DVD Resources
This video focuses on helping youth move from fear of consequences to building beliefs together. It shows schools can work with students to move from external to internal motivation. Teresa Rosen, Assistant Principal from Richfield Senior High along with other high school teachers and students share their stories about using Restitution in their quality school. Teresa Rosen - Teresa became the Dean of Students of Richfield Senior High School in 1992 and is currently the Assistant Principal. Richfield, MN is a first string suburb of Minneapolis. Over the past five years Teresa has shared the ideas of Restitution with the staff of her school and now all teachers are supportive of this approach with students. When students are encouraged to strengthen themselves by fixing their problems the results are reduced disciplinary incidents and strengthening of the diverse school community.
Judith Anderson, PhD. - Dr. Anderson is an elementary principal from Minnesota. Her district, Richfield Public Schools, has worked with Dr. John Champlain in working towards becoming a quality district. Her school, Sheridan Hills, has joined the Quality School Consortium. Judy was the elected chair of the founding Board of Directors for the Quality School Consortium. She is the author of Social Contract and co-author of Creating the Conditions: Leadership for Quality Schools.
This is a published fast moving professional training program for educators. It is a complete, video-based staff development program in four modules. Each module begins with well-defined instructional objectives and includes video with supporting text and practice exercises. DVD 1 - The Shift of Mind (29 minutes)Diane Chelsom Gossen explains the basic concepts that Restitution is based on. She role plays the ways we try to control students and explains the effects of "legacies" of each. She contrasts Restitution with other forms of discipline and punishment and explains how discipline and punishment differ. DVD 2 - The Restitution Triangle (21 minutes)This video features role plays that show Restitution in action. These role plays were edited from many hours of video to provide you with clear, concise examples of the principles and techniques. DVD 3 - Moving Toward Restitution (25 minutes)Dr. Judith Anderson, a school principal, explains the implementation process she lead her staff through. She explains the importance of establishing a school wide belief system and shows examples of the actual charts and activities she and her staff used to involve students in the this process. DVD 4 - The Eight Characteristics (21 minutes)This video uses a variety of role plays with elementary, middle, and high school students to illustrate the eight characteristics of a well made Restitution. A multi-faceted role play provides an opportunity for analysis.
This series focus on working with adolescents to help them move from consequences to self-discipline and reparations. Youth are interviewed by educators, youth workers and police liaison who work together to help them get stronger fixing their problems. In some schools there is a dramatic decrease of 80% in discipline disruptions. Schools share practical ideas for teaching restitution. Each video is approximately 45 minutes, is divided into 2 lessons and is accompanied by a mini-book to guide discussion.
DVD (52 minutes) - Item #320There are 3 video lectures for parents to view: What Is Restitution?, Why Do People Behave, and 5 Positions of Control.
Audio CD (80 minutes) - Item #330Many parents are commuters. Three tapes parallel video lectures. The fourth is on the restitution triangle.
My Child Is A Pleasure Workbook - Item #340This mini-book provides activities to complement the book My Child Is A Pleasure. 40 pages.
Parenting Is A Pleasure - Linda Hart and Kathy Wilson - Item #350This manual outlines an eight week Restitution parenting course corresponding with the book My Child Is A Pleasure. Each session is designed to be one hour in length. It is necessary to have taken Restitution I, II, and III to be able to give this course. Masters of recommended handouts and a PowerPoint presentation are included.
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