restorative conferencesto supporting teachers to become more aware of their use oflanguage and questioning techniques and is one of the strandsused in her work in developing quality learning relationships.Jenny JacksonI am about to begin my 5th yearas principal of St Joseph’s , a fullprimary school with 230 childrenin the North Otago coastal townof Oamaru, 3 hours south ofChristchurch. I originally trained inMelbourne and have been teachingsince 1981. As a result of myhusband’s career path, I have beenfortunate to experience teachingin diverse educational settings in Australia, New Zealand, TheNetherlands and England.We are presently semi settled and thriving in Oamaru with onedaughter in her 2nd year of teacher training in Dunedin andanother daughter working in Melbourne. Who knows when orwhere our next move will take us but wherever we go, our kete oflife experiences and skills will continue to develop and grow andthe opportunity to share and learn from others will continue toenrich our journey.33

Concurrent Workshop Session4Friday 25th NovemberWorkshops start at 11.00amWORKSHOP 4.6 continuedWORKSHOP 4.7David Wales, PhD., Dip.Clin.Psych.,began his career in the alcoholand drug treatment field, and wasDirector of a residential programmefor young polydrug abusers, oftenreferred from court. He worked for aregional forensic psychiatry service inthe United Kingdom for three yearsbefore returning to New Zealandwhere has worked for the NewZealand Department of Correctionsfor the last 18 years. He spent five years as a Senior Psychologistin the Kia Marama treatment programme for sex offendersbefore becoming the Principal Psychologist for the PsychologicalService’s Auckland Office. In 2000 he took up a National Officerole and became Director of Psychological Services in January2009. In 2010 David was appointed to the role of AssistantGeneral Manager for the new Rehabilitation and ReintegrationServices. David has overseen the development and delivery ofnew rehabilitation programmes for offenders, and the monitoringof quality for programme delivery and assessment proceduresrelated to criminogenic needs. He has researched programmeeffectiveness and the role of personality in sexual offending.Family Works General Manager,Julia Hennessy. Julia is the GeneralManager for Family Works. She is amember of the Presbyterian SupportCentral leadership team and reportsdirectly to the Chief ExecutiveOfficer. Julia has been a practicingsocial worker and social work SeniorManager in the area of children andfamilies for more than 20 years (bothin the UK and NZ).Julia has led projects in the UK which introduced FamilyGroup Conference Practices and Restorative Justice Practicesinto mainstream service delivery. She was nominated for thenational UK Public Servant of the Year award for her work. Shehas spoken and trained world-wide on these practices, and hascontributed to resources being published in these areas.Julia is the elected Lower North Island representative on theboard of Restorative Justice Aotearoa (RJA), the nationalassociation for restorative practices in NZ. She is also the NZrepresentative on the board of Restorative Practices International(RPI), and an elected Board member on the Cannons CreekOpportunity Centre, a Community Centre in east Porirua whichsupports this community.Room: Chambers 2Time: 11.00am – 1.00pmDEVELOPING RESTORATIVE PROCESSES, THINKING& RELATIONSHIPS WITH CHILDREN IN THE EARLYYEARSJane Langley & Bill HansberryEmail: langley.jane.m@edumail.vic.gov.auThis workshop will investigate the skills young people need tobe successful in restorative processes and how we can help buildthese skills with children in the Early Years of school (age 5 - 8.)The session will introduce participants to modified versions ofthe Restorative Script that better support young children inbeing able to effectively participate in restorative conferencing.This session will also demonstrate how Circle Time is a valuableprocess for explicitly teaching restorative skills, processes andthinking with children in the Early Years. This workshop aimsto providing practitioners with further skills and knowledge forassisting young children in developing the foundations neededfor building successful relationships with others.About the presentersJane Langley & Bill Hansberryhave been working together since2008 to document and publishtheir knowledge and experience ofworking with children in the EarlyYears. To date this has included Janeco-authoring a chapter in Bill’s book“Working Restoratively in Schools:A guidebook for developing safe andconnected learning communities”,however they are also hoping tohave further publications throughInyahead Press available soon.Both Bill, Hansberry EducationalConsulting, and Jane, author ofEarly Years Restorative PracticesVisual Script, have been passionateabout working with schools acrossSouth Australia and South WestVictoria in implementing RestorativePractices.35

Concurrent Workshop Session4Friday 25th NovemberWorkshops start at 11.00amWORKSHOP 4.8Room: Chambers 3Time: 11.00am – 1.00pmPIECING TOGETHER THE IMPLEMENTATION PUZZLE– A TOOL FOR EMBEDDING AND SUSTAINING BESTRESTORATIVE PRACTICE IN YOUR SCHOOLGreg Jansen, Richard Matla & Jan DaleyEmail: greg@restorativeschools.org.nzImplementing and sustaining restorative practices in a schoolor organisation is a perplexing puzzle and requires the bringingtogether of a diverse range of considerations and complexities.This interactive workshop introduces a platform that helpsyou audit your current setting, identify areas of strength andweakness, and develop the components that will grow andstrengthen the practice as you lead your organisational throughculture change.Where have some schools gone wrong and why do othershave a thriving restorative culture? We will use case studies ofimplementation to illustrate how this tool can be used in avery practical way for strategic planning, school change andsustainability.Jan Daley is a Senior Lecturer atthe University of Canterbury andcoordinator of educational leadershipprogrammes. Jan’s professionalbackground includes having been alecturer in educational leadership,teacher in-service educator, and asecondary principal’s advisor. She hasheld a variety of roles in secondaryschools, including associate principal,deputy principal, guidance counselor,and transition educator. Jan’s interests include brain-basedlearning, leadership and management, school improvement,teaching/learning, pastoral care, Māori achievement, studentvoice, special education, appraisal, managing student behaviourand restorative practices. She is co-author of Learning toLearn and a contributing author to the recently publishedbook Responsively Pedagogy - Engaging Restoratively withChallenging Behaviour available through NZCER.36About the presentersRich Matla and Greg Jansen have over40 years of collective teaching andfacilitation experience and currently providetraining and development workshops andconsultancy for schools and organizationsthroughout New Zealand and abroad aspart of Restorativeschools.org.nz. Both Richand Greg have recently completed postgraduateresearch in to the effectiveness anduse of restorative practice. Rich has mixed ateaching career with extensive work abroadincluding establishing art cooperativesin Zimbabwe, youth development workin British Columbia and winter resortmanagement in Europe. Greg has a vast wealth of experienceboth in and beyond mainstream education, ranging fromworking with marginalised and dysfunctional youth and leadingalternative education programmes, to outdoor instructing andfacilitating both in New Zealand and overseas. Through theirwork as pastoral deans, they led the restorative practice team atKaiapoi High School for a number of years. Both are passionateand committed to the needs of children and young peopleand their development and also to the professional growth ofteachers and educators and the quality of teaching and learningrelationships.Rich and Greg are contributing authors of the recently publishedbook Responsively Pedagogy - Engaging Restoratively withChallenging Behaviour available through NZCER.

Concurrent Workshop Session4Friday 25th NovemberWorkshops start at 11.00amWORKSHOP 4.9Room: Chambers 4Time: 11.00am – 1.00pmDIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH: DEVELOPINGSTRATEGIES FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION WITHINTHE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE MOVEMENTDr. Shirley Jülich & Doug MansillEmail: mansillwhenuahou@xtra.co.nzInterconnectedness, particularity and respect are core valuesencapsulated within the concept of whanaungatanga. Thesevalues require the maintenance of effective interpersonalrelationships, acknowledgement of culture, personality andcontext. These values are summed up in one word: respect, whichshould shape all areas of practice within the restorative justicemovement. If its members do not respect each other they will notdo justice restoratively.During historical occasions of disruption within the restorativejustice movement, restorative principles and values have oftenbeen discarded and the various parties have dealt with each otherin a manner that is anything but restorative.This workshop will explore the causes and presentingsymptoms of such incidents, examine why they are so intensein their manifestation and consider measures to prevent suchdisputes by employing the restorative principles and valuesof interconnectedness, particularity and respect as a basis fordeveloping strategies of inter-action between members of therestorative justice movement.About the presentersDouglas Mansill is a Minister Emeritusof the Presbyterian Church of AotearoaNew Zealand. He was co-founder of TeOritenga and PACT Restorative JusticeGroups and continues to undertakeoccasional restorative justice facilitationsas a private practitioner. Currentlyhe is undertaking PhD research for ahistory of restorative justice within New Zealand’s adult criminaljustice system within the Institute of Public Policy at AucklandUniversity of Technology.Dr Shirley Julich is a Senior Lecturerin the School of Health and SocialServices, Massey University, Albany.Shirley publishes in the area ofsexual violence and restorative justiceand is particularly interested in theintersection of justice and recovery.She is a founding member of ProjectRestore, a provider group positionedacross community agencies using restorative processes to addresssexual violence.37

Concurrent Workshop Session5Friday 25th NovemberWorkshops start at 12.05pmWORKSHOP 5.1 WORKSHOP 5.2Room: Amora 3Time: 12.05pm – 1.00pmRoom: Boardroom 1Time: 12.05pm – 1.00pmRESTORATIVE JUSTICE CONFERENCING, ORALLANGUAGE COMPETENCE, AND THE YOUTHOFFENDER: SOME CAUTIONS AND CAVEATSPamela Snow • Email: pamela.snow@monash.eduThis session will describe the findings of four recent Australianstudies examining the oral language (everyday talking andlistening) skills of young male offenders completing communitybased and custodial orders. Our evidence indicates that some50% of young offenders have a clinically significant languagedeficit, however these are invariably undiagnosed. In thispresentation, it will be argued that Restorative Justice programsmay inadvertently further marginalise the young offender wholacks the language processing and production skills to fullyengage in the conversational discourse requirements of this veryparticular type of interaction. Further, recent evidence on theneurobiology of childhood trauma gives rise to concerns thatalexithymia (lack of emotion words) probably occurs with greaterfrequency in high-risk young people. The presentation aligns withthe conference theme by promoting best-practice for vulnerableyoung people to ensure that they are not (inadvertently) furthersocially marginalised as a result of RJ practices.About the presenterPamela Snow is an AssociateProfessor in the School of Psychologyand Psychiatry at Monash University(based at the Bendigo RegionalClinical School in Central Victoria).She is the academic convener forMedicine of the Mind (Psychiatry)in Year 4 of the Monash MBBS(Northern Victoria MedicalEducation Network stream) andalso coordinates via distance education the Graduate Diploma inMental Health for Teaching Professions.She is a registered psychologist, having qualified originally inspeech pathology. Her research has been funded by nationallycompetitive schemes such as the ARC Discovery Program, andspans various aspects of risk in childhood and adolescence.A COMPARATIVE QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OFRESTORATIVE JUSTICE WITHIN A FAMILY VIOLENCECONTEXT IN A PROVINCIAL NEW ZEALAND CITYNELSON, SOME NUMBER CRUNCHING WITHEXCITING RESULTSMark Rutledge • Email: nrjs@paradise.net.nzDomestic Violence are we making a difference or not? In Nelsonit has been our practice to accept cases of Domestic Violence forsome years now.We think we are being effective in what we do but can we verifythis?At this workshop I am excited to be able to bring the encouragingresults of a statistical review of our Domestic Violence cases andreoffending rates.About the presenterI am the coordinator/facilitator ofNelson Restorative Justice Trust. Ihave been in this role for just oversix years. Prior to this role I wasa Community Law Worker forNelson Community Law, previousto that an orchardist. I know littleabout statistics and jumped atthe opportunity to evaluate oureffectiveness in Domestic Violencecases. In the past we have been sure that we were making apositive contribution but we needed some clear data to validateour feelings. This research has been undertaken by a matureSocial Work student from Nelson Marlborough Institute ofTechnology who was on a fifteen week placement with ourservice. The student comes from a journalistic and more recentlyadvocacy background. She has become more and more excitedat the results I hope to pass on that excitement and facts toencourage others to take us this challenging, demanding andeffective intervention.38

Concurrent Workshop Session5Friday 25th NovemberWorkshops start at 12.05pmWORKSHOP 5.3Room: Amora 4Time: 12.05pm – 1.00pmIMAGINING A FUTURE FOR INDIGENOUSTRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE IN SETTLER SOCIETIESJuan Tauri • Email: juan.tauri@qut.edu.auThe past thirty years has witnessed considerable contestation byFirst Nations in all settler societies of the policies and practicesof state-dominated crime control systems. The most commonpolicy responses have been, in the main, focused on indigenisingcriminal justice institutions, and ‘culturally sensitising’predominantly Eurocentric programmes - practices that thesupposedly progressive restorative justice paradigm has not beenimmune to. In response to these practices, this presentation willoutline a set of strategic, policy and practice steps the authorbelieves are essential for enhancing the ability of First Nations topractice transformative justice in our communities, and on ourterms. The Australian and New Zealand jurisdictions provide thecase studies that inform this narrative.About the presenterJuan Marcellus Tauri (Ngati Porou),BA Hons, (MPhil - Criminology -University of Cambridge)Juan is a lecturer in the School ofJustice, Queensland University ofTechnology (Brisbane), where heteaches courses on Indigenous justiceand penal policy and punishment.His research interests include thecritical analysis of state crime control policy-making and itsimpact on First Nations in settler societies; youth gangs and theglobalisation of crime control policy.39

Concurrent Workshop Session6Friday 25th NovemberWorkshops start at 3.30pmWORKSHOP 6.2Room: Amora 2Time: 3.30pm – 5.00pmTEN YEARS PLUS EXPERIENCE FACILITATING IN RJ INTHE NZ CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMCarolyne Smith • Email: carosmith@paradise.net.nzSix Facilitators with over ten years experience in the criminaljustice system (from different providers from throughout NZ)will each speak for 5 minutes answering the questions:1. What have you learnt?2. What do you need?Followed by panel/floor discussion.About the presenterCarolyne has been working as afacilitator with Restorative JusticeOtago since the beginning ofthe Ministry of Justice RJ Pilotprogramme in Dunedin in 2000.Carolyne has worked as a teacher andEducational Psychologist. As well asRJ facilitating, Carolyne is a celebrantand she also teaches mediation inschools as a trainer for the PeaceFoundation’s Cool Schools Peer Mediation programme.40

Concurrent Workshop Session6Friday 25th NovemberWorkshops start at 3.30pmWORKSHOP 6.3Room: Amora 1Time: 3.30pm – 5.00pmBUILDING SUCCESSFUL RESTORATIVE SCHOOLS:REPORT OF A 2011 RESEARCH PROJECTLiz Gordon • Email: lizgordon@paradise.net.nzIn 2011,the Ministry of Education funded a small qualitativeevaluation of ten schools in New Zealand that had adoptedrestorative practices. The study explores the effects of restorativeapproaches on schools, models of implementation and successfactors. At the core of good practice is building qualityrelationships within the school community. All schools reported acalmer and happier school ethos. Those schools which were fullyrestorative reaped the benefits in terms of reducing numbers ofsuspensions (in half of the cases zero suspensions) and improvingstudent engagement and academic outcomes. The study examineswhat works, and what does not, and offers suggestions foreffective implementation in schools.About the presenterDr Liz Gordon is a researcher witha background in academia andpolitics. In recent years, much ofher research has been involved inthe interface between education, lawand justice issues. She led a study onthe effects of parental imprisonmenton outcomes for the children.That research led her to begin toinvestigate how restorative justice approaches in the school sectorcan improve the outcomes for such at-risk children.41

Concurrent Workshop Session6Friday 25th NovemberWorkshops start at 3.30pmWORKSHOP 6.4Room: Amora 4Time: 3.30pm – 5.00pmNAENAE COLLEGE STORY: TRANSFORMATION OFA MULTI-CULTURAL SCHOOL USING RESTORATIVEPROCESSMark Stewart & Catherine ForsterEmail: mark.stewart@naenae-college.school.nzThe Naenae College presentation centres on the narrative theNaenae School Community tells about changes to the “culture”of Naenae College in the last three years. These changes havebeen based around Restorative Processes and two equally asimportant programmes, Rock and Water, Te Whanau Tahi, andhow all three inter-link.Narratives would come via videos of staff, students and parentsthat tell of the impact Restorative and other changes have madeto the school and their lives.Data that we will include looks at changes to student attendance,stand downs, exclusions, and academic achievement from 2008-2011.The presentation will have photos, highlighting the diversity ofthe school community.We feel we need 120mins to do justice to what has happened.The workshop would be interactive. This will occur throughoutpresentation. We feel this story strongly shows the positive impactrestorative has had on a school that was struggling.About the presentersMark Stewart was employed threeyears ago to assist Naenae College inchanging the school culture. He isa trained guidance counsellor, withexperience in boys and alternativeeducation.Catherine Forster chose to live andwork within Naenae Community.Is currently the Year 10 Dean, with7 years Deaning experience, four atyear 9. She has co-jointly lead theembedding of Restorative Practice atNaenae.42

Concurrent Workshop Session6Friday 25th NovemberWorkshops start at 3.30pmWORKSHOP 6.5Room: Boardroom 1Time: 3.30pm – 5.00pmBUILDING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN RESTORATIVEJUSTICE PRACTICE AND THEORYWinifred Murray & Kate NeateEmail: winifred.email@gmail.comAim: To enhance participants’ knowledge of the interactionbetween restorative justice practice and theory for increasingfacilitator effectiveness.The global development of restorative justice has been acollaboration between practice and rationale, with each enrichingthe other. This workshop will offer practitioners an opportunityto make links between facilitator practice and theory, using someelements of current research, and participants own interests in therestorative justice field.This will be an interactive workshop in which a practitioner/researcher and an experienced practical facilitator willdemonstrate, from their own experience, how practice and theoryon a specific issue can support and enhance each other.In small groups workshop participants will be given anopportunity to choose an issue that is topical for them, to discussit from a practitioner’s perspective, and be aware of the specific‘best practice’ skills they use. Participants will then be providedwith appropriate theoretical material to compare their practicalfindings with the concepts suggested in the material.The findings from participants’ work in small groups willbe shared in a plenary session along with ideas for enablingfacilitators to access theory in a readily usable form.Participants will also examine any obstacles that preventfacilitators using restorative justice theory to enhance their dayto-daypractice, and suggest ways to assist facilitators to accesstheoretical material in a manner which enables them to relate itto their practice.Outcomes: Specific positive and negative, practical andtheoretical discoveries which lead to a new level of ‘best practice’will be isolated and shared with other groups in the workshop.At the conclusion of the workshop participants will be able tospecify the outcomes of their workshop experience and suggesthow facilitators can continue to maintain a helpful dialoguebetween practice and theory to enhance their ‘best practice’ andtheir effectiveness.About the presentersWinifred Murray is an experiencedrestorative justice facilitator whois currently completing a PhDresearching what restorative justicefacilitators consider is effectivefacilitation. In her research Winifredhas examined both the theoreticaland practical aspects of restorativejustice and seen how they can enricheach other. She is keen to sharethese discoveries with colleagues. Winifred has a backgroundin education and counselling and is an experienced conferencepresenter.Kate Neate trained as a restorativejustice facilitator in 2001 and hasbeing working as a facilitator sincethis time. She is an avid believer inthe power of a restorative justicemeeting where victim needs aremeet and the dignity of both thevictim and offender is retained. Itis important to her that restorativejustice becomes sustainable andfirmly integrated into the justicesystem: to not be seen as a triviality. Kate has a background inhorticulture, community support work and administration ofRJ services. Having been trained in mental health support, herpresent vocation in the mental health sector.43

Concurrent Workshop Session6Friday 25th NovemberWorkshops start at 3.30pmWORKSHOP 6.6 WORKSHOP 6.7Room: Chambers 1Time: 3.30pm – 5.00pmRoom: Chambers 2Time: 3.30pm – 5.00pmREMAINING CALM IN THE FACE OF THEUNMANAGEABLES! (A RESTORATIVE APPRAOCH TORELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT)Margaret Ross • Email: margaret@helpbehaviour.co.nzThis is a 90 minute workshop that is part of a whole dayworkshop Margaret Ross presents to secondary (mainly) andprimary schools (the whole staff) throughout New Zealand, UKand Norway.It is targeted at the bottom of the restorative triangle and aimedat teacher student relationship building(the title attracts teachersto the day); but an unmanageable child exists only in your head!The workshop is skills based and aims to provide teachers withthe tools to deal with the 99% minor problems that are partof working with children; rather than passing the problem onto someone else; through positive relationship building andcomplimentary classroom management skills.The 120 minutes will cover needs, values, adapted v maladaptedbehaviour and boundary strategies.About the presenterMargaret Ross has a backgroundof over 30 years in Education. Shehas taught and held managementpositions in schools in InnerLondon, Nigeria and New Zealand.She trained in Inner London withEducational Psychologist in the 70’s.Her specialties’ lie in relationshipbuilding, motivation, behaviourmanagement and their practicalapplication in a school or work environment. Today she runscourses for teachers, parents, health professionals and corporateorganisations that are looking for professional developmentwhich is practical, effective, easy to translate into the work place,and above all FUN!USING RESTORATIVE PRACTICES TO WORKWITH YOUTH IN A THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITYRESIDENTIAL SETTINGFiona Landon & Shirley JülichIn this workshop Dr Shirley Julich and Fiona Landon intendto explore the use of restorative practices within a therapeuticcommunity residential facility for youth in NZ. Included willbe an overview of other successful programmes and how thelearning from these can be applied in this context. This workshopis intended to be interactive.About the presentersFiona Landon, an experienced RJ facilitatorand trainer in a wide range of settings usingrestorative practices is currently engagedin developing a programme with the KauriTrust to use restorative practice in itsresidential youth facility.Dr Shirley Jülich is a senior lecturer inthe social work and social policy area atMassey University’s School of Health andSocial Services. Her PhD investigated thecomplex relationship between the criminaljustice system, restorative justice and childsexual abuse from the perspective of adultsurvivors of child sexual abuse. Shirley wastrained as a restorative justice facilitatorby Te Oritenga in the mid 1990’s and is a founding member ofProject Restore.44

Concurrent Workshop Session6Friday 25th NovemberWorkshops start at 3.30pmWORKSHOP 6.8 WORKSHOP 6.9Room: Chambers 3Time: 3.30pm – 5.00pmRoom: Chambers 4Time: 3.30pm – 5.00pmKEEPING OUR PRACTICE RESTORATIVETim Clarke & John Delaney • Email: tim.clarke@outofcourt.co.nzIn our current climate where interest in restorative processesis growing and the interface between the restorative approachand more traditional approaches to criminal justice issues, thequestion of what is restorative practice and what isn’t, has becomemore and more of an issue. This session would focus on the truemeaning of what we do as restorative practitioners, the challengeswe face in keeping what we do restorative, and steps we mighttake in maintaining the momentum for this new, innovative andsuccessful way of dealing with issues of victimising and crime.Based on actual cases, practice development and skill building,this interactive presentation will focus on the quality of what wedo and how to maintain it’s essence.About the presentersTim is a Director of Outof Court, a mediation,facilitation, restorativejustice and trainingorganisation he runs withSharon Stewart (www.outofcourt.co.nz). Timhas been working inthe field of mediationand in restorativejustice for 25 years. Tim draws on his experience of facilitatingand mediating in a broad spectrum of restorative processesranging from contract pre-sentence restorative justice and postconviction/parole work through to environmental, workplace andcommunity collaboration.John divides his time between his roles as a project manager andmediator with Out of Court and as the manager of the TaurangaMoana Restorative Justice Trust. John is a member of the LEADRmediator panel of mediators and is also an accredited restorativejustice facilitator. In addition to his facilitation work across theBay of Plenty and Waikato regions, John has also been engagedas an independent assessor for RJA’s restorative justice standardsaccreditation programme.INSPIRING SOCIAL CHANGE; A COLLABORATIVEAPPROACH IN CENTRAL VICTORIAAnne Brosnan, Katherine Robertson, Marg Kent, Jesse Tuitopou,Lois McMahon & Melanie EdwardsThe strength of the Central Victoria Restorative Justice Alliance,established in 2009, is based on the collaborative partnershipsand practices developed between each of the memberorganisations. These organisations intersect education, policeand justice, welfare, mental health, aboriginal and communityorganisations. The membership reflects a rich diversity withrestorative justice integral to the health of each organisation andtheir practice. In this workshop several members of the CentralVictoria Restorative Justice Alliance will share their storiesof how restorative processes are inspiring social change. Ourcurrent collaborative work is identifying and training communityconferencing convenors from our partner organisations with anemphasis on providing conferencing in our region.We aspire to learn from each other; strive and promote bestpractice.About the presentersThe Central Victoria Restorative Justice Alliance, establishedin 2009, is a partnership between justice , education andlocal community organisations that share an interest in andcommitment to the practice and development of restorativejustice. The representatives from each of the partner organisationsmeet regularly to promote best practice in the local area, and toprovide professional development and networking opportunitiesfor local practitioners in different practice fields. The CentralVictoria Restorative Justice Alliance is currently working on thedevelopment of a community based model of restorative practiceservice provision for central Victoria.45

Concurrent Workshop Session7Saturday 26th NovemberWorkshops start at 11.00amWORKSHOP 7.1 WORKSHOP 7.2Room: Amora 1Time: 11.00am – 1.00pmRoom: Amora 2Time: 11.00am – 1.00pm46THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF KINDNESS ANDFORGIVENESS IN RESTORATIVE PRACTICES TOACHIEVE A PEACEFUL AND FLOURISHING OUTCOMEJohn Hendry & Geoff Blair • Email: gblair@netspace.net.auRestorative practices enable all stakeholders to engage andwork towards flourishing. The establishment of kind and caringcommunities where peace rules is established through theinnate underpinnings of kindness and forgiveness. Humansare “hardwired’ to be kind and forgiving. Restorative Practicesenables this to fundamentally be established and brought tomistake and conflict management in a meaningful and positivelyenabling way. The management of kindness and forgiveness isessential to human flourishing and restorative practice proceduresprovide this approach possibility. As Restorative Practitionerswe need to understand this and be confident to employ bothkindness and forgiveness overtly in the process. Mistakes,and conflict growing from such, dislocate relationships andthese must be re-established without caveats that hinder. Theemployment of kindness and forgiveness in the process permitsthis and establishes peace.About the presentersGeoff Blair has been a teacher forover 30 years. He is committed torelationship based education. He was astudent manager for much of his careerand developed his skills in working‘with’ students as an administratorand teacher. He has presented aroundAustralia and overseas. Geoff hasworked with ‘Tricky Kids’ and assisted them to ‘hop on board’and create a future that sees them working effectively with otherstudents. Geoff has worked with whole classes to create positiveand industrious classrooms.John Hendry is Director of Student Welfare at GeelongGrammar School. John is responsible for the promotion ofrestorative Justice in many Schools and particularly GeelongGrammar School. He was one of the major forces behind theestablishment of Positive Education at Geelong Grammar Schooland throughout schools worldwide. He remains an importantinnovator in this critical Well Being initiative. He has writtenwidely in educational journals on many issues and of late onKindness and Forgiveness and Empathy in school managementand behaviour management generally and specifically in themanagement of mistake. John has been teaching and involvedin education for over 40 years and feels privileged to have spenta lifetime professionally educating and being educated by theyoung.ACCREDITATION: AN INCENTIVE TO ENHANCEPRACTICEMark Burton & John DelaneyEmail: burtonm.c@xtra.co.nz1. Why go through an accreditation process2. How to evidence your practice3. How to help assess other’s practiceThis workshop is intended for those involved in organisationsplanning to gain or considering Restorative Justice AotearoaInc (RJA) full membership and accredited provider status. Theworkshop will outline the restorative justice practice competencystandards and organisational requirements, taking participantsstep by step through the process of preparing their organisationfor accreditation assessment.The competency standards and organisational requirements guideproviders in developing best practice services, whilst encouraginga climate of innovation and development whereby providersstrive to continuously improve the services they offer.The standards can be used:• As a basis for providers to pursue an ongoing qualityimprovement strategy within their service.• As a basis for providers to report on quality to stakeholders.• As a basis for external evaluation of the quality of theprovider¡s services.• As a basis for RJA to accredit those providers that complywith the standards and organisational requirements.About the presentersMark Burton is as an independent consultantworking particularly in the areas oforganisational and professional development,governance and project management. Electedto five terms as an electorate MP, for 8 yearshe served as Deputy Leader of the Houseand as a Cabinet Minister holding a numberof portfolios. As Project Manager for RJA,Mark led the piloting and introduction ofRJAs accreditation.John Delaney plays the dual role of projectmanager and mediator for Out of Courtwhich in addition to restorative justiceoffers facilitation, mediation, training and conflict managementservices. He is a member of the LEADR Mediation Panel ofmediators and a restorative justice facilitator. John worked as coassessoron the piloting of RJAs accreditation system and is nowRJAs lead accreditation assessor.

Concurrent Workshop Session7Saturday 26th NovemberWorkshops start at 11.00amWORKSHOP 7.3Room: Amora 3Time: 11.00am – 1.00pmSHARING VILLANOVA’S RP JOURNEYBrendan Downes & Greg O’NeillEmail: bdownes@admin.vnc.qld.edu.auThe workshop will begin by outlining some of the practices thatare engrained in the school life of Villanova College and theVillanova journey over the past 8 years.In the Junior School, Circle Time is part of the timetablethree days a week. We will facilitate a brief Circle Time withparticipants and introduce the collection of resources developedat Villanova for use in Circle Time.With the our main enrolment intake in Year Five and Year Eight,we intend to outline our specifically developed units of work forthose year levels. The Year Five unit uses recent clips of moviessuch as Nemo and Despicable Me to begin an initial investigationof the Compass of Shame and the Restorative questions. Theworkshop will include sharing part of this unit. Similarly, the YearEight unit looks further at the Compass of Shame and how thatdetermines our reaction to events that occur during adolescence.There will be time available for questions at the end of thesession.Circle Time has been an amazing success in the cultural change atVillanova College. While the full impact is not always seen in theJunior School, the students’ ability in Middle and Senior Schoolto articulate their emotions and feelings to work through conflicthas been directly attributed to the work with Circle Time.Similarly, developing an understanding and knowledge of RPwith the students has been an important link between theory andpractice. The units of work clearly communicate our processes toall students at the College so they have a thorough understandingof our aims in developing respectful relationships among thestudent body and between staff and students.About the presentersNow in its 8th year, the Villanova journey continues in RP.Part of that journey includes annual training programs for staff,designated units of work for Year Five and Year Eight studentsand Circle Time engrained in the timetable and supportedby specific themes and a weekly focus. The workshop willdemonstrate and provide resources which highlight practiceswhich have continued to support cultural change at the College.47

Concurrent Workshop Session7Saturday 26th NovemberWorkshops start at 11.00amWORKSHOP 7.5Room: Boardroom 1Time 11.00am – 1.00pmPREPARING SOUTH AFRICAN SKOOLS FORRESTORATIVE PRACTICES: AN ADVENTURE BASEDAPPROACHRoelf Reyneke & Mariette ReynekeEmail: reynrp@ufs.ac.zaA retributive approach to school discipline is employed by mostschools in South Africa. They are not ready to accept a restorativeapproach to discipline. Schools should therefore be thoroughlyprepared before exposure to a new approach. Building onBlood and Thorsborne’s (2004), model of implementation ofrestorative practice in schools, adventure based counselling (ABC)techniques are used in an innovative way to implement stage1 namely to obtain commitment to the restorative philosophy.Different ABC techniques are used to introduce the educators tothe need for change, to expose them to the impact of a retributivesystem and to infuse the importance of the restorative values.In line with RJ principles, attention is given to communitybuilding, problem-solving, inter- and intra-personal relationships,communication skills and emotional support, ultimately aimingat building relationships. This paper will focus on the applicationof ABC in the preparation of two multi-cultural rural schools.This workshop will demonstrate the application of adventurebased counselling (ABC) techniques to empower educatorsand obtain their commitment to restorative practices. Theinnovative techniques focus on the development of inter- andintrapersonal relationships and employ the experiential learningtheory in the form of: cooperative games, problem-solving,communication, and trust activities. The literature and practiceindicate that adventure-based work provides a method fortraining, empowering and motivating people. These techniquesare used inter alia to explain the impact of a retributive systemand to demonstrate the power of RJ principles. This is done tofacilitate culture changes. Since it is important to build a sense ofcommunity in the school environment, ABC provides a fresh wayto do this. This workshop will be interactive and participants willtake part in some of the activities used in two rural schools in thepast. Evidence of change will be provided where possible.About the presentersRoelf (RP) Reyneke is currentlya senior lecturer and head of thedepartment of Social Work atthe University of the Free State,South Africa. He obtained hisPhD in 2001, with the title “Anarrative approach to communityempowerment”. He currently serveson several management committeesin the field of social work. He haspresented papers and workshops nationally and internationallyon topics such as community empowerment, life skillsdevelopment, adventure based counselling and, lately, restorativepractices. He has authored and co-authored 7 articles in refereedjournals and one chapter in a book.Mariëtte (JM) Reyneke is currentlya senior lecturer in the Departmentof Procedural Law and Law ofEvidence at the Faculty of Law(UFS) in South Africa. She obtaineda B. Com Law, LLB (PU for CHE)and LLM (cum laude) (UFS). Sheauthored and co-authored 9 articlesin refereed journals, and deliveredseveral national and internationalpapers. Her research focuses on child law and education law.Her teaching focuses on legal practice, skills development andwelfare law. She is currently doing her PhD at Tilburg Universityin the Netherlands on school discipline and the best interests ofchildren.49

Concurrent Workshop Session7Saturday 26th NovemberWorkshops start at 11.00amWORKSHOP 7.6WORKSHOP 7.7Room: Chambers 1Time: 11.00am – 11.55amRoom: Chambers 2Time: 11.00am – 11.55amEMBEDDING RESTORATIVE PRACTICES INCATHOLIC SCHOOL COMMUNITIES - A WHOLE OFSYSTEM APPROACHPhilippa LovellEmail: plovell@ceomelb.catholic.edu.auThe Catholic Education Office Melbourne has committed torestorative practices across its primary and secondary schools- about 300 in total. Schools are encouraged to demonstratebehaviour that reflects an integration of gospel teachings throughrestorative practices. This session will discuss how the processlinks across a whole system, the professional learning supportoffered to schools and a framework for implementation. Recentlya resource for introducing and sustaining restorative practices waslaunched and participants will be able to examine the contentsof the resource, including the framework, audit and evaluationtools, parent participation as well as case studies from schoolstelling their stories of journey. Video interviews from principalsabout the effects of introducing restorative practices will beshown and finally an explanation of the accreditation system willbe shared.TE WHANAU AWHINA: MARAE BASED RESTORATIVEJUSTICENatalia Taurima • Email: talia@hoaniwaititi.co.nzThis session will describe what Te Whanau Awhina is, whenit started - its history from its days as a ‘diversion’ programmedesigned for Māori to how it has grown today.. It will discussRJ within a kaupapa Māori framework - how does this modelinclude and support victims who are not Māori? It will look atif Te Whanau Awhina is more offender based? If so, why? arethere any positives to the community and are the victim’s needsand rights minimised through this model? Of course my korerois NO, the victim’s rights and needs and the level of awhi andaccountability that the offender is held too is not compromisedat all. However, in a kaupapa Māori dynamic our focus is alsoon the offender and if need be their whanau to ensure they areheld accountable for their criminal activity but that restoring theMana of their whakapapa is too important.About the presenterPhilippa Lovell is an educationofficer in the Student WellbeingUnit at the Catholic EducationOffice, Melbourne, Australia. Herwork includes supporting schools todevelop evidence-based frameworksaround social-emotional learningand promoting quality relationshipsthrough working with core teams todevelop a whole-school approach.She previously worked in both primary and secondary schoolleadership teams, including ten years as a deputy principal.50

Concurrent Workshop Session7Saturday 26th NovemberWorkshops start at 11.00amWORKSHOP 7.8 WORKSHOP 7.9Room: Chambers 3Time: 11.00am – 11.55amRoom: Chambers 4Time: 11.00am – 1.00pmWHAKAWHANAUNGATANGA: AN OPEN DISCUSSIONABOUT HOW THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION ANDSCHOOLS MIGHT BEST WORK TOGETHER TOPROMOTE AND SUSTAIN RP IN SCHOOLSMark Corrigan • Email: mark.corrigan@minedu.govt.nzRP in NZ Schools has developed without any kind of nationalstrategy or framework of support. Schools and clusters havedeveloped pockets of excellent practice.If we see RP as useful for students, whanau and schools, if webelieve RP promotes effective teaching and benefits studentachievement, if we see RP as vital in building supportive learningrelationships . . . then what help or support might be mosteffective in helping self managing schools adopt, adapt, and userestorative practices?Mark will kick off and moderate an open discussion betweenconference participants and guests from the Ministry ofEducation’s National Office. No promises, no hidden agenda, justpeople talking to each other about a long term vision and whatmight be done together.About the presenterMark is passionate about creative andeffective ways of solving problemsin schools. Mark has some expertisein a range of restorative tools forschools, including formal restorativeconferences, class conferences, andrestorative conversations. Markhas worked for the Ministry ofEducation on restorative practicesand student engagement work. He’s developed a special interestin helping schools implement and evaluate RP work.Mark has never been in charge of anything, and has received nopostgraduate scholarships or awards. His family has providedfoster care for teenagers since 1992.COLLECTIVELY REDUCING THE HUMAN COST OFSERIOUS OFFENDINGKate Milner & Glenn DuhiggEmail: kate.milner@dcs.nsw.gov.auIn this interactive workshop the facilitators draw upon theirpractical experience working with victims of crime andfacilitating restorative justice processes, primarily VictimOffender Conferencing. The potential benefits of participation,empowerment & healing for victims of crime will be illustratedas participants examine the issues relating to the use of restorativejustice processes at the post-sentence stage to resolve conflictfollowing serious criminal offending, learn about our practiceand take part in experiential exercises and facilitated reflectivediscussion.About the presentersKate Milner is Managerand Glenn Duhigg isa Co-ordinator in theCorrective ServicesNSW RestorativeJustice Unit. Kate andGlenn are accreditedmediators and RJconference facilitators.The Restorative Justice Unit is the primary point of contact forvictims of crime with a department strongly associated with themanagement of offenders. Established in 1999, the unit alsospecialises in conflict and dispute resolution. Team membersfacilitate victim-offender conferences in response to crimesincluding murder, manslaughter, armed robbery and sex offences.Kate and Glenn share a vision of Restorative Justice capableof transforming the conflict generated by criminal behaviour,healing people affected by the crime and enhancing humanrelationships.51

Concurrent Workshop Session8Saturday 26th NovemberWorkshops start at 12.05pmWORKSHOP 8.1Room: Chambers 1Time: 12.05pm – 1.00pmWHANAUNGATANGA - PROMOTING POSITIVERELATIONSHIPS & CONNECTEDNESSIN KAWERAU SCHOOLSPuti Mareroa, Hugh Mareroa, Tangimai Fitzgerald & NinaAndrewsEmail: tamar1@orcon.net.nzThis workshop is an interactive workshop on how we use circletime processes as the building blocks to promoting positiverelationships and connectedness within classroom settings. Māoripractices, principles and values are featured in this workshop asstrategies for establishing the grassroots of restorative practices.The use of Māori treasures and resources will be part of thisworkshop. Come along and experience whanaungatanga,wairuatanga, manaakitanga and kotahitanga similar to howwe do it in our classrooms. Some participants will have theopportunity to participate in an actual whanaungatanga circle.We look forward to seeing you there.About the presentersResource Teachers’ Learning & Behaviour - RTLB are itinerantteachers who assist and support classroom teachers and schoolswho identify students with moderate learning and behaviourneeds. Within this initiative, we have been focussing onwhanaungatanga strategies to help connect and strengthen asense of belonging with students who may be at risk of beingisolated or negatively storied. The use of circle time processes hasbeen the foundational layer to promoting positive relationshipsand connectedness between students, teachers, whanau and thewider school community.Social Workers’ in Schools is an initiative that is available toidentified school communities who are in need of additionalsupport beyond school-based resources. Whanaungatangathrough connecting whanau, learners, teachers and any otheragency support is part of the co-ordinated approach and mayinvolve a range of strategies to support the whanau become moreengaged, connected, and contribute to positive outcomes forthemselves as a whanau and their tamariki.We also give tribute to the classroom teachers and the studentsfrom Kawerau South School who have embraced the restorativejourney they are now walking with their learning community.Nau te rourou, naku te rourou.Your food basket and mine, will feed the many(cooperative and collaborative enterprises succeeds)52

Concurrent Workshop Session8Saturday 26th NovemberWorkshops start at 12.05pmWORKSHOP 8.2Room: Chambers 2Time: 12.05pm – 1.00pmCOMMUNITY PANELS - RESTORATIVE JUSTICEPRACTICE IN THE NEW ZEALAND COURT-BASEDPOLICE DIVERSION SCHEMEPeter Munro & Derek BeveridgeEmail: peter.munro@xtra.co.nzThe Waitaki Safer Community Trust through its project ‘WaitakiTurnaround’ facilitates about 80 restorative justice conferencesannually in which adult offenders face up to the victim togetherwith the community at large. These particular offenders havebeen diverted from the court through to the Police DiversionScheme.Project Turnaround serves a population of 20,000, both urbanand rural communities, in North Otago of the South Island ofNew Zealand. In order for it to remain effective, in changingtimes of policy, criminal tendencies, culture and communityvalues, it maintains close relationships with Police, the Court,Judges, Legal Representatives, Crown Entities, the TerritorialAuthority through its safer community projects and a host ofCommunity focused service providers.During its 10 years of operation Waitaki Turnaround has handleda wide range of cases which have involved many situations fromfamily violence through to road crashes and the consequences ofthese events.This presentation will briefly trace the origin of Adult Diversionin 1988 through to the involvement of communities establishingrestorative justice panels in 2000 up until the present time.It will show how vital it is to establish a trusting relationship withcontributing organisations and individual parties for the panelprocess to be successful. In particular, emphasis will be given onhow an effective process can be developed and applied includingthe dynamics of the actual conference.Copies of ‘Guidelines for Community Panel Participants’ will beavailable for those people attending the workshop.About the presentersPeter Munro is an administrativeadviser to the Waitaki SaferCommunity Trust, a trainedrestorative justice facilitator andcommunity panelist. He comesfrom background roles of corporatefacilitation and advisor to national,regional and local incorporatedcharitable organisations.Derek Beveridge. I am 65 years ofage and live with my wife Jenny inOamaru. I have two adult childrenand two grandchildren.I have now retired from the NewZealand Police after serving for 42years. During my time in the Policeamongst other things I was a Policeprosecutor in the New ZealandCourts. Another of my duties formany years was to run the Police Diversion scheme. This wasthe forerunner to the Community Panel diversion scheme. Onthe introduction of the community panel scheme I handed allthe Police diversion work to the scheme and became the PoliceRepresentative on the community panel.On my retirement from the Police there was a vacancy for thecoordinator of the Waitaki turnaround scheme and I was luckyenough to secure the position. I have therefore been involved inthe Restorative Justice programme since the very beginning.I can see the benefits the programme has for many victims andoffenders, but once again it is not appropriate for everyone.I have a keen interest in the outdoors and youth affairs. I run thelocal Air training Cadet Unit and Scouting organisation alongwith several other groups. All helps to keep a person active.53

Concurrent Workshop Session9Saturday 26th NovemberWorkshops start at 2.00pmWORKSHOP 9.1 WORKSHOP 9.2Room: Amora 1Time: 2.00pm – 4.00pmRoom: Amora 2Time: 2.00pm – 2.55pmMANA - PB4L AND RESTORATIVE PRACTICES;A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE IN DIFFICULTMATRIMONIAL TIMESWaynne Napier & Steve ParrantEmail: wnapier@manawatucollege.school.nzThe content would include;1. Motivation for the initiative.2. Reasons for ‘the marriage’ of PB4L and Restorative Practices.3. A brief outline of the implementation process.4. What does it look like at Manawatu College - Systems andprocesses.5. Outcomes.About the presentersWaynne NapierDeputy PrincipalManawatu College FoxtonSteve ParrantAssociate PrincipalManawatu College FoxtonCRITICAL CHANGES IN NEW ZEALAND CRIMINALJUSTICE SYSTEMSue van Daatselaar , Rose Jamieson & Vanessa BoyleEmail: Nicholas.Drew-Crawshaw@justice.govt.nzThis workshop informs and updates participants about someimportant changes to the criminal justice system which are likelyto be implemented in the near future.The Victims’ of Crime Bill, introduced to Parliament in August,includes an amendment to the Sentencing Act 2002 that willrequire the court to consider referring every eligible case fora consideration of whether restorative justice is appropriate.The Bill also requires justice sector agencies to assist victimswith information about and access to restorative justice whenrequested.The Bill is part of a package of reforms including the work of theVictims’ Centre and the development of a Victims’ Code. Thesereforms will enhance victims’ rights and role in the criminaljustice system, and ensure that government agencies are moreresponsive and accountable to victims.Another current piece of work, The Criminal Procedure (Reformand Modernisation) Bill introduced to Parliament late lastyear, aims to simplify procedure, lessen delay, reduce the stressfor those involved in criminal proceedings, and enable betteruse of information technology. The Bill represents the mostsignificant reform of criminal procedure in over 50 years and willrequire fundamental changes to systems for managing criminalproceedings.Find out more about these changes, and what they will meanat a practical operational level for participants and professionalsinvolved in the criminal justice system, including restorativejustice practitioners.About the presentersSue van Daatselaar, Victims CentreManager, Ministry of JusticePrior to taking up the VictimsCentre Manager’s role in May 2011,Sue’s career spans experience in socialwork and family therapy to policy,research and evaluation roles in thesocial and justice sectors. An interestin identifying what supports servicesto continually grow, improve, innovate has been a commontheme throughout Sue’s career. Sue grew up in the Manawatu andnow lives with her partner in Wellington.54

Concurrent Workshop Session9Saturday 26th NovemberWorkshops start at 2.00pmWORKSHOP 9.2 continuedWORKSHOP 9.3Rose Jamieson, Manager, Initiatives, Criminal ProcedureImplementation Project, Ministry of JusticeRose has worked at the Ministry of Justice since 2004, holdingvarious roles in the District Courts Service Design team. Prior toworking in District Courts, Rose was the Senior Advisor for theDeputy Secretary Operations. Rose enjoys the pulling togetherof different operational aspects that take policy through tooperational reality for court users and staff. Over the last 3 yearsRose has been involved in the policy and legislative design of theCriminal Procedure (Reform and Modernisation) Bill, includingthe testing of procedures to inform the legislation and modellingof the expected workload impacts. The District Courts ServiceDesign team is leading the implementation of the Bill.Vanessa Boyle, Senior Business Analyst, Criminal ProcedureImplementation Project,Ministry of JusticeVanessa has been involved in this project since 2009 with theteam that supported the passing of the Criminal ProcedureAct 2011 earlier this year and is now responsible for theimplementation. Vanessa started her career with the Ministrywhile it was Department of Courts and at the Whanganui Court,although born and bred in Wellington and returned to live herein 2004.Room: Amora 3Time: 2.00pm – 4.00pmRESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIPS IN THE DIGITALWORLDLee Baxter • Email: baxter.lee.e@edumail.vic.gov.auRespectful relationships in the digital world are so important toour young peoples’ wellbeing. As part of the three year LoddonMallee Cyber Safety Project, several student and communitymulti media resources have been created to raise awarenessand begin conversations to develop a caring, safe and ethicalonline culture that not only protects but enhances reputationsand relationships in the digital world. In this workshop we willexplore two of our project’s study guides. The first, “Photograph”,promotes discussion about the issue of ‘sexting’ (the sendingof sexually explicit photos or messages electronically). Thereis also a series of interviews with the characters based onrestorative practice questions that reveals the damage done toreputations and relationships after a ‘sexting’ incident. Thesecond film.”Impression That You Get”, is our latest resourcewhich explores the effect of internet pornography on adolescentrelationships.About the presenterLee Baxter is a Senior ProgramsOfficer Drug Education and StudentWellbeing in the Department ofEducation and Early ChildhoodDevelopment in Victoria, Australia.She is also the project manager ofthe CentaCare Sandhurst LoddonMallee Cyber Safety Project whichis a community driven project,funded by the Telstra Foundation,set up to promote a culture of ethical digital citizenship in thecommunities across the Loddon Mallee Region in Victoria.55

Concurrent Workshop Session9Saturday 26th NovemberWorkshops start at 2.00pmWORKSHOP 9.4 WORKSHOP 9.6Room: Amora 4Time: 2.00om – 4.00pmRoom: Chambers 2Time: 2.00pm – 2.55pmBEYOND JUST THE FACTS, MA’AM: A PRE-MEDIATIONINTERVIEW WORKSHOPJack Hamlin • Email: jhamlin@nu.eduFar too often, the focus of the mediation process is on themediation itself. Facilitators learn objectivity and an abilityto move the process forward in a non-judgmental manner.But before the mediation can occur, preparation is key to asuccessful outcome. The lion share of the preparation processis interviewing the participants. Participants include not onlythe primary parties, but any secondary participants as well,i.e. support persons, parents, counsellors and attorneys. Whilethe interview generally focuses on a format of “what happenedthat got us here,” a number of deeper and very relevant issuesmay need to be explored, developed, and addressed. How dowe as facilitators in Restorative Justice explore the participantsbackground to get inside the conflict and form an objective andyet empathetic setting. How do we respond to body language,or do we respond at all? Is anything said by the participantinconsequential? Do I understand what I am hearing? How dowe open up the participant to address difficult subjects? Are theresome issues best left alone? Have we covered everything? How dowe make the participant a stakeholder right from the beginning?The workshop will address various factors and techniques in theinterviewing process from a theoretical position, incorporating anopportunity for the workshop participants to add techniques theyhave found useful in preparing the participants for mediation.A brief demonstration by the presenter will implement the usevarious techniques involved in an interview, from the openingquestion to the final follow-up question. The participants willbe given the opportunity following the demonstration to engagein the techniques discussed in a series of hypothetical scenarios,role playing as the participant and facilitator. The goal of theworkshop is to afford the participants the opportunity to learn,share and develop their own effective and flexible interview style.SHOULD WE USE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE WITHDOMESTIC VIOLENCE?Kiri Hannifin • Email: kirihannifin@yahoo.co.nzWomen’s Refuge would like to present on the challenges ofusing restorative justice methods in domestic violence settings.benefits. We would look at best practice internationally, andwhat we know about regimes like family group conferencesused in New Zealand. We will ask whether restorative justice isever appropriate with domestic violence cases, and if so, whatsafeguards need to be put in place.About the presenterKiri Hannifin works part time for the National Collective ofIndependent Women’s Refuges doing a mixture of policy, media,advocacy and research. She also co-ordinates a National groupingof 15 NGOs that meet, lobby, advocate and debate domesticviolence issues and sits on the NZ Family Violence ClearinghouseSteering Committee. Before this, she worked as a political advisorfor the previous Labour Government primarily in the Justiceportfolio. She has a long standing interest in equality and humanrights. In London she worked on implementing the EU equalitylegislation. She has also done aid work in Guatemala.She has a LLB and a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) from theUniversity of Canterbury.About the presenterAfter a nearly thirty year careerwhich included law enforcementand trial attorney, Dr. Hamlin beganteaching for National University,La Jolla, California in 2003. He iscurrently the lead faculty for theADR program. He also volunteers asa mediator and lead VORM trainerfor the San Diego Restorative JusticeMediation. Dr. Hamlin has beeninvolved in over 1000 mediations.56

Concurrent Workshop Session9Saturday 26th NovemberWorkshops start at 2.00pmWORKSHOP 9.7 WORKSHOP 9.8Room: Chambers 3Time: 2.00pm – 4.00pmRoom: Chambers 4Time: 2.00pm – 2.55pmA CULTURAL REVOLUTIONRussell Moody & Mick ConlanEmail: moody.russell.h@edumail.vic.gov.auFind out how exposure to Restorative Practices forced a culturalrevolution within a large rural secondary college and caused theschool community to face up to the way they had been managing(or mismanaging?) their most precious resource – their students.But has the journey of intense cultural change been worthwhile?Will it bring about the vision of stronger relationships withresponsible partnerships that were hoped for?A long and established tradition of punitive behaviours can bedifficult to overthrow, and even after the revolution has takenplace how can you be sure that you have really won hearts andminds?What positive relationship structures have been built through theuse of restorative practices and what aspects from the old regimestill lurk behind the new façade? Find out what and where thehidden challenges really are.About the presentersRussell Moody is currently ActingAssistant Principal at BrauerCollege, Warrnambool, Victoria,Australia. He has been an earlyadopter of restorative practicessince its introduction to the schoolcommunity four years ago. His 18years in education and workingwith young people encompassesa background in teaching senior music, student management,engagement and wellbeing.Mick Conlan is currently part ofthe Year 7 Coordination team atBrauer College, Warrnambool,Victoria, Australia. Also an earlyadopter of restorative practicesat the College, Mick is activelyworking with students and staff tofurther embed and improve BrauerCollege’s restorative practices. He hasspent 22 years in education with abackground in ICT, outdoor education and visual art.THE COURT-ROOM EXPERT WITNESS:PSYCHOLOGICAL AND LEGAL PERSPECTIVESLuke StrongmanEmail: Luke.Strongman@OpenPolytechnic.ac.nzThe definition of an ‘expert’ is an individual with knowledgeor experience on a subject, issue or matter beyond that of a layperson. As Smith suggests, the commonly accepted criterionfor the testimony of an expert witness is whether it will “assistthe trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine afact in issue” (1989, p. 149). In New Zealand, Section 4 (1)of the Evidence Act 2006 defines an expert as a ‘person whohas specialised knowledge or skill based on training, studyor experience’. In the legal setting an ‘expert’ is an individualwho has knowledge of a subject, issue or matter beyond theknowledge of the jury. This paper explores the psychology of theexpert witness in the court-room setting: a brief history of thepsychological witness; the admissibility of witness statements;contexts of witness statements in the court-room setting; the roleof witnesses; and problems with witness presentations.Smith, S. R. (1989). ‘Mental Health Expert Witnesses: OfScience and Crystal Balls.’ Behavioural Sciences & the Law. 7 (2).Pp. 145-180.This paper fits the conference theme by highlighting the role thatan expert witness plays in the court process.About the presenterDr Luke Strongman teacheshumanities and communicationat the Open Polytechnic of NewZealand. His research interests areinter-disciplinary57

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Pre/ Post Conference WorkshopPre Conference Workshop 1 Pre-Conference Workshop 2Room: Chambers 2Time 9.00am – 3.00pmRoom: Chambers 3Time: 9.00am – 3.00pmTHE ART OF TEACHING RESTORATIVELYGreg Jansen & Richard Matla, NZEmail: greg@restorativeschools.org.nzTeaching is a craft that requires great skill, creativity and personalintegrity. As teachers and schools seek to meet the increasingdemands, expectations and challenges it is vital that we build andsustain strong teaching and learning relationships. This highlypractical interactive workshop will include opportunities to sharebest practice and grow your kete (basket) and will focus on 3 keystrands: 1-A quick fire tour through 25 great techniques that helpkeep the small stuff small at the coal face of teaching practice.2-Exploring and experiencing the continuum of circles and howthey can support student engagement, build healthy class culturesand develop learning plans and emotional literacy. 3-Getting thebest out of your staff by building reflective communities thatsupport and challenge one another to teach more restoratively.Handouts and resources provided.About the presentersRich Matla and Greg Jansen have over40 years of collective teaching andfacilitation experience and currently providetraining and development workshops andconsultancy for schools and organizationsthroughout New Zealand and abroad aspart of Restorativeschools.org.nz. Both Richand Greg have recently completed postgraduateresearch in to the effectiveness anduse of restorative practice. Rich has mixed ateaching career with extensive work abroadincluding establishing art cooperativesin Zimbabwe, youth development workin British Columbia and winter resortmanagement in Europe. Greg has a vast wealth of experienceboth in and beyond mainstream education, ranging fromworking with marginalised and dysfunctional youth and leadingalternative education programmes, to outdoor instructing andfacilitating both in New Zealand and overseas. Through theirwork as pastoral deans, they led the restorative practice team atKaiapoi High School for a number of years. Both are passionateand committed to the needs of children and young peopleand their development and also to the professional growth ofteachers and educators and the quality of teaching and learningrelationships.Rich and Greg are contributing authors of the recently publishedbook Responsively Pedagogy - Engaging Restoratively withChallenging Behaviour available through NZCER.RESTORATIVE PRACTICES – WORKING WITH THEEARLY YEARSJane Langley • Email: langley.jane.m@edumail.vic.gov.auThis workshop will guide educators on how to adapt restorativepractice for working with the early years from pre-school tojunior primary. Jane is both an early years educator and arestorative practitioner. She has written and co-written a rangeof resources for educators to assist in practice. Morning tea andhandout provided. Early years resources available for sale duringthe workshop.About the presenterJane has predominately spent mostof her career as a primary teacher inWestern Victoria (Australia) whereshe began her Restorative Journeyin 2004. Over the last few yearshowever she has been working forthe Student Wellbeing Divisionof the Department of Educationwhere she has been able to share herknowledge of Restorative Practices and support schools with theirimplementation. Jane has had a particular focus on how to workrestoratively with children in the Early Years of School. This workhas been shared both nationwide and internationally and alsoincludes the development of a visual script.59

Pre/ Post Conference WorkshopPost Conference Workshop 1 Post-Conference Workshop 2Room: Chambers 3Time: 9.00am – 12.30pmRoom: Chambers Boardroom 2 Time: 9.00am – 12.30pmA BLUEPRINT FOR EMOTION: MOTIVATION FORCHANGE DURING RESTORATIVE INTERVENTIONSDr Vick Kelly • Email: vickkelly@verizon.netAffect is the primary, innate motivator of human emotionand behaviour. To comprehend the extent of emotional harmexperienced by a victim and the motivation(s) of a perpetrator,one must understand affect and its scripted responses. All scriptedresponses are directed by the Central Blueprint - a functional butprimarily unconscious program that develops in the brain. In thisworkshop, Vick will expand on affect and script psychology as away of understanding the emotional dynamics.About the presenterVick is based in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, USA. He was cofounderof the Silvan S. TomkinsInstitute in 1991. As its first TrainingDirector, he was involved in onthe of the initial presentations ofrestorative justice principles to anaudience in the USA and Mayor ofPhiladelphia.He is currently Chairman of the Board and integral in theexpansion of the organisation as The Tomkins Institute: AppliedStudies in Motivation, Emotion and Cognition. His practice hasincluded work with children, individuals, couples and familiessince 1975.FORGIVENESSKaty Hutchison • Email: katy@katyhutchisonpresents.comKaty Hutchison, a woman affected by violent crime, restorativejustice advocate, author and speaker creates space to talkabout the F Word - forgiveness. This experiential workshop isconducted in a circle format to enable all participants to shareequally in an exploration of what forgiveness may or may notrepresent for them. A series of exercises and story telling offersa rich and thoughtful perspective designed to connect theindividual to his or her own story. Ideal for practitioners and tothose for whom forgiveness is important. Morning tea provided.About the presenterA native of Canada, Katy is aconcerned parent and restorativejustice advocate and author sharesa personal story. Walking AfterMidnight examines how alcoholand other drug use, bullying, peerpressure, and misguided choices inan un-chaperoned setting causeddevastation to her family. Througha powerful and poignant multimediapresentation, Katy shareshow this traumatic event impacted her as a wife and as a motherof two young children. Exploring the dynamics that led to theevents that changed everything for her and her family, Katyempowers communities to make healthier choices so similartragedies can be prevented. Most importantly, she explores thepower of forgiveness and describes her own grassroots quest forrestorative justice. Katy lives in Victoria, BC, with her husbandMichael and her eighteen year-old twins, Emma and Sam. Nowa full-time professional speaker, Katy has spoken internationallyto over 400,000 people. She addresses schools, youth detentioncentres and prisons corporate audiences, community groups,churches. Walking After Midnight has been the keynote addressat conferences focussing on health & wellness, restorativepractice, social responsibility, victim services, corrections, paroleand law enforcement, and education. Katy was nominatedfor the Courage to Come Back award in 2004, the Women ofDistinction award in 2005 and she received the Canadian LivingFrom Me to We award for social action in 2006. Katy’s book alsoentitled Walking After Midnight is published in hardcover byNew Harbinger and was the inspiration for Lifetime’s Networksmovie Bond of Silence. For further information go towww.katyhutchisonpresents.com60

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Social ProgrammeWednesday 23 November 201115.30 - 18.00Opening Powhiri - Te Wharewaka o Ponekehttp://www.wharewakaoponeke.co.nz/Opened on 6 February 2011 Te Raukura/Te Wharewaka oPoneke is a brand new, purpose-built centre in the heart ofWellington’s prestigious waterfront. A unique mix of traditionalwith a contemporary context. The Powhiri will include a HakaPowhiri and a Hangi Buffet Meal.If you are attending the Opening Powhiri, please meet in theChambers Foyer at the Amora Hotel at 15.00.Thursday 24 November 201118.00 - 22.00A Cultural Evening at Te Kainga - Pipitea Marae ‘home awayfrom home’This evening has been organised to give delegates the opportunityto learn about Māori culture and tradition through theparticipation in some fantastic workshops. Transport will beprovided from the Amora Hotel to take you to the Pipitea Marae.The evening will include:Welcome from Mana Whenua and Korero on Pipitea Marae andsurrounding areas of significance to the Iwi by Mana WhenuaDelegates then get to rotate round the following workshops:• Poi making (Ngati Poneke)• Waiata (Ngati Poneke)• Haka demo/participation (Ngati Poneke)• Kai Demo - Demonstration will include Korero aroundMāori fishing and customary rights, best practices aroundpreparation and cooking Kai Moana.There will be a tasting for all participants at the end of theworkshops. The Kai team will serve out the tasting plates fromtheir cooking session to all guests. This will be followed by ashow/performance lead by Ngati Poneke Young Māori Club andthen a mass performance by Ngati Poneke Club.Transport will be provided for those who have pre-booked.Please meet in Chambers Foyer at 17.30. The evening will finisharound 10pm and transport will be provided back to the AmoraHotel. A gold coin contribution towards shuttle costs will begratefully received.Pipitea Marae, 55 Thorndon Quay, Thorndon, Wellington 6011Thursday 24 & Saturday 26 November 2011Thursday 24, 20.00 - 21.30andSaturday 26, 14.00 - 15.30Amora BallroomAmora BallroomFilm Screening ‘Face to Face’ at the Amora HotelAustralian Director Michael Rymer’s new movie Face to Faceis based on David Williamson’s Multi-award winning playof the same name. [www.facetofacethemovie.com]. Face toFace dramatises the process of Community Conferencing. Adiverse group of Australians meet in Conference to exploreguilt and responsibility and decide the fate of a violent youngman. The stellar ensemble cast of Face to Face includes VinceColosimo, Sigrid Thornton and Luke Ford. Tickets for the filmscreening costs $15.00 per person. If you have not booked aticket in advance, you can purchase a ticket from the conferenceregistration desk in the Chambers Foyer.Friday 25 November 201119.00 - MidnightConference Dinner, Ballroom, Amora HotelThe Conference Dinner is the social highlight of the conference.This dinner will talk place on Friday evening in the AmoraHotel. A three course meal and drinks will be served followed byentertainment.If you have purchased a ticket for the dinner, please head to theBallroom at the Amora hotel for 7pm prompt to be seated fordinner.62

Conference SponsorsWe would like to acknowledge the contribution of our sponsors.Platinum Sponsorwww.justice.govt.nzSilver SponsorTe Puni Kokiri - Ministry of Māori Affairs, New Zealandwww.tpk.govt.nzSupported byThe HENWOOD TRUSTwww.henwoodtrust.org.nz63

General Information64Registration and Information DeskThe registration and information desk is located in the Chambersfoyer which is accessed from level 6 of the Amora Hotel. Theregistration desk will be open throughout the conference forenquiries, account payments and messages.You can contact the Conference Manager, Amy Abel on021 226 0337.Name BadgesBadge security is in place throughout the conference.Please wear your badges at all times to avoid being asked foridentification.Teas and LunchesTeas and lunches will be served in the Chambers Foyer.The caters have been advised of special dietary requirements.If you requested a special diet in advance this will be available foryou. Please make yourself known to the catering staff who willobtain your special requirements.Internet AccessWifi codes can be purchase from the hotel reception desk.The costs is $26 for a 24 hour period.Messages and PhonesMessages received for participants will be put on the notice boardby the registration desk. Please turn off all pagers and mobilephones during conference sessions.SmokingThe Amora Hotel is a smoke free venue.ToiletsMale, female & disabled toilet facilities are located on each levelof the hotel that the conference sessions are taking place on.ParkingValet Parking is available for $30.00 per night or $25.00 foradvanced booking.Self Parking is available at the James Smith car park adjacent tothe hotel for $18 Per 12 hour period. Car park hours for selfparking: Sunday to Wednesday 05.30 - Midnight, Thursday toSaturday 05.30am - 02.00am.New Zealand General ElectionsFor NZ citizens eligible to vote, voting day is Saturday 26thNovember 2011, the last day of the conference Delegatesattending the Conference have 2 choices:1. Casting a ‘special out of electorate’ vote at a polling boothnear the Amora Hotel in Wellington. The closest polling place tothe Amora Hotel is located across the road from the hotel at theMichael Fowler Centre. Polling booths are located on level 1 inthe Renouf Foyer, the opening times are 9.00am - 7.00pm.The process may take a little longer as your name will need to besearched via the computer data base.2. Making an advance vote. You can vote in advance fromWednesday 9 November. Advance voting closes on Friday 25November.Keynote speaker presentations on DVD ondownloadable videoTo order DVD’s or ‘video via download’ versions of any or all ofthe keynote speakers, go to www.cornerstoremedia.com.au andlook for link to ‘Restorative Practices International Conference2011 - keynote speakers’.Video Download of keynote speaker address (purchaser sentdownload link via email) AU$18 eachDVD in slimline case: AU $20 per keynote DVD + Postage($5.00 Australia, $10 NZ, $12 rest of world)Payment details provided on site (Paypal or bank transfer)

Tikanga Māori / Māori CultureTranslation of the Conference WelcomeTuruki turuki, paneke panekeTuruki turuki, paneke panekeHara mai te tokiHaumi e, hui e, Taiki e.Kia kōutou mai i tēra pito, ki tēra pito. Nau mai haere mai,whakatau mai. Whakatau mai i waenganui i a tātou ki tēneiwānanga o te Utu Haumanu Ture, Utu Haumanu Ritengahoki. Kei kōnei tātou i raro o te maru o te whanaungatanga heiwhakatipu a tātou whānau hou. He aha te mea nui o tēnei ao? Hetangata, he tangata, he tangata.Greetings to one, greetings to all, welcome. To all of you herefrom all corners of the world, welcome, welcome, welcome.Welcome to you all here at the Restorative Justice and RestorativePractices International Conference. Here we will embracethe concept of ‘whanaungatanga’ (we are one/working as onecollective) so that we may work together and embrace the workand strengthen our relationships. What is the most importantthing in this world? Tis people, tis people, tis people.No reira, kia harikoa te ako, kia whakanui te aroha i waenganuii a tātou i raro o te maru o whanaungatanga. Tēna kōutou, tēnakōutou, tēna tātou katoa.So enjoy yourselves here so that we may learn more and sowe may strengthen our relationships under the umbrella ofwhanaungatanga, thank you once, thank you twice, greetings tous all.About our logoThe Taniwha represents a journey of a person or people. It alsorepresents the people from different nations and their journey toNZ to attend our conference.Every waka [canoe] that came to Aotearoa had a Taniwha as akaitiaki (guardian). Because the Taniwha was the kaitiaki of thewaka, it also became a kaitiaki to the iwi [local tribe] once thewaka had landed in Aotearoa. The Taniwha also represents anindividual journey through life.WhanaungatangaWhanau - meaning family- is the focal point of the word.Whanaungatanga - kinship or connecting as one peoplePowhiriThe powhiri is the traditional Māori welcome ceremony whichtakes place usually when going onto a marae (the traditionalMāori meeting house and grounds). It has a number of stagesKo Nga Tangata (The People)There are two groups required for a Powhiri to commence,TangataWhenua (hosts) and Manuhiri (visitors).Inoi (Prayer)An inoi is said to ensure the safety of the people and to ensurethat all stages are carried out without disturbance. An inoi shouldbe said by both Manuhiri and Tangata Whenua.Wero (Challenge)Although wero are not often seen on a regular basis today,traditionally these were carried out to ascertain the intentions ofthe visiting group. Wero were executed by the fastest and fittestmale warriors of the Tangata Whenua. Dependant on the wayin which the taki (dart) was placed down and picked up, woulddeem whether the Manuhiri had come in peace, or with warlikeintentions.Karanga (Call)The karanga is the first voice to be heard in powhiri. The karangais traditionally carried out by a female elder. The caller for theTangata Whenua holds the title of kai karanga and is the first tocall. The caller who replies for the Manuhiri holds the title of Kaiwhakatu. The purpose of the karanga is to weave a spiritual ropeallowing safe passage for the Manuhiri to enter onto Te Maraenui atea o Tumatauenga (courtyard in front of the Whare Tupuna(Ancestral House).Haka Powhiri (Welcome Dance)The Haka Powhiri is executed by the Tangata Whenua. Thepurpose of the Haka Powhiri is to pull the waka of the Manuhirionto the Marae atea with the rope that was woven during thekaranga and to uplift the mana (prestige) of the Tangata Whenua,their marae, iwi, hapu and their tupuna (ancestors).Mihi (Speeches)Traditionally only the experts in the art of Whaikorero (Oratory)would stand to speak to the opposite group. The purpose of themihi is to acknowledge and weave together the past, presentand future, by acknowledging the creator, guardians, the hungamate (the dead], the hunga ora (the living - those present at thepowhiri) and laying down the take or kaupapa (the reason) forthe Powhiri or event that will take place.Oriori - Waiata (Chant - Song)The purpose of the Oriori is to show that the people support thespeaker and what he has said. Oriori often compliment what hasbeen said, the occasion surrounding the powhiri, acknowledgethe speakers whakapapa (genealogy) or the group itself.Koha (Gift)Koha is given by the Manuhiri to the Tangata Whenua. Thekoha is laid by the last speaker of the Manuhiri to indicate thatthey have no more speakers and have finished. The koha is thefirst contact between the Tangata Whenua and the Manuhiri.Traditionally koha were in the form of precious materials -pounamu, whale bone etc, korowai (cloaks) and numerous othertaonga. Delicacies were also gifted. In today’s society money isthe normal form of koha. The purpose of the koha is to helpwith the upkeep of the marae and to cover general running costsassociated with powhiri and hui. The size of the koha show themana of the Manuhiri.65

Tikanga Māori / Māori CultureHongi (Traditional Form of Greeting)The hongi is the first physical contact between the two groups. Itis not the widely popularised ‘Rubbing of Noses’ but the gentlepressing of nose and forehead.Kai (Food)This is the final stage of the powhiri. It is the stage where thetapu of the powhiri is removed by the sharing of kai. The tangatawhenua and the manuhiri are now one.PoroporoakiThe Poroporoaki is the Māori Farewell ceremony and is theconclusion of a hui (meeting).In a poroporoaki the manuhiri usually speak first, asking forpermission to leave, while the tangata wheuna speak last.Some areas use a formal speaking system, similar to that of apowhiri, while other areas use a more informal system. As thespeaking system for a powhiri is explained in that section, we willcover the informal system here.Everyone gathers in the whare, with the manuhiri sitting togetherand the tangata whenua sitting together. Speaking goes aroundthe room, starting with the manuhiri. When all of those whowish to speak have finished, the tangata whenua speak.When the final speaker has finished, the tangata whenua standup, forming a line to the door. The manuhiri start at the otherend of the line for hongi and when they reach the last person bythe door they keep going.In some areas once the manuhiri have got into their vehicles thetangata wheuna sing items as they drive out.66Learn more about Tikanga Māori and basic greetingshttp://www.maori.org.nz/ and http://www.korero.maori.nz/forlearnershttp://www.korero.maori.nz/forlearners

Amora Chambers Floor PlanAmora Chambers accessed from Level 667

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The 5th National Restorative Justice Aotearoa and3rd Restorative Practices International 2011 Conferences