{"id":13627,"date":"2026-05-01T10:28:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T14:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=13627"},"modified":"2026-05-01T10:28:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T14:28:23","slug":"beyond-justice-a-community-training-in-restorative-practices","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/event\/beyond-justice-a-community-training-in-restorative-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond Justice: A Community Training in Restorative Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">What is restorative justice? More than just a court alternative, restorative practices teach us that we hold the power to build community safety, resilience, and communication. Join the Mediation Center of Dutchess County (MCDC) to learn and practice these skills!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We designed this training for everyday folks who work with others and want to improve their relational skills. Interested? Here are the basics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Training will take place Wednesday, 5\/13, Thursday 5\/14, Thursday, 5\/21, <u>and<\/u> Friday 5\/22<\/li>\n<li>Training will run from <b>9 am &#8211; 4 pm each day<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Training will be held at <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/UR2ouVt9VukXU8jV7\">The Mediation Center of Dutchess County Office<\/a>, 205 South Avenue, Suite 200, Poughkeepsie, NY<\/li>\n<li>The cost of four days of training, materials, and meals is $600* per person (<i>see our note on pricing below<\/i>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><b>Please note: all four days are required, as each day builds upon the previous.<\/b><\/div>\n<p>MCDC\u2019s four-day training will provide:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A foundation in restorative methods, including Circle practice<\/li>\n<li>Time for breaks, conversations, and connections<\/li>\n<li>Opportunities to do this important work<\/li>\n<li>Catered lunch for each of the days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><b><i><u>Pricing Note<\/u><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Mediation Center of Dutchess County is deeply committed to accessibility. This training has been redesigned for people of all experiences and backgrounds to build an understanding of restorative practices.<\/p>\n<p>To further our mission of providing people with the tools they need to address conflict, we have reserved a limited number of seats at a sliding scale price for this training. To register at our most discounted rate, <b>we will ask you to submit a scholarship application.<\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>We have also reserved a limited number of group-rate discounts; for organizations sending 3 or more attendees, please reach out: rj@dutchessmediation.org<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>For current school partners funded by the Dutchess County Agency Partner Grant, your participation is free.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSelLJp196w88aUIpi6i-cuqe78NZNGWXXC6hKlb28W0dXSGtg\/viewform\">Please register here<\/a>.<\/b><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is restorative justice? More than just a court alternative, restorative practices teach us that we hold the power to build community safety, resilience, and communication. Join the Mediation Center &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/event\/beyond-justice-a-community-training-in-restorative-practices\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Beyond Justice: A Community Training in Restorative Practices&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9436,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-13627","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/13627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9436"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/13627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13630,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/13627\/revisions\/13630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13627"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=13627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}