Strength-Based Team Approach: - CalSWEC



Strength-Based Teaming:

Achieving Safety, Permanency & Well-Being for Children & Families

Abstract

Whether teams are short or long term, family planning for achieving safety, permanency and well-being can be more effective with genuine teamwork. This two-day training for CSWs continues to build on the preceding CPM training by incorporating the principles offered there into the teaming process. Helping teams be successful requires knowledge of team phases and activities, as well as good facilitation skills. The purpose of this training is to provide this specific knowledge and skill development for the participants. The participants will come away with an understanding of what makes teams successful, the steps and skills necessary for successful team outcomes, and the skills to facilitate the teaming process as a whole, including strategies for negotiating conflict.

Learning Objectives

Knowledge

K1. Participants will be able to identify the benefits of a team approach to planning.

K2. Participants will understand how a teaming process can help equip families to cope with

stressors.

K3. Participants will delineate the separate skills/phases of a team planning process.

K4. Participants will be able to assist families in better identifying supports and team members.

K5. Participants will understand how to utilize parent advocates or parent partners through DMH as

part of the team, if resources are available.

K6. Building upon the previous training, participants will understand how to utilize their knowledge

of strength-based practice and engaging families in the teaming process.

K7. Participants will identify and share the common purpose of the team, its goals, progress and

outcomes.

K8. Participants will understand the value of each plan being individualized to the family’s unique

strengths, needs and strategies.

K9. Participants will understand strategies for family participation in identifying strengths and needs,

and help to identify members of the team.

K10. Participants will understand the role of the CSW facilitator and how this is distinguished from

other facilitator roles.

Skills

S1. Participants will understand effective team planning process and time management skills to

better assist families

S2. Participants will distinguish/build skills necessary to participate in an effective team planning

process. Skill Sets:

A. PREPARING

S2A(1) Begin to establish trusting, helping relationship

S2A(2) Demonstrate genuine interest in, and respect and empathy for family

S2A(3) Acknowledge, respect strengths and culture of the family

S2A(4) Provide detailed overview of teaming process – purpose, what can be

expected, next steps

S2A(5) Gain information re: possible team members

S2A(6) Decide contact and information and process

B. FORMING/ENGAGING

S2B(1) Assemble group/team

S2B(2) Engage team

S2B(3) Establish agenda and common purpose

S2B(4) Define team guidelines (ground rules)

S2B(5) Gather input from all perspectives

C. FACILITATING

S2C(1) Keep team engaged

S2C(2) Role Watch (Neutral/Content Expert)

S2C(3) Gather input from all perspectives

S2C(4) Brainstorm

S2C(5) Organize and synthesize perspectives

S2C(6) Document ideas and tasks

S2C(7) Track follow through

D. PLAN DEVELOPMENT

S2D(1) Review overall purpose (family objective)

S2D(2) Identify and address needs

S2D(3) Prioritize

S2D(4) Elicit and use strengths

S2D(5) Establish goals and strategies

S2D(6) Organize and put together a family-centered, individualized plan

S2D(7) Document

S2D(8) Acknowledge, respect strengths and culture of family in the plan

S2D(9) Understand resources (formal and informal, traditional and non-traditional)

E. TRACKING PROGRESS (MANAGING OVER TIME)

S2E(1) Assist with follow through

S2E(2) Revise plan as necessary

S2E(3) Show families how to plan for themselves (Developmental Facilitation)

F. SUSTAINING CHANGE

S2F(1) Build on small steps

S2F(2) Celebrate successes

S2F(3) Help/reinforce families planning for themselves

S3. Participants will learn how to normalize/manage conflict in teams.

Skill sets:

S3a. Identify and recognize how family defines respect

S3b. Acknowledge each view point as important/valuable

S3c. Reframe concerns to strength-based perspectives

S3d. Focus on common purpose

S3e. Brainstorm as many ideas as possible

S3f. Choose win-win options

S4. Participants will utilize their supervisor in forming a team.

S5. During a skill practice activity, participants will understand and be able to articulate the

complementary roles that they and other team members play in engaging families.

Values

V1. Participants will value how the team process supports them in their work.

V2. Participants will value how teams can help support families.

V3. Participants will value how each family brings different values, skills, preferences, abilities,

strengths and needs to the planning table.

V4. Participants will value the identity and expertise of each team member’s role.

V5. Participants will value continued use of strength-based approaches to engagement and teaming.

V6. Participants will value that documenting the team-based approach to identifying a child’s

underlying needs in court reports enables the court to join in the teaming process.

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