Empowering Facilitator Learning Exchange: Aligning Practices with Intention
Dive into the FEM Facilitator Learning Exchange where experts align meeting practices with intention. Explore topics, engage with a diverse facilitator team, and share insights to empower your role in helping others. Join the session for a transformative experience in December 2022 and beyond.
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FEM Facilitator Learning Exchange Aligning meeting practices with intention December 2022 Visit the CWTS website: www.coloradocwts.com Training for people who help people
Learning Exchange Agenda Welcome, introductions & settle in Mindfulness moment Accountability check-in Self-awareness activity Let s talk intention Commitments 2
Your Facilitator Team Derek Dzien Ongoing Casework Specialist Colorado Department of Human Services Jessica Wheeldon County Learning Coordinator, Medium Counties Colorado Child Welfare Training System Colleen Gibley-Reed County Learning Coordinator, Large Counties Colorado Child Welfare Training System 3
Introductions in chat Name County Answer: What ONE word describes what intention means to you? 4
FEM Facilitator Learning Exchange Topics SESSION / MONTH TOPIC Session 1 | September 2022 Discovering who you are as a facilitator Session 2 | October 2022 How fidelity can promote good quality FEMs Session 3 | November 2022 Empowering families throughout our involvement Session 4 | December 2022 Aligning meeting practices with intention Session 5 | February 2023 Sharing your FEM superpowers Session 6 | March 2023 Partnering with GALs Session 7 | April 2023 Navigating the IDD world: Adapting FEMs to meet everyone s needs Session 8 | May 2023 How to lean into coaching skills as a facilitator Session 9 | June 2023 Moving away from checkboxes: Bringing value to meetings 5
Seeking Your Recommendations! March 2023 session Partnering with GALs Who would you recommend we invite to our panel of GALs for this session? COLLEEN Please put ideas in chat! 6
FLE Community Agreements Give yourself permission to be here. The work can wait. Take risks. Comfort is overrated. Dare to engage yourself. This is how we learn from each other. Approach all comments with the following in mind: No matter how different someone else s opinion is from our own, there is always something to learn if we have compassion and understanding for one another. What else do YOU need? 7
Mindfulness Moment Ooohmmmmm 8
Commitment Moving Forward: Accountability Check-in From Last Month Topic: How fidelity can promote good quality FEMs 9
Self-Awareness Activity: Part 1 Think of the most difficult family you are currently working with or have worked with in the recent past. Once you ve recalled that family, take 5-10 minutes to journal your experience with that family. 10
Self-Awareness Activity: Part 2 Imagine yourself stepping into the shoes of the family you just described to see what life might be like from their perspective.Pretend you are one of the family members. Reflect on the following questions: What do you think [facilitator s name] thought of your family? How come? What is your relationship like with [facilitator s name]? How would you like your family to be treated by [facilitator s name]? What do you need from [facilitator s name] that you are/were not getting? think of things related to interpersonal characteristics. How would those things change/have changed your relationship? What would be different for you if [facilitator s name] changed in that way? 11
Self-Awareness Activity: Part 3 What new insights have shown up for you, based on this reflection? How has taking on the family s perspective impacted you? 12
Small Group Discussion Building on your answer to the introduction question, discuss the following questions in small groups: How do you define intention? Why is intention important when facilitating family meetings? 13
To Think OR To Do Intention An act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result. I m going to think about it. Intentionally Done with intention or purpose. Action on a plan, goal, ambition or destination 14
Being Intentionally Intentional 5 Things You Need To Know To Be Intentionally Intentional: 1. Set a goal 2. Develop a plan 3. Start 4. Build in accountability 5. Never quit 15
Small Group Discussion In small groups, discuss the following questions: What are the barriers to being intentionally intentional? What gets in the way? What can we do about it? What is in your control and what is not? 16
Next Learning Exchange Topic Topic: Sharing your FEM superpowers Date/Time: Tuesday, February 14, 2023, from 1:00-2:30pm NO MEETING IN JANAURY! 18
