Learning from Experience, Together
Welcome to the Reflective Practice Institute International
Every practitioner has cases that stay with them: the session that went sideways, the moment we weren’t sure how to respond, the success we can’t quite explain. At RPII, we believe those experiences are where the deepest learning happens. We bring mediators, conflict coaches, organizational consultants, trainers, and other practitioners together to step back from their work, explore it with thoughtful colleagues, and return to practice with fresh insight.
Where it began…
Our story starts with a conversation in the mid-1980s, when Michael Lang and Susan Terry met at a mediators’ conference and discovered a shared conviction: theory should shape practice. Years later, they realized they had each developed the same approach to helping practitioners learn from experience. Together they named it Reflective Debrief®, wrote about it in 2013, and began leading Reflective Practice Groups. As interest grew, they founded the Reflective Practice Institute in 2022. Today, as a nonprofit guided by a board of directors, RPII carries that work forward with more than 125 practitioners in monthly Reflective Practice Groups around the world.
Find your place in the community
*Join a Reflective Practice Group. Meet monthly with colleagues to reflect on real cases in a supportive, confidential setting.
*Become a Reflective Practice Group leader. Our certificate course prepares practitioners to facilitate Reflective Practice Groups of their own.
*Bring reflective practice to your organization. We offer workshops, presentations, and mentoring tailored to practitioners and professional groups.
*Discover Reflective Debrief®. Learn about the approach at the heart of everything we do.
Whether you’re new to reflective practice or looking to deepen it, we invite you to explore, connect, and grow with us.