ROUND TWO
TIME: 12 sharp -12.50pm
PLEASE NEVER SAY -
'THAT'S JUST GIRLS'.
GENDER RESPONSIVE RESTORATIVE
PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICE
Bestie, BFF, mean girls, frenemies, too much too soon, yo yo friends……regardless of the language we use to describe girls’ relationships, all girls need to develop the skills required to get along with others.
Many times, the social issues facing girls and young women fall into the domain of relational aggression, such behaviours as; gossip, exclusion, ignoring, 'just joking', eye rolling, the sideways laugh and conditional friendship. Working restoratively with these friendship and relationship issues and repairing harm when things go wrong requires a multi system approach and a really clear understanding of the ways girls interact with each other. This workshop will draw on experiences within an all-girl school environment. Using narrative to explore how informed restorative theory can support girls and young women's social and emotional learning and relationship development.
Jo Cains brings significant expertise and experience working in child and adolescent mental health to her current role as Director of Student Wellbeing at St Mary's College. Having worked for many years as a student counsellor, providing counselling and behavioural support in schools, Jo's current focus is embedding whole school wellbeing approaches and restorative practices within all girl education. Her background in social work and teaching has moulded a combined pedagogical and philosophical approach which is solution focused and systems oriented. She brings contemporary research in student wellbeing to the forefront of her practice and has utilised this knowledge to develop restorative approaches specifically within an all-girl educational environment.