Listen in for a powerful look at how reflection deepens early childhood practice, guided by voices that challenge, inspire, and move us toward more intentional and equitable care.
We’ll revisit powerful moments from past ZERO TO THREE LEARN Conference Practice Plenaries, centering voices that have invited us to think deeply, act with intention, and uphold belonging and justice in our work with children, families, and communities.
- Begin with Michael Yellow Bird’s 2020 invitation to thoughtfully reimagine mindfulness in the face of systemic inequities, asking us to reflect on how our practices either uphold or disrupt embedded biases and structures of power.
- Then, move to the 2024 Practice Plenary with Dixon Chibanda, whose Friendship Bench model extended mental health support through community-driven, culturally grounded methods and expanded our understanding of healing through accessible, relational care.
- Finally, we’ll take a peek ahead at the 2025 LEARN Conference where Dr. Chandra Ghosh Ippen will share her deeply human, reflective journey drawing from her decades of work in infant and early childhood mental health and trauma-informed, relationship-centered therapy, to offer wisdom for nurturing equitable, responsive practice going forward.
- Together we will reflect on how we can continue to learn, grow, and cultivate inclusive practice across settings, disciplines, and communities. Leave inspired and ready to engage in reflective action with and for children, families, and each other.
Who Should Attend?
- Direct Service Professional (work directly with children and/or families)
- Program/Service Administrator
- Adult Educator
- Parent Education/Support Provider
- Policymaker/Advocate
- Researcher
- HealtySteps System Affiliate
- Student
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As a result of participating in this event, learners will be able to…
- Explain the importance of reflective practice as a foundation for equitable, relationship-centered early childhood work.
- Describe key insights from Michael Yellow Bird’s and Dixon Chibanda’s approaches to addressing systemic inequities and building culturally responsive community supports.
- Identify at least one way to integrate reflection into their own practice to strengthen connections with children, families, and communities.
