Restorative justice circles: Meeting the social brain needs, developing humanity
May 08, 2012
from Kris Miner's entry on Restorative Justice and Circles:
A power point from the National Association of Social Workers was recently forwarded to me. A great presentation I didn’t hear directly, by Johnathan Jordan, mindfully change. Some pieces immediately resonated and I can see how Restorative Justice Circle process promotes and leverages brain based change!
Our brains need social safety – this is established around students learning in schools and offenders making change. So what do our social brains need most? A SCARF, scarf stands for (From Slide 14, of the NASW power point):
- Status – how we compare to others, competition, avoidance of being “wrong” or responsibility for being at fault
- Certainty – clarity, opposite of confusion, risk free
- Autonomy – ability to make decisions, sense of control
- Relatedness – fitting in safely, belonging to a group
- Fairness – how we are treated compared to others
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