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The Sanctuary Model

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The Sanctuary Model engages clients and staff in a way that demonstrates the new reality of doing things “with” people, rather than “to” or “for.”

Stockholm City Mission

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The appeal of restorative practices for Stockholm City Mission was that it encouraged staff to do things “with” clients, rather than “to” or “for” them.

Daybreak Family Group Conferences

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As an independent agency organizing and coordinating the FGCs, Daybreak assists families in confronting the awesome power of the state, giving the lifeworld more influence in system decisions.

Eigen Kracht Centrale

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As Van Pagée came to recognize the shortcomings of the system, he embraced the New Zealand FGC and brought it to the Netherlands and other countries in Europe.

Family Group Conference

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In the FGC, they organized a structured schedule of visitation and family support at critical hours of the day that ensured the wellbeing of her children.

The Learning System

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But the learning system would allow also more options than “which school?” Significantly, a learning system would offer more opportunities to “learn by doing.”

IIRP Graduate School

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Using a “restorative practices” modality, students are empowered to share their own wealth of experience with the professor and with each other, and that enriches everyone’s learning, especially when students participate from around the world.

Safer Saner Schools

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The challenge is to get students to do the right thing when no one is watching. This behavior will then extend into adult life.