Healing Centered Engagement Panel
Recorded on February 18, 2026
Center for Childhood Resilience and Flourish Agenda were honored to host a dynamic conversation between Dr. Colleen Cicchetti and Dr. Shawn Ginwright on the power of Healing Centered Engagement in schools and other systems.
This panel explored how healing-centered practices move beyond trauma-informed care to center identity, culture, individual and community assets, and collective well-being. Together, our speakers reflected on what it means to lead in ways that foster belonging, agency, and sustainable change, particularly within educational environments. Whether you are an educator, system leader, or emerging changemaker, this discussion offers both inspiration and practical insight for creating environments rooted in healing and possibility.
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Meet our panelists
Dr. Shawn Ginwright, Ph.D. is the co-founder of Flourish Agenda and Jerome T. Murphy Professor of Practice at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Dr. Ginwright’s work centers on holistic healing as a foundation for individual and collective transformation, especially within marginalized communities. He is widely recognized for creating spaces where young people and communities thrive through resilience and hope.
Dr. Colleen Cicchetti, Ph.D. is widely recognized for her expertise as a pediatric psychologist and leader in trauma-informed care and resilience-building for children and families. She serves as the Executive Director of the Center for Childhood Resilience at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Her work focuses on reducing exposure to violence and trauma while addressing health disparities among vulnerable children and families.
Our facilitator, Dr. Mashana Smith, Ph.D., Associate Director of Healing-Centered Engagement at the Center for Childhood Resilience, advances trauma-informed, equity-focused mental health programs that support children and communities affected by systemic challenges.
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