There are three integrated components of this website. Each is an area of expertise and interest and was added because of the requests and needs of others.
The three areas are: Collaboration; Best Practice in treatment for children’s behavioral issues; and Child Care training modules.
Almost everything on the site is there in support of one of these three components.
Collaboration:
Within this website you will find extensive, well researched, best practice information, on corporate, business, community and family collaboration as well as public participation. Suggestions are appreciated, comments and questions are welcome through the comments section on the associated blog.
The first section contains information on Why and How to Build Collaboration, Who to Include in Community and/or Business Collaboration, Why and How to Build Consensus, and How to keep it going.
You may also view a Macromedia® Flash presentation on Building Community Collaboration and Consensus by clicking here. Continue to click on the slide to advance through the presentation.
The Asset section contains information on strength based approaches to help communities, families, children, and youth. You will find general information on Assets, Developmental Assets, Protective Factors, and Resiliency, with links to some of the best sites on the internet on these subjects. Click the right arrows to navigate through this information. To visit the Asset section, click here.
The section on Effective Community Mobilization contains a best practice and evaluation information. You will also find specific tools for mapping, evaluating, and developing community (To include corporate, business, city, town, neighborhood, organization, extended family et etc.) collaborations and coalitions. Click the right arrows to navigate through this information. To enter this section click here.
Open Agenda Conferences (Sometimes referred to as a Search Conferences or a Futures Conference). This section presents specific information on the value, development, and completion, of an Open Agenda Conference. To enter this section click here. (To identify and engage stake holders. Detect and determine issues. Discover, create, and initiate solutions. Encourage follow-through, and accountability. Set and complete goals and objectives.) For additional information and discussion of goal setting, click here.
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