Who We Are
A Moment of Gratitude
It is very clear to us that we would not be where we are today without the inspiration, commitment, and generous hearts of those who have done the hard work of community building, harm healing, and visioning of a fair and just future for everyone. Our sincere gratitude goes to the following:
Terry Carlson, Former Warden, MN Dept. of Corrections
Dr. Maria Cuzzo, Educator
Jennifer Lynch, Consultant
Kay Pranis, Consultant
Lou Stender, Former Warden, MN Dept. of Corrections
Margaret Thorsborne, Consultant
and... with utmost gratitude to the incarcerated men at the Moose Lake Correctional Facility and Duluth Bureau of Prisons, deeply committed to the work of Restorative Justice. You "walk the talk" every day in difficult circumstances. Thank you for being the wayshowers of this work!!
Consultancy and Development Services
In this Photo...
Paul Mickelson and Chrissy Gamst, Associate Consultant with Mickelson Consulting, prepare for a presentation at the Minnesota Corrections Association conference.
Learning and Development
- Training for Schools, Justice Systems, and Workplaces
- Restorative Conferencing for Schools
- Restorative Chat Training for Schools
- Restorative Mediation for Schools and Workplaces
- ACES (Adverse Childhood Experiences Study) Training
- Orientation to Whole-School Restorative Practices Design
- Relational Learning for Workplace Supervisors
- Restorative Practices Orientation for School Administrators
- Conflict 101 for Workplaces
- True Colors Certified Trainer for Workplace Teams
- Facilitator Training for Workplace Conflict Resolution Teams
Consultancy Services
- Design and Implementation of Integrated Conflict Management Systems for Workplaces
- Whole School Restorative Practices, Design and Implementation
- Restorative Justice program design including sentencing circles for felony level crimes.
Partnerships
In partnership with other agencies, Mickelson Consulting promotes two popular workshops:
- Inside Out - This workshop provides an opportunity for teachers and school administrators to visit a Minnesota state prison to hear from incarcerated men who share their school experience. This compelling and creative workshop has received rave reviews from all who have attended.
- School-to-Prison Pipeline workshop - Incarcerated men from a local federal prison visit your school to discuss the realities of "push-out" policies and how restorative practices can offer opportunities to dismantle the pipeline.
CORE
CORE - Community of Restorative Educators
This local support network provides opportunities for school staff who attended circle training from Mickelson Consulting to network, collaborate, and share stories and challenges about their restorative practices experiences. We meet monthly during the school year at different host locations. To learn more, contact Mickelson Consulting.
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About Us
Laraine Mickelson
Laraine Mickelson With over 25 years of experience in the field of Conflict Management Laraine has designed, implemented and written policy for a variety of programs including full-spectrum Integrated Conflict Management Systems for the State of Minnesota and justice programs for state and county agencies including juvenile diversion programs, sentencing circles for felony level crimes, transition programs for incarcerated offenders, and CREST (Conflict Resolution, Education and Skill Training) a peer mediator program for incarcerated offenders. Within the field of education, she specializes in whole-school implementation, training in school conferencing, mediation, and circle as well as consulting on topics of bullying and staff conflict. She has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin, Superior and Fond-du-Lac Tribal and Community College. She has been awarded the MN Dept. of Corrections Person of the Year, Carlton County Restorative Justice Volunteer of the Year, is co-recipient of the Minnesota Corrections Association President’s award and the Minnesota Association for Alternative Programs school of the year award. Laraine is committed to bringing forward restorative philosophy to schools, justice systems, workplaces, and communities.
Paul Mickelson
Paul Mickelson consults to private, government, and non-profit organizations for workplace dispute issues, is an experienced employment and divorce mediator and has conducted trainings and workshops in the field of mediation and conflict systems design for over seventeen years. He has a strong background in the field of supervision, is trained as a workplace conference facilitator, and mediator. Paul specializes in organizational culture change bringing restorative and transformative principles into the workplace. Paul is an advisor on multiple boards in the area of justice, dispute resolution, legislation and policy.
Other Associates
Tailoring to your agency's specific needs is a primary goal of ours. Mickelson Consulting has world-wide access to experts in the field of restorative justice/practices, conflict management system design, and mediation. Contact us to see how our comprehensive network of design professionals can support your needs.