Equity + Inclusion

Motivational Interviewing and LGBTQ+ Affirmation: Manifesting Accepting Client Relationships

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In our work as Motivational Interviewing (MI) practitioners, it’s crucial that we create safe and accepting spaces for all our clients. Whether we’re working in education, criminal justice, mental health, or another space, every served person we work with deserves to feel a sense of belonging and affirmed.   So how can we, as practitioners […]

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How Reflective Supervision Can Increase Retention

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Quiet Quitting, Loud Quitting, The Great Resignation, Coasting Culture and so on—these are symptoms of a nonplussed workforce. Being an “employer of choice” is widely desired. We support the programs, agencies, and systems we serve to achieve that goal, in part, through onboarding their leadership team to Reflective Supervision. As someone once said, “Employees don’t

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Focusing on Team Wellness & Ongoing Wellbeing Circles

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Today, more than ever, we’re starting to be aware of the critical nature of team wellness and wellbeing in the workplace. Providing an environment of support and wellbeing can help reduce turnover, alleviate burnout, and offer people more job satisfaction.   Beyond the need to focus on wellbeing from an employer perspective, there’s a need

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How Share Collaborative’s Trainings Align with the NASW Code of Ethics

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The National Social Workers’ Alliance recently updated its Code of Ethics to reflect some of our collectively experienced changes over the last few years. The challenges faced by social workers and those working on the frontlines of care are tougher and more prevalent than ever.   At Share Collaborative, we align our work to support

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Mindful Leadership from Within: Continued Conversation between Share Collaborative and Growing Minds

Growing Minds and Share Collaborative have a virtual conversation about Mindful Leadership

As we shared in our previous Ripple, we recently had an insightful discussion on interpersonal skills in organizations with our friends and partners from Growing Minds.   Today we continue that discussion with Susan Solvang and Izzy Solvang of Growing Minds, along with the leadership of Share Collaborative, to delve into the importance of mindful

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Interpersonal Skills in Organizations are Vital: A Conversation between Share Collaborative and Growing Minds

Interpersonal Skills in Organizations are Vital: A Conversation Between Share Collaborative and Growing Minds

Recently, we had an opportunity to converse with our friends and partners, Susan (Solvang) Lubar and Izzy Solvang of Growing Minds. This Milwaukee-based organization helps build mindfulness practices to facilitate kinder communities and learning environments.   During our share, we discussed many overlapping areas of our two organizations and the way our missions align. One

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