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Training of Process Facilitators 1-<#>
Provide an overview of the role and skills of a Communities That Care Process Facilitator, and facilitate the effort through Phase One.
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Participants will be able to:
1. Describe the role of the Process Facilitator.
2. Help communities address Phase One milestone and benchmark issues.
3. Help a community move to Phase Two.
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Skills
• Communication
• Facilitation
• Mentoring
Expertise
• Knowledge
Qualities
• Openness
• Commitment
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• uses effective group facilitation skills
• helps identify and resolve common issues and barriers for each phase of the Communities That Care process
• helps apply the steps for each phase of the Communities That Care process
• helps communities to address issues and challenges.
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A Process Facilitator:
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The Coordinator:
• provides staff support to the Community Board and its working groups
• works with the Communities That Care trainer to arrange training and technical assistance
• handles Community Board meeting preparation and follow-up
• documents the Communities That Care effort by keeping files of all related activities
• prepares reports as needed.
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The trainer:
• explains the prevention-science research base and how to put it into practice
• uses effective instructional methods
• ensures that training participants have the knowledge and skills required to achieve the Communities That Care milestones and benchmarks
• delivers the Communities That Care training system.
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Purpose: Begin the Communities That Care process. Identify:
• people
• scope
• readiness
• resources.
Support: Strategic Consultation; Tools for Community Leaders: A Guidebook for Getting Started
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• introduction
• a description of the Communities That Care system
• a description of the research foundation
• the process of implementation
• the Communities That Care system at work
• sources for further readingTraining of Process Facilitators 3-9
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• Step 1—Complete preliminary organization tasks.
• Step 2—Define the scope of the prevention effort.
• Step 3—Address community readiness issues.
• Step 4—Plan for Phase Two: Organizing, Introducing, Involving.
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• Define the issue as clearly and accurately as possible.
• Identify the people or groups that can help address the issue, and bring those people together.
• Brainstorm potential solutions for the issue.
• Evaluate and select a solution(s) that all people or groups feel will best address the issue.
• Implement the solution.
• Check to see how well the solution worked.
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• Identify a Champion (a community leader) to guide the process.
• Inventory existing community services addressing youth and family issues.
• Identify a lead agency committed to supporting the project.
• Secure a Coordinator (to work at least half time).
• Form a core work group to activate the process.
• Develop a roster of Key Leaders to involve in the process.
• Prepare an initial work plan and time line for getting started.
• Identify and secure the resources needed to get started.
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• Define key aspects:
- Define the community to be organized.
- Identify the health and behavior issues to be addressed.
- Agree on what is involved in the “prevention” response.
- Identify legislative/funding supports or constraints.
- Agree on the Community Board’s role.
- Begin to define how the Community Board will operate in the community.
• Summarize issues related to the key aspects.
• Develop an action plan to address outstanding issues related to the key aspects.
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• Investigate community readiness issues.
- Ensure agreement on issues to be addressed.
- Ensure that community members have a common definition of “prevention.”
- Ensure that the community values collaboration.
- Ensure that community-wide support exists for a risk- and protection-focused, data-driven, research-based, outcome-focused prevention approach.
- Obtain school district support for the Communities That Care Youth Survey. Administer the survey as early as possible.
- Plan for coordination among existing initiatives and planning efforts.
- Identify community stakeholders.
- Identify other community readiness issues.
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Securing survey support may be difficult if:
• the Catalyst, Champion or core work group has a poor relationship with key players in the school district
• the school district has historically used a different survey
• some administrators have concerns about potential controversy surrounding the survey.
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Common issues:
• Identifying the right Catalyst, Champion and lead agency
• Finding the time and resources to get Phase One work done
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Common issues:
• Grant parameters
• Data collection considerations
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Common issues:
• Racial/ethnic/cultural divisions
• Time commitment
• Agency collaboration
• Perception of duplication
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