Experiences of mediators
These mediators tell us about their work experience.
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Mediator Nele: “It’s important to inform young people in detention about restorative mediation.”Nele advises people who work with young people in detention that it’s important to inform them about restorative mediation. It can help and be healing for both offender and victim to get in contact with each other, to talk about the event they were both involved in, and get closure together.
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Consultation in prisonRianne Alderliesten is a mediator at Perspectief Herstelbemiddeling. Together with Ilja van der Molen, who is a recovery coordinator at the Ter Apel prison, she works on informing people about recovery (mediation) in detention. Since last year, every first Tuesday of the month, she does consultation hours at the Ter Apel prison.
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Mediator Peter: “It gives me a lot of fulfilment when victim and offender are able to listen to each other.”Peter Brandwacht (52) has been working for Perspectief Herstelbemiddeling as a mediator for three years. What makes his work so special?