Use pausing, body-centered awareness, and mindful listening as tools in restorative justice and conflict resolution¶

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Description¶

For elementary and secondary students, the brief recommends mindfulness practices to facilitate perspective-taking in conflict resolution and restore mutual respect. It advises using strategies such as pausing, body-centered awareness, and mindful listening “as tools in alternative discipline approaches, such as restorative justice practices.” Students practice self-awareness, tolerance, and perspective-taking following interpersonal conflict, and learn to pause before reacting to something provocative.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Pausing, body-centered awareness, and mindful listening practices already taught to students

Constraints¶

• Described for elementary and secondary settings; framed as tools within alternative discipline approaches

Target Learners¶

• elementary students
• secondary students

Target Learning Goals¶

• resolve interpersonal conflicts
• perspective-taking
• reduce peer conflict and disciplinary incidents

Related Strategies¶

• Use mindful listening turn-taking to build communication and constructive feedback between students
• Use targeted mindfulness supports for at-risk students with trauma-informed adaptation and participation choice

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Browning, A. (2020). Mindfulness in education: An approach to cultivating self-awareness that can bolster kids’ learning [Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety at WestEd]. San Francisco, CA: WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED606076