The Restorative Approach

• Jackson-Feild
• June 16, 2022
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Our treatment also uses a related program called Trauma-Informed Treatment: The Restorative Approach, based on the book of the same name by Patricia Wilcox. The Restorative Approach focuses on relationships, how attachments are wounded when certain behaviors occur, and how to restore that broken connection. The Restorative Approach teaches empathy and helps children learn to correct their mistakes and “make things right.” This results in a sense of accomplishment and mastery of relational skills. It also relieves the child of the shame that so often results from the problem behavior and broken connections. Our staff members model and teach the Restorative Approach, always striving for “connection before correction.”