Workshop: Workplace Restoration

The Centre for Informal Dispute Resolution (CIDR) at the University of Saint Paul University's School of Conflict Studies is offering a 4-day workshop on Workplace Restoration.

DATES: To be determined

*Please note that participants must have taken the Group Intervention and Trauma-Informed Practice workshops (current or previous), as a pre-requisite for Workplace Restoration.

This workshop is designed for ADR practitioners (and emerging practitioners).
Certificates will be issued.

The CIDR is currently in the process of having all workshop hours approved to be counted towards ADR Institute of Canada's professional designations.

The language of instruction for this workshop is English, with Bilingual workshops to be offered in 2023/24.

For the more information email would you be able to just put crid-info@ustpaul.ca

Full workshop details are as follows:

Workplace restoration is increasingly recognized as a compassionate and useful way to support teams who have gone through a difficult experience. Examples of these significant events are: the impact of an external event (such as a pandemic); painful organizational changes; death of a team member; harassment investigation; psychological violence in the workplace; etc. While not technically an ADR intervention, workplace restoration often involves ADR practitioners due to their applicable skills and experience, and as well for purposes of conflict prevention and/or healing. Practical tools and checklists for usage by the practitioner will be included. The following topics (and more) will be covered:

Differentiating between workplace restoration and group intervention
Trauma-informed practice
Feelings, needs and behaviors in affected team settings
The 5-stage process consulting model applied to workplace restorations
Group Process: Critical Incident Group Debriefing
Group Process: Traumatic Incident Group Mapping and Processing
Group Process: Circles
Boundaries, referrals, and closure
Vicarious and secondary trauma: self and collective care

Workshop Support:

Kirstie Brewer

Kirstie Brewer is completing her Master of Arts in Conflict Studies at Saint Paul University. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours from Carleton University in Psychology with a concentration in forensics and a minor in human rights and social science. Kirstie is interested in the study of trauma and its relation to conflict and conflict resolution processes. She also has an interest in the environment and its interaction with conflict.