What is Healing Centered Engagement (HCE)?
Developed by Flourish Agenda, Inc., Healing Centered Engagement (HCE) is a culturally rooted approach that provides a strength-based focus for individuals and communities to collaborate to promote healing and sustainability. It aims to improve interpersonal connections, transform practices and shape the norms and values of institutions. HCE provides youth, adults, community-based organizations, families, and the community with the tools to address trauma, enhance well-being, and create conditions for healthy achievement.
How Do We Begin?
To begin implementing HCE, it is important to understand that change does not require starting over. Instead, HCE empowers us to collectively create the conditions for healing.
The Four Pivots anchor our use of the CARMA principles, allowing us to cultivate deeper and more meaningful connections as we think, act, and work together.
Lens to Mirror: Encourages us to shift our focus
Transactional to Transformative: Deepens our connections
Problem to Possibility: Encourages us to dream and create
Hustle to Flow: Learning to be present and focused in-the-moment
What Are the Principles of HCE?
These principles provide a comprehensive framework that empowers us to shift our perceptions and foster healing across every facet of our lives.
Culture connects us to who we are
Agency helps us act and make choices
Relationships creates deep connectedness
Meaning allows us to explores our “why”
Aspirations fuels our imagination
Shawn Ginwright, PhD
Professor of Practice
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Flourish Agenda, Inc.
Shawn Ginwright, PhD, is the Jerome T. Murphy Professor of Practice at Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is a leading innovator, provocateur and thought leader on trauma, healing, African American youth, youth activism and youth development. He is also a distinguished writer and a proud father.
What Next?
To further explore HCE, North Omaha Collective, Inc. offers Healing Centered Engagement 101 Training. This training provides an opportunity to learn more about HCE and engage in a deeper learning process. Online learning and collaboration with other HCE ambassadors nationally are also available. By embracing HCE, we can work towards holistic restoration and positively impact our interactions when dealing with harm.
For more information about HCE 101 training opportunities provided by North Omaha Collective, Inc., please contact us at 531.444.5460 or email us at info@northomahacollective.org.
