Circles of Connection

This episode, the last of the season, is a collection of reflections and stories from participants in our previous episodes about how they are using Restorative Practices at home, the impact it has and the challenges it presents. Find out more at cdi.ie

In this episode Brian Hogan, campus deputy director of Oberstown Children Detention Campus,  Selenna Reilly young person programme manager, Oisin Dunne, Pauline Towey and Sam Maund, residential care workers, talk about their work, the implementation of Restorative Practices in the campus, its challenges, the way it impacts on their practices, on the young people under their care  and the vision they have for Oberstown in the future. 

In this episode, Claire Matthews, Principal of Firhouse Educate Together Secondary School who opened in August 2018 with a restorative ethos and vision, Andrew Moloney, Deputy Principal, Aisling O'Neill, Student Support Assistant, Carol Flynn, Secretary, Charlene Nolan, a 1st year student mother and three 2nd Year Students, Maïssa, Millie and Amy explain how the school community sees and lives the relationships between all its members and how everyone is supported to be their best self.

In this episode, Claire Matthews, Principal of Firhouse Educate Together Secondary School who opened in August 2018 with a restorative ethos and vision, Andrew Moloney, Deputy Principal, Aisling O'Neill, Student Support Assistant, Carol Flynn, Secretary, Charlene Nolan, a 1st year student mother and three 2nd Year Students, Maïssa, Millie and Amy explain how the restorative culture in the school was created and what tools help to maintain it. 

In this episode, John Madigan, a primary school teacher,  shares his personal and professional journey with RP, how they are embedded in his teaching role and what he recommends for schools who are interested in implementing them. 

In this episode, Ciara Brehony a staff member, and students Finn, Ed, Evie and Maya from Wicklow Sudbury School, Ireland's first democratic school, explain the impact the introduction of Restorative Practices had on the school and themselves.

In this episode, some participants in the previous episodes share the impact that taking part in a formal facilitated Restorative Meeting or Conference had on them.

In this episode, Jeffrey Fitzgerald, Assistant Manager, Kim Brown and Tim Noonan, teachers, at Céim ar Chéim in Limerick, an organisation providing training to young people at risk of offending, explain how they got started with RP in the centre, how they are using RP and the impact it has on their work and life.

In this episode, Eithne Sheehan, a Special Needs Assistant (SNA) and Mentor Advisor with RP, Kate O'Riordan another SNA trained in RP and fourteen 6th class students from Scoile Mhuire Naofa in Carrigtwohill explain the impact using Restorative Practices has on their daily life in the school. 

In this episode, Anne Marie Moylan, Principal of Scoile Mhuire Naofa primary school in Carrigtwohill, is sharing the journey the school has undertaken to become fully restorative. 

In this episode, three Social Care Workers from Dublin and Clare, John Nevin, Tracey and Geraldine Walsh, explain how they are using Restorative Practices in their job and how it makes a difference for themselves and the people they are working with. 

In this episode, Anne Desmond, Mental Health Support worker at Carrigtwohill Family Resource Centre, explains how she is using Restorative Practices in her job and how it has improved her personal and work life.

In this episode, Geraldine Conlon, an active community leader in Tallaght West, explains how she got started with Restorative Practices and the impact it has on herself and her community. For more information, visit cdi.ie

In this episode, George Best, Restorative Practices Coordinator with the Childhood Development Initiative, introduces our new “Circles of Connection” podcast series and explains all about Restorative Practices.   Find out more at cdi.ie

Welcome to CDI's Restorative Practice Podcast. These past few months we've been busy collecting stories from right across the country, about the impact of RP on people's work and life. Coming soon! https://www.cdi.ie/