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Reflective consultation is a professional development practice that offers a supportive holding space for early interventionists to critically explore practice experiences. The insights of reflective work become both internalized within the practitioner and alive in felt competence, therapeutic alliances, and the desire for continued professional growth. Insights arise from encouraged autonomy, capacity building and intentional self-awareness. Learning relationships offer the opportunity to be seen, held, and supported. This parallels the interventionist capacity to provide a trusted alliance for caregivers as they nurture their children. Practitioners will pay particular attention to emotional responses, diverse perspectives, implicit biases, developmental agendas, equity, and family systems to inform their work and better serve families. The monthly connections will adhere to The Diversity-Informed Tenets for Work with Infants, Children and Families and utilize the FAN framework to guide participant engagement. Multi-disciplinary participants will present practice concerns, current cases or vignettes focusing on strengths, challenges, and self-determined next steps. This is a process-driven venue with content determined by participant practice experiences. The group reflective consultation will be facilitated by the CFC IECMH Consultant in partnership with other program leadership.
9:00am-9:15am: Connection and Grounding Activity 9:15am-9:50:am Collaborative exploration of presented case experiences and/or vignettes and identification of next steps. 9:50am-10:00am Summarizing narratives, acknowledging process and sharing of insights.
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