The three-day Seminar in Girl-Centered Practice is open to anyone with an interest in creating supportive environments for girls and young women who have been impacted by trauma, including girls and young women in the juvenile justice or child protective systems. This course is a prerequisite for the two-day Certification in Girl-Centered Practice.
Course Description
Through interactive activities, group discussion, lecture, and personal reflection, participants will increase their knowledge and understanding of the core principles of girl-centered practice, which include:
- Elevating the girl’s experience and expertise
- Building connections
- Giving context to behavior
- Activism as a healing tool
Within the context of these girl-centered principles, the course provides practical interventions and frameworks for:
- Trauma-informed Care through a Gender Lens
- Reflective Practice Leadership Framework
- Relational Cultural Theory
- Creating Shared Power
- Developing an Organizational Action Strategy
In addition, participants will have the opportunity to explore:
- How personal and professional values influence day to day interactions with girls and other practitioners
- The concept of a girl’s right to safety in relation to herself, others, and institutions
- How a girl sees herself in the context of her family, peers, race, culture, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, community and school
- The centrality of relationships in the lives of girls
Participants will leave the course with frameworks for creating practical interventions, treatment plans, care management strategies, and programs and services that are deliberately designed to improve outcomes for girls.
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About the Girl-Centered Institute
The Girl-Centered Institute (GCI) is a partnership between the Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center, Voices for Florida Girls, the University of North Florida Division of Continuing Education, and the Jacksonville System of Care Initiative. This innovative training program educates participants about effective, research-based practices for addressing the needs of girls and young women who have experienced trauma and/or been impacted the juvenile justice system.
Courses in the Girl-Centered Institute are designed to enhance the skills of professionals and students in the fields of education, social services, child protection, mental health, and juvenile justice, as well as volunteer mentors, coaches, and leaders involved with girl-serving organizations. GCI participants will become more effective in including girls’ voices in their work by learning strategies for translating research into policies, processes, programs and services that emphasize the safety, dignity, and growth of girls.
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