💬 Live Practice Prep

Bring one de-identified situation in which you used—or could have used—the Pause & Check Reflection. You do not need to share your private reflection or identify the person involved.

During the live session, you will use it to practice separating observation from assumption, generating other possible explanations, asking a curiosity-based question, and balancing dignity with clear expectations or boundaries.

Before you share: remove names and identifying details, leave out private or confidential information, focus on the situation rather than a person as the problem, and share only what you are comfortable and authorized to discuss.

1. The behavior I observed:

   The assumption I noticed:

   One other possibility I considered:

   The response I drafted:

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Bring one de-identified scenario and the short response you drafted. You do not need to share the person’s identity, personal or confidential information, your private reflection, or any suspected trauma history.

During class, you can practice how to lower unnecessary pressure, provide meaningful choice, keep a boundary clear, respond without diagnosing, and recognize when the situation is beyond your role.

Before you share: remove names and identifying details, leave out private or confidential information, focus on the situation rather than a person as the problem, and share only what you are comfortable and authorized to discuss.

1. The de-identified scenario:

   The short response I drafted:

   What I’d like to practice or get feedback on:

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Bring one de-identified judgment, decision, or scenario you would like another perspective on. You do not need to share your private reflection.

Choose one question you would like a peer to ask you—such as “What evidence is strongest?”, “What information is missing?”, “Would the standard change if a different person did this?”, or “What other interpretation could fit?” During live practice, you can use that question to test the judgment and refine your response.

Before you share: remove names and identifying details, leave out private or confidential information, focus on the situation rather than a person as the problem, and share only what you are comfortable and authorized to discuss.

1. The de-identified judgment, decision, or scenario:

   My Bias and Unlearning Check summary (I first thought… / The evidence shows… / I will respond by…):

   The question I’d like a peer to ask me:

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Bring a de-identified prompt, group norm, activity, or scenario. Choose something you would like help reviewing for hidden assumptions, inclusive language, meaningful choice, tokenizing or spotlighting risk, or participation options. You do not need to bring the private reflection itself.

In the next session, you will use peer discussion to audit the practice, revise the wording, and practice introducing the change.

Before you share: remove names and identifying details, leave out private or confidential information, focus on the situation rather than a person as the problem, and share only what you are comfortable and authorized to discuss.

1. The prompt, norm, activity, or scenario (as currently written):

   What I’d like help reviewing it for:

   My draft revision (optional):

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Bring one de-identified requirement, activity, deadline, participation structure, or access challenge you want to examine. You do not need to share another person’s private information or explain why someone needed support.

During class, you can test whether the proposed adjustment addresses the actual barrier, maintains the purpose, protects dignity, and creates a genuinely fair opportunity to participate.

Before you share: remove names and identifying details, leave out private or confidential information, focus on the situation rather than a person as the problem, and share only what you are comfortable and authorized to discuss.

1. The shared expectation:

   The access gap I identified:

   What I think could change:

   What should remain consistent:

   How I would make sure the alternative carries meaningful weight:

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Bring your Lived Truth and Inquiry Framework exercise—a de-identified conversation or scenario in which two people could understand the same event differently, something important remains uncertain, or you need to validate experience without confirming a conclusion. You do not need to share the private reflection.

In class, you will work with a partner to rehearse Hear → Separate → Explore → Move. One person speaks, one practices the response, and one listens for whether the response accurately reflects the experience, keeps uncertainty visible, uses a genuinely open question, and ends with a clear next step.

Before you share: remove names and identifying details, leave out private or confidential information, focus on the situation rather than a person as the problem, and share only what you are comfortable and authorized to discuss.

1. A short summary of the scenario I’ll bring:

   The response I want to rehearse:

   What I’d like my partner to listen for:

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As you finish the course, think about the ideas, questions, tools, or moments that stayed with you. There is no single reflection you are expected to bring. You might share something that shifted the way you think, a concept or tool you expect to use, a question you are still considering, something you found challenging or surprising, a connection to your own work or community, or a practice you want to carry forward.

During the live session, you can share in different ways: talk with the group or a partner, bring something from your binder, share a few words, a phrase, an image, or another visual, respond in the chat or another written format, or use another way of communicating that works for you. You decide what you want to share and how.

Before you share: remove names and identifying details, leave out private or confidential information, focus on the situation rather than a person as the problem, and share only what you are comfortable and authorized to discuss.

1. What I’m taking with me:

   How I’d like to share it (optional):

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