{"id":2660,"date":"2015-10-13T12:06:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-13T12:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/?p=2660"},"modified":"2021-10-15T19:26:30","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T19:26:30","slug":"vas-coaching-facilitation-guide-a-new-tool-for-local-coaching-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/2015\/10\/13\/vas-coaching-facilitation-guide-a-new-tool-for-local-coaching-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"VA&#8217;s Coaching Facilitation Guide &#8211; A New Tool for Local Coaching Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Virginia,\u00a0we&#8217;ve spent the past few years working hard to learn about and adopt coaching practices. Six regions in our state have completed two <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2662 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/cover-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cover of Virginia's Coaching Facilitation Guide\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/cover-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/cover.jpg 565w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/>levels of coaching training for master coaches and coaching teams. In total, 84 Master Coaches and 278 coaching team members\u00a0participated in\u00a0training and follow-up technical assistance with the coaching gurus, Dr. Dathan Rush and Dr. M&#8217;Lisa Shelden. We&#8217;ve seen impressive regional efforts blossom, led by master coaches and team members who are dedicated to using coaching when interacting with families. Now, we are in a phase of trying to figure out how to sustain this effort, to continue the learning and growth that began, for us, back in 2012.<\/p>\n<h2>You\u00a0Asked For It&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>Over the past few years, we&#8217;ve repeatedly heard from master coaches and supervisors that they just weren&#8217;t sure how to support their colleagues and staff to continuing their coaching work. Folks were concerned that service providers were sliding back into their old ways &#8211; playing with the child for the whole visit, giving the parent homework, etc. They asked for more support, PowerPoints or something that they could use in their local programs or regions to keep coaching fresh and continue the learning process. From those discussions, we decided to put together a guide to help these local leaders do just that.<\/p>\n<p>We convened\u00a0a small workgroup of master coaches who met monthly to brainstorm professional development activities that could be easily implemented as a book study to extend the learning from\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/products.brookespublishing.com\/The-Early-Childhood-Coaching-Handbook-P230.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Early Childhood Coaching Handbook<\/a><\/em> (Rush &amp; Shelden, 2011). This work culminated in our newest resource,\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.veipd.org\/main\/pdf\/coaching_fac_guide_7.28.15.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virginia&#8217;s Coaching Facilitation Guide<\/a> (PDF, New Window)<\/em>. The guide is now posted on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.veipd.org\/main\/sub_coaching.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coaching in Early Intervention<\/a> topic page on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.veipd.org\/main\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virginia Early Intervention Professional Development Center<\/a> site. Soon, a PowerPoint will also be posted that can be used to provide an orientation to coaching practices for new service providers.<\/p>\n<h2>And Here It Is&#8230;Virginia&#8217;s Coaching Facilitation Guide<\/h2>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>Coaching Facilitation\u00a0Guide<\/em>\u00a0is intended to be used by master coaches and program leaders to facilitate discussion at regular meetings about the use of coaching during EI visits. These could be staff meetings, regional provider meetings, or even at a local community of practice. If your program doesn&#8217;t have one of these meetings currently scheduled, you could use the guide to get a regular coaching group meeting off the ground. Or, you could plan to do one activity at a meeting that is already on the books. How you use the guide is up to you!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a quick peek at\u00a0the\u00a0<em>Coaching\u00a0<\/em><em>Facilitation Guide&#8217;s\u00a0<\/em>contents:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction and Facilitation Tips<\/li>\n<li>Section 1 &#8211; What is Coaching in Early Intervention?<\/li>\n<li>Section 2 &#8211; Characteristics &amp; Beliefs of EI Practitioners Who Use Coaching<\/li>\n<li>Section 3 &#8211; Interacting with Parents &amp; Caregivers<\/li>\n<li>Section 4 &#8211; Implementing the Components of Coaching during EI Visits<\/li>\n<li>Section 5 &#8211; Coaching Families &amp; Caregivers in Special Situations<\/li>\n<li>Conclusion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each section has from 3-9 activities, each of which\u00a0include specific instructions (including the purpose of the activity, materials needed, length of time, and steps to facilitate the activity), links, handouts, and answer keys. Guidance for what to do before, during, and at the end of each meeting during which you use the\u00a0activities\u00a0is also provided. Most of these activities have been piloted at regional coaching groups and edited based on user feedback.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>Coaching Facilitation Guide<\/em> is free to use, and we would love to hear how you&#8217;re using it. We want to know about successes and challenges; any feedback is always welcome. We hope the <em>Guide<\/em>\u00a0will help you and your staff avoid the backslide into old practices and extend\u00a0the coaching\u00a0work in your program and across the state!<\/p>\n<h2>Implementation Project &#8211; Get Involved!<\/h2>\n<p>We are just beginning an implementation project to support the use of the\u00a0<em>Coaching Facilitation Guide\u00a0<\/em>in Virginia. The project will include 6 months of online implementation support for local leaders who are using the guide in their localities. Local coaching leaders will be meet online 1x\/month to discuss related topics for each section of the\u00a0<em>Guide<\/em>, process their experiences with using it, and plan for how to use each section with their staff\/colleagues. We are\u00a0currently recruiting Virginia leaders by <strong>October 16th<\/strong> who are able to commit to the 6 month support. If you&#8217;re interested, please either comment below or email me at dcchildress@vcu.edu.<\/p>\n<p>Questions? Ideas? Thoughts about how you can use the guide in your program?<\/p>\n<p>Let me know in the comments below!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>For more detailed information about\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.veipd.org\/main\/pdf\/coaching_fac_guide_7.28.15.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virginia&#8217;s Coaching Facilitation Guide<\/a><\/em> (PDF, New Window) and the implementation project, check out the archived webinar, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.veipd.org\/main\/sub_2015_talks_tuesdays.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3&#8230;2&#8230;1&#8230;Blast Off! &#8211; Launching Virginia&#8217;s Coaching Facilitation Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Virginia,\u00a0we&#8217;ve spent the past few years working hard to learn about and adopt coaching practices. Six regions in our state have completed two levels of coaching training for master coaches and coaching teams. 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