Courses - Social Work and Restorative Approaches: Theory and Skills for Dialogue, Peacebuilding, and Healing SLWK 6660   Social Work and Restorative Approaches: Theory and Skills for Dialogue, Peacebuilding, and Healing
CREDIT HOURS: 3
In a fragmented, divisive and increasingly polarized world restorative practice offer hope that harm can be repaired, and that individual and collective healing is possible. This course will provide a critical approach to understanding transformative and restorative justice theory and practice and the development of critical frameworks for social work practice and programming in these areas. Restorative practice enables the building, maintaining and repairing of relationships. The transformative potential of restorative justice practices will be explored within the context of race, gender, culture and environmental justice. Nova Scotia is an international leader in youth restorative justice and this course expands on this base to explore potential application with adults.
FORMAT: Lecture