Psychological safety is a foundational element of inclusive, healthy early childhood workplaces. When staff feel emotionally safe, respected, and valued, they are more able to collaborate, communicate openly, learn from mistakes, and provide consistent, nurturing care to children and families. In psychologically safe environments, early childhood professionals are supported to bring their full selves to their work across roles, identities, and lived experiences. These environments strengthen trust, accountability, and shared responsibility, all of which are essential in high demand, relationally intensive settings.
This training supports early childhood staff in understanding psychological safety as both a leadership responsibility and a shared team practice. Participants will explore how psychological safety shows up in daily interactions, supervision, decision making, and communication, with a focus on inclusion, belonging, and collective care.
Join us for this thought-provoking training which will:
- Define psychological safety, inclusivity, and belonging through an equity-centered and anti-oppressive lens.
- Analyze how power, privilege, and positionality shape workplace dynamics and influence safety and trust.
- Candidly discuss liberatory and trauma-informed leadership practices, to navigate conflict and promote accountability.
- Evaluate actionable strategies that strengthen psychological safety and equity within their teams and organizations.
Instructor: Brienne “BC” Colston, CPC (they/she), is a queer, genderqueer equity facilitator and ICF-accredited professional coach from the South Bronx. As Co-Executive Director of Community Healing & Transformation at the U.S. Department of Arts & Culture (USDAC), BC supports artists and cultural organizers advancing social change.
Registration may be paid by credit card or check. Please mail check to:
NYSAIMH PO Box 5056 Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. and note - when registering, select "pay later" option to pay by check.
Healthy Families New York staff have been provided with a coupon code to use at checkout for their group discount
Reminders will be sent to the registrants email with Zoom
details. To track attendance, a secondary registration in Zoom is required.
Cancellation Policy No refund can be made for cancellation seven or fewer working days before the event or for no-shows. Cancellations more than seven working days before a workshop will result in a refund, less a $15.00 cancellation fee. Requests for refunds must be received in writing.