Focused Conversation for TTA FIT FOCUS Focused Conversation

Focused Conversation for TTA FIT FOCUS Focused Conversation for TTA May 10, 2017 Dr. Ellen Pope TTA Focused Conversation 5. 10. 17

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 TTA Focused Conversation 5. 10. 17

Reflective Supervision Three tools in your toolkit Coaching Focused Conversation TTA Focused Conversation 5. 10. 17

Reflective Supervision A planned time for information exchange, thoughts and feelings regarding a person’s work in supporting children and families PURPOSE: Build capacity for high quality, effective, ethical, culturally responsive services to very young children and their families TTA Focused Conversation 5. 10. 17 The focus is on the families involved and on the experience of the supervisee.

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 TTA Focused Conversation 5. 10. 17

O Objective R Reflective I Interpretative D Decisional Focused Conversation Purpose: To reflect on prior events before coming to a conclusion TTA Focused Conversation 5. 10. 17 A guided conversation technique based on a specific method of questioning

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" TTA Focused Conversation 5. 10. 17

ORID: Opening Objective 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 Let’s briefly review the team assessment, observers rating tool and video of the team meeting Focus of the Were you able to watch the video. If so, what stood out for you? questions: Data, the facts What team assessment rating first caught your attention? about the topic What did you learn from the team assesment? TTA Focused Conversation 5. 10. 17

ORID Reflective How do these ratings make you feel? Focus of the questions: Related to personal reactions and associations What surprised you? What is going well? What makes you most concerned? How have you experienced being on this team? TTA Focused Conversation 5. 10. 17

ORID Interpretative Why do you think this rating is low compared to the other ratings? Focus of the questions: About meaning, significance and implications 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? TTA Focused Conversation 5. 10. 17

ORID Decisional As you reflect on what we have said, what are the next steps? Focus of the What is your strategy for sharing this questions: information with your team? Resolution, new directions 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 TTA Focused Conversation 5. 10. 17

The Focused Conversation q ü ü 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? TTA Focused Conversation 5. 10. 17

What do you need to review during the Focused Conversation? + + + EI Practitioner Self-Assessment of Transdisciplinary Team Practices Team Self-Assessment of Transdisciplinary. Team Practices Video of Team Meeting (Observers rating tool of TTA Practices) = Interim Rating and Quality Improvement Planning Worksheet = Professional Development Plan TTA Focused Conversation 5. 10. 17

TTA Focused Conversation 5. 10. 17

TTA Focused Conversation 5. 10. 17

TTA Focused Conversation 5. 10. 17

TTA Practices Scoring Rubric 1 Not Yet The Early Intervention Score Not Yet if evidence does not Team and the family support any of the indicators below: work together to identify A Lead is specified on the IFSP a lead practitioner who within 90 days of the initial IFSP. serves as the primary liaison between the or family and the team. 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 Transdisciplinary Team Practices TTAP 1 or 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. 2 Partially Score Partially if evidence supports only 1 or 2 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 3 Yes Score Yes if evidence supports all of the indicators below: A Lead is specified on the IFSP within 90 days of the initial IFSP. And 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 There is evidence that the family And has been informed of the role of the Lead and has had an opportunity to There is evidence that the family has ask questions and give input. been informed of the role of the Lead and has had an opportunity to ask questions and give input. TTA Focused Conversation 5. 10. 17

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 ü EI Practitioner Self-Assessment of Transdisciplinary Team Practices (4 individual self-assessments) ü Team Self-Assessment of Transdisciplinary Team Practices ü Observer’s Rating Tool of Transdisciplinary Team Practices (case study of team meeting) TTA Focused Conversation 5. 10. 17