1. Strategic Prevention Framework – Capacity Building
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Time – 10 – 20 Minutes

2. What is SPF?
The Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) uses a five-step planning process to guide communities in the selection, implementation, and evaluation of effective, culturally appropriate, and sustainable prevention activities.
Definition – The SPF uses a five-step planning process to guide communities in the selection, implementation, and evaluation of effective, culturally appropriate, and sustainable prevention activities.

3. Components of the SPF ~~Click to enlarge graphic.
Assessment – Profile population needs, resources, and readiness to address needs and gaps
Capacity – Mobilize and/or build capacity to address needs
Planning – Develop a comprehensive strategic plan
Implementation – Implement evidence-based prevention programs and activities
Evaluation – Monitor, evaluate, sustain, and improve or replace those that fail

4. Capacity Building The ability to mobilize the community & resources
Membership
Structure/Function
Engage Community
Cluster versus Coalition
Coalition versus Program
Membership – includes both who is at the table and what knowledge and skills are represented.
Structure/function – includes how the coalition is set up AND the ability of the group to work together, make decisions, etc..
Engage Community – Remember that your identified target population needs to be at the table, e.g., if you are focused on youth, youth need to be at the table (or at least involved at each step of the way, whether or not they actually sit at coalition meetings).
Cluster – working together to make systematic change across the town/city lines. Coalition – group of key stakeholders working to implement a strategic plan.
Program – a group of employees hired to implement the project.

5. Key Components of Capacity Building
Fiscal, human, evaluation, organizational resources
Raising awareness to impact readiness of stakeholders
Develop or strengthen relationships
Fiscal – Strong agency overseeing the management of the grant Human – Identify key community members who can work together to help develop and implement a plan of action
Evaluation – Constant feedback on how the process can be improved.
Organizational Resources – bringing together key entities that can support the efforts over the long term.
Community readiness – The community’s level of awareness of, interest in, and ability and willingness to support substance abuse prevention initiatives. More broadly, this connotes readiness for changes in community knowledge, attitudes, motives, policies, and actions
Relationships – Helping connect key stakeholders in order for them to collaborate on the common goal.

6. Levels of Involvement Core Leadership Active Membership
Don’t Attend Meetings, but Give Their Input and Support
Trying to create a community movement.
A coalition is the vehicle where people come together to make decisions in the best interest of the community.
The whole idea is to build ownership in the group and the strategies, since this is the first step towards sustainability.
Some coalitions have a list of variety of ways to participate, even if someone can’t or isn’t interested in attending meetings.

7. Shared Decision-Making
Which option makes sense for a coalition?
Autocratic - One person decides
Consultative - Autocratic with advice from others
Minority - Expert, or those with vested interest
Majority - Voting
Consensus - Loyal minority agree to support majority
Unanimity - Everyone totally agrees
Autocratic
(One person decides)
Fastest
Good in crisis
Less likely to be wisest decision
Less likely to be accepted unless survival is at stake
Consultative
(Autocratic with advice from others)
Fast
More ideas and information
Takes more time
Less chance of acceptance and commitment by others
Minority
(Expert, or those with vested interest)
Decision by “experts”
Faster than whole group
All points of view not necessarily heard
Not necessarily representative
Majority
(Voting)
Can be used with any size group
 Most people know this process
 Win/lose mentality
Lack of commitment by losers
Issues become personalized
Consensus
(Loyal minority agree to support majority)
Better decision
All opinions aired
Promotes synthesis of ideas
Elicits more commitment
Consistent with attunement concept
Requires mature members
Progress can be blocked by one person
Best in small groups…difficult in large groups
Can end up operating on lowest common denominator
Unanimity
(Everyone totally agrees)
Most comfortable
Almost impossible to achieve with more than two people

8. Questions? What is unclear? Do you understand your role?
Does it make sense?
Spend a few minutes asking these questions.