1. STORYBOARD ASSIGNMENT Debi Forest Wk 5

2.  KNOWLEDGE – individuals are exposed to an innovation. Concentration the mini laptop or tablets.  The special instructors meet 1x a month in our joint county session.  We discuss issues, strengths and weaknesses.  A major concern is the communication process.  The instructors described how they communicate.

3. ◦ Individuals form favorable or unfavorable attitudes  The county does not provide us with materials including tools to facilitate our roles.  We are subcontractors.  Each instructor who uses a particular device describes how it works.

4.  Decision – individuals engage in activities that lead to choice. ◦ The group that meets for the monthly sessions are able to see through example how the communication works. ◦ We agree to let others handle the devices for knowledge ◦ The group tries to make a decision if all instructors should use them.

5.  Implementation - ◦ Because we are responsible for purchasing our own tools we can not give them out for use ◦ We decide to experiment with dual therapist visitations so the therapists that do not use a communication tool can try it during a session. ◦ A month later we discuss the positives and negatives

6.  Confirmation – individuals seek reinforcement of an innovation-decision  The benefits of the communication provided over the portable device encourage others to start using it.  Nevertheless, the expense of purchasing it individually hinders some of the therapists goal of using a device within the next three months.