Partnering with the Professional: Reflective Functioning in African American Mothers and Children combines interactive experiences, guided activities, and reflection to support your professional journey. You will engage in a (1) guided interaction (2) have in-depth discussions (3) reflective activities.

Participants will call upon skills that will challenge them to:

  • Examine AA professional-parent-child relationships

  • Uphold the parent-child-professional connectivity

  • Support social-emotional development

  • Reduce toxic stress

  • Reflect and integrate

  • Partner to listen and learn

  • Explore professional-parent-child dynamics

  • Consider culture, class, and race

The Partnering Professional

This training includes 10-core modules:

  • Module 1: Introduction
  • Module 2: Imapct: African American Mother-Child
  • Module 3: Genuine Listening
  • Module 4: Reflection
  • Module 5: Integration
  • Module 6: Narratives
  • Module 7: Strengths and Biases
  • Module 8: Why Race Matters
  • Bonus Content: Building Community Capacity

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Pre Course Lessons and Reflections

    • PreReq: Introduction
  • 2

    Week 1: Introduction

    • Module 1: African American Mother-Child

    • Module 2: The Partnering Professional
  • 3

    Week 2: What We Need To Know

    • Module 3: Genuine Listening

    • Module 4: Reflection and Discourse
  • 4

    Week 3: What We Can Do To Help

    • Module 5: Integration

    • Module 6: Narratives
  • 5

    Week 4: In Conclusion

    • Module 7: Strengths and Biases

    • Module 8: Why Race Matters
  • 6

    Bonus Content: Building Community Capacity

    • In Closing