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NCIMHA Summer 2025 Webinar: Safety & Stretch Leadership: A Framework for Transforming Relationships and Results

When
31 Jul 2025
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location
Via Zoom

Registration

General Admission – $15.00
All non-member registrants
Membership Rate
NCIMHA members can access all of the year’s quarterly webinars for FREE, as a part of their membership benefits.

Safety & Stretch Leadership®: A Framework for Transforming Relationships & Results

What if leadership wasn’t about having all the answers or holding a specific title, but about your ability to create and influence environments where people feel safe enough to take risks and stretched enough to grow? In this interactive session, you will explore the art and science of showing up with both compassion and challenge in professional relationships. You’ll learn a practical framework for creating environments where people feel seen, valued, and supported for who they are—while also fostering growth through clear expectations, accountability, and meaningful challenges that lead to impactful results. Whether you are providing direct services, supporting colleagues, or supervising teams, you’ll leave with actionable insights and strategies you can apply right away to transform your leadership for lasting impact.

Learning Objectives
By the end of this engaging webinar, you will be able to:

Reflect on your own experiences in environments that foster safety and stretch, and explore how these experiences inform your leadership approach.
Understand how principles from infant and early childhood development, brain science, attachment theory, psychological safety, and emotional intelligence inform the Safety & Stretch Leadership® framework, and how it applies to creating supportive, growth-oriented environments at work.
Learn tangible strategies to create environments of safety and stretch, driving both strong relationships and meaningful results.

*Webinar will offer simultaneous interpretation offered by Cenzontle Language Justice Cooperative

About Our Presenter:

Heather Taylor Griffith, LCSW, CPC, is a consultant, facilitator, and Gallup®-certified Strengths Coach with expertise in optimizing leadership and team dynamics to drive organizational success. Through her Safety & Stretch Leadership® framework, Heather helps leaders and teams unlock their full potential, resulting in stronger relationships and tangible outcomes.

As a licensed clinical social worker, Heather brings over 15 years of experience in both direct services and leadership roles within children’s mental health. She began her career providing direct services in community settings, later transitioning into leadership where she developed evidence-based early childhood treatment programs within a system of care. Advancing into executive leadership with the Tennessee Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Heather led statewide initiatives, drove data-driven program outcomes, fostered team development, and strengthened cross-system collaboration to improve services for children, young adults, and families.

Heather believes that leaders set the tone for their teams, creating ripples that inspire growth or hinder potential in and beyond the organization. By aligning teams, leveraging individual strengths, and fostering collaborative environments, Heather equips leaders and teams with the tools they need to achieve sustained success and meaningful impact. Learn more at heathertaylorgriffith.com.