Lead organizational change. Prioritize people. Deliver results.
Through a human-centered, restorative practices lens, students earning this certificate will focus on the relational aspect of driving change across industries, workplaces, educational settings, and community organizations.
Why Choose This Program:
- Gain the practical skills of inclusive decision making, paving the way to implement, embed, and sustain positive change.
- Access a flexible, online delivery with transparent, affordable tuition, payment plan options, and no hidden fees.
- Utilize the tools to change systems and lead with purpose while honoring relationships, dignity, and shared ownership.
What You'll Learn:
- The centrality of relationships and group dynamics in the change process,
- Keys to strengthening interpersonal relationships and building social networks,
- Ways to manage complex transitions with equity and empathy through an understanding of implementation science, change management, systems thinking, and human capital theory, and
- How to manage organizational and social change with fidelity by acknowledging ethical and cultural considerations.
Program Overview
Requirements
This program requires four courses to complete:
- RP 500 Basic Restorative Practices or RP 504 Foundations of Restorative Practices
- RP 667 The Challenge of Change: Intrapersonal and Relational Models and Strategies
- RP 668 Reframing Change Implementation: Participatory Approaches and Mutual Accountability (available in Summer 2025)
- RP 525 Restorative Practices in Action
For this graduate certificate, students must take either RP 500 Basic Restorative Practices or RP 504 Foundations of Restorative Practices first, then RP 667 The Challenge of Change: Intrapersonal and Relational Models and Strategies and RP 668 Reframing Change Implementation: Participatory Approaches and Mutual Accountability in either order, and finish with RP 525 Restorative Practices in Action.
Details
- All courses can be completed within a year, taking one course per term, and be applied toward a Master of Science degree.
- Most program courses are 100% online with a few blended options with courses starting in Fall, Spring, and Summer months. Click here for a full list of course offerings.
- Supported by faculty and fellow students, course assignments help you put your learning into practice.
- Click here for our Transparent Tuition.
