Celebrating 1 Year
Yesterday marked the 1-year anniversary of the publication date for my book, Building a Trauma-informed Restorative School: Skills and Approaches to Improving Culture and Behavior. What a year this has been. The book has done better than expected both by…
Rethinking the “Control” Graphics
I have seen dozens of versions of this “things I can/can’t control” graphic and they have never sat well with me as a trauma survivor, trainer, or student of trauma-informed work. While the items listed as “I can’t control” work…
Restorative Justice Documentary Film Screening in CT: Circles
Joe Brummer Consulting, LLC in partnership with Middletown Youth Services, the Greater Middletown Community Collaborative, and the Middletown Racial Justice Coalition will be bringing the documentary film “Circles” to CT on August 23, 2018. We will be screening the film…
What Our New Year’s Resolutions Can Teach Us About Kids?
Each year I listen to my friends, family, and co-workers make their New Year’s resolutions. As I listen to their intentions to loose weight, get organized, start to meditate, or get healthy, I hear how motivated they are to accomplish…
Free Resource: Poster on Honest Expression
This poster is designed to print 18 inches by 24 inches. Please feel free to use it and share it. I only ask that you keep the copyright information and website information at the bottom of the poster. Thank you.…
5 Reasons Implementation of Restorative Practices Fails in Schools
Everybody wants to jump on the bandwagon when the newest, greatest, and latest fad comes rolling along. Restorative Justice or restorative practices as it is sometimes called takes no exception but one, this isn’t another educational fad. Educators are obsessed…
Brennan Rogers School Talks Restorative/Peer Mediation/Joe Brummer
Brennan Rogers School in New Haven talks about restorative justice and peer mediation. This has been Joe’s pet project for the past 2 years.
What Can We Learn about Restorative Justice from Spring Valley High School
By now, you have seen the video of the 15 year black teenager being ripped from her desk by a school police officer. The story is multi-layered and I am hoping it becomes a talking point for us to create…
America’s Compassion Problem & The Need for Restorative Justice
I am sure by now you have read, seen, or caught wind of the stories about 19 year old Luke Gatti who threw a temper tantrum while intoxicated at UCONN. He is accused of assaulting food service employees who would…
Discipline is Not a Verb: Punishment vs. Consequences
From doing work around parents, educators, and even supervisors in the workplace, it is realized quickly that many people still see discipline as something you do to people rather than something that is cultivated. This distinction is so important to…