Revolutionary

BIPOC HEALING AND LIBERATION

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Reflective Practice

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What we hope participants gain

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The Need

WHY BIPOC RELFECTIVE PRACTICE

Whether you're an early childhood educator/childcare caregiver, home visitor, family advocate, early intervention clinician, doula, community health worker, administrative personnel, supervisor, or anyone working with young children birth to five years of age and their families, you may be wondering what reflective practice has to do with your work. You can read more about the importance of reflective practice and why ther is an "increasing urgency to recognize the role of race, equity, and power in reflective practice spaces" HERE.

Participants currently participating in the Revolutionary Reflective Practice for BIPOC Healing and Liberation program share their reflections on the impact of a BIPOC reflective practice space :

“This opportunity came into my life during a time of deep struggle. Alongside the weight of my demanding work, I had just experienced a significant career injustice. I found myself questioning my worth and validity, grappling with doubts about whether I had truly been wronged. However, through participating in this experience, I reached a turning point. I not only acknowledged the injustice done to me but also understood its broader implications within the systems I navigate. This realization enabled me not only to begin my own healing journey but also to confront and challenge the systemic issues that perpetuate injustice for myself and my fellow colleagues of color. By addressing these issues, I aim to contribute to healing the systems that impact the families of color and those from marginalized backgrounds whom I serve.”

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Do you work with young children ages birth to five?

Do you identify as Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color (BIPOC)?

COME JOIN US IN ENGAGING IN REVOLUTIONARY REFLECTIVE PRACTICE

Reflective practice, at its core, is about pausing to examine our experiences in ways that allow for growth and learning to better serve families. Not having the time and ability to pause, question, and reflect is what allows the status quo to continue. Inequities in policies and practices are hard-baked in professional cultures that refuse to slow down and build critical consciousness about the broader conditions that maintain disparities in outcomes for children and families through the generations.

Revolutionary Reflective Practice (RRP) is a collective strategy for identifying and addressing the ways in which historical and current conditions impact entire communities. RRP comes from a legacy of healing justice, anti-racist, and decolonial sociopolitical work. Specifically, RRP creates conditions to unearth unmetabolized legacies of white supremacy culture and support providers in finding innovative ways to integrate our social justice values with our roles as those who work with young children and their families.

The distinction and uniqueness of this program lies in the focus on revolutionary reflective practice, rather than traditional reflective practice, which moves away from focusing on the individual towards focusing on the collective. Every part of this program, from the organizing team to the curriculum, uses a different way of doing and being so that participants can truly be in a space where joyful and painful emotions, thoughts, and experiences can be seen, held, and ultimately transformed towards our own healing and that of the children and families we serve.

The HOpe

Through large and small reflective practice groups, we hope BIPOC practitioners will feel held in reflective practice spaces designed and made for you, helping you feel more whole in your work with young children and their families.