by Tom DeWolf | May 20, 2009 | Trauma and Healing
The Summer Peacebuilding Institute, offered by the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at EMU, continues to enrich and inspire. In previous posts I’ve considered justice from the perspective of both victims and offenders. Before discussing situations in which...
by Tom DeWolf | May 18, 2009 | Trauma and Healing
The aspect of Restorative Justice that most people find most challenging is in dealing with offenders. When someone causes harm to another what do they need in order to be restored? Once again I’m indebted to Howard Zehr (read Howard’s blog here) for what...
by Tom DeWolf | May 17, 2009 | Coming to the Table, Trauma and Healing
If one set out to design a system for provoking intrusive post-traumatic symptoms, one could not do better than a court of law. -Judith Lewis Herman One of the failures of the criminal justice system in the United States is that the needs of victims have been...
by Tom DeWolf | May 16, 2009 | Trauma and Healing
I attended a play last night that is being performed this weekend at EMU. My Name is Rachel Corrie is extraordinary. It is also the perfect production for this weekend when over 100 students from around the world are on campus for the Summer Peacebuilding Institute....
by Tom DeWolf | May 15, 2009 | Trauma and Healing
I had an experience yesterday unlike any other I’ve ever had in a classroom before. I’ll do my best to relate what happened and hope you’ll give some thought as to what you would have done, thought, or said in this situation. If you feel like...
by Tom DeWolf | Mar 27, 2009 | Coming to the Table, Trauma and Healing
I’ve just completed my third week-long class at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Last October I participated in the first level STAR training (Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience) and wrote about it here. This week was STAR II;...
