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Communities of Practice

Communities of Practice. “Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do….. and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.” Etienne Wenger

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Communities of Practice

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  1. Communities of Practice “Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do….. and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.” Etienne Wenger “It’s not about working harder, it ‘s about working smarter.”

  2. Communities of Practice Community Members: • engage in joint activities and discussions • help each other • share information • build relationships that enable them to learn from each other. • develop a shared repertoire of resources: experiences, stories, tools, ways of addressing recurring problems— in short a shared practice

  3. Communities of Practice • enable practitioners to take collective responsibility for managing the knowledge they need • create a direct link between learning and performance, because the same people participate in communities of practice that are in the field trying to meet the needs of the community they serve • are not limited by formal structures: they create connections among people across organizational and geographic boundaries.

  4. What Do Communities of Practice Look Like?

  5. Putting Communities of Practice in Autism (CoPA) into Place! Where do we go from here?

  6. Communities of Practice in Autism (CoPA) A collaborative grant funded by: • DMHMRSAS • The integrated Training Collaborative • The VA Department of Education, Special Education Instructional Services

  7. Purpose • To share knowledge, information and resources to help providers improve services for infants and toddlers and young children with ASD and their families in natural environments Key outcomes: • Share resources • Improve supports and services • Develop a means to communicate individualized service delivery • Enhance families’ confidence and competence • Address both providers’ and families’ skills

  8. Mission • Sharing information about evidence-based strategies with a focus on infant/toddlers and young children in natural settings (e.g., joint attention, behavior intervention strategies) • Guidelines for educating parents and professionals about effective strategies and using the strategies to meet IFSP/IEP goals

  9. Issues • Lack of knowledge about what is evidence-based practices for infants/toddlers & children with ASD • Strategies on providing services • Variety of services • Transition between programs • Not providing/having services that families perceive as appropriate • Overlap or gaps in services to children/families • Professionals don’t always know what to do • Professionals don’t always know what to say to families

  10. Outcomes: Year 1 • Develop local CoPA goals based on our mission and community issues and needs • Hold 9 meetings based on the CoPA goals September 2007 – September 2008 • Measure progress toward the mission and local CoPA goals • Did anyone learn anything? • Did services get better? • Are we making progress? • Likert scale • Use pre/post measure to evaluate community standing (Adrienne) • Develop a sustainability plan • Train new CoPA leaders? • Satellite CoPAs? • Identify needs for sustainability (funding, supports) PLAN

  11. Process • When to hold meetings? • Day or evening? • Rotate? • Where you hold meetings? • Rotate location? • Central location? • How long will you meet? • World News takes 30 minutes! • Disseminating information about the meeting and in between the meetings

  12. Process • Who do we invite? • Invite people based on how EI system is set up • Family Members • TTAC • EI Systems Managers • Part B – ECSE • Head Start Programs • Others (Dev. Ped, University Faculty, ASD experts, Parents • Linking with University certificate ASD training programs Size of CoPA group • Talk with system managers about structuring meetings & disseminating information • Ask key players to make a commitment to the CoPA & 9 meetings

  13. Process • Challenges & Solutions • Communicating between meetings • Email, snail mail, a variety of ways to meet all members’ preferences • Time & Commitment • CoPA leader is only a facilitator • Delegate tasks • Defining evidence-based practice • How to choose topics • Brainstorm & prioritize topics • Getting people involved and committed

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