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.
Summer 2021 Course Offerings
Required Courses
RP 500 Basic Restorative Practices
Credits: 3 | Delivery mode: Blended | Course duration: 4 weeks (23 hours online) | Prerequisite: NoneRP 500.01 July 7 - August 3 (Register by June 30, 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: NoneRP 504.01 June 2 - August 10 (Register by May 5, 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 504or 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 June 2 - August 10 (Register by May 5, 1:00 pm ET)
RP 610 Evaluation of Research
Credits: 3 | Delivery mode: Online | Course duration: 10 weeks | Prerequisite: RP 525 and either RP 500 or RP 504RP 610.01 June 2 - August 10 (Register by May 5, 1:00 pm ET)
Course Description Course Description
Electives
RP 506 Restorative Practices: The Promise and the Challenge
Credits: 3 | Delivery mode: Online | Course duration: 10 weeks | Prerequisite: NoneRP 506.01 June 2 - August 10 (Register by May 5, 1:00 pm ET)
Course Description Course Description
This course introduces students to a wide range of possible applications for restorative justice and other restorative practices in varied settings including criminal justice, education and youth services, higher education, social work and workplaces. Students explore the potential, as well as the limitations, risks and obstacles to restorative practices through reading, online videos, interactive online discussion and writing assignments.
RP 532 Aggression Replacement Training(R): Behavioral Interventions that Work
Credits: 3 | Delivery mode: Blended | Course duration: 7 weeks(30 hrs. online) | Prerequisite: NoneRP 532.01 July 21 - September 7 (Register by July 14, 1:00 pm ET)
Course Description Course Description
*Before taking this course, students will need to have attended the IIRP Professional Development experience: Aggression Replacement Training®.
This course is designed to give students practical strategies for intervention with at-risk youth. The course will explore evidenced-based practices such as Aggression Replacement Training® and Life Space Crisis Intervention (LSCI). The online experience builds on the guided practice portion of the course by examining social and emotional learning theories as they relate to the philosophical framework of restorative practices.
Students will complete 30 hours of coursework online after attending the Aggression Replacement Training® event.
RP 550 Transforming Relational Harm
Credits: 3 | Delivery mode: Online | Course duration: 10 weeks | Prerequisite: RP 500 or RP 504RP 550.01 June 2 - August 10 (Section Closed)
RP 550.02 June 2 - August 10 (Section Closed)
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.
RP 622 History, Evolution, and Critical Issues in Restorative Justice
Credits: 3 | Delivery mode: Online | Course duration: 10 weeks | Prerequisite: RP 500 or RP 504 or RP 525RP 622.01 June 2 - August 10 (Register by May 5, 1:00 pm ET)
Course Description Course Description
RP 652 Social and Emotional Learning in the Restorative Classroom
Credits: 3 | Delivery mode: Online | Course duration: 10 weeks | Prerequisite: RP 525 and RP 500 or RP 504RP 652.01 June 2 - August 10 (Register by May 5, 1:00 pm ET)
