Gayle Desmeules
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Through her company True Dialogue, Gayle provides mediation services for Family Law and Child Intervention Services, public or client grievances, workplace or student conflicts, or misconduct incidents. For 20 years, she has provided training to social workers in collaborative decision-making processes (family group conferencing, peacemaking, safety, or permanency planning circles). She currently serves as the Deputy Chair for Elia, www.elia.ngo.
A citizen of the Metis Nation of Alberta, Gayle focuses on restorative mediation to advance the process of healing and reconciliation. Facilitating restorative dialogues and circles to restore or build climates of respect as a violence prevention strategy or to address incidents of hurtful/harmful behavior.
Gayle has been an instructor for the International Institute for Restorative Practices since 2008 www.iirp.edu, focused on training K-12 and Post-Secondary training, and whole-system change.
She’s available to Work in…
- Central Alberta
ADR Training & Qualifications
Gayle Desmeules earned a Master of Arts in Leadership and Training, holds a Q. Med, and is a member of the ADR Institute of Alberta and Canada. Métis person with 30 years of experience facilitating community development initiatives. She mediates and facilitates restorative resolution processes in response to conflicts and misconduct issues in the workplace and citizen complaints with formal authorities such as the police service, post-secondary academic integrity incidents, and community organizational conflicts—instructor for the International Institute for Restorative Practices and the Alberta Restorative Justice Association. Delivers training in Peacemaking and engaging in Authentic Conversations. Formally an Expert Panel Member of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat to inform recommendations on designing and implementing a Restorative Engagement Program for the Federal Public Service, sett: Report on Written Submissions: English | Français Recommendations Report: English | Français. She provides certificate training in family group conferencing, mediation and facilitation services, her research working in the area of child and family services is published by the Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare, "Putting a Human Face on Child Welfare", Chapter 8, Family Group Conferencing - A Sacred Circle Process.
