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Systems Integration. April 2012 Sustainability Meeting 2009 SSHS Grantees TAS: Mary Thorngren. Strong Partnerships…. Strong partnerships recognize the whole is greater than the sum of the parts . Understanding your individual partners will build to your common vision.
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Systems Integration April 2012 Sustainability Meeting 2009 SSHS Grantees TAS: Mary Thorngren
Strong Partnerships… Strong partnerships recognize the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Understanding your individual partners will build to your common vision. Share common visions/missions Share resources/data/more Are flexible and responsive/embrace change Communicate effectively and enthusiastically internally/externally
The case for integration… Integration is a sustainability strategy. The integration process leads to strong partnerships.
Partnership Integration at Different Levels System level Organizational level Direct Service Systems Integration
Direct service Initiating a district wide, internal referral system so that students are connected with the right providers Training personnel from multiple law enforcement agencies to implement gang prevention curricula in schools Partners providing the Trainer of Trainers staff to support district implementers
Organizational Three MH providers agree on a plan to provide services to schools based on capacity, and manage their programs through the CMT School and mental health provider share information about which staff can be funded to do red, yellow and green zone work, and configure their services accordingly
System level Writing a new MOU between the school district and the mental health provider for services within the schools Training staff to collect outcome data and training partners to use data for implementation and resource allocation Blending funding to sustain SRO positions (law enforcement budget+ various school funds)
Translating integration into sustainability Build implementation support into district curriculum teams and job descriptions Change partner policy documents to institutionalize ways of working together Partnerships with new ways of doing business
Integration for sustainability Step 1: Conduct a resource mapping process Step 2: Acquire copies of partner strategic plans Step 3: Conduct an analysis of each partner’s activities Step 4: Identify areas that integrate with this initiative Step 5: Look for opportunities for systems integration on 3 levels Step 6: Develop sustainability strategies
Integration for sustainability Step 1: Conduct a resource mapping process
Resource Mapping… A methodology used to link community resources with an agreed upon vision, organizational goals, strategies, or expected outcomes Mapping strategies focus on what is already present in the community; build on the strengths within a community. Mapping is relationship-driven. Key to mapping efforts is the development of partnerships – a group of equals with a common interest working together over a sustained period of time to accomplish common goals. Mapping embraces the notion that to realize vision and meet goals, a community may have to work across programmatic and geographic boundaries.
SSHS Related Initiatives Law Enforcement/Safety School District Mental Health Juvenile Justice • 1 on 1 counseling/meetings • Mentoring • GREAT Program • School climate assessment • Crisis counseling • Individual support teams/plans • Psychiatric care • Group counseling/support groups • Staff & family • Coordinated referral process/progress monitoring • Mental Health screening • Prevention/Wellness promotion • Family group conferencing • Community conferencing • Peer Jury • Conferencing • Problem-solving circles • Circles • Restorative chats • Data-based planning • Wraparound • Complex FBA/BIP • Individual planning • Brief FBA/BIP • Check-in/out • Check/Connect • Social academic instructional groups • School-wide behavior expectations • Acknowledge positive behaviors • Data-based planning
Contact Information Mary Thorngren 202-403-6869 mthorngren@air.org