Abstract

VIDOTTO, Letícia T.  and  SOUZA, Laura V. e. Meanings about participation in a formation of restorative practices. Psicol. teor. prat. [online]. 2020, vol.22, n.3, pp. 208-229. ISSN 1516-3687.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/1980-6906/psicologia.v22n3p208-229.

Restorative Justice (JR) involves ethical, philosophical and political principles in understanding human conflicts in different contexts. Considering the importance and scarcity of studies related to the training processes of facilitators in restorative practices, the objective of this study was to understand the meanings produced about participation in these formations. Representatives of each social group enrolled in a training in restorative practices were interviewed. From the thematic analysis of the interviews, the analytical axes "for what," "who" and "how" were created. The results showed that the participants had changes in the quality of listening, communication, and understanding of conflict and punishment. However, the participants were unsure of facilitating restorative circles, which demonstrates the need for more practical exercises. Building the group's conversational context can help align expectations and decrease anxiety levels and dropout rates during the training process.

Keywords : restorative justice; restorative practices; social constructionism; training; dialogue facilitation.

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