Group of people sitting in a circleRestorative Approaches Workshops

Are you a people manager, educator, clinician or professional navigating complex dynamics across workplace, practice, or academic settings—where perspectives don’t always align Caught between silos, managing tension, or seeking a stronger team connection? Then this training is for you.

Restorative approaches offer practical, people-centered tools to foster dialogue, build trust, and strengthen collaboration across difference. In alignment with our values—respect, integrity, well-being, equity, and justice—the Office of Institutional Excellence and Engagement invites you to a transformative two-day experience.

June 12–13, 2025, SMC Campus Center, Room 223, led by Nancy Schertzing, MS, this training offers:

  • Practice facilitating restorative circles using real-world scenarios
  • Tools to lead dialogue, manage conflict, and build community
  • Strategies to enhance communication, connection, and belonging

You’ll gain:

  • Confidence in addressing tension
  • Skills for conversations across differences
  • A toolkit to turn conflict into connection and growth

This is more than a training—it's a step toward the thriving academic environment we all deserve.

  • Thursday, June 12 and Friday, June 13
    Location: SMC Campus Center, Room 223

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CE:

  • ACPE: 5 Contact Hours 

Please note the schedule includes a one-hour lunch break.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

  1. Summarize the fundamental philosophy and principles of restorative approaches to foster an inclusive community.
  2. Practice using restorative approaches philosophy and tools.
  3. Apply formal and informal restorative practices to situations of harm.
  4. Explore how to use restorative approaches and tools in your role and setting.

Other Details:

CE:

  • ACPE: 5 Contact Hours

Please note the schedule includes a one-hour lunch break.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

  1. Explore using restorative circles and practices in your role and setting.
  2. Facilitate small group dialogue for listening, processing, and community-building.
  3. Practice facilitator skills in a restorative circle involving serious incidents of harm.
  4. Compare and contrast best practices and barriers to facilitating and listening effectively.
  5. Reflect on your experience facilitating and listening as part of a restorative circle.

Other Details:

Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education

The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Successful completion of each activity requires logging into the webinar, participation in the entire activity, and the completion of an online activity evaluation form.