In support of FAIMH's Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, Training Academy presents...

Inner Work: Cultivating Cultural Humility

Cultural Humility provides a way of being to begin understanding, create a safe space for courageous conversations, and to build positive relationships among colleagues and families.

When conflict and division are everyday realities, our instincts tell us to close ranks, to find the safety of our own tribe, and to blame others (Magee, n.d.). The practice of embodied mindfulness–paying attention to our thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations in an open, nonjudgmental way–increases our emotional resilience, helps us to recognize our unconscious bias, and gives us the space to become less reactive and to choose how we respond to injustice (Magee, n.d.).

What  Our "Inner Work: Cultivating Cultural Humility" training will provide a path for inner work to help infant mental health providers cultivate a racial equity lens in compassion, patience, and collective growth.

How  In this training, participants will...

(1) define key terms of racial equity as well as identify your why,

(2) review IMH Diversity Informed Tenets, Ubuntu Dignity Model, and ANVIET framework,

(3) explore strategies for cultural humility, inclusiveness, belonging, and responsiveness.

Open to all professionals who work with infants, young children and their families, especially early learning providers, Head Start/Early Head Start providers, education specialists & family support staff, early childhood program administrators, early intervention specialists, inclusion specialists, Early Steps providers and mental health specialists.

When & Where

Friday, August 20th from 9:00-11:00 AM Eastern / 8:00-10:00 AM Central

Online via Zoom

Inner Work Trainer: Debbie Manigat, M.S.

Educator, Professional Development Expert, & Mental Health Advocate

Debbie is a proud graduate of Howard University (Bachelor of Arts) where she majored in Communications and minored in African American Studies. For her Master of Science degree, she attended Palm Beach Atlantic University and completed their Counseling Psychology tracks in Mental Health and Marriage & Family Therapy with an emphasis on soul care. Presently, Debbie is a doctoral candidate at Nova Southeastern University in their Doctor of Couples & Family Therapy program (DCFT). Debbie’s clinical practice is focused on infant mental health, cultural humility, and holistic wellness. She is passionate about researching and presenting on cultural humility, healing generational trauma, epigenetics, positive/adverse childhood experiences (PACEs), and suicide prevention. Debbie is also an avid mental health advocate and community leader. She volunteers as a Mentor for the Women of Tomorrow, T. Leroy Jefferson Medical Society, and NAMI (PBC chapter). Professionally, she is a student member of FAIMH, Professional Member of American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), Brazelton Learning Network Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated Member, and DKO International Marriage & Family Therapy Honor Society Member.

Due to her leadership and community service, Debbie has been honored with numerous scholarships and awards. Locally, she was recognized by the Palm Beach County Behavioral Health Coalition “Community Champion Awards” twice as 2021 Civic Nominee and 2019 Faith-Based Nominee. She was awarded a mini grant from Healthier Neighbors which she used to create the New Song national “Mental Health & Church Conference” on World Mental Health Day and provide free therapy to the underserved area of the community for healing spaces of racial trauma. Nationally, she was awarded the AAMFT Minority Fellowship Program doctoral fellowship (2029-2021) in partnership with the Substance Abuse Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA); in addition to be selected as part of the inaugural Zero to Three "Moving Forward with Mindfulness" Community of Practice. Lastly, she is most honored to share that she was recently selected as a 2021 Distinguished 400 Award Winner from the 400 Commission (https://www.400yaahc.gov/).

Registration

Agency Members $25

Members $30

Non-Members $40

Group rates available - email us to request.

Certificates & Continuing Education Units

Certificate

A certificate of completion will be earned by those who attend.

CEUs

Continuing education (2 hours) for licensed clinical social workers, marriage & family therapists, and mental health counselors will be offered by the Florida Association for Infant Mental Health, an approved provider for continuing education by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling (CE Provider #50-30846.

Continuing education (2 hours) for psychologists will be offered by the Florida Association for Infant Mental Health, an approved provider for continuing education by the Florida Board of Psychology (CE Provider #50-30846.

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