Effective Black Parenting
Successful Children are the Goal, Successful Parenting is the Pathway
About EBP
What is this about? What's the difference between black parenting and just parenting? Why make the distinction?
Good Questions.
For Parents
Learn more about our 15 week dynamic skill building course for raising proud and confident African-American Children.
Child Professional Workshops
Special workshops for Social Workers, Teachers, etc., that provide an overview of the the full program. Half-Day, Full-Day and Multi-Day options are available.
Contact Us
If you are interested in setting up an introduction session, joining a cohort, or just want more information please let us know.
About Effective Black Parenting (EBP)
A dynamic and culturally relevant skill building program for raising proud and confident African-American children
This award-winning program is the most widely used program to help in raising proud confident and healthy African American children.
The effective black parenting program is the first parenting skill building program to respect and honor the unique history and traditions of people of African descent and to teach it skills in a manner that is both culturally sensitive and culturally affirming.
The vast majority of parents and other child caring persons who took time and effort to learn and apply what the program offers have reported that the program has led to many changes for the good:
- it gave them new and helpful ways of looking at themselves as parents and caregivers
- it improved how they relate to their children and how their children respond to and respect them as parents and caregivers
- it provided a wide range of new and reinforcing ideas and skills to instill a deeper sense of cultural pride in their children
- it helped their children to do a better at school and in the community
The workshop sessions and materials used in these trainings are written from the POV of an African American instructor who is sharing the program with other African Americans. Thus it is written from a "we Ness" perspective which is one of the many ways that the program strives to honor and support the African values of collective responsibility, cooperation and interdependence.
"Not to know is Bad; not to wish to know is worse" - Nigerian Proverb
15 Week EBP Training
The heart of the EBP Program is the 15 week course held at Higher Works Collaborative. In it we cover a multitude of projects and situations. Each session is designed to last 2-3 hours and is a mixture of lecture and hands-on role play. Your instructor will guide the conversation by presenting situations that are meant to mimic real life situations and circumstances. Homework is standard as each class ends by preparing the participants to use what they have learned and bring the outcomes back to the next session where techniques can be fine-tuned for each unique homes' specific need. Participants must complete ALL 15 weeks of class to graduate. Virtual options are available.
Syllabus
Session 1 The Path to the Pyramid of Success for Black Children
Session 2 The Social Learning Theory Ideas
Charting Behavior
Session 3 The Effective Praise Method
The Street to Destruction
The Extended Black Family
Session 4 Disciplining: Traditional and Modern
Session 5 Family Rules
Young Children and Drugs
Specific Drugs and Their Effects
Session 6 Children’s Developing Abilities
Thinking Stages and Family Rules
Session 7 Changing the Home Environment
The Thinking Parent’s Approach
Session 8 Reasons for not Using Corporal Punishment
Mild Social Disapproval
Session 9 The Ignoring Method
Single Parenting
Relaxation Technique
Session 10 The Time Out Method
The Good Stuff Questionnaire
Session 11 The Point System Method
Session 12 Further Focus on Drugs
Session 13 Chit-Chat Times
Black Put Downs
Session 14 Definitions of Racism
Staying on the Path
Session 15 Graduation
Proverbs and Words of Wisdom
"Knowledge is like a garden; if it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested." - Guinia Proverb
Professional Training and Development Workshops
Higher Works Collaborative also offers training seminars for those that are involved in the life of African-American children with the goal of bringing a cultural understanding to the needs, challenges, and opportunities of raising children in this present world. Social Workers, Child Advocates, Child Care Providers, Court Officials, School Personnel, and others can gain useful knowledge that will aid in their work and provide a foundation for greater understanding in the young lives they influence.
The program was developed and successfully tested in Los Angeles CA in the late 1970s. Starting in the 1980s, hundreds of instructors were trained from different parts of the country to run the program through local schools, churches, temples, mosques, head start agencies, corporations, child development centers, urban leagues, and health, welfare, civic and community agencies.
The result has been that hundreds of thousands of parents have had an opportunity to learn and benefit from the program and hundreds of thousands more will continue to be benefited as additional workshops and courses and trainings happen.
Because the training is being provided by our certified trained staff, hours spent in the workshop can be applied to CE credits.
One Day Seminar Agenda
- Introduction
- Life Goals of a Black Child
- Success Pyramid
- What a child is born into, matters
- Model and Teach Method
- Discipline vs. Punishment
- Modern Black Self-Discipline Recipe
- 15 Week Course Walkthrough
- Parenting Techniques in Practice
Seminar size best case option is 12-15 people but we can accommodate any size group. If you would like more information or would like to schedule a training, please contact us.