November Third Thursday

Reflection, Not Perfection: Building Reflective Practice Skills for the Early Childhood Workforce

November Third Thursday

What to Expect

As professionals who serve children and families, giving of ourselves often feels like both our purpose and our reward. It’s what drew many of us to this work in the first place. But even the most giving hearts have limits—and without care, compassion can turn into exhaustion.
 
That’s where reflective practice comes in. Taking time to pause, to notice how we think, feel, and experience our work, not only helps prevent burnout—it opens the door to grace, self-acceptance, and growth. Instead of meeting ourselves with judgment, we learn to meet ourselves with understanding.
 
As Brené Brown reminds us, “I’m not here to be right. I’m here to get it right.”
 
Join us for a conversation on reflective practice—what it is, what it looks like in action, and how it can help you give from a place of balance, not burnout.

 

Meet the presenters

 

Tiffany Stenson

MC, IMH-E® Infant Family Specialist

Senior Training Manager at SCIMHA

Tiffany Stenson is the Senior Training Manager at South Carolina Infant Mental Health Association. She brings over 20 years of experience curating professional learning experiences for diverse populations such as children and families, early education sites and agencies, professional conference attendees, and Technical Assistance Professionals.

Tiffany holds a master’s degree in counseling, and endorsement as an Infant Family Specialist and Reflective Supervisor. Tiffany’s professional background includes over a decade as a Child and Family Therapist and Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant in Early Care & Education settings. Her life’s work is cultivating compassion and connection in every facet of her life.

Margaret Bellamy

MSW, LCSW, MH-E® Infant Mental Health Specialist, Endorsed Reflective Supervisor

Associate Director, PEAR program at SCIMHA

Margaret Bellamy is a licensed clinical social worker specializing in perinatal, infant, and early childhood mental health. She is the Associate Director of SCIMHA’s Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation program, PEAR (Partners for Early Attuned Relationships). 
 
After earning her Master of Social Work from California State University, Northridge in 2012, Margaret began her career in South Central Los Angeles, providing home-based, dyadic therapy for children (birth to three) and their caregivers. Over the next decade, she gained advanced training in maternal and infant mental health and provided therapy for pregnant and postpartum individuals, young children, and families across multiple settings in California and Colorado. 
 
In 2017, Margaret joined the Peace Corps and served as a Community Health Educator in Nicaragua, where part of her role was to support pregnant women at the Casa Materna (maternity home). She later served as an Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant and was promoted to Program Supervisor, leading a team supporting Head Start programs in Denver, before joining SCIMHA and returning to the South to be near family. 
 
Margaret believes deeply in the power of change and healing through relationships—a passion that guides her clinical and leadership work. 

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