August Group Supervision 2021

2nd Friday Group - August 13th, 9:30-11:30am

3rd Thursday Group - August 19th, 6:00-8:00am - now rescheduled to Friday, 27th at 6:00-8:00am

We are a new group, so we’re here to get to know each other and practice speaking to our passions and why we are drawn to this work. Here’s the exercise I want you to walk through prior to the group.

1) First, I would like you to listen to the following video by Simon Sinek about your “Why” Simon Sinek - Why

2) Second, Some of you may have heard this from me before, so this will be good practice ;)

Ask yourself, “Why social work?” What comes up for you? We tend to repeat some of the same things “I like to help people,” which is a great starting point, but we want to go beyond that.

When you have a simple first answer, then ask again, “Why?” and it should get more interesting, you might need to add some layers of questions, what change do I hope to see in the world because of my work? How do I want to make people feel?

Then ask yourself why again. Do this a few times until you feel like you have some depth on your “WHY”

3) Lastly, now take what you have, and figure out how to convey your why message to your clients, maybe to your team, maybe to the leadership group that you work with.

Remember when you’re asking your why questions, don’t worry about it needing to follow a linear path. We’re just looking for a broader framework to why you do what you do

Bring your thoughts to our next meeting and we’ll have a fascinating conversation!!