restorative solutions to conflict
Restore facilitates restorative outcomes to conflict, including sex and gender-based harm, race, veteran status, and disability-based discrimination for any institution. A facilitated restorative process can be used instead of or after an investigation or hearing.
restorative justice
Restorative justice is an approach to conflict that allows the participants to write their own outcome.
The harmed party gets to say what the harm is. The person who may have caused the harm is asked if they believe they have an obligation to help repair the harm.
With the help of a skilled facilitator, the parties get to come to an agreement about how the harm will be addressed.
options
The wonderful thing about centering the participants' needs is that outcomes can vary widely. Sometimes people are not sure where to begin so in the assessment phases of the process, we can discuss:
pathways and services
- restorative conferences
- restorative circles
- shuttle negotiation
- educational conversations
- facilitated dialogue
- process review
- template creation
- civil rights investigation services
restorative
the focus of the work is to come alongside the participants to learn what they need to begin to repair harm. it is not to decide who was right or wrong or to punish. it leaves open the possibility that people can start to heal.
adaptable
people are invited to consider their feelings to help them articulate what they believe will be responsive to what they need. it allows for outcomes that are responsive to the participant's needs.
creative
when we center the feelings and needs of the participants, they feel empowered to express and create meaningful outcomes for themselves and their communities.
Hi, I'm Kendra
My name is Kendra Svilar (she/her/hers), and I got hooked on restorative justice several years ago when I discovered that a restorative approach aligned more with my values and beliefs about how to extend empathy and dignity to all involved in complex resolution processes.
I received my B.A. in psychology as a natural science from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan (1998), and my law degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio (2003).
For the last few decades, I have held various positions at small, medium, and large-sized public and private institutions. I have been a Civil Rights Investigator, Director of Student Conduct & Community Standards, Deputy Title IX Coordinator, and Title IX, Coordinator. I have also been an assistant prosecuting attorney assigned to the domestic violence unit and the juvenile division.
Now, I'm an independent consultant with Restore Resolutions, LLC, and the Center for Education Equity as a restorative justice facilitator and a civil rights investigator.
Let's work together
looking forward to learning about you & your needs