International training:

Restorative Practices in the Workplace: Principles, Systems and Case Studies

A multicultural exploration of principles and tools for healthier, more collaborative and relational workplaces.

With Laraine Mickelson (USA) and Samuel Johann (Brazil)
Special Guest: Kay Pranis (USA)

April 18th, April 25th and May 9th

08:00–12:00 | 13:00–16:00 Minnesota / Chicago (Central – UTC-5)

Online via Zoom

Simultaneus interpretation: English and Portuguese.
Interpreters: Larissa Nonnemacher and Augusto Chiarelli

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Equivalent Times Across the Americas:

São Paulo (UTC-3)
10:00–14:00 | 15:00–18:00
New York / Toronto (Eastern – UTC-4)
09:00–13:00 | 14:00–17:00
Denver (Mountain – UTC-6)
07:00–11:00 | 12:00–15:00
Los Angeles / Vancouver (Pacific – UTC-7)
06:00–10:00 | 11:00–14:00

Collective Wisdom Across Cultures

One space, multiple nationalities and experiences.

An Experiential Journey

Building from frameworks brought by the instructors and the lived experience of all participants.

Only 15 seats

In a small group, we prioritize the quality and depth of our exchange.

Five Module Workshop:

1. Building Our Relationships:
Setting the foundation for our multicultural environment.

2. Principles that Build Restoratives Practices in the Workplace:
Building shared understanding of RP key principles, values, structures that support a restorative conflict management system in the workplace.

3. Change Management:
Understanding the culture shift from old habits such as avoidance or top-down resolution to a more relational, collaborative and transparent approach.

4. Designing a Restorative Workplace System:
A review of policy, structures, skill, support mechanisms, and conflict response continuums.

5. Exploring Conflict Response Systems:
Through restorative case studies, participants practice applying restorative tools to workplace scenarios.

Optional check in session

Before the training takes place, we offer the opportunity to meet so you can share your needs and expectations. Those will help us fine-tune the training approach and content.

English Speaking participants:
31 March, from 4-6pm. Minnesota / Chicago (Central – UTC-5)

Portuguese Speaking participants:
01 April, from 7-9pm. São Paulo (UTC-3)

Requirements

All levels of knowledge and practice on Restorative appoaches are welcome!

Training Approach

Training held in Circle, alternated with moments of content sharing by the instructors, discussions in small groups, journaling and homework.

Certification

21-hour Certificate of Participation granted upon:

- A minimum of 75% attendance in the live sessions.
- Timely submission of the written homeworks.

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Meet the Instrutors and Guest

Laraine Mickelson (USA): with over 25 years of experience in the field of Conflict Management Laraine has designed, implemented and written policy for a variety of programs, including full-spectrum Integrated Conflict Management Systems for the State of Minnesota and justice programs for state and county agencies including juvenile diversion programs, sentencing circles for felony level crimes, transition programs for incarcerated people, and CREST (Conflict Resolution, Education and Skill Training), a peer mediator program for incarcerated people.

Within the field of education, she specializes in Restorative Practices whole-school implementation models, training in school conferencing, mediation, and circle as well as consulting on staff conflict. She has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin, Superior and Fond-du-Lac Tribal and Community College.

Laraine has been awarded the MN Dept. of Corrections Person of the Year, Carlton County Restorative Justice Volunteer of the Year, is co-recipient of the Minnesota Corrections Association President’s award and the Minnesota Association for Alternative Programs school of the year award.

Laraine is committed to bringing forward restorative philosophy to schools, justice systems, workplaces, and communities.

Samuel Johann (BRAZIL) is a Peacemaking Circles keeper and trainer under the direct and ongoing mentorship of Kay Pranis (USA).

He brings over 11 years of experience working in crisis, war, and disaster contexts across 15 countries. His work includes dialogue and negotiation with armed groups and governments, leadership of high-performance multinational and multidisciplinary teams, and management of long-term programs and emergency responses in high-risk and volatile environments.

In Brazil (his home country), he supports public, private, and community stakeholders in dialogue-based interventions focused on collective care, strategic management and conflict transformation, including emergency and disaster situations.

He holds a specialization in Peace Studies and Conflict Transformation from Instituto Paz e Mente (Brazil), with support from the UNESCO Peace Chair (Austria), and in Emotional Management in Organizations / Cultivating Emotional Balance from Instituto de Ensino Albert Einstein (Brazil). He is accredited as a Leadership Mentor by the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (Belgium).

Samuel is an enthusiast of positive human potential and is particularly interested in the intersection of the fields of public safety and public health.

Kay Pranis (USA) teaches and writes about the dialog process known as peacemaking circles. Kay learned about peacemaking circles in her work in restorative justice in the mid-90s. From 1994 – 2003 Kay held the position of Restorative Justice
Planner at the MN Dept of Corrections.

Her initial teachers in the circle work include Barry Stuart, a judge in Yukon, Canada, and Mark Wedge, a member of the Tagish/Tlingit First Nation. Tahnahga Yako has been an important on-going mentor for her practice. Since that initial exposure to the use of peacemaking circles in the criminal legal system, Kay has been involved in developing the use of peacemaking circles in schools, social services, churches, families, museums, universities, municipal planning and workplaces.
Kay has authored or co-authored several books about circles: Peacemaking Circles - From Conflict to Community; The Little Book of Circle Processes – A New/Old Approach to Peacemaking; Doing Democracy with Circles – Engaging Communities in Public Planning; Heart of Hope – A Guide for Using Peacemaking Circles to Develop Emotional Literacy, Promote Healing & Build Healthy Relationships; Circle Forward – Building a Restorative School Community. Kay works primarily as a trainer in the peacemaking circle process. She is also an adjunct professor at Eastern Mennonite University.

Kay has a particular interest in the use of circles to support social justice efforts addressing racial, economic, class and gender inequities. That interest includes the use of peacemaking circles to understand and respond to historical harms to
groups of people.

The peacemaking circle process has been a source of energy, inspiration and continuous learning for Kay for the past 25 years.

Voices from our Community

Co Essência Institute was fundamental in creating solid ground on which we could move forward.

Silvana Vasconcelos

Professor, Mediator and Restorative Justice Instructor.

Co Essência Institute has greatly contributed through peer supervision and ongoing support to the restorative justice community and its facilitators, helping us continue to believe in the importance of these practices.

Flávio Cavalcante

Military Police Officer, Researcher and Restorative Justice Instructor.

Co Essência embodies the power of the restorative practices — with sensitivity and the understanding that we walk this path in communion.

Joseane Azevedo

Lawyer, Professor, Mediator and Restorative Justice Practitioner.

Eearly Bird

Until March 10th 2026*

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Regular rate

Until April 17th 2026*

560 USD paid in full

or in installments by credit card

*or until all 15 seats are filled

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