Hi folks. Today we are going to have our second coffee hour and Chat about the Reflective Tree Challenge. Hope to see you all!

I don’t normally post new members, but since we’re in the middle of a challenge, I wanted to make sure our newest members don’t miss out! @Evangeline Grace B-t @Fatimo Okunnu and @Tara Butson! We’re excited to have you join us for the Branches & Leaves: The Reflective Tree Challenge: Challenge Overview Today marks Day 1 of Week 2 – Power & Positioning If you’d like to catch up on last week’s reflection, here’s Week 1 - What You Bring Into the Moment: Week 1 Challenge For ease, all challenges are also available on the classroom page in one spot: Classroom Page We’d love for you to join the challenge at whatever pace works for you. We’ll also be hosting a live coffee chat on Friday (check the calendar for details) to connect and reflect together. For now, please take a moment to introduce yourself here: Welcome Post — we’re happy to walk this journey with you!

Hi everyone, Today, we had our Live Coffee-Meet-n-Chat session to reflect on the Week 1 challenge as it wrapped up. I had to cut the live session short due to attendance, but I recorded a quick 5-minute reflection where I shared my own experiences from Week 1—just some honest, rambling thoughts about what came up for me as I practiced noticing what I bring into the moment. You can watch the recording on the classroom page here: Branches & Leaves: The Reflective Tree, Week 1: What You Bring Into the Moment: https://www.skool.com/the-social-work-circle-9235/classroom/209b3c3e?md=e4fd0c72df9b49a6b00cd3516e858da4 Also, Week 2 of the Branches & Leaves: The Reflective Tree Challenge is now posted! You can start exploring the new prompts anytime. Just a reminder—all challenges are available on the classroom page for easy access and to help you follow along at your own pace: Classroom Page Link Looking forward to hearing your thoughts and reflections as we move into Week 2! Please check the calendar for our next live chat 🙂

Hi everyone, We are now moving into week 2: Power and positioning For this week, I want us to stay with the same kind of reflection, but shift the focus toward power and positioning. Take a moment from your practice and think about how that may have been present. What power were you holding in that space, whether it felt explicit or more subtle? How might your role or authority have shaped the interaction? How do you think you may have been experienced by the other person? Notice where things felt within your control, and where they didn’t. (See details on the linked page) We’ll come together on Friday to explore this further.

Hi everyone, I’ve been thinking about how we approach reflection in practice. Often, it stays focused on what happened and what we did. Which is important. But it doesn’t always create space to look at what’s shaping those responses. I want to introduce a simple way of working through reflection using a tree. Each part of the tree can help you notice a different layer of your practice, what you bring in, the decisions you make, the directions you take, and the impact that comes out of it. We’ll move through this as a 4-week reflection challenge. Our week will start on Monday and will end on Friday. We’ll have one live session every Friday. That will be a chance to pause together, explore the week’s focus, share insights if you want, and think about what comes next. Each week will have a specific focus: - Week 1 — Roots: What you bring into the moment. Exploring assumptions, experiences, and values that shape how you respond. - Week 2 — Trunk: Power and positioning. Looking at the role of power, authority, and how your presence shapes interactions. - Week 3 — Branches: Boundaries, allyship, and use of self. Reflecting on where you step in, where you step back, and how you show up in relation to others. - Week 4 — Leaves: Impact, accountability, and patterns. Considering outcomes, patterns over time, and what learning can be carried forward. Any video recording will be posted on the classroom page Our Week 1 challenge starts today, check out the next post🙂