***October 25th session will be in-person***

You already know how to “follow the caregivers’ lead,” “meet the child where they’re at,” and “empower the families.” But when things get rough, some of us tend to step back, hide, or people please while others might step in, dominate, and control the partnership with families. By understanding your go-to ways of using power (or power dynamics) in home visiting, you can power-with (not power-over) with families and promote child and family outcomes. 

In this full-day workshop, you’ll be trying out different games and theater exercises to discover your unique style of collaboration with and attunement to families. Then, you’ll apply this self-awareness to your home visiting work. So that you can effectively shift from hoarding and misusing power to sharing power with the families you serve. 

Please come curious and come as you are. Come ready to play and discover the power you already have to nurture equity and belonging in your partnership with the families. 

This workshop is for you to sharpen your: 

• Leadership skills as a home visitor 
• Analysis of white supremacy, capitalism, colonialism, and patriarchy 
• Flexibility in exercising your power within your partnership with the families

Outcomes

As a result of participating in this session, participants will be able to: 

• differentiate between patterns of under accountability and over accountability in home visiting. 
• cultivate agile and adaptive leadership skills to strengthen their partnerships with families. 
• differentiate between power-with or power-over.

**STARS credits are offered for this workshop.**