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Canadian Resource Guide to Restorative Justice and Conflict Resolution Education Programs

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Name of Institution: Canadian Institute for Conflict Resolution

Location: Ottawa, Ontario

Programs and Courses:

CICR's flagship Third Party Neutral (TPN ) training, Deep-Rooted Conflict Seminar Series and Advanced Mediation training provides the proper blend of theory and practice giving graduates the tools necessary, coupled with further experience, to analyze conflict and conciliate, mediate or facilitate individuals' or groups' conflicts.

TPN 1-4 Third Party Neutral - 160 hour Program

Participants are introduced to conflict theories, community based conflict resolution approaches and philosophies.  They also develop their capacity in third party neutral role's of conciliation, mediation, facilitation of groups in conflict, and designing conflict interventions, through teaching, role-plays and conflict scenarios.  Participants graduate from the program with a 160 hour Program certificate.

The Seminar Series

The Seminar Series consists of 4 modules and a total of 65 hours. This series provides more indepth knowledge and theories on deep-rooted, identity-based conflict, processes for reconciliation and healing, effective conflict resolving processes for building peaceful communities and the how, who and what of community interventions.

Leading an Intentional Mediation Process

This workshop is designed for conflict resolution practitioners who wish to enhance their skills, knowledge and way of being in mediation.

Contact Person:

Dominique Guindon
223 Main Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1S 1C4
Tel: (613) 235-5800
Fax: (613) 235-5801

E-mail: info@cicr-icrc.ca

Website: www.cicr-icrc.ca

Certification: The Third Party Neutral Program is divided into four 40-hour (5 days) modules. Participants receive a 40 hour certificate for completing each module and a 160 hour Third Party Neutral Program Certificate for completing all four modules. A certificate is also earned for every module of the Seminar Series and Advanced Mediation.

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Name of Institution: The Canadian International Institute of Applied Negotiation

Location: Ottawa, Ontario

Programs and Courses: Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution

The Institute offers a certificate in alternative dispute resolution consisting of a pre-course study package, a four-day module covering the theory and practice of ADR, and a five-day module which aims to integrate theory and practice. Candidates for a certificate are also asked to complete a Reflective Journal during their training. The purpose of journaling is to encourage students to set down on paper their feelings towards the course content and experience, to examine their own values regarding conflict resolution, and to think about how they might apply what they have learned. The Institute also offers specialty courses dealing with conflict in the workplace and public sector dispute resolution for those who have completed the certificate program. It is expected that students completing the program will be able to: analyse a given conflict; communicate effectively with those in conflict; facilitate constructive dialogue; design and apply consensus-building processes; and design simple dispute resolution systems. Courses include:

• The Frontiers of Dispute Resolution - consists of pre-course readings, viewing of a mediation video and a self-assessment tool.
• Integrating Theory and Practice in ADR - an intensive immersion in ADR, focusing on self-assessment, theory and practice, with extensive use of interactive exercises and role-plays.
• The Competent Practitioner - takes the skills and knowledge acquired in the previous course to a higher level, focusing on strategy, process design and micro communication skills.

Contact Person:

Registrar
Canadian International Institute of Applied Negotiation
200 Elgin Street, Suite 701
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1L5
Tel: (613) 237-9050
Fax: (613) 230-1651

Email: conciian@magma.ca

Website: www.canadr.com

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Name of Institution: Carleton University

Location: Ottawa, Ontario

Programs and Courses: Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution

Carleton's Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution combines an interdisciplinary study of the theoretical foundations of conflict resolution with practical skills development. Students will learn to understand the nature of conflict, recognize situations that have potential for conflict, analyze conflicts and design appropriate interventions. The course targets both individuals already working in the area of conflict resolution and those looking to pursue a career in this field. Applicants must normally have an Honours B.A. Special permission for admission may be granted on the basis of experience and related training. Courses include:

• 51.570 Theories of Conflict Resolution - an introductory, overview course
• 51.571 Introduction to Conflict Resolution and Mediation
• 51.572 Advanced Conflict Resolution and Mediation
• 51.573 Special Topic: Organizational Conflict and Systems Design
• 51.574 Special Topic: Multi-Party, Multi-Issue Conflict Resolution and Consensus Building or Family Mediation

Contact Person:

Cheryl A. Picard, Director
Graduate Program in Conflict Resolution
Department of Law, Carleton University
C473 Loeb Building
1125 Colonel By Drive,
Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6
Tel: (613) 520-2600 Ext. 2678
Fax: (613) 520-4467

E-mail: cpicard@ccs.carleton.ca

Certification: Graduate Certificate

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Name of Institution: Conrad Grebel College

Location: Waterloo, Ontario

Programs and Courses: Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS)

The College offers an interdisciplinary program in peace and conflict studies which may be chosen by students in conjunction with a major in another department. PACS is especially appropriate for those considering careers in social work, community development, public administration, law and corrections. Coursework is complemented by a four-month field placement or internship.

Courses include:

• PACS 201 - Roots of Conflict and Violence
• PACS 202 - Conflict Resolution
• PACS 313 - Community Conflict Resolution
• PACS 314 - Creative Conflict Resolution in the Schools
• PACS 230 - The Politics of Nonviolence
• PACS 390A/B - Field Studies in Peace and Conflict

Contact Person:

Lowell M. Ewert, professor
Conrad Grebel College
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G6
Tel: (519) 885-0220, ext. 380
Fax: (519) 885-0014

E-mail: lmewert@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca

Website: http://grebel.uwaterloo.ca/pacs

Certification:

* General or Honours degree in Peace and Conflict Studies

* Honours minor in Peace and Conflict Studies

* Diploma in Peace and Conflict Studies

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Name of Institution: University of Guelph

Location: Guelph, Ontario

Programs and Courses:

(1) Through the Criminal Justice and Public Policy Program, the Department of Sociology and Anthropology offers a wide range of criminology courses, some of which include content on restorative justice. Courses include:

• SOC 2700 - Criminological Theory
• SOC 3710 - Young Offenders
• SOC 3740 - Corrections and Penology
• SOC 4200 - Advanced Topics in Criminal Justice

Contact Person:

Chairperson
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1
Tel: (519) 824-4120, ext. 6525

Certification: The Criminal Justice and Public Policy program is offered as a general program area of concentration, an honours program major or an honours program minor.

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Name of Institution: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto

Location: Toronto, Ontario

Programs and Courses:

Teaching Conflict and Conflict Resolution: Politics and Practice

This is a research-orientated graduate course in the Sociology and Equity Studies in Education department. The course examines restorative justice among other approaches to handling conflict in schools.

Contact Person:

Kathy Bickmore
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto
252 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6
Tel: (416) 923-6641
Fax: (416) 926-4744

E-mail: kbickmore@oise.utoronto.ca

Certification: 3-credit graduate course

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Name of Institution: Queen's University

Location: Kingston, Ontario

Programs and Courses:

(1) Queen's Theological College offers a Restorative Justice Program leading to a diploma. The program consists of three intensive weeks, one course per week, during the spring-summer semester. Courses may be taken consecutively or separately over a period of time and are followed by a 200-hour supervised field placement in a restorative justice context. The program is designed for community and institutional chaplains, chaplaincy volunteers, social workers, lawyers, police and correctional staff, pastors, lay persons, victims of crime, agency workers involved with ex-offenders and parolees, and psychology, sociology, criminology and theology students. Apart from the diploma program, courses may also be taken on an individual basis. Courses include:

• RJ 100/ THEO 400 - The Vision of Restorative Justice
• RJ 101/ THEO 401 - Restorative Justice and the Reshaping of Relationships
• RJ 102/ THEO 402 - The Action of Restorative Justice
• RJ103 - Supervised Practice of Restorative Justice (the field placement)

Contact Person:

Rod Carter, Director - Restorative Justice Program
Queen's Theological College
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6
Tel: (613) 533-2107
Fax: (613) 533-6879

E-mail: carterr@post.queensu.ca

Website: www.queensu.ca/theology

Certification: Diploma in Restorative Justice

(2) The Faculty of Law at Queen's offers several courses related to conflict resolution in order to acquaint prospective lawyers with a range of non-judicial alternatives to dispute resolution and provide them with skills training in this area.

Courses include:

• Law 572 - Advanced Mediation
• Law 333 - Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Law 337 - Client Counseling and Dispute Resolution
• Law 418 - Clinical Correctional Law
• Law 566 - Industrial Dispute Law
• Law 560 - Labour Law
• Law 335 - Negotiation

Contact Person:

M.J. Moore, Administrative Assistant, Faculty of Law
Ronald R. Price, Professor
Macdonald Hall
Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6
Tel: (613) 533-6000, ext. 74279

E-mail: rrp@qsilver.queensu.ca

(3) The Queen's Industrial Relations Centre offers a range of specialized courses to professionals working in the area of human resources and industrial relations. Participants are given the opportunity to develop specific skills, examine current and emerging issues in their field and engage in networking with their peers. Courses relating to conflict resolution include:

• Labour Arbitration Skills
• Industrial Relations
• Dispute Resolution Skills - The Mediation Process
• Negotiation Skills

Contact Person:

Mary Lou Chapman
Queen's University
Industrial Relations Centre
Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6
Tel: (613) 533-6000 ext. 77088
Fax: (613) 533-6812

Website: www.qsilver.queensu.ca/irl

Certification: * Certificate in Industrial Relations

* Certificate in Human Resource Management

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Name of Institution: St. Jerome's University (federated with the University of Waterloo)

Location: Waterloo, Ontario

Programs and Courses:

St. Jerome's University offers students (General or Honours program) at the University of Waterloo the opportunity to pursue an Interdisciplinary Option in Legal Studies and Criminology in addition to their major in a particular discipline. The option is intended for students who are interested in a career in the legal or para-legal professions, social work, policing or corrections. Courses for the option are grouped into three sections:

• Foundational courses - deal with the history, philosophy and sociology of law as well as political and social aspects of contemporary Canadian law and criminal justice.
• Legal norms - the norms regulating various aspects of human, social and economic activity, including the functioning of courts and political institutions.
• Criminology - a collection of courses in the general area of criminology; examines crime, delinquency, conflict resolution, the criminal justice system, law enforcement and penal institutions.

Contact Person:

Frederick J. Desroches, Ph.D., Professor
St. Jerome's University
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G3
Tel: (519) 884-8111 ext. 221
Fax: (519) 884-5759

E-mail: fjdesroc@uwaterloo.ca

Certification: An overall 65% average in the 10 courses is required in order to receive the "Legal Studies and Criminology Option" designation on the graduation diploma.

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Name of Institution: University of Ottawa

Location: Ottawa, Ontario

Programs and Courses:

(1) The Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section offers a French-language course, DRC 4508- Médiation, conciliation et arbitrage (mediation, conciliation and arbitration), which covers the theory and practice of conflict resolution outside the formal judicial system, particularly with respect to civil or commercial disputes.

Contact Person:

Mistrale Goudreau, Vice-Dean
Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa
57 Louis-Pasteur Street
P.O. Box 450, Station A
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5
Tel: (613) 562-5703

(2) The Faculty of Social Science, Department of Criminology, offers a number of courses dealing with restorative justice and related issues.

• CRM 3302 - Abolitionism and the Criminal Justice System (CRM 3702 - Abolitionnisme et le système de justice pénale). Offered in both official languages, the course examines the rationale for penal abolition, drawing upon the work of Nils Christie, a leading proponent of restorative justice within the academic community, on the expansion of the "prison-industrial complex." A large part of the course is devoted to looking at the development of restorative justice and peacemaking alternatives and the ensuing "transformative justice" movement, led by Quaker activist Ruth Morris.
• CRM2310 - Community Intervention in Criminology - The course focuses on the concepts of "community" and "intervention" as they pertain to criminology. It examines the emergence of community intervention, the relationship between justice and community services, and the evolution of community services in Ontario and Quebec. Selected modules deal with: restorative justice (and similar philosophies); "peacemaking criminology"; community sentencing and circle sentencing; reintegration ceremonies; family group conferencing; and mediation/conflict resolution (including victim-offender mediation in cases of serious crime).
• CRM6340 - Theories of Intervention in Criminology and Alternative Practices - a graduate-level course focusing on legal, ethical and medical concerns. The course also covers the theory and practice of intervention, both mainstream and alternative. The rise of alternative intervention models, particularly restorative justice, is examined.

Contact Person:

Faculty of Social Sciences
Department of Criminology, University of Ottawa
25 University St.
P.O. Box 450, Stn. A
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5
Tel: (613) 562-5303
Fax: (613) 562-5304

E-mail: crimino@uottawa.ca

Website: www.uottawa.ca/academic/socsci

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Name of Institution: University of Toronto

Location: Toronto, Ontario

Programs and Courses: BA in Peace and Conflict Studies

This undergraduate program gives students an opportunity to pursue a bachelor's degree in Peace and Conflict Studies. First-year students must take three introductory courses in History, Economics, Psychology, Sociology and/or International Relations. Once in the program, students pursue either a major (seven courses) or a specialist option (12 courses). They must also take at least two of the core courses, including an introductory course. The specialist option includes courses with a disciplinary (e.g., anthropology, political science), regional (e.g., the Middle East, Latin America, Canada) or thematic (e.g., negotiation, conflict resolution) focus.

Core courses

• UNI260Y - Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies
• UNI360Y - Topics in Peace and Conflict
• JUP460Y - Contemporary Issues in Peace and Conflict

Contact Person:

Director, Peace and Conflict Studies Program
University College, University of Toronto
15 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H7
Tel: (416) 978-8148
Fax: (416) 978-8416

E-mail: pcs.programme@utoronto.ca

Website: www.library.utoronto.ca/pcs/pcs.htm

Certification: BA in Peace and Conflict Studies

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Name of Institution: University of Toronto, School of Continuing Studies

Location: Toronto, Ontario

Programs and Courses: Certificate in Continuing Studies in Dispute Resolution

The certificate program offers a range of foundation and advanced courses in a flexible format geared to the needs of those who already have full-time employment (for example, courses are given in the evening). Participants typically include lawyers, consultants, health care professionals, educators and public employees. The common denominator is that conflict resolution skills are an essential part of their job. The faculty includes high-profile dispute resolution professionals from the private and public sectors.

Foundation courses

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Appreciating Arbitration
• Mediation Theory and Practice
• Negotiation

Advanced Courses

• Advanced mediation: Getting Beyond Impasse
• Workplace Dispute Resolution
• Civil Justice Process and Dispute Resolution
• Conflict Resolution Analysis and Design
• Negotiation and DR in the International Arena

Contact Person:

Lee McTavish, Senior Coordinator, Certificate and Dispute Resolution Program
University of Toronto, School of Continuing Studies
158 St. George St.
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2V8
Tel: (416) 978-7757
Fax: (416) 978-5673

E-mail: lee.mctavish@scs.utoronto.ca

Website: www.learn.utoronto.ca

Certification: Certification is granted upon the successful completion of a six-course program. The program also includes 100 hours of student internship. To achieve certification, students must successfully complete three of the foundation courses and take three advanced courses, completing the program within five years.

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Name of Institution: York University - Osgoode Hall Law School

Location: Toronto, Ontario

Programs and Courses: Alternative Dispute Resolution - Part-time LL.M.

(1) Through the Professional Development Program, the university offers a Part-time LL.M Specializing in Alternative Dispute Resolution. The program combines theory with practice in a series of intensive workshops, and includes a practicum, along with a major research project. The objective is to help participants gain a deeper understanding of the underlying causes of conflict, the broad range of conflict resolution processes available, and the ways in which lawyers might function more effectively in the dispute resolution process as either an advocate or a neutral. The program was designed for practising lawyers who have an particular interest in disputes and the limits of traditional (legal) dispute resolution processes. Prerequisites include an LLB with a B average, or an LLB with related work experience.

Required courses

• Introductory Workshop
• The Theory and Practice of ADR
• Practicum
• Major Research Paper

Electives (3 of the four must be taken)

• Culture, Diversity and Power in Dispute Resolution
• Advanced Mediation
• Dispute Analysis and Process Design
• Ethical and Professional Responsibility Issues Related to Dispute Resolution

Contact Person:

Professional Development Program
York University, Osgoode Hall Law School
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3
Tel: (416) 597-9734
Fax: (416) 597-9736

E-mail: pdp@osgoode.yorku.ca

Website: www.law.yorku.ca/pdp/

Certification: LL.M. in Alternative Dispute Resolution

(2) Within its LLB program, the university offers a number of courses dealing with various aspects of alternative dispute resolution, particularly as related to the eventual practice of law. Courses include:

• LW3980.03(Q)- Dispute Settlement: an introductory course covering the theoretical foundations of ADR, the practical implications, and the fundamentals of system design.
• LW 3980.03(R) - Dispute Settlement: compares the judicial system with arbitration, mediation and negotiation; examines the linkages between notions of justice, the legal system and ADR.
• LW3980.03A - Dispute Settlement: an in-depth examination of ADR processes and their appropriateness for resolving disputes in diverse areas such as labour and employment relations, corporate/commercial, environmental and family.
• LW5960.04- Theory and Practice of Mediation - hands-on training including simulations and work placements, combined with an examination of the issues surrounding the use of mediation in various settings.

Contact Person:

Undergraduate Programs
Osgoode Hall Law School
York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3
Tel: (416) 736-5030

Website: www.osgoode.yorku.ca