A Creative-Based Experiential Training Program

The Danger of Hope™: Creative-Based Experiential Training is a professional development program and DEI initiative that uses theatre, facilitated dialogue and skill building to raise awareness among educators/ mental health practitioners about the severity and impact of trauma on Black students, especially in urban regions.

 

The training is centered around the one-person stage play (The Danger of Hope™) that depicts the trauma-infused “everyday life” of Black high school students in under-resourced communities. The training uses performance as a vehicle to:

• Foster empathy for the experiences of Black youth, 

• Discuss ways that educators/ mental health practitioners engage with Black youth in educational settings, and

• Provide a space for educators/ mental health practitioners to examine examples of “misconduct” in a low risk setting. 

• ...and much, much more!