Grandma’s Hands 

The Grandma’s Hands Pregnancy and Postpartum 16 hour course supports young women between the ages of 16 and 35 years of age that are 23 weeks or more pregnant or have a child under the age of 2yrs old.

The course is built to support the prenatal bonding of the mother with the baby. The loving support of extended family impacts the mother’s ability to be the primary protector of her growing child with family and friends taking on a supportive role to ensure Mama and Babies success beyond pregnancy and delivery. We examine the idea that it takes a village to raise a child.

Family and friends become team members (with mom’s permission), videotaping or recording baby’s heartbeat. The team approach builds the social capital of each woman.  As social capital improves, community relationships and awareness of the barriers improve. This increases the motivation to work together for the individual baby, mother, and family.

Participants examine the damage caused by racism in America from the perspective of trauma and body-centered psychology. The body is where our instincts reside and where we fight, flee, or freeze, and  how our bodies endures the trauma inflicted by the ills that plague society. In this course mothers will also learn tools that will help them to heal from the generational anguish of white supremacy, which is deeply embedded in all our bodies. Our collective agony doesn't just affect Mothers, but the stress affects their unborn children and the family unit as a whole . Grandmas Hands course addresses somatic responses from the body and introduces an alternative view to pave the way for a new, body-centered understanding of racism and how it affects a mothers body with guided steps on how to heal internally.

In-home therapy can prevent children from being placed outside the home while also strengthening family relationships. By bringing the services to the clients, there is a greater chance everyone will participate.

In Dane County, Rock County and Dodge County we provide confidential counseling, therapy, psychoeducation services to children, youth and adults. A wide range of issues are addressed including racial  trauma, generational trauma, historical trauma, abuse and neglect, depression, anxiety, behavioral problems, family conflicts, and marital discord.

CCS is a client driven, comprehensive, voluntary program designed to support people as they address mental health and/or substance use conditions. The CCS program offers a wide array of psychosocial rehabilitation services, including Service Facilitation, Individual Skill Development and Enhancement, Individual and Family Psychoeducation and Psychotherapy. These are services and supportive activities that assist CCS clients to achieve their highest possible level of independent functioning, stability, independence and to facilitate recovery. To make a referral contact Jocelyn Joe  at Jocelynj@sankofaelu,com