Tier 3 Interventions Facilitator Training:

Learning wraparound and foundations of person centered planning

Tier 3 Leadership and Systems training is a prerequisite for this training series.

This intensive and active training series is intended for individuals who are ready and prepared to begin facilitating wraparound with a student and family. In this learning series, participants will learn and practice the principles and process for facilitating effective wraparound during training sessions and then will complete tasks with a student and family between learning sessions. As participants return to follow-up sessions, they will have the opportunity to share their experiences for additional coaching and learning among their cohort of participants.

Who Should Participate

District and school participation in the Tier 3 Leadership and Systems training series is a prerequisite for the facilitator training series.

Individuals from school or community organizations partnering with the school who have been selected and have support of district and school leaders to facilitate person-centered planning. It is imperative that the individuals participating have dedicated time (approximately 2-3 hours per week) with matching professional beliefs and responsibilities to facilitate person-centered planning.

Oftentimes person-centered planning facilitators fulfill roles within schools such as, counselor, social workers, special education teacher, deans, but are not limited to these roles. Matching of qualities and time are more imperative than job title.

What is included?

One pre-training coaching call with facilitators registering for the training along with their district and school leaders to confirm commitment.

Eight virtual training and coaching modules over the course of one semester. (Total 28 hours) Please note that it is imperative that registrants are able to participate in all online training and coaching modules.

What will our team be able to do?

Identify a student and family with needs that match wraparound intervention
Engage and build rapport with a student and family through 'coffee chat
Utilize family voice and choice to compose a family mission, strengths, and needs profile
Support the family to assemble of team of both professional and natural supports
Facilitate a team-based approach with family voice and choice leading to establish a individualized action plan
Construct a plan to measure and monitor outcomes of individualized plan

Why should I participate?

Person-centered planning is an approach used to support individuals in making decisions and creating plans that reflect their unique preferences, goals, and aspirations. It emphasizes the importance of the individual's voice, autonomy, and self-determination in shaping their lives. The overall aim of person-centered planning is to support individuals in achieving a meaningful and fulfilling life based on their choices and aspirations. It promotes dignity, self-determination, and respect for individual values and preferences.

Frequently Asked Questions

1) Who can be a person-centered planning facilitator?

Anyone who has dedicated time within their role and possesses the professional beliefs and professional skills as outlined on the Tier 3 Facilitator Checklist have potential for being successful facilitators.

2) What skills or credentials are required to be a person-centered planning facilitator?

While not all encompassing, the Tier 3 Facilitator Checklist provides a foundation for considering the skills needed to facilitate person-centered planning. While traditionally person centered planning falls within a clinician-based role, there is not a credential requirement. We have seen successful facilitators from many different job titles.

3) Can facilitators who did not participate in the “Tier 3 Leadership and Systems” training still participate?

Yes, the prerequisite is that district and school leaders have participated in the Tier 3 Systems and Readiness training series.

4) What if a facilitator cannot make all of the training sessions?

While Midwest PBIS Network strongly recommends that facilitators participate in all learning sessions, this will be a discussion during individual pre-conversations. The modules are designed to teach a component of the wraparound process and then have the facilitator complete that piece between the training sessions.

5) What if a person wants to participate in facilitator training and NOT identify a youth and family to complete the wraparound process?

Our experience has taught us that facilitators learn by doing and we have designed the training modules to be driven by the work being done between sessions. Therefore, we ask that only individuals who plan to do wraparound participate in this training series.

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