Please join us to explore this important topic with Kadija Johnston, LCSW, from the Center for Child and Human Development at Georgetown University.

Reflective practice is a cornerstone of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH). Recognizing that perceptions are partly projections of our subjective story, we aspire to continually deepen our awareness of the lens through which we view the families, providers and systems we serve. A commitment to individually and collectively exploring the feelings, thoughts, sensations and responses evoked in the work of IECMH sharpens our acuity and enhances the services we provide.

This webinar will begin by articulating foundational definitions, descriptions of, and studies supporting, the core characteristics of Reflective Practice and Supervision that correlate to effectiveness. Turning our focus inward we will identify factors that support, or conversely impede, the stance of curiosity that undergirds reflective capacity, paying particular attention to the ways in which our unique experiences, culturally and socio- politically influenced world views, and immediate circumstances impact our understanding and ways of responding to those with whom we work. Practices that can cultivate and sustain a reflective countenance will be offered.

Participants of this webinar will be able to: 

• Develop foundational knowledge about reflective practice and reflective supervision 
• Identify three core characteristics of reflective practice/supervision that correlate to effectiveness 
• Justify the value and appraise the challenges to reflective practice in IECMH work 
• Recognize and begin to integrate practices that cultivate and sustain a reflective stance 

Date and Time

Thursday March 27th, 2025

1:00 - 2:30 pm

This webinar is for all of those working in the perinatal period as well as children birth to 5 and their families.