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BUILDING COMMUNITY CAPACITY THROUGH TTA

Marcus Bouligny Tiffiany M. Aholou

Pam Johnson

Critical Partners


!  Overview: SPF-SIG in Georgia !  CITF Framework !  CITF Framework in SPF Context !  Learning Community Comments !  GA-SPF Nine Video Clip !  Closing

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Presentation Agenda

SPF SIG Cohort III State of Georgia

Training and Technical Assistance

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GA-SPF-SIG Coordinator - Pam Johnson


!  In response to the SPF SIG RFA we cited this area as a challenge for the State of Georgia for several reasons:

–  Size/Area of the State of Georgia –  Density of Metro populations –  Number of prevention funded service providers

needing technical assistance

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Lack of Coordinated State Level Technical Assistance


!  Community Initiative Task Force (CITF)= a pool of consultants with expertise in each area of the SPF process

!  Contract with Georgia State University/School of Social Work

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Extending State Capacity

Prevention Provider’s level of Knowledge

!  Prevention workforce lack of baseline knowledge of core prevention strategies and best practices

!  Lack of sharing of knowledge - creating disproportionate number of services in more rural counties

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!  Every County-Community-Provider is different

!  Varying skill levels in prevention core competencies

!  Lack of Culturally Competent Trainers/Coaches

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Need for more “specialized” TA

Need for more “specialized” TA

CITF Framework

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Team Lead CITF Coach – Marcus Bouligny CITF Coach – Tiffiany Aholou


!  SAMSHA's expansion of the SPF and the launch of the eight strategic initiatives have laid a very clear direction for change.

!  Although this shift has opened the door for exciting new advances in community health and wellness it has also revealed many gaps in understanding, skills and adoption by those charged with implementing programs.


Complexity

�  How do we prepare the nine SPF-SIG communities to learn, build skills and facilitate adoption of the SPF framework as well as the implementation of their Strategies?


Big Question

CITF Framew

ork

SR Challenges

!  Lack of understanding of new process (SPF 5 steps)

!  Limited History !  Lack of skills !  Limited Human

Resources !  Limited Peer

Access/ Work Silos

CITF Solutions

!  Training !  Technical

Assistance !  Guidance

Documents !  Monthly

Check-in !  Information

Transfer (web-based

Outcomes

!  Communities are prepared to impact selected priority areas

Conceptual Framework


ELEMENTS � Research � Support � Access

ATTRIBUTES � Collaboration � Adaptation � Interpersonal Skills

At the Core

The primary role of the CITF Coach is to: !  Act as a conduit for T/TA and other state-

sponsored support services. !  Maintain consistent contact with the SRs to

stay abreast of their ongoing needs. !  Ensure that SRs receive timely and

appropriate support with the SPF process.


Roles & Responsibilities

Training: To increase knowledge and skills of SPF using various state approved tools Technical Assistance: Coach SRs to understand and adopt the principles of SPF


Training and Technical Assistance


Modalities

Face-to-Face (F2F)

Conference Calls (CC)

Conference Screen Share (CSS)

Technical Services: Aid in the development of core tools and guidance documents as well as provide access to empirical literature that supports SRs selection of evidenced-based interventions. learn.understand.adopt

Technical Services

• Development of training curriculum • Creation of SPF Tip Sheets

WRITING

• Review of SR products

REVIEW

• Empirical searches of evidenced based practices, policies, and programs

SEARCHES

Information Transfer: To create an open exchange of information to the State and SRs

Monthly Share Calls Website Maintenance ECCO Entries


Information Transfer

•  Create an outlet for SRs to share their progress on the various steps of the SPF

•  Provides a ‘learning community’ for SRs to learn from their peers successes and challenges

MONTHLY SHARE CALLS

•  To provide web-based access to updated tools, documents, and other pertinent information regarding the various SPF steps

•  Acts as a portal to other web-based services offered to the SRs (i.e. RTI , ECCO, and Empirical Search Request

WEBSITE MAINTENANCE

•  To document SR progress •  Provides a vehicle to track and monitor TTA requests

ECCO ENTRIES

CITF FRAMEWORK IN SPF CONTEXT

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Challenges! Tools!

TA Objective! TA Modality

Communities were unfamiliar with doing a

SPF Needs Assessment.

Help communities understand how to

capture, catalogue and prioritize intervening

variables and contributing factors

Core-at-a-Glance Tool

Developed using RTI Comprehensive Needs Assessment Process and

Guidance Binder

F2F Training Coaching & Debrief sessions after CAC

meetings

learn.understand.adopt Assessment

Challenges! Tools!


Communities needed to understand and build their internal

capacity. Based on the new data from the

Needs Assessment.

Help communities understand the importance of

community readiness scores.

F2F Training/CAC Meetings

Coaching & Debrief sessions after CAC

meetings

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• Stages of Readiness • Suggested approaches

to build capacity

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Challenges! Tools!


Communities might say “sounds" like a great

strategy or intervention; however there is no

evidence of outcomes.

Help communities understand the

significance behind selecting evidenced-

based strategies. strategies that already

have demonstrated success.

NREPP website

Evidenced-based strategies guidance document

Conference Call/ Screen Share

Coaching & Debrief sessions after initial

training

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Challenges! Tools!


Communities lack the capacity to find

documentation that supports their evidence-based practice strategies

In consultation with communities, assist in

accessing documentation empirical

literature related to a community's selected

evidence-based strategy.

Website Conference /Screen Share

Coaching & Debrief Sessions

Refer to Evidenced-based strategies guidance

document

Empirical Request System


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Conference/Screen Share

Coaching & Debrief sessions after initial

training

Challenges! Tools!


Communities typically intervene at the host not the environment

Help communities understand that real change occurs when

strategies are applied in a comprehensive

manner


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Challenges! Tools!


When and how do communities

implement their approved

strategies?

CLI /Action Plan

Help communities stay grounded and

focused on their approved Action

Plan

Conference Call/Screen Share

Coaching sessions

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Challenges! Tools!


Different communities; similar but unique

challenges implementing strategies

To create tips that addresses some of

similar issues or challenges

experienced by the SRs

SPF Tip Sheets

Information Transfer Technical Services

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Challenges! Tools!

TA objective! TA Modality

Communities and local evaluators could

become burdened with having to develop evaluation tools

RTI Local Evaluation Guidance Workbook

RTI Evaluation Portal

Conference Call/Screen Share

Coaching sessions

To develop uniformed evaluation tools that can be used to assist

local evaluators across GA-SPF sites


Evaluation

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Communities have different understandings

of how cultural competency should be infused in SPF process.

Characteristics of a Diverse CAC Worksheet

Communities will have a common understanding

the significance of cultural competency.

F2F Training

CAC Coaching

Challenges! Tools!


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Staff turnover presents challenges in maintaining

consistent SPF community efforts

Topical

Help communities diffuse SPF knowledge through

their CAC

Standing Ad hoc Trainings as requested

Challenges! Tools!


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LEARNING COMMUNITY

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Which SPF Step presented a notable challenge in your community or

system?

What was on your T/TA wish-list around this particular challenge?

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Learning Community

In Their Words…

Special Thanks

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Dr. Jim Wolk Dr. Amy Glass Tiffiany Aholou Shayla Bennett

Marcus Bouligny Adriel Jones

Dr. Phillip Graham & RTI Team Margie Irizarry-DelaCruz SPF Nine Communities

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