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Youth Transformation
Center offers two signature training programs for youth and adults as well
as restorative justice facilitation services post crime for youthful
offenders:
THE TRAINING
"Uptalk"
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Nine-hour workshop
for youth ages 14-21.
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Gain skills for a
lifetime in this highly interactive, practical communication,
relationship-building and leadership skills training.
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Experience the
exciting "Amazing Maze" game that opens a passageway to your "big
dream"—and catapults you to your short- and long-term goals.
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Learn the
communication skills of millionaires and get what you want out of life.
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Work with an adult
mentor of your choice who will help you take simple steps in the 30 days
following the training to take you to your personal victory.
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Learn the difference
between love and sex.
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Create happier, more
harmonious relationships with your family, boyfriends or girlfriends,
your teachers, and your co-workers.
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Celebrate your
accomplishments and showcase your gifts and talents at the inspiring
30-day celebration event.
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Uptalk
is the ideal pre-curser to Boomerrang-It restorative justice
training.
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$250 per person, or
take advantage of the group rate of $4,500 for up to 25 youth ($180
each) per training session.
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Call (719) 440-1983
to schedule your on-site training at your school or youth organization.
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This nine-hour
training can be held in three-hour increments for three consecutive days
to fit with school and work schedules.
"Boomerrang-It"
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Nine-hour workshop
for students ages 12 to 18, or
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Fifteen-hour
workshop for adults and youth who want to learn to facilitate the
restorative justice process; one full education credit available through
UCCS for teacher/staff development requirements.
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Find out why the
restorative justice movement is reaching critical mass around the world
and how you too can gain these outstanding conflict resolution skills
for a lifetime.
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Discover why
behaviors are like a boomerang…what we give out inevitably comes back to
us. Anger or resentment often comes back as anger or resentment; while
caring and respect come back as caring and respect.
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Learn why
accountability sets us free and how mistakes can be turned into profound
learning opportunities.
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Learn how to wipe
the slate clean after making a mistake.
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Find out how empathy
can lead to forgiveness.
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Comprehensive
role-plays compare the typical consequences of the conventional punitive
system of justice to the restorative system.
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Develop amazing
skills that turn harm into harmony.
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$250 per person or take advantage of the
group rate for up to 25 individuals $4,500 ($180 each) per session.
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Trainings are
conducted on-site at schools and youth organizations; and
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Trainings are also
offered to the general public on a periodic basis at UCCS University
Hall, Beth El College of Nursing, 3955 Cragwood Dr., Colorado Springs,
CO 80918. Email your interest in the training to:
youthtransformationcenter@gmail.com.
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Purchase the text
Boomerrang-It: A Facilitator's Guide to Restorative Practices
separately.
THE SERVICE
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We provide trained
professional mediators of the restorative justice process to facilitate
conferences (also known as victim-offender mediations).
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The process is
voluntary for youthful offenders who want to repair the harm to their
victims the restorative way.
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We provide victim
advocates who will support the person who has been harmed through the
restorative justice process. If the victim is unable to attend the
conference, our victim advocate will sit in for him or her to ensure
their voice is heard.
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These cases can be
referred to us through the school, through law enforcement, or through
the courts.
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We will take
appropriate cases post crime based on the judgment of the school or
court. Most of these will be minor to moderate infractions or crimes
such as shoplifting/theft, bullying, simple assault, disorderly conduct,
vandalism, and first-time drugs or weapons violations.
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Restorative justice
is NOT SOFT ON CRIME. It is far more difficult for offenders to face
their victims than to sit in a jail cell and not have to be accountable
to the person who was harmed by their behaviors. As leaders in our
community it is our responsibility to guide our youth to responsible
adulthood. YOU CAN HELP.
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Call Lynn Lee at
(719) 640-1650 to refer a case to us.
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