Victim offender mediation training manual #825#

"Victim Sensitive Victim Offender Mediation Training Manual.". Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime. Emphasizing sensitivity to victims, this is a comprehensive manual for training practitioners in victim offender mediation. Lorraine has co-authored the Victim Offender Conferencing in PA's Juvenile Justice System curriculum which is a 160-page manual focusing on the application of VOM/C within Pennsylvania. She has conducted skill-based training for volunteers as well as organizational trainings across the country. A new restorative justice through victim offender mediation training manual was produced for the Nebraska State Office of Dispute Resolution. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?One book manuscript was published in 2015, The Energy of Forgiveness, and research is nearing completion that will lead to the publishing Victim Offender Mediation Association (VOMA), an international membership association, supports and assists people and communities working at models of restorative justice. VOMA provides resources, training, and technical assistance in victim-offender mediation, conferencing, circles, and related restorative justice practices. Mediation Training Yearly, we conduct trainings for community members who are interested in becoming volunteer mediators for our programs. This two-day hands-on training includes the basic tenets of mediation, personal skills for dealing with conflict, and hands-on mediation practice. Victim/Offender Mediation Victim offender mediation is a process that provides interested victims an opportunity to meet their offender, in a safe and structured setting, and engage in a mediated discussion of the crime. • Follow program procedures and process outlined in the training manual and training sessions. • Maintain confidentiality of victim and offender information and court records. • Maintain impartiality as facilitator/mediator and establish ground rul