1. Developing Staff Orientation Programs

2. What is a staff orientation program
Getting the basic information that tells a staff member the basic information about the organization, her position, the target population, and the community

3. Why conduct a staff orientation program
Allow staff to hot the ground running
Give staff confidence in their own abilities
Improve possibility of people doing a good job over the long term
Enfold staff to an existing social structure
Formally welcome staff to the organization
Make staff knowledgeable and better-prepared

4. What are the elements of a staff orientation program?
Introduction to the organization
Introduction to the target population
Introduction to the community at large
Introduction to the position

5. How do you actually conduct a staff member?
Decide at whom your oorientation is aimed
Clarify what you want to accomplish
Decide on the content of the orientation
Decide whether the orientation will be group or individual
Choose your format and methods
Decide who will conduct the orientation
Decide the length of the orientation
Evaluate your orientation each time you run it
Create some sort of marker for the end of the orientation or orientation period