Collaborative Core Teaming

Collaborative Core Teaming

“Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.”
Oprah Winfrey

“One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.”
Marie Curie

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams and live the life you have imagined.”

Thoreau

Take a Big Leap Together by reading Shared Action-Taking and Building Teams. This is commitment at a higher level (read sections A through E).

Core Teaming is the ultimate connection. It is short term, for the most difficult situations, and uses networking consisting of both informal and formal supports, with meetings being held every 30 days and tapering off to 60 and then 90 days using collaborative principles aimed to empower the family.

• Things may be spiraling downward and may need the services and involvement of many agencies beyond what two people can provide.

• Core Teaming requires all that the constituents plan, organize and contribute together.

• Consider the Existing School Groups, for example, the Child Study Team, Student Assistance Team, IEP team, Wrap-Around Team or Family Service Team within DCFS. The Fostering Healthy Utah Team in the Health Department can also be expanded to a Core Team level by including extended family, friends, outside agencies, community resources and the medical providers (or their representatives), if needed.

• Many of the above ideas are brought forward for the meeting’s agenda. For contents, see the Collaborative Coordination and Team Building Handout and go to "What is the Structure of the Team Meetings?".
  
• In Forming a Core Team, see "Building Integrated Systems of Care" at PaperBoat.com by selecting the Article Archive menu item.
• For Ways to overcome obstacles or hurdles in forming a Core Team:
  • Go to a best friend and together seek support for a core team.
  • Include supervisor with the child’s worker.
  • Sell and then market the idea that it is in the best interest of the child.
  • Have something to eat for the meeting. This does wonders among the group.
  • Look for input in various ways.
  • Limit meeting frequency to every couple of months if possible—then make contacts on the phone in between meetings.
  • Select a good Collaborative Coordinating leader. See the Collaborative Coordination and Team Building Handout and go to "What is the role of a Collaborative Leader?"

“What is not recorded, is not remembered.”
Mrs. Benazir Bhuto, a woman Muslim leader and head of State

• Get feedback from the group meetings by looking at the Core Team Satisfaction Survey.
• Go to the Resource Manual.
  
• Our Other Resources – Favorite Links can also provide ideas.
• A local Interagency Counsel Referral may be needed if no success is achieved according to local district policy. Call 211 or specific county directory for the number.
• If there is Another Crisis, remember that it’s not the cure you seek, but the ways to manage, so that the quality of your life is more palpable.
• Do you need a Respite Break? If so, call the Family Support Center or Youth Services.
• Talk it over with an ABLE team member at (801) 584-8552.
• If your child is on the DSPD Waiting List, have you re-assessed your child’s priority or discussed options for a referral to the Emergency Management Committee for a consultation? This process can help with the waiting line.
• If you are dissatisfied or discouraged with a Utah Human Service program, call Constituency Services at (801) 538-4589. The Governor’s Office of Constituency Affairs is also available at (801) 538-1000, or also the Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities at (801) 533-4128.
• For school-related compliance issues, consult with either IDEA or 504, or call the State Office of Education at (801) 538-7500. If there is still lack of resolution regarding a disability, voice concern at the Disability Law Center at (801) 363-1347.

“You can help people permanently by showing them several ways how to do it and
then together, have them choose their way.”
—Native American