Using Restorative Justice (RJ) to Build Community in Academic Medicine (Tier I) - October 15, 2019

Join us for an introduction to restorative practices for building a health learning community by Jay Behel, Associate Dean of Student Affairs at Rush Medical College, and Adrienne Lawson, Director for Institutional Culture/Climate and Community Engagement at University of California Davis Health.

David Acosta, AAMC Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer will host and moderate the webinar.

Tier I restorative practices are primarily designed as prevention education to develop conflict communication skills and create "brave spaces" for academic medicine community members to share authentic perspectives on campus or work culture and climate. Restorative circles are used to build community, strengthen relationships, and open lines of communication for problem-solving. In this webinar, Jay and Adrienne will describe Tier I restorative circles and the ways they have used them at UC Davis Health and at Rush.               

Note: Three tiers of practice will be described during the 4-part webinar series, each of which will be elaborated in subsequent webinars. 

• In the upcoming RJAM webinar No. 2 of the series, Tier I Community-Building Circles will be discussed, which help develop healthy working relationships and interpersonal competence to address conflict and climate concerns. 
• RJAM Webinar No. 3: Tier II Restorative Conferences respond to incidents of misconduct or harm by developing plans to repair harm and rebuild trust. Scheduled November 21^st @ 2pm EST.

• RJAM Webinar No. 4: Tier III Reintegration Circles provide community reassurance and social support for someone returning to the community after a period of separation. Scheduled December 10^th @ 2pm EST.