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CUERESTORA® PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
Restorative Justice Trainings & Certifications
Learn restorative justice through practical, engaging professional training designed for real-world application. Register for an upcoming live training, build your skills through self-paced courses, or bring customized restorative justice training to your organization.
Live Online · In Person · Self-Paced · Professional Certificates
From understanding restorative justice
to putting it into practice.
Real learning. Practical application.
Thoughtful facilitation.
FIND WHAT YOU NEED
There's more than one way to get started.
Whether you're enrolling yourself, developing a team, or exploring restorative justice for your organization, choose the option that fits your goals.
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Schedule a Training Assessment →Learn on your own schedule.
Discover self-paced restorative justice courses, including a free introductory CircleCraft™ companion course, along with professional learning and certificate options.
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PUBLIC RESTORATIVE JUSTICE TRAININGS
Register for an upcoming live training.
Explore live, instructor-led restorative justice trainings from CircleUp®. See real upcoming sessions, compare course formats, and register securely through our Calendly schedule.
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CircleCraft™ Relationship Circles 1/2 Day Pt 1- Online
Build a practical foundation for restorative relationship circles. Learn core circle structure and facilitation while exploring community agreements, shared values,…
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CircleCraft™ Relationship Circles 1/2 Day Pt 2 - Online
Deepen your relationship-circle practice through additional design and facilitation strategies. Learn to create engaging circles for relationship building, inclusio…
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CircleCraft™ Relationship Circles FULL DAY Live-Online
Learn the complete CircleCraft™ approach to designing and facilitating preventative, relationship-building circles. Practice community agreements, values exploratio…
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OpenStep™ Restorative Conversations Basics Live Online
Learn a practical restorative conversation process for challenging one-on-one situations. Practice listening, paraphrasing, exploring impact and emotions, asking re…
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CircleCraft™ Conflict Circles 1/2 Day Pt 1 Live-Online
Learn how to prepare thoughtfully for restorative conflict circles. Practice assessing conflict, identifying readiness, needs and risks, meeting with participants i…
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CircleCraft™ Conflict Circles Full Day Live-Online
Learn the restorative conflict-circle process from assessment and preparation through circle design and facilitation. Practice supporting reflection, understanding …
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CircleCraft™ Conflict Circles 1/2 Day Pt 2 Live Online
Build on pre-circle assessment and preparation by learning how to design and facilitate the restorative conflict circle itself. Practice guiding dialogue around wha…
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Training for an entire team?
We also provide private, customized live-online and in-person restorative justice training for schools, districts, workplaces and organizations.
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE TRAINING CURRICULUM
Find the right restorative justice training.
Explore our full range of restorative justice trainings. Each training develops specific knowledge or skills, allowing individuals to focus on their learning needs and organizations to create a thoughtful professional development plan.
Trainings can be explored individually or combined into a sequence based on your goals, participants, and intended applications.
CIRCLECRAFT™ | PROACTIVE PRACTICES
Relationship Circles
Learn to design and guide circles that strengthen relationships, encourage meaningful discussion, establish shared expectations, explore values, and build community before conflict occurs.
CircleCraft™ Relationship Circles
Develop competency in Community Agreement, Values Exploration, Team Building, and Discussion Circles, with a focus on intentional circle design.
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CircleCraft™ Discussion Circles
Design structured discussion circles that create space for voice, reflection, participation, and purposeful dialogue.
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CIRCLECRAFT™ | RESPONSIVE PRACTICES
Conflict Circles
Responsive restorative justice requires more than facilitating a conversation. Learn how to assess conflict, determine readiness, prepare participants, design an appropriate process, and guide restorative responses to conflict and harm.
Pre-Circle Assessment & Preparation
Assess conflict, identify needs, consider readiness and risks, and prepare individuals before a restorative process begins.
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CircleCraft™ Conflict Circles
Design and guide restorative conflict circles that help people explore impact, accountability, needs, understanding, and appropriate next steps.
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CircleCraft™ Solution Circles
Advance your approach to larger groups, complex conflict, and restorative situations requiring additional preparation and design.
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CIRCLERESTORA® | FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING
Restorative Justice Foundations
Understand what restorative justice is, how restorative systems differ from punitive responses, the historical roots and values of the work, and what thoughtful implementation requires.
CircleRestora® Foundations
An introduction to restorative justice concepts, approaches, values, systems, and foundational practice.
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Restorative Justice Systems
Examine restorative and punitive approaches and the systems that influence accountability, discipline, decision-making, and community.
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Restorative Justice Values
Explore the values and principles used to assess whether a practice or organizational response is meaningfully restorative.
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Restorative Justice Roots
Explore historical context, Indigenous roots, and the development of contemporary restorative justice approaches.
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Restorative Justice Implementation
Examine planning, organizational readiness, capacity, culture, stakeholder engagement, and sustainable implementation.
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RESTORATIVE JUSTICE ESSENTIALS
Communication, Equity & Restorative Skills
Restorative practice extends beyond formal circles. Develop restorative conversation skills, relationship-building habits, needs-based communication, and greater awareness of identity, bias, and equity.
ChatterMatter®
Strengthen everyday relationships through meaningful communication habits and connection practices.
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OpenStep™ Restorative Conversations
Learn to listen, reflect, understand impact, and guide conversations that support emotional processing and thoughtful next steps.
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Restorative Conversations Practitioner
Deepen restorative communication competency through extended learning, scenarios, structured practice, and assessment.
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BaseStep™
Support people in identifying their needs and determining appropriate next steps without imposing advice or solutions.
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Implicitly Yours™
Examine how bias influences perceptions, decisions, relationships, and restorative practice across diverse groups.
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CIRCLECRAFT™ | SELF-PACED COMPANION LEARNING
CircleCraft™ Design Guide Courses
Learn how to use practical restorative circle planning tools to design intentional, adaptable circle experiences for the groups you serve.
FREE COURSE
Relationship Circles Design Guide
Free Companion Course
A free self-paced introduction to restorative justice and CircleCraft™, including four relationship-circle examples, planning guidance, and downloadable planning sheets.
Explore Free Course →Need help selecting trainings for your organization?
We can help you identify the topics, sequence, duration, delivery format, and learning outcomes that fit your team's responsibilities and goals.
PROFESSIONAL RESTORATIVE JUSTICE CERTIFICATION
Become a certified restorative justice practitioner.
Move beyond an introduction to restorative justice and develop the knowledge, design skills, judgment, and practical competencies required for specific restorative practices.
Our Practitioner Certification pathways include defined learning requirements, knowledge assessments, practice, and applied assignments reviewed against the expectations of the certification.
Choose a specialization based on the type of restorative work you want to do, or explore the Advanced Practicum for broader study and evaluated real-world application.
Practitioner Certification
Relationship Circles
Approximately 8 Hours
Develop competency in designing, adapting, and preparing restorative relationship circles for different groups, purposes, and circumstances.
- Restorative justice foundations
- Community Agreement Circles
- Values Exploration Circles
- Team Building Circles
- Discussion Circles
- Circle design and series planning
- Required design submissions and assessment
Practitioner Certification
Conflict Circles
Approximately 16 Hours
Build the skills to assess conflict, prepare participants, and design appropriate restorative responses involving impact, accountability, needs, and next steps.
- Restorative justice foundations
- Pre-circle assessment and preparation
- Participant readiness and process selection
- OpenStep™ Restorative Conversations
- Mindful Meetings and restorative conferences
- Scenario-based conflict assessment
- Required conflict-circle design submissions
Practitioner Certification
Restorative Conversations
Approximately 6 Hours
Develop restorative communication competencies that help people process difficult experiences, feel heard, identify needs, and move toward thoughtful next steps.
- OpenStep™ Restorative Conversations
- BaseStep™ needs-based next steps
- Listening and paraphrasing
- Restorative inquiry
- Emotional processing
- Scenario-based practice
- Knowledge and skills assessments
Advanced Practicum
Advanced Practitioner Practicum
Approximately 40 Hours
Our most comprehensive pathway combines multiple restorative practices, advanced design, assessment, and evaluated application with real participants.
- RJ history, roots, values, and systems
- Relationship Circles and Conflict Circles
- Restorative Conversations
- Advanced Solution Circles
- Documented real-world facilitation
- Participant feedback and evaluation
- Review of preparation, design, and practice
UNDERSTANDING YOUR CREDENTIAL
Participation
Completion
Assessed Competency
Evaluated Practice
What does your restorative justice certificate mean?
Not all certificates represent the same level of learning, assessment, or practical demonstration. The credential associated with each training tells you what was required to earn it.
Certificate of Participation
Documents attendance and participation in a designated training experience, when this certificate option is offered.
Certificate of Completion
Documents successful completion of the course-specific learning requirements, which may include knowledge checks, assignments, or assessments.
Practitioner Certification
Requires completion of a designated professional pathway, with required assessment, practice, and reviewed application or design work.
Advanced Practicum Certification
Requires advanced learning and documented real-world practice, including designated evaluation and feedback processes.
Certification requires more than attending a training.
Individuals may register for a training without completing an entire Practitioner Certification pathway. Formal certification requires satisfying the additional requirements established for that pathway. An optional knowledge assessment alone does not necessarily constitute Practitioner Certification.
Practitioner Certification documents the assessed competencies defined by the program. It is not government licensure and does not grant permission to teach, reproduce, or license CueRestora® proprietary training content.
IACET
CONTINUING EDUCATION
IACET Continuing Education Units
Circle Up Education is an IACET Accredited Provider. Selected qualifying training events may award IACET Continuing Education Units in addition to their associated course certificate or credential.
CEU eligibility, the exact number of units, and completion requirements must be verified on the individual training listing. Not every course automatically qualifies for IACET CEUs.
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SELF-PACED RESTORATIVE JUSTICE LEARNING
Learn restorative justice on your own schedule.
Our self-paced courses make professional learning accessible whether you're beginning your restorative justice journey, strengthening your communication skills, or supplementing live training.
Explore courses such as OpenStep™ Restorative Conversations and our free CircleCraft™ Relationship Circles Design Guide Companion Course.
Selected courses include videos, interactive content, reflection, knowledge checks, assessments, and professional certificates based on their completion requirements.
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THE CUERESTORA® TRAINING EXPERIENCE
Learn the practice. Build the skills. Apply what you know.
Restorative justice requires more than learning terminology or memorizing a list of questions.
Our professional learning is designed to help participants understand why a restorative process works, recognize when it should be used, and make thoughtful decisions about preparation, design, communication, and facilitation.
Depending on the training and credential, participants experience demonstrations, interactive learning, real-world examples, skill practice, reflection, knowledge checks, testing, and applied work.
Active Learning
Activities, discussion, scenarios, and guided reflection.
Practical Tools
Frameworks and resources designed for real-world use.
Knowledge Checks
Opportunities to confirm and assess understanding.
Applied Practice
Additional assessments and submissions where required.
RECOMMENDED LEARNING PATHWAYS
Where should I start with restorative justice training?
Your learning should reflect your responsibilities, experience, and the restorative practices you want to use. These recommended pathways offer starting points rather than rigid requirements.
I'm just getting started.
Begin with restorative justice foundations and a practical introduction to circle design. This pathway is suitable for educators, community members, facilitators, and professionals learning restorative practices for the first time.
Recommended learning
Free CircleCraft™ Companion Course,
CircleRestora® Foundations,
then Relationship Circles.
Start With a Free Course →
I want to facilitate restorative circles.
Develop the design and facilitation knowledge to guide relationship circles, then expand into responsive conflict processes if your role requires those skills.
Recommended learning
RJ Foundations, Relationship Circles,
then Pre-Circle Assessment and Conflict
Circles as appropriate.
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I lead restorative justice in my organization.
Build the knowledge to guide implementation, support staff, develop training plans, and consider how restorative practices fit organizational systems, culture, and readiness.
Recommended learning
RJ Foundations, Restorative Justice
Implementation, Relationship Circles,
and related responsive practices.
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I work with conflict, harm, or diversion.
Strengthen responsive restorative practice through assessment, participant preparation, facilitated conflict processes, restorative communication, and advanced circle design.
Recommended learning
RJ Foundations, Pre-Circle Assessment,
Conflict Circles, OpenStep™,
and advanced Solution Circles.
Explore Conflict Trainings →
Looking for a formal Practitioner Certification?
These are recommended learning sequences. Practitioner Certification pathways have their own defined requirements, prerequisites where applicable, assessments, and required submissions.
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RESTORATIVE JUSTICE WITH EQUITY & FIDELITY
Good restorative practice considers the people, not just the process.
Identity, culture, disability, gender, access, bias, and power can influence how people experience restorative processes. We recommend complementary professional learning that helps practitioners recognize these factors and respond thoughtfully.
Implicit Bias
Disability & Access
Gender Identity & Expression
Cultural Humility
Restorative Conversations
Equity & Fairness
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FORMATS
Choose how you want to learn.
Participate in a scheduled public training, bring an instructor to your organization, learn on your own schedule, or explore supported organization-wide eLearning options.
Live Online
Instructor-led training held live online, with discussion, demonstrations, activities, and practice where applicable.
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Experiential professional learning at a designated training location or through private organizational delivery.
Ask About In-Person Training →Self-Paced Online
Flexible courses that may include interactive videos, knowledge checks, practical activities, and certificates.
Explore Self-Paced Courses →Learning for Teams
Explore group seats, private learning, institutional licensing, and supported SCORM or LMS options for selected courses.
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RESTORATIVE JUSTICE TOOLS & RESOURCES
Bring your restorative justice learning into practice.
Great training gives you knowledge and skills. Practical tools help you use them in your everyday work.
Explore our CircleCraft™ Relationship Circles Design Guide, facilitation starter kits, circle planning resources, restorative conversation cards, Relationship Building CUE Cards™, and other tools that support restorative practice.
The CircleCraft™ starter kits are especially useful for staff and teams who are beginning to design and facilitate relationship circles.
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FREE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE TRAINING PREVIEW
Experience our restorative justice training before bringing it to your team.
Considering restorative justice training for your school, district, workplace, or organization? Join a complimentary live online preview to experience our teaching approach firsthand.
Our training sampler includes selected activities, concepts, and instructional approaches from CueRestora® restorative justice programs, followed by a live question-and-answer session.
60 min
Training Sampler
30 min
Live Q&A
Free
Live Online
Ideal for administrators, HR and training leaders, managers, program coordinators, and others evaluating training options for their organization.
PRIVATE & ORGANIZATIONAL TRAINING
Bring restorative justice training to your organization.
From introductory restorative justice learning to advanced practitioner development, CueRestora® can help your organization identify the training and implementation approach that fits your goals.
Let's design a training experience around your needs.
Schedule a complimentary 30-minute restorative justice training assessment to discuss your audience, objectives, training format, and potential next steps.
Private Live Training
Live online or in-person sessions designed for your organization's participants.
School & District Programs
Professional learning sequences for educators, staff, leadership teams, and implementation groups.
Custom Training Pathways
Combine foundational learning, restorative conversations, relationship circles, conflict circles, and related training.
Self-Paced Learning for Teams
Discuss group course access, institutional seats, and supported LMS or SCORM deployment for selected courses.
Group Registration & Purchasing
Ask about enrolling multiple participants, purchase orders, invoicing, and bulk training resources.
Complimentary 30-Minute Assessment
We'll discuss your goals and help identify appropriate next steps. There is no purchase required to schedule.
SCHEDULE YOUR FREE MEETING
Select a date and time.
Book your restorative justice training consultation directly using the calendar below.
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE TRAINING FAQ
Your restorative justice training questions, answered.
Find information about training formats, registration, certificates, certification, assessments, learning requirements, IACET CEUs, and bringing restorative justice training to your organization.
What restorative justice trainings does CueRestora® offer?
CueRestora® provides training in foundational restorative justice concepts, proactive relationship circles, responsive conflict circles, restorative conversations, restorative implementation, and complementary professional skills.
Our curriculum includes CircleCraft™ Relationship Circles, Conflict Circles, Solution Circles, CircleRestora® foundational trainings, OpenStep™ Restorative Conversations, BaseStep™, and other professional learning options. Courses may be offered publicly, privately for organizations, or through self-paced learning.
Can I register individually for an upcoming restorative justice training?
Yes. Public live training opportunities allow individuals to register for available sessions without enrolling an entire organization. Available dates, course details, enrollment options, and applicable prices are shown in the registration listings.
What is the difference between an individual course and Practitioner Certification?
An individual course develops knowledge or skills in a specific restorative justice topic. Successful participation or completion earns the certificate identified for that particular course.
Practitioner Certification is a defined professional pathway with additional requirements such as assessments, knowledge checks, testing, practice, scenario-based application, and required design or skills submissions. Completing one individual course does not automatically satisfy all Practitioner Certification requirements.
Does CueRestora® offer restorative justice practitioner certification?
Practitioner Certification pathways are offered in Relationship Circles, Conflict Circles, and Restorative Conversations, with an Advanced Practicum covering broader restorative skills and evaluated application.
Each pathway has defined training, assessment, practice, and submission requirements that must be completed before certification is awarded.
Will I receive a certificate after attending a live training?
The certificate associated with a live training depends on the registration and completion requirements of the specific course. Some training options document participation, while additional assessments or successful course completion may qualify a learner for a different certificate.
Practitioner Certification requires completion of the designated certification pathway, which is separate from simply attending a public live training.
Do I need to complete a test or assessment to receive a certificate?
Requirements depend on the certificate and course. Certain participation certificates document attendance, while course completion or practitioner-level credentials may require quizzes, knowledge assessments, skills practice, design submissions, or other demonstrated work.
Practitioner Certification includes required assessed learning and applied work. Advanced Practicum participants must also complete designated real-world practice and evaluation requirements.
What happens if I do not pass an assessment?
Assessment policies vary by course and certification pathway. Learners may have opportunities to review material or repeat an eligible assessment depending on the training requirements.
Some courses use an 80% passing benchmark, while other requirements may apply. Additional training, reassessment, or repeat enrollment may be necessary for certain unsuccessful certification or practicum assessments. The individual course rules govern.
Does CueRestora® offer IACET Continuing Education Units?
Circle Up Education is an IACET Accredited Provider. Qualifying continuing education activities may award IACET CEUs when the specified requirements are met.
IACET provider accreditation is not the same as a Practitioner Certification, and it does not mean that every course automatically awards CEUs. The individual training listing identifies applicable units and completion requirements.
What is the difference between live online and self-paced training?
Live online training takes place at scheduled times with an instructor and may include facilitated activities, discussion, demonstrations, and practice.
Self-paced training allows learners to complete designated courses independently according to their schedules. Depending on the course, learners may engage with videos, interactive lessons, knowledge checks, assessments, and digital certificates.
Are restorative justice training materials included?
Most live training experiences include the learning materials needed to participate. Certain trainings may recommend optional companion resources such as the CircleCraft™ Design Guide, planning tools, or facilitator kits.
Check the individual course description to confirm the specific materials included and whether additional tools are recommended or required.
Can my school or organization arrange private restorative justice training?
Yes. Private training can be discussed for schools, districts, workplaces, universities, nonprofits, public agencies, and community organizations.
Training delivery may include live online or in-person learning, customized course sequences, practitioner development, and implementation support depending on your goals and program needs.
Can my organization pay by purchase order or register a group?
Organizational registration support is available for groups and institutions coordinating enrollment.
If your organization requires purchase orders, invoicing, checks, or assistance with registering multiple participants, contact our team before completing the purchase so we can discuss the available options.
Can our organization use self-paced courses through its own LMS?
Selected self-paced learning programs may be available through organization-wide seats or supported SCORM licensing arrangements.
Availability depends on the particular course, learning management system, implementation requirements, and institutional needs. Contact our team to discuss possible options.
Can I attend a free restorative justice training preview?
Yes. Our free live online restorative justice training preview is designed to help potential learners and organizational decision-makers experience selected concepts, activities, and teaching methods before selecting a training.
The 90-minute experience includes approximately 60 minutes of sampler content and 30 minutes for live questions and answers.
What are the cancellation, refund, and transfer policies for training?
Refund and transfer eligibility depends on the type of training, the registration date, and the applicable enrollment terms. Public live training and self-paced courses may have different requirements.
Review the applicable policies before purchasing. If you registered for an incorrect course or need to discuss transferring to another available training date, contact our team for assistance.
Does CueRestora® use independent volunteers or an open consultant network?
Official training programs have historically been delivered through Circle Up Education's internal training team rather than through an open volunteer or independently licensed trainer network.
If you need to verify whether a particular training or provider is officially authorized, contact our team directly.
Can a Practitioner Certification holder teach CueRestora® curriculum?
No. Practitioner Certification documents completion of the designated training and competency requirements. It does not grant permission to reproduce, teach, distribute, license, or certify others in proprietary CueRestora® training content or certification programs.
Does CueRestora® provide restorative justice training beyond California?
Live online programs can serve learners in different locations, and private organizational training may be arranged beyond California depending on the program and logistical requirements.
Contact our team to discuss training location, delivery options, time zones, and organizational needs.
CONTINUE YOUR RESTORATIVE JUSTICE LEARNING
Your restorative justice training starts here.
Register for an upcoming course, learn independently, strengthen your practice with professional tools, or bring CueRestora® restorative justice training to your organization.
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