Professional development that addresses your greatest challenges
IIRP professional development will provide you with practical concepts and skills that you can use immediately in your personal and professional life, whether you are involved in education, criminal justice, social services, counseling, leadership, the pastoral field or volunteer work.
IIRP professional development is explicit, face-to-face and collaborative—so that you can interact with other knowledgeable professionals to find realistic solutions to the issues you face every day.
Modular and integrated
Each experience is a module in a larger framework that builds toward a comprehensive understanding of restorative practices.
Optionally most of the experiences can be applied toward graduate/postgraduate credit when supplemented by online coursework.
Learn more about earning academic credit »
Engaging and varied formats
Four-Day Institute: Basic Restorative Practices, which includes:
- Introduction to Restorative Practices
- Using Circles Effectively
- Facilitating Restorative Conferences
- Engaging Families
(These four days are also sometimes offered in single day and paired-days formats.)
Four-Day Institute: Restorative Leadership Development: Authority with Grace
Four-Day Institute: Restorative Responses to Grief, Trauma and Adversity
Symposia with restorative practices experts specializing in education, criminal justice, social work, counseling, leadership and implementation.Conferences that bring together restorative practitioners from around the world.
Visitation programs that immerse you in specialized settings using restorative practices in their daily work.
Webinars in a variety of topics.
View the full IIRP event schedule »
Continuing education credit
Many of our professional development opportunities and portions of our graduate coursework have been approved for professional continuing education credit, including:
- Pennsylvania Department of Education Act 48 Approved Provider
- National Association of Social Workers–Pennsylvania Approved Provider
- New Jersey Department of Education Professional Development Provider
- New York City Department of Education Approved Vendor
Ask your employer or association if our educational programs are eligible for your continuing education credits or professional reimbursement.
Offered throughout the year
- At the IIRP’s Bethlehem campus.
- Through the IIRP’s licensees and affiliates at a growing number of locations around the world.
- On-site at your own workplace. Contact us for more information.
