FAN/RS Track [ECE Directors] Sept 2025

Facilitating Attuned Interactions [FAN] Training &

Reflective Supervision Groups

Training for ECE directors to increase connection, communication, and overall outcomes for the staff and children in their early education centers.

Tuesday and Thursday Evenings in September
(Sept 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30, & Oct 2)

Reflective Supervision starts in October.

Are You Feeling the Pressures of Your Role as an Early Childhood Education Director?

You’re Not Alone!

As an Early Childhood Education Director, you wear many hats—supporting children, guiding parents, uplifting your staff, and meeting the demands of upper management.

The pressures can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re so dedicated to nurturing others that you often forget to take care of yourself.

Remember, you can't pour from an empty cup...

So you're invited to join us for an empowering opportunity to enhance your practice and reinforce the relationships you cherish with families, children, and your dedicated staff.

Introducing our combination of FAN Training and Reflective Supervision!

And, in order to fit with your busy schedule, we are offering these sessions

in the evenings!

The FAN Approach

The FAN (Facilitating Attuned iNteractions) Approach serves as a framework for parent engagement and reflective practice in work with young children and families.

FAN addresses urgent concerns of the parent or caregiver and trains professionals to tailor their responses to match the needs of the moment. They learn how their own emotions and stress levels affect their ability to be fully present with a family in the moment.

This dynamic training offers strategies to help professionals feel balanced in activating or high risk situations and improves communication and relationships across your early care and education setting.

FAN is all about helping people feel understood and connected—because when we feel safe and supported, we’re more open to learning and growing.

FAN helps guide better conversations by focusing on five key areas: Calming, Feeling, Thinking, Doing, and Reflecting.

One special part of FAN is how it starts—with Calming, or what we call Mindful Self-Regulation. This means learning how to notice and manage your own thoughts and feelings, so you can stay calm and focused when working with children and families.

When you’re calm and present, you’re better able to support others—and that’s what FAN is all about.

Why should you participate?

Strengthen Relationships

Foster meaningful connections with parents, caregivers, and your team, while creating a supportive environment.

Tailored Responses

Learn to meet the immediate needs of children and families while also understanding and supporting your staff’s professional development.

Promote Reflective Practice

Develop self-awareness to manage feelings and reactions, reducing burnout and increasing job satisfaction.

After completing the FAN Training, we will transition to Reflective Supervision

This Reflective Supervision experience is a year-long process focused on your professional growth and the development of your staff.

What is Reflective Supervision?

It is a coaching and supervision model grounded in the theory and practice of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health.

It's one of the only coaching and supervision models that invites you to bring your whole self into the supervision relationship-both personal and professional.

Particularly, you will be invited to reflect on your personal experiences and how they impact your professional work with infants, young children and families.

What does Reflective Supervision look like?

Reflective Supervision will occur in a group setting with other Early Childcare and Education Directors. We will meet regularly to simply talk about what is coming up in your work: specific situations, common themes, obstacles, celebrations.

Over 12 months, we will meet for 90 minutes each month, which gives us the luxury of slowing down a bit to reflect on the work you do, while putting all administrative pieces of the work aside.

This process focuses on how you think and feel about your work.

What to expect from Reflective Supervision:

A Focus on Growth

Delve into your thoughts and feelings. Improving your practice for both families and staff.

Collaborative Conversations

Explore your experiences in a safe and trusting environment with your supervisor and colleagues.

Stronger Team Dynamics

Build positive relationships within your team, fostering a supportive and engaging workplace.

In Reflective Supervision you will:

Expand your impact
Strengthen your connections with families and your team
Improve overall outcomes for the children you serve
Develop new professional skills
Join a community that values collaboration & support
Further the IECMH impact in your community

Ready to increase connection, communication, and overall outcomes for the staff and children in your centers?

We'd love to have you join us in this special offering for directors just like you!

Save Your Seat Now!

Training Dates

Tuesday and Thursday Evenings in September
(Sept 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30, & Oct 2)

6:00 PM to 7:30 PM

(then transition to year-long Reflective Supervision groups )

The Reflective Supervision portion will meet for one 90-minute session each month for 12 months, starting in October (dates & times TBA, and will be determined in collaboration with participants)

FAN Training & Reflective Supervision for ECE Directors [Sept 25]

Free

Thanks to funding by our partners at DSS: Division of Early Care & Education, we have 20 spots available at NO COST to you!

⬅️ click to be one of the 20 to snag a free spot!

Questions? Reach out to [email protected]

All sessions are free to attend, but space is limited.

We kindly ask that you register only if you are committed to full participation, so we can ensure these valuable opportunities are available to those who are ready to engage fully.

FAN Training provided in partnership with the Erikson Institute

A huge thank you to The Division of Early Care & Education [SC Department of Social Services] for their support in furthering the IECMH knowledge amongst professionals working with children in our state.