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Advanced Certificate

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Castlegar Campus

The advanced certificate in restorative justice
teaches ways of responding to harm and wrong-
doing that focus on healing and the restoration (or
establishment) of “right relationship”.

The program begins with a theoretical study of
restorative justice (PEAC 203), which leads to a more
directed independent reading course (PEAC 301) that
is related to the learner’s area of expertise. The third
course of the certificate is a practice course (PEAC
303), where the learner is expected to demonstrate
an enactment of the tenets of restorative justice in

a meaningful and relevant community setting. The
fourth and final course of the certificate (PEAC 305) is
a week-long, intensive, hands-on skills course.

Our part-time restorative justice certificate lets
you enhance your existing expertise with practical
peace and justice skills you can apply to any work,
relationship or community setting. You'll get a
mixture of classroom learning, independent study
and community-based learning in our program.
You'll especially like this program if you’ve already
completed our peace studies program and want to
add a practice-based component to your studies.

Restorative justice is particularly valuable for
students wanting to pursue further study in
women’s studies, criminology, sociology, psychology,
Indigenous studies, or peace and conflict studies;
and for those seeking work in teaching, social work,
child and youth work, court support, police training,
counselling, or law.

Admission Requirements

Students who have successfully completed the
equivalent of 60 credits (two years full time) of
post-secondary education with a GPA of 2.0 and a
minimum of “P” in each class, are eligible to apply.
This advanced certificate is particularly of interest

to students who have graduated from the Peace
Studies diploma at Selkirk College, to provide a
practice-based component to the theoretical tenets of
peace studies.

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Restorative Justice

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Course Name Credit
PEAC 203 Introduction to Restorative Justice: Theory and Practice On Campus 3
PEAC 301 Directed Studies in Restorative Justice On Campus 3
PEAC 303 Restorative Justice Practice On Campus 3
PEAC 305 Peace and Justice Skills On Campus 2

Total Nl

Program Courses

PEAC 203 - INTRODUCTION TO RESTORATIVE
JUSTICE: THEORY AND PRACTICE

Themes include retribution, punishment and
deterrence; Indigenous approaches to justice;
trauma and healing; shame and empathy; community,
belonging, forgiveness, and reconciliation. These are
explored at a variety of scales, from the interpersonal
to the global, and in various contexts — from the
Canadian criminal justice system to transitional
justice following war, apartheid, or colonial
subjugation. Students will gain familiarity with the
applied practices of victim-offender mediation,
family-group conferencing, peacemaking circles,

and truth and reconciliation commissions; and also
learn how restorative practices are being used in
environmental contexts and in our schools.

Prerequisites: English Studies 12 or equivalent
with a grade of “C” or higher.
Recommended PEAC 100 and 101.

PEAC 301 - DIRECTED STUDIES
IN RESTORATIVE JUSTICE

Allows the student to focus on their own area of
special interest within restorative justice. Following
extensive readings supervised by the instructor,
the student will develop a proposal for putting new
expertise into practice.

Prerequisites: PEAC 203.

PEAC 303 - RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICE
Students carry out the proposal developed in PEAC
301 by completing a 90-hour restorative justice
practicum or project in the workplace, school or
community (Spring offering only).

Prerequisites: PEAC 203 and PEAC 301.

Selkirk College Academic Calendar 2019-20

PEAC 305 - PEACE AND JUSTICE SKILLS

This intensive week long course provides the

student of restorative justice with practical

skills in communication, mediation and conflict
transformation. The format will be interactive — short
lectures, discussions, case studies and role plays. The
student will examine the concepts of power, culture,
privilege in the context of communication, with a
strong emphasis on listening skills.

Prerequisites: PEAC 203, PEAC 301 and PEAC 303.

Contact

UNIVERSITY ARTS & SCIENCES ADMISSIONS
Phone: 1.888.953.1133 ext 21233

Direct: 250.365.1233

Email: admissions@selkirk.ca

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