Program Overview
Women in Business With Children
About Us
The Nicola Smith Jackson Foundation has responded to the needs of single mothers through the Success Institute, which is an initiative designed to meet the diverse needs of single mothers, providing the pathways for success in business.
A large part of the Success Institute focuses on developing the mindset for success, while also focusing on social-emotional development.
“Social and Emotional Learning is the process that leads to the development of emotional intelligence – that is, the process by which we become better at understanding and managing our emotions and learning how they impact the choices we make, the relationships we have, and our outlook in life.”
We believe that several critical sets of skills and attitudes provide a strong foundation for achieving success in business.
One involves expanding mental capacity; this enables one to handle stress, control impulses, and motivate oneself to persevere in overcoming obstacles to goal achievement. A related set of skills involves accurately assessing a women’s abilities and interests, building strengths, and making effective use of time, resources, and talents.
Our program for single mothers
The Beginning
The prevailing majority of Americans believe that single mothers have disruptive impacts on children’s development and growth (Elwood & Jencks, 2006).
Brown et al. (2008) explored the relationship between single-parent status and the way children with chronic illnesses dealt with the problem.
The Research
The researchers found that single parents carried an excessive burden of care for their children, leaving fewer opportunities for community activities (Brown et al., 2008).
Not surprisingly, the burden of care, coupled with the level of stress facing single parents, had extremely negative psychological impacts on children (Brown et al., 2008).
The Findings
Children and adolescents growing in single-parent families were reported to undergo severe mental and emotional changes, mainly due to the loneliness and family separation experiences early in life.
MacCallum and Golombok (2004) showed that children, whose parents had been separated or divorced, displayed more deficient patterns of psychological adjustment than the children, whose fathers were deceased.
Our program for single mothers
The Nicola Smith Jackson Foundation has responded to the disparities that children of single mother’s face
Through small group discussion, activities, skill development, components Self-awareness and identification, our activities for children include but are not limited to:
- Relational Aggression components – Violence continuum
- Bullying prevention
- Media and its influences
- Developing a healthy self – esteem
- Stress management – Coping and resiliency skills
- Positive Communication – Verbal and non-verbal communication asserting yourself
- Emotion Management – Managing interpersonal conflicts, empathy development, anger management,
Needs Assessment & Evaluation Process
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Data assessment based on pre-assessment, benchmark and post-assessment evaluation tools.
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Facilitator(s) will provide the participant with an individualized report to give feedback and support throughout the program.
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Ongoing professional development and staff training opportunities for all.