San Luis Obispo — CMD Restorative Partners Flyer

Source: https://www.slo.courts.ca.gov/documents/san-luis-obispo/RP-Restorative-Conferencing-Program.pdf

Restorative Conferencing Program

Restorative Partners is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization in SLO County. Our Restorative Conferencing Program provides pathways to healing and restoration by utilizing an evidence-based facilitated conference process to respond to harm and wrongdoing. During the course of a Restorative Conference, a certified facilitator will facilitate a formal process (detailed below) with everyone involved - those who caused harm, those who were harmed, and any support people. The goal of a Restorative Conference is to identify harm that has been done, discuss solutions, and come to an agreement about next steps to repair the harm.

Restorative Conference Process:

1. Referral from Judge, DA, Public Defender, or another entity
2. Pre-Conference Process a. Facilitator meets with those who have caused harm to discuss the process and the questions that will be asked, determine their willingness to participate, and identify a support person who can participate in the process with them. b. Facilitator meets with those who were harmed to discuss the process and the questions that will be asked, determine their willingness to participate, and identify a support person who can participate in the process with them. c. Facilitator meets with the support people to discuss the process and the questions that will be asked, and determine their willingness to participate. d. Once everyone has agreed to participate, the Facilitator will schedule the Conference.
3. Restorative Conference (this process usually takes about two hours) a. During the Conference, each participant will have the opportunity to respond to questions about the incident (the questions are shared in advance during the Pre-Conference Process so that participants have time to prepare if needed). b. After everyone has shared, Facilitator leads a discussion about what action steps are needed for healing and resolution. These action steps are collected in the Conference Agreement.
4. Post-Conference a. Facilitator will collect documentation of compliance with the Conference Agreement and conduct any necessary follow-up.

To learn more or to schedule a preliminary appointment, please contact our Director of In-Custody & Reentry Programs: vivien@restorativepartners.org or 805.242.1272 x178