Graduate Course Schedule

Terms: Fall – September through December; Spring – January through May; Summer – June through August.

Workload: Students should plan for 10–15 hours of work per week for each course.

Plan ahead: The final registration deadline is one week before the start of each course. Students are encouraged to register earlier to have time to purchase books and become familiar with the learning management system prior to the first day of class.

Fall 2021 Course Offerings

Required Courses

RP 500 Basic Restorative Practices

Credits: 3 | Delivery mode: Blended | Course duration: 4 weeks (23 hours online) | Prerequisite: None

RP 500.01 September 8 - October 5 (Register by September 1, 1:00 pm ET)

RP 500.02 November 3 - November 30 (Register by October 27, 1:00 pm ET)

Course Description Course Description

*Before taking this course, students will need to have attended IIRP professional development experiences: Introduction to Restorative Practices and Using Circle Effectively (in-person) or Restorative Practices for Educators (online) and either Facilitating Restorative Conferences (in-person) or Restorative Justice Conferencing (online).

This course explores the fundamental principles, philosophy, theories, practices, models and skills of restorative practices. Special emphasis will be placed on proactive and responsive circles, restorative conferencing and the informal application of these processes. Issues critical to the development of restorative practices, such as models of human interaction, theories of behavior and current research will be considered. Students will assess the role of human emotion, especially shame, in social relationships.

Students may choose either RP 500 or RP 504, but may not take both, to fulfill the program requirements.

RP 504 Foundations of Restorative Practices

Credits: 3 | Delivery mode: Online | Course duration: 10 weeks | Prerequisite: None

RP 504.01 September 8 - November 16 (Register by August 11, 1:00 pm ET)

Course Description Course Description

Students in this course will learn about the foundations of restorative practices as an evolving field of study. They will explore the emotional, relational, and ecological theories underpinning restorative principles, and the importance of engaging with others in equity-oriented relationships. Students will develop explicit restorative practices skills for application in their own personal and professional lives.

Students may choose either RP 500 or RP 504, but may not take both, to fulfill the program requirements.

RP 525 Restorative Practices in Action

Credits: 3 | Delivery mode: Online | Course duration: 10 weeks | Prerequisite: RP 500 or RP 504
or Attendance at Introduction to Restorative Practices and Using Circles Effectively taken after January 1, 2009 (in-person) or Restorative Practices for Educators (online).

RP 525.01 September 8 - November 16 (Register by August 11, 1:00 pm ET)

Course Description Course Description

In this hands-on course, students will design, implement, and assess a project that infuses explicit actions modeling restorative practices into their own personal or professional settings. Students will examine ethical and cultural issues related to implementing restorative practices with individuals and communities. Self-reflection is incorporated in the project development process as a critical competency of restorative practices. Students will assess their own development through reciprocal feedback within a professional learning community.

RP 610 Evaluation of Research

Credits: 3 | Delivery mode: Online | Course duration: 10 weeks | Prerequisite: RP 525 and either RP 500 or RP 504

RP 610.01 September 8 - November 16 (Register by August 11, 1:00 pm ET)

Course Description Course Description

RP 680 Designing Restorative Practices Research

Credits: 3 | Delivery mode: Online | Course duration: 10 weeks | Prerequisite: RP 525

RP 680.01 September 8 - November 16 (Register by August 11, 1:00 pm ET)

Course Description Course Description

Students in this course will develop skills and competencies to design scientific inquiry in restorative practices. Students will review research concepts and principles and explore research designs and methods appropriate for answering different types of restorative practices questions. Students will select a topic intended to advance the restorative practices field of study and conceptualize and design a research project. Students also will learn essentials of writing research proposals.

Electives

RP 517 Restorative Approaches to Leadership

Credits: 3 | Delivery mode: Online | Course duration: 10 weeks | Prerequisite: RP 500 or RP 504

RP 517.01 September 8 - November 16 (Register by August 11, 1:00 pm ET)

Course Description Course Description

Students in this course will have the opportunity to explore restorative approaches to leadership and create an actionable leadership plan. The course will examine various perspectives on leadership, self-reflection, and engagement. Students will explore how our values, experiences, empathy, and bias inform our beliefs, intentions, actions, and impact. Current literature, theory, and practical applications will be discussed. Students will participate in a guided professional learning community where they will post reflections, responses, and helpful feedback.

RP 550 Transforming Relational Harm

Credits: 3 | Delivery mode: Online | Course duration: 10 weeks | Prerequisite: RP 500 or RP 504

RP 550.01 September 8 - November 16 (Register by August 11, 1:00 pm ET)

Course Description Course Description

This course explores a deeper application of restorative practices as it relates to emotion and harm. Students will use group process, emotional dynamics, compassionate witnessing and mindful practice to address a wide continuum of harm. Students will explore neuroscience and how harm impacts the brain. Through the learning process, students will begin to understand how harm, human neuroscience and emotional experiences affect relationships.

This course requires participation in synchronous skill-building experiences with the instructor and a willing participant with whom to practice compassionate witnessing.

Note: People have been exposed to various levels of trauma in their lives. This course considers the use of restorative practices in cases of grief, trauma and adversity. We advise students to consider establishing an emotional support system for themselves while taking this course.

RP 556 Restorative Practices for Community Health and Well-Being

Credits: 3 | Delivery mode: Online | Course duration: 10 weeks | Prerequisite: RP 500 or RP 504
or Attendance at "Introduction to Restorative Practices" and "Using Circles Effectively" taken after January 1, 2009 (in-person) or Restorative Practices for Educators (online).

RP 556.01 September 8 - November 16 (Register by August 11, 1:00 pm ET)

Course Description Course Description

Students in this course will learn about the synergy between restorative practices and the field of community health. They will explore how restorative practices can help create supportive environments that facilitate well-being by prioritizing and strengthening a sense of community, connectedness, equity, belonging, and collective efficacy. Students will learn how restorative practices can strengthen community-focused efforts by fostering meaningful and sustainable cross-sector collaborations and developing the community’s capacity to advance the well-being of its members. Individual plans will be created to use restorative practices to address the social determinants of health within a community of the student’s choice.

RP 625 Restorative Practices in Life Space Crisis Intervention

Credits: 3 | Delivery mode: Online | Course duration: 10 weeks | Prerequisite: RP 525 and RP 500 or RP 504

RP 625.01 September 8 - November 16 (Register by August 11, 1:00 pm ET)

Course Description Course Description

This course focuses on the basic communication process in problem management and crisis intervention. Life Space Crisis Intervention, which helps individuals identify patterns of self-defeating behavior, is viewed through a restorative lens. Role plays of restorative responses facilitate an understanding of the process. Students will learn to apply Life Space Crisis Intervention with individuals in the moment of crisis.

This course requires participation in synchronous skill-building experiences with the instructor and a willing participant with whom to practice questioning skills.

RP 662 A Restorative Approach to Educating the High-Risk and High-Need Student

Credits: 3 | Delivery mode: Online | Course duration: 10 weeks | Prerequisite: RP 525 and RP 500 or RP 504

RP 662.01 September 8 - November 16 (Register by August 11, 1:00 pm ET)

Course Description Course Description

Every classroom, whether mainstream or specialized, contains students who experience poverty, trauma, persistent adversity, addiction/substance abuse, neglect or other risk factors at some point in their lives. This course goes beyond “behavior management” to focus on a restorative framework and techniques for instruction that meet the unique cognitive and emotional needs of these learners.

Contact Student Services

If you would like to speak about graduate courses and programs, please contact Student Services Specialist Kristen Webber.

Phone: (610) 457-1917
Email: studentservices@iirp.edu

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