1. Focused Conversation for TTA
FIT FOCUS
Focused Conversation for TTA
May 10, 2017
Dr. Ellen Pope
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Agenda
Comparison of:
Reflective Supervision, Coaching, Focused Conversation
Focused Conversation:
Objective, Reflective, Interpretative, Decisional (ORID)
Application of Focused Conversation to the TTA Process
Case Study Application
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3. Reflective Supervision
Three tools in your toolkit
Coaching
Focused Conversation
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4. Reflective Supervision
A planned time for information exchange, thoughts and feelings regarding a person’s work in supporting children and families
The focus is on the families involved and on the experience of the supervisee.
PURPOSE:
Build capacity for high quality, effective, ethical, culturally responsive services to very young children and their families
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Practice Based
Coaching
A collaborative, mutually trusting relationship for professional growth that improves program quality
Purpose:
To build the capacity of the teacher or practitioner to use effective teaching practices that lead to positive outcomes for children.
A sustained and focused professional development experience focused on improving effective intervention
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O Objective
R Reflective
I Interpretative
D Decisional
A guided conversation technique based on a specific method of questioning
Purpose: To reflect on prior events before coming to a conclusion
useful in helping people process information presented or helping people reach their own thoughtful conclusions.
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7. Preparing for the conversation
FOCUSED CONVERSATION
Preparing for the conversation
Become familiar with all of the assessments and other content
Provide the TTA lead with information prior to the meeting
no right or wrong answers
questions are open and contentless
start with words like “how”, “what”, “which”, or “why"
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ORID: Objective
Opening
Today, our job is to review the Team Assessment and the Observer’s Rating Tool as well as review the video of the team meeting. We will complete the Interim Rating and Quality Improvement Planning Worksheet and develop your IPDP
Objective
Focus of the questions:
Data, the facts about the topic
Let’s briefly review the team assessment, observers rating tool and video of the team meeting
Were you able to watch the video. If so, what stood out for you?
What team assessment rating first caught your attention?
What did you learn from the team assesment?
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ORID Reflective
Reflective
Focus of the questions:
Related to personal reactions and associations
How do these ratings make you feel?
What surprised you?
What is going well?
What makes you most concerned?
How have you experienced being on this team?
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ORID Interpretative
Interpretative
Focus of the questions:
About meaning, significance and implications
Why do you think this rating is low compared to the other ratings?
What is your insight about this rating?
How do your observations match or differ from the ratings?
What parts of the TTA process are easy for your team? What makes those easy?
What are the biggest challenges your team is facing?
What is getting in your team’s way?
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ORID Decisional
Decisional
Focus of the questions:
Resolution, new directions
As you reflect on what we have said, what are the next steps?
What is your strategy for sharing this information with your team?
What is your highest priority?
What are your goals for your IPDP?
Closing
This is really valuable work that will help make our teams more effective in supporting children and families
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12. The Focused Conversation
Objective
What are the facts?
What did you observe?
Subjective
How did you feel?
What surprised you?
Interpretative
What is the meaning?
What is the insight?
Decisional
What actions will you take?
What decision is called for?
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13. What do you need to review during the Focused Conversation?
EI Practitioner Self-Assessment of
Transdisciplinary Team Practices +
Team Self-Assessment of TransdisciplinaryTeam Practices + +
Video of Team Meeting
(Observers rating tool of TTA Practices) =
Interim Rating and Quality Improvement Planning Worksheet =
Professional Development Plan
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TTA Practices Scoring Rubric
Transdisciplinary Team Practices 1 2 3
Not Yet
Partially
Yes
TTAP1
The Early Intervention Team and the family work together to identify a lead practitioner who serves as the primary liaison between the family and the team.
Score Not Yet if evidence does not support any of the indicators below:
A Lead is specified on the IFSP within 90 days of the initial IFSP. or
There is evidence that the criteria used to select the Lead included but was not limited to discussions on:
Coaching skills sets needed to support the family
Linguistic and cultural needs of the family
Service needs of the family
Rapport/compatibility with family
Geography
There is evidence that the family has been informed of the role of the Lead and has had an opportunity to ask questions and give input.
Score Partially if evidence supports only 1 or 2 indicators below:
Rapport/ compatibility with family
Score Yes if evidence supports all of the indicators below:
And
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18. and Individual Professional Development Plan
Case Study Application
Using the ORID for a Focused Conversation, use the following to complete the Interim Rating and Quality Improvement Planning Worksheet
and Individual Professional Development Plan
EI Practitioner Self-Assessment of Transdisciplinary Team Practices (4 individual self-assessments)
Team Self-Assessment of Transdisciplinary Team Practices
Observer’s Rating Tool of Transdisciplinary Team Practices (case study of team meeting)
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