Relational and Restorative Practice Community of Inquiry Group

Join us for the first session of our learning seminar series at the Oasis Centre, focusing on Schwartz Rounds. This seminar will explore how these sessions can help healthcare professionals reflect on the emotional aspects of caring for patients, enhancing their ability to provide compassionate care. Perfect for professionals looking to deepen their understanding and practice of empathetic patient care.

For more information and to reserve a spot, please see the link here.

Thank You for Joining Us!

We were thrilled to host the Restorative Relationships in Practice Conference on July 15th, 2024, at the University of Portsmouth's Eldon Building. This event continued our successful series of quarterly workshops from 2023, bringing together practitioners from public and voluntary sectors, academics, and the public in Portsmouth. Supported by NHS Workforce Training and Employment and Portsmouth's Health and Wellbeing Board, along with the University of Portsmouth's Civic Strategy, the conference deepened understanding and developed participants' skills in restorative and relational approaches.

Key Highlights:

• Keynote Speaker: Peter Leonard, Chief Executive at The Centre for Emotional Health, set the stage with a keynote on the impact of emotional health initiatives.

Featured Talks and Workshops:

• Molly Penney and Charlie Roberts (Portsmouth City Council): Presented on relational community engagement.
• Melanie Tanner, Sarah Harper, and Dr. Jason Oakley (University of Portsmouth): Demonstrated a Schwartz Round focused on memorable personal experiences.
• Dr. Lisa Sugiura and Professor Peter Lee (University of Portsmouth): Explored staff safety and wellbeing in the presence of trauma.
• Laura Hyman (University of Portsmouth): Talked about workplace wellbeing and the sociology of happiness.
• Ellenor Gray (Solent NHS Trust): Discussed self-compassion for frontline workers.
• Bec Mason (Portsmouth City Council): Led a masterclass on tools for effective conversations.
• Jenni Wessels (University of Portsmouth): Hosted a workshop on using restorative principles for community decision-making.
• John Swindell: Delivered insights on restorative leadership and team building.
• Rob Anderson-Weaver and Dr. Nicola Barnes (University of Portsmouth): Evaluated the impact of Making Every Contact Count training for pharmacy students.
• Sue Knight (University of Portsmouth): Explored using the Pro-social Model to embed relational practice in public services.

Exhibitors:

• The Roberts Centre (www.robertscentre.org.uk): Focused on restorative practices for supporting families and children.
• Portsmouth Mediation Service (portsmouthmediationservice.org.uk): Advocated for establishing Portsmouth as a Restorative City.
• URBOND (www.urbond.org): Promoted racial harmony and community integration.
• RJ Hampshire (www.rjhampshire.org.uk): Offered a platform for Restorative Justice practices.
• Portsmouth Parent Voice (www.portsmouthparentvoice.org): Highlighted the role of restorative practice in supporting parent carers.
• Chat over Chai (www.chatoverchai.uk): Addressed social isolation and promoted community cohesion.
• Fighting with Pride (www.fightingwithpride.org.uk): Discussed the restoration of rights and recognition for LGBT+ veterans.
• East Hampshire District Council & Dementia Friendly Petersfield (www.easthants.gov.uk/dementia-festival): Organised annual events to support people with dementia.
• Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (www.porthosp.nhs.uk/research): Highlighted ongoing research and innovation in healthcare.

Looking Forward: We are excited to build on the success of this conference with further events and initiatives. Stay tuned for future opportunities to engage with our community!

Acknowledgements: Thank you to all who attended and contributed to making this event a success. Your participation and enthusiasm help drive the ongoing impact of restorative and relational approaches across communities.

For any further inquiries about past or upcoming events, or if you would like to request contact details or a copy of the presentation slides shared by the speakers, please get in touch with civicuniversity@port.ac.uk.

Increasingly public bodies and organisations are looking to co-production partnerships to tackle social problems. This seminar will provide examples of co-production in practice and the ways in which these change and challenge the traditional approach to how research/information gathering is planned, implemented and reported. A key focus of the seminar will be on how using relational and restorative practices can ensure a more authentic approach to successful co-production partnerships. Restorative practice promotes ways of working with or alongside people (individually and collectively) to support them to reach their potential, and to contribute in a way that builds on their strengths and what is important to them.

The session will be introduced by Dr Aaron Pycroft (University of Portsmouth, Criminology) followed by three illustrative talks:

• The Sandbox project: A story of co-produced community-led research (Sandbox project core group).

• Using the Pro-Social Model for strong and effective relationships in co-production (Sue Knight, University of Portsmouth)

• Restorative Circles and how to run them (John Swindell)

John Swindell will lead this session sharing concepts of leadership and team working based on Social Control Theory. John has many years of experience in coaching, consulting and training in Restorative Practice - across various social sectors including Education, Health services, Faith organisations, Prison Service, Voluntary and Community Sector and Policing. This seminar session includes a talk from John, and an opportunity to reflect on the concepts as they relate to your own team working and leadership experiences. John is an engaging and inspiring speaker with many practical tips and examples to share. 

Seminar 2: "A Relational and Restorative Practice approach in Portsmouth's schools"

This session is an opportunity to hear about and learn from the progress in 'Relational and Restorative Practice' (RRP) in Portsmouth schools. The seminar will set the scene of RRP in schools and why it is important, followed by a case study presentation from Trafalgar School, a leader in this approach. A key question for leaders and practitioners is how do we share the learning and practice from a model of working well in one school, to shape practice in another? What resources do we need, what strategies can we use, (and what support is needed) to grow novel RRP models that suit the different contexts in which they are developing?

The seminar workshops will take place at the Oasis Centre and the first one will be on Thursday 30th March in the morning. The session will take place between 9.30am and 11.30am, and the space will be available from 9.15am-12.00am for networking.

Seminar 1: "Discovering Forgiveness"

This presentation is based on the outcomes of a project between Pushing Change and Dr Aaron Pycroft from University of Portsmouth School of Criminology and Criminal Justice which has co-produced generative principles based on understanding and working with forgiveness to enable discovery of the self when addicted to alcohol and other drugs.

The seminar workshops will take place at the Oasis Centre and the first one will be on Thursday 12th January in the morning. The session will take place between 9.30am and 11.30am, and the space will be available from 9.15am-12.00am for networking.