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Commit to a non-carceral support practice!

Use this reflection to assess your primary non-carceral values, anything that stands in the way of those values by being socialized inside of carceral systems, and what specifically you want to improve in your practice right now.

The reflection will be sent to Stronger U coaches upon submission. Please note: these reflections are not for use outside of personal reflection and/or Stronger U pre-coaching assessments. If you are seeking assessment tools for your practice, please email us at  info@strongeruwellness.com and/or fill our our project request form.

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When you consider your non-carceral support practice, what are your current uncertainties? *

• Defining what “non-carceral” means to me
• Defining what “non-carceral” means to those I support
• Aligning my support practices with my non-carceral values
• Grappling with non-carceral values inside of carceral systems
• Identifying and practicing harm reduction approaches
• Personalizing harm reduction approaches to those I support
• Understanding how to hold sacred space for stigmatized mental health experiences
• Knowing what to say to people that actually helps, without activating trauma or causing harm.

Use this space to write any other goals that come to mind for you as you reflect on your non-carceral practices: *

When you consider why non-carceral support education is important to you: *

• I’m generally interested in understanding non-carceral approaches to mental health support
• I need to support myself better
• I advocate for non-carceral approaches
• I informally support people in my community
• I provide formal support within carceral systems
• I provide formal support outside of the system, but could use the solidarity of a community of practice
• I want to better understand how to support people whose marginalized identities or experiences I do not share

Use this space to write any additional interests:

What are some primary things that you have identified when comparing carceral and non-carceral approaches? How do those different approaches make you feel? *

As you assess carceral approaches in your practice, what are you fed up with, and why? *

As you assess carceral approaches in your practice, which aspects do you still want or need to follow? How are you feeling about that? *

Reflect on your non-carceral values. Why are non-carceral approaches vital? *

Why are you devoted to intentionally investing in your non-carceral practice, even if it's hard work? *

Does it feel like any of your non-carceral practices are encumbered by your history of and/or commitments within carceral systems? Consider how you've needed to appease carceral systems, and how being socialized inside of these systems affects your non-carceral practice. *

As you consider what you can and can't change, what are some improvements you can make to your non-carceral practices? *

As you consider what you can and can't change, where would you like to improve (but are still processing complexities)? *

As you consider what you can and can't change, what are some carceral practices you're feeling concerned about being unable to change. *

Reflecting on your answers so far, what are you hoping to improve? *

• Clarity of things I’m unsure that I can improve
• Reconciling what I cannot change (right now) because of bigger systems around me
• Finding creative ways to provide non-carceral support, even within carceral systems
• Grieving the ways I and/or my community have been hurt by carceral approaches
• Grappling with misalignments in my ideals and reality
• Healing from trauma within carceral systems
• Gaining a supportive community
• Other

Use the space below for any further reflection on your goals:

How are you going to help yourself achieve the goals you checked above? *

If someone could help you achieve these goals, how would you want them to help you? *

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