APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR TWO FREE VIRTUAL OFFERINGS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONALS HAPPENING THIS SUMMER...
Reflective Racial Affinity Groups For any early childhood professional who wants to further integrate equity into their roles, as well as engage in their own journey of healing and liberation alongside other similarly-identified colleagues. This includes early childhood mental health, home visiting, early education, early intervention, mental health consultation, research and policy, and other early childhood professionals. | IECMHC Community of Practice Designed specifically for infant and early childhood mental health consultation (IECMHC) professionals who want to utilize their influence to lead with equity — regardless of role — within the IECMHC system. This includes, but is not limited to: state administrators, policy makers, supervisors, consultants, and other state/tribal/territorial IECMHC leaders. |
Schedule Black Affinity Group Open to those who identify as Black or African American 1st Mondays: 8:30-9:30 am PT/11:30 am-12:30 pm ET BIPOC Affinity Group Open to those who identify as Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color 2nd Tuesdays: 4-5:30 pm PT/7-8:30 pm ET White Affinity Group Open to those who identify as White or Caucasian. 2nd Fridays: 11:30 am-12:30 pm PT/2:30-3:30 pm ET | Schedule Group 1 2nd Fridays, 9:00-10:30 am PT/ 12:00-1:30 pm ET Group 2 2nd Thursdays, 7:30-9:00 am PT/ 10:30 am-12:00 pm ET |
Applications now open! Groups will begin Summer/early Fall 2023 and will conclude after 6 months. Filling out this form does not guarantee placement in a group. View flier to share this announcement Deadline to apply is June 12, 2023.
Meet Our Facilitators
Black Affinity Group Facilitators
Tina Sykes. Tina Sykes has several years of experience developing and facilitating interactive professional development opportunities, providing coaching and mentoring to early childhood professionals, teaching in higher education, and utilizing creative arts to educate and entertain. Tina is dedicated to facilitating learning opportunities that promote reflection, curiosity, and openness to new ways of being and knowing. She is committed to supporting others in the development of an equity lens and the embodiment of equity as a way of being in the world.
Angelique Kane. Angelique Kane’s homebase is the land of the Susquehannock and Piscataway tribes which is presently known as West Baltimore, MD. She is an Early Childhood Research Professional with a background in Human Services. She believes that positive social-emotional learning in early childhood is a proactive public health strategy, models her service after the Sankofa principle, and remains committed to systems that elevate social justice while centering trauma-responsive care and solutions.
BIPOC Affinity Group Facilitators
White Affinity Group Facilitators
IECMHC Community of Practice - Group 1 Facilitators
IECMHC Community of Practice - Group 2 Facilitators
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