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Restorative Justice Practices Honor Everything Social Work Values. So Why Aren't they being taught?

I have been doing this work for over a decade. I have sat in circles with youth facing incarceration, with staff teams on the verge of implosion, and with families trying to bridge ever deepening divi...

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Difficult Conversations in the Classroom: A Relational Approach for Educators

Difficult Conversations in the Classroom

A Relational Approach for Educators

Schools are not only places where academic knowledge is transmitted. They are also spaces where young people make meaning...

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7 Signs that Circle is the Practice You've been Aching For

Circle is a structured and intentional space designed to promote connection, understanding and dialogue in a group. Derived from Indigenous customs worldwide, Circles are a return to modes of relating...

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You Already Know How to Show Up: A Circle Keeper’s guide to difficult moments

There’s a moment most circle keepers know. The talking piece is moving. A round or two has gone by. And something that needs to be named — something everyone in the room can feel — hasn’t been said ye...

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