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The Leadership Institute: Agenda
A glance through The Leadership Institute agenda reveals the interplay between information sharing and time for planning. The program content and schedule follows a core concept but may vary to accommodate the needs of a particular team.
Here is the basic agenda for a Perinatal SART Leadership Institute. The Children’s SART Leadership Institute shares the balance of input and planning but the content is geared to the problems of high-risk children.
DAY ONE:
8:30 AM Continental breakfast
9:00 AM Welcome and introduction of team and faculty
9:15 AM Overview of The Leadership Institute
9:30 AM Integrating Screening and Assessment Strategies Across Systems of Care
In this session Dr. Chasnoff reviews the relevant literature on drug use patterns among pregnant women and a variety of approaches to screening. The research background on the 4Ps Plus screening instrument is described.
12:00 Noon Lunch
1:30 PM SART Flow Chart and Community SART Audit
In this session Dr. McGourty initiates the planning process with a systematic review of the county’s strengths and weaknesses with regard to screening/assessment, referral to treatment and treatment programs. Subsequent sessions labeled "action planning" are an extension of the process begun in this session.
3:30 PM Action Planning - Identifying Leverage Issues
“Identifying Leverage Issues” is the process whereby the team determines the issues which will constitute the key elements of their plan.
5:00 PM Adjourn
6:30 PM Team and Faculty Dinner
DAY TWO:
8:30 AM Continental breakfast
9:00 AM A Model for Gender Specific Treatment of Mothers and Their Children
In this session Dr. Chasnoff clarifies what is meant by "gender specific treatment" and provides the research and theoretical background supporting the use of gender specific treatment. With this information as background the team will identify opportunities to support substance abuse treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women.
10:45 AM Action Planning – Formulating a Vision
A shared vision is critical if the plan will be acceptable to the community and will foster commitment by key groups and individuals. A review of vision statements generated by other teams helps start this process. Dr. McGourty will lead this process.
12:00 Noon Lunch
1:30 PM The Biological Basis of Behavior: Implications for Children Exposed to Substances
This session highlights a "brain-based" approach to understanding children who have been exposed to substances. The implications of this understanding for a prevention oriented approach of the community are spelled out.
3:00 PM Action Planning – Goal Setting
Goal-setting is begun in this session. The goals which constitute the plan are typically set within six categories
Organizational Preparation (those things which have to be done to prepare the community for implementing the SART process);
Screening and Assessment;
Referral;
Treatment;
Professional Education; and,
Community Education
5:00 PM Adjourn
DAY THREE:
8:30 AM Continental breakfast
9:00 AM Action Planning
Drs. McGourty and Chasnoff work with the team to formulate the action plan.
10:45 AM Systems Integration: CRT’s Child Study Center Model
"Systems integration" is contrasted with "service integration" in order to highlight the advantages for a county that takes a systems-oriented approach. The commonly referred to problem of organizational silos which impedes the provision of services is examined.
12:00 Noon Lunch
1:30 PM Action Planning - Goal Setting
Drs. McGourty and Chasnoff work with the team to formulate the action plan.
5:00 PM Adjourn
DAY FOUR:
8:30 AM Continental breakfast
9:00 AM Final Review of the Action Plan
11:00 AM Team Functioning
This brief session focuses on those aspects of team functioning which have been shown over time to be associated with success. Suggestions are made for how the team can coordinate its efforts.
11:00 AM Next Steps
Team members decide who in their community will receive a courtesy briefing about the results of the Leadership Institute. The practical matter of establishing a place and time for the team’s first meeting is addressed.
12:00 Noon Adjourn