Practice Pause

Practice Pause: Are Survivors At The Center?
Practice Pause: Are Survivors At The Center?
Centering survivors means letting what they know about their own lives shape how programs respond — not fitting them into existing processes. This Practice Pause invites SV&SE practitioners to examine... Read more...
Practice Pause: What Does Advocacy Look Like in SV&SE?
Practice Pause: What Does Advocacy Look Like in SV&SE?
SV&SE practitioners are uniquely positioned to see where gaps, barriers, and disconnects exist in the post-separation response. This Practice Pause explores what it looks like to bring that learning forward... Read more...
Practice Pause: Is SV&SE Visible Within the Domestic Violence Response?
Practice Pause: Is SV&SE Visible Within the Domestic Violence Response?
For many survivors, separation doesn't end the abuse. This Practice Pause invites SV&SE practitioners to consider how their work fits within the broader domestic violence response and what becomes possible... Read more...
Practice Pause: Are We Seeing the Whole Pattern?
Practice Pause: Are We Seeing the Whole Pattern?
What we notice in a single moment may be one part of a larger pattern of harm continuing after separation. This Practice Pause invites SV&SE teams to look beyond the... Read more...
Practice Pause: Are We Creating the Conditions for Trust?
Practice Pause: Are We Creating the Conditions for Trust?
Trust can't be rushed or asked for. It grows when families repeatedly experience a program as trustworthy. This Practice Pause explores what it actually takes to create the conditions for... Read more...
Practice Pause: Making Room for Healing
Practice Pause: Making Room for Healing
Healing isn't something SV&SE staff can make happen but it can happen within the conditions we create. This Practice Pause invites practitioners to consider how trust, dignity, and intentional practice can... Read more...
Practice Pause: What Are We Intervening On Behalf Of?
Practice Pause: What Are We Intervening On Behalf Of?
What we see in a moment is rarely the whole picture. This Practice Pause invites SV&SE practitioners to look beyond immediate behavior and consider the patterns, context, and impact that... Read more...
Practice Pause: What Becomes Possible
Practice Pause: What Becomes Possible
Numbers tell part of the story, but rarely the most important part. This Practice Pause invites SV&SE practitioners to think beyond what their program does and articulate what becomes possible... Read more...
Practice Pause: The Story Our Words Tell?
Practice Pause: The Story Our Words Tell?
The language we use to describe SV&SE work shapes what others understand about it — and what they miss. This Practice Pause invites practitioners to examine their own program's words... Read more...
Practice Pause: The Conditions We Create
Practice Pause: The Conditions We Create
In SV&SE work, we don't create safety or healing directly. We create the conditions that make them possible. That distinction shapes everything about how we practice. Read more...
Practice Pause: What Are We Responsible For?
Practice Pause: What Are We Responsible For?
In SV&SE work, our job is not to make visits happen. It's to ensure that when they do, they happen safely. That distinction is worth returning to on a regular... Read more...
Practice Pause: After Separation, Safety is Still Needed
Practice Pause: After Separation, Safety is Still Needed
Separation is an important step, but it is not the end of the story. Safety after separation is shaped by the interactions, environments, and responses families experience every day —... Read more...