After many hours of work and deliberation, the YCB Leadership Team officially identified themselves as the Executive Board. The Executive Board will consist of selected youth allies, youth leaders and SOC staff. The Director of Special Services will have power to veto any decisions or recommendations made by the Executive Board, should they not meet SOC guidelines and standards. Within the Executive Board, four chairs have been selected. The executive board chair structure will include two teams that consist of one youth and one YIS. All other Executive Board members will lead and represent at least one standing committee. Five standing committees were created. The standing committees are community involvement, education and training, social media and communication, policy and advocacy, and recruitment and retention. A phone conference for the Executive Board is currently planned to take place in December.
Friday, November 21, 2014
The Year of the Youth: Moving Forward
On November 8th, members of Youth Coalition Board Leadership Team were brought together in Harrisburg. Attendees included two youth allies, five youth leaders, and four SOC staff (Youth Involvement Specialist (YIS)Team and Director of Special Services). The participants in this group were invited to the Leadership Team meeting by SOC staff based upon their strong youth leadership skills and undeniable willingness and commitment to the Youth Coalition Board (YCB). The main objectives for the day included; establishment of an organizational structure for the group, identification of leadership roles and responsibilities, and a discussion related to National Youth Move opportunities.
After many hours of work and deliberation, the YCB Leadership Team officially identified themselves as the Executive Board. The Executive Board will consist of selected youth allies, youth leaders and SOC staff. The Director of Special Services will have power to veto any decisions or recommendations made by the Executive Board, should they not meet SOC guidelines and standards. Within the Executive Board, four chairs have been selected. The executive board chair structure will include two teams that consist of one youth and one YIS. All other Executive Board members will lead and represent at least one standing committee. Five standing committees were created. The standing committees are community involvement, education and training, social media and communication, policy and advocacy, and recruitment and retention. A phone conference for the Executive Board is currently planned to take place in December.
After many hours of work and deliberation, the YCB Leadership Team officially identified themselves as the Executive Board. The Executive Board will consist of selected youth allies, youth leaders and SOC staff. The Director of Special Services will have power to veto any decisions or recommendations made by the Executive Board, should they not meet SOC guidelines and standards. Within the Executive Board, four chairs have been selected. The executive board chair structure will include two teams that consist of one youth and one YIS. All other Executive Board members will lead and represent at least one standing committee. Five standing committees were created. The standing committees are community involvement, education and training, social media and communication, policy and advocacy, and recruitment and retention. A phone conference for the Executive Board is currently planned to take place in December.
Monday, November 17, 2014
Networking at Regional Children's Service Meetings
Dianna, Crystal and Cindy from the System of Care (SOC) implementation team attended the three regional Children's Service System meetings hosted by Community Care Behavioral Health (CCBH). They are held quarterly and are open to all system partners from that region who serve youth and families.
Great opportunities to hear what is really going on at the ground level, to connect up with other systems and to get the word out further on SOC. I would bet other Behavioral Health Managed Care Organizations have similar sessions. And Behavioral Health Alliance of Rural PA (BHARP) has a similar meeting held quarterly and they have been kind enough to let System of Care be a regular part of the agenda for updates (and recruitment).
Some of the things we learned:
• There is something significant going on in almost all systems in terms of focus/requirements/issues that present a strong opportunity for increased collaboration and coordination.
EX:
Education and the requirements for Suicide prevention Training in all school buildings
Office of Children Youth & Families and the big legislative push in the area of Child Abuse,
mandated reporting, definitions
Juvenile Justice and the focus on family involvement. The training requirements are
significant and this seems like a great time to better coordinate and NOT have so much
duplication.
• The message of SOC and its opportunities have definitely not made it down to the worker bee level. Top management may hear it but SOC message hasn't generally filtered down. And if it has, that is not the level who can make the decision and commitment to jump in. These kinds of broad-based meetings are essential for us to participate in and are a good investment of time, staff and resources.
Great opportunities to hear what is really going on at the ground level, to connect up with other systems and to get the word out further on SOC. I would bet other Behavioral Health Managed Care Organizations have similar sessions. And Behavioral Health Alliance of Rural PA (BHARP) has a similar meeting held quarterly and they have been kind enough to let System of Care be a regular part of the agenda for updates (and recruitment).
Some of the things we learned:
• There is something significant going on in almost all systems in terms of focus/requirements/issues that present a strong opportunity for increased collaboration and coordination.
EX:
Education and the requirements for Suicide prevention Training in all school buildings
Office of Children Youth & Families and the big legislative push in the area of Child Abuse,
mandated reporting, definitions
Juvenile Justice and the focus on family involvement. The training requirements are
significant and this seems like a great time to better coordinate and NOT have so much
duplication.
• The message of SOC and its opportunities have definitely not made it down to the worker bee level. Top management may hear it but SOC message hasn't generally filtered down. And if it has, that is not the level who can make the decision and commitment to jump in. These kinds of broad-based meetings are essential for us to participate in and are a good investment of time, staff and resources.
Cindy Zembryki
SOC Regional Facilitator
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