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RESILIENCY IN ACTION
Designing Pathways to ActionReducing Adversity in the Lives of Very Young Children
Facilitated by Frank Robinson, PhDExecutive DirectorPartners for a Healthier Community
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AGENDA
AGENDA
Purpose of the learning collaborativeFuture State for Resiliency-based Work with Springfield Families
Review and Upgrade Barriers and Challenges
Organize Issues
<<Lunch>>
Prioritize and/or Rank Issues
Develop Solutions
Next Steps
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DESIRED OUTCOMES
• Success means that by the end of the day we will have to….– Affirm the vision for the learning collaborative– Agree on priorities for the learning collaborative – Develop a shared understanding of the barriers and challenges to a
resiliency framework – Develop an appreciation and understanding of why a “system
approach” is needed for this work– Identify missing people and organizations, and figure out how to
engage them in this work– Identify and align strategies across organizations and sectors to sustain
the work we begin
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VISION TO PROBLEM TO SOLUTIONPathway to Action
Pathway Design
Vision
Problem
Solution Implementation
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STAGES OF PRIORITY SETTING
New and upgraded ideas, opinions, and information.
Organize, prioritize or rank issues
Develop Proposals for Action
Open, Narrow, Close – As a Priority Setting Framework
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“ANALYZING BOULDERS AND BUILDING BRIDGES”
• System Approach (Iceberg metaphor)– Tip of the Iceberg
• Event– See and name the situation, event, or activity
– Below the Water Level• Patterns
– Identify trends or continuous patterns• Underlying Structure
– Relationships the parts and causes of the patterns • Mental Models
– Deeply held assumptions about the world that drives the behavior of people, and institutions
• Cultural and Institutional Values– Core beliefs and values embedded in our culture and institutions
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ISOLATED EVEN
TSDeeper U
nderstanding with
Increasing Leverage
BARRIERS AN CHALLENGES TO RESILIENCY-BASED APPROACHES FOR VERY YOUNG CHILDREN (INFANTS - 8 YEARS OLD)
Event
Patterns
Underlying Structures
Mental Models
Cultural and Institutional Values
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Intentional Violence
THE TIP OF THE ICEBERGDOWNSTREAM AND/OR MICRO LEVEL ISSUES
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PERSONAL & SITUATIONAL ISSUES
SOCIAL SUPPORT & SOCIAL NETWORKS
SURFACE MEANING
DEEPER MEANING
INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCE, INDIVIDUAL RESPONSES AND BEHAVIORS, THINKING, REASONING, DECISION-MAKING, LOGIC, ATTENTION, PERCEPTION
FACTORS AFFECTING HEALTH & WELL BEING: ENVIRONMENT, WORKING CONDITIONS, ECONOMY, EDUCATION, CULTURE, AND HEALTH SYSTEMS.
Misinformation about Risk Factors
Relationships between Parents & Children
Education for parents and children
Education about Available Support Resources
Nurturing & Coping Skills
Function of Institutions - Educational, Social, and Civic
Internalized Oppression and Internalized Racism
Community Organization
Poverty
Poverty and Work Ethics
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DOWNSTREAM ISSUES
ROOT CAUSE / EQUITY ISSUES
ABOVE THE LINE
BELOW THE LINE
= PROGRAM, POLICES, AND PRACTICES THAT MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE INDIVIDUAL’S DEFAULT DECISIONS TO BE HEALTHIER
= MISSING OPPORTUNITY STRUCTURE: HOME, COMMUNITY,
SCHOOL, WORK; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
Access
Coordinated and Accessible Services
Constant Communication to Al Parties
Health Disparities
Efficient Resource Utilization
Relationships between Providers
Structural Issues(Time, place, cost of services)
Default Assumptions(Stereotyping - ‘Deserving & Undeserving Poor”)
Cultural and Institutional Values (racism, homophobic Attitudes)
THE TIP OF THE ICEBERGUPSTREAM AND/OR MACRO LEVEL ISSUES
Poverty
Relationships Between Providers and Parents (authentic power sharing)
One Stop Services
Service Gaps & Unmet Needs
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PRIORITY SETTING
• Proposals for Action– Review and confirm the results of the iceberg
exercise – new and upgraded ideas, opinions, and information.
– Organize the information for better understanding– Evaluate and prioritize or rank results– Select possible proposals – Secure agreement on how to proceed
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DIMENSIONS OF SUCCESS
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DIMENSIONS OF SUCCESS
• Process– Affirm proposals with all stakeholders– Agree on how the work will get done – designed,
managed, monitored, and evaluated• Results– Agree on the tasks for completing the work– Agreement on the results
• Relationships– Network Organizing and Team Building
Shared Responsibility
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VISION TO PROBLEM TO SOLUTION PATHWAY
• Next Steps (July & August)– Agreement on an image of the ideal future state
• Solicit a variety of views• Develop a vision of how new approaches will benefit children
and families – Create a visual image
• Identify the problems that need to be addressed and the assets that can be used in order to reach the vision
– Build and agreement on the ideal future state• Implementation (September)– Agree on solutions
Taking It Home
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