Restorative Justice Proficiency Certificate
Empower yourself and your community: build connections and address harm.
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Program Duration: Short-term
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Degree Type: Proficiency Certificate
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Total Credit Hours: 16
About This Program
Gain skills that empower you to build community, uplift others and address harm—transform relationships by promoting accountability and healing.
This first-of-its-kind undergraduate certificate is designed for new students pursuing a certificate, current students in a related degree program and practitioners seeking further restorative justice training. Consider enrolling in this program if you seek to deepen your understanding of restorative justice, become a skillful facilitator of restorative processes, and contribute to efforts to implement restorative justice programs and policies.
Program Benefits
- Learn justice and interpersonal communication skills of benefit to students in all fields, especially criminal justice, education, behavioral health/human services, and psychology
- Equip yourself to facilitate community-building and harm-response processes in settings such as youth diversion programs, school-based programs, and community organizations
- Get certified in a field growing in demand in Philadelphia and around the country
- Scholarship funding available
Program Information
The program will focus on restorative justice principles and their application in the criminal legal system, and disrupting the school-to-prison pipeline. It includes three new restorative justice courses and two electives:
- Two are 15-week, in person courses at the Career and Advanced Technology Center
- One community practicum course will allow you to apply what you’ve learned at a local school or organization
- Two additional elective courses that will best fit your career or personal goals
Certificate Structure
This certificate is a cohort model where you will build community and collaboration. Courses include:
- Introduction to Restorative Justice—gain a broad overview of scholarship and practice in the field
- Restorative Justice Facilitation—practice facilitating processes to build community and respond to harm
- Restorative Justice Practicum—apply your knowledge and training at a community site
- Related electives—choose from criminal justice, human services, psychology, sociology, Black studies and more
Program Entry Requirements
New students are required to apply to the College and complete the College's placement test prior to their enrollment. In addition, students must also complete a program application and attend an information session or individual interview with the program coordinator to obtain approval to register for this program.
Justice-impacted individuals and survivors are strongly encouraged to apply.
Complete the Restorative Justice Program Application
The development of this program is funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and is a collaboration between Community College of Philadelphia, the University of San Diego, and the National Center on Restorative Justice.
