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| Session Date | Session Start Time | Session End Time | Session Title | Session Location | Session Presenter(s) | Session Description | Materials |
| September 15, 2022 | 8:30 am | 9:30 am | Registration | President's Hall 3 & 4 | Breakfast will be available starting at 9:00 am. |
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| September 15, 2022 | 9:30 am | 10:30 am | The Implementation Science Journey | President's Hall 3 & 4 | Dr. Caryn Ward, Director, and Rebekah Hornak, MA., Implementation & Communication Specialist
National Implementation Research Network at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at UNC-Chapel Hill |
As organizations begin the implementation science journey, they often hesitate to move fluidly through the stages. Going back to exploration or installation and examining gaps within the work can be challenging yet rewarding. There is also a vision of full implementation and sustainability, but what exactly does that mean or look like within an organization? Dr. Caryn S. Ward and Rebekah Hornak will highlight the benefits and intentionality of the stages, not a linear framework, but rather a dynamic framework that flows back and forth. They will also share the current conversations around the concept of sustainability and how an organization can define this not as an end goal but as a process. |
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| September 15, 2022 | 10:30 am | 11:15 am | Setting the Stage for Effective Implementation | President's Hall 3 & 4 | Mike Brink, Project Manager, EITA |
As a follow-up to the keynote session on Implementation Science, this session will identify components and activities for each stage of implementation for Infant Toddler Programs in Pennsylvania’s Early Intervention Service Delivery: Coaching Across Setting rollout. It will include a review of the overlap of stages within programs and examine the critical elements of staff readiness and buy-in for effective implementation. |
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| September 15, 2022 | 11:15 am | 11:30 am | Break | ||||
| September 15, 2022 | 11:30 am | 12:30 pm | What Do We Need to Be Ready to Do This? | President's Hall 3, President's Hall 4, Room 104, & Room 204 | EITA Consultants |
In the facilitated discussion sessions, participants will review and discuss staff readiness and buy-in as a critical element for quality implementation of a new practice. They will identify available resources and strategies needed to support staff buy-in at the local level. |
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| September 15, 2022 | 12:30 pm | 1:30 pm | Lunch | ||||
| September 15, 2022 | 1:30 pm | 2:45 pm | Opportunities for Ongoing Training and Support | President's Hall 3 & 4 | Colleen Kutchkus and Dr. Donna Miller, EITA Consultants
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In order to have Infant Toddler Early Intervention providers implement Family Guided Routines Based Intervention with fidelity, there needs to be an infrastructure created to provide training, monitoring and ongoing support. This session will describe resources available and some of the training paths currently utilized to assure consistency and reliability of implementation across the state. |
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| September 15, 2022 | 2:45 pm | 3:00 pm | Break | ||||
| September 15, 2022 | 3:00 pm | 4:30 pm | How Do We Make This Happen? | President's Hall 3, President's Hall 4, Room 104, & Room 204 | EITA Consultants |
In the facilitated discussion sessions, participants will review what is needed to support current training paths and provide input on strategies and resources needed for county programs and provider agencies to assist with ongoing implementation and sustainability of FGRBI in Infant Toddler Early Intervention Programs. |
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| September 16, 2022 | 8:00 am | 9:00 am | Registration | President's Hall 3 & 4 | Breakfast will be available starting at 8:45 am. |
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| September 16, 2022 | 9:15 am | 9:30 am | Welcome/Opening | President's Hall 3 & 4 | Lisa Parker, Director, Bureau of Early Intervention Services and Family Supports |
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| September 16, 2022 | 9:30 am | 10:30 am | Using Data for Problem Solving and Planning | President's Hall 3 & 4 | Melissa Mecke, and Dr. Donna Miller, EITA Consultants |
Data is a critical element for supporting implementation and monitoring progress of a new practice. Participants will learn how data has been used for decision making in the Early Intervention Service Delivery: Coaching Across Setting rollout and discuss tools for gathering data and measuring progress in their local programs. |
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| September 16, 2022 | 10:30 am | 10:45 am | Healthy Minds @ Work | President's Hall 3 & 4 | Dr. Jennifer Furness, EITA Consultant |
This session describes the Office of Child Development and Early Learning’s (OCDEL’s) initiative to assist Early Intervention staff. OCDEL sees and hears the professionals who are learning to cope with their personal trauma from the global pandemic event while also supporting the children and families in the commonwealth. We know children are coming into the early childhood settings with unique challenges and needs. As OCDEL works to develop and implement strategies to support the children, we also recognize the caring, committed adults need support as well. |
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| September 16, 2022 | 10:45 am | 11:00 am | Break | ||||
| September 16, 2022 | 11:00 am | 12:00 pm | Review and Reflection on Why We Do This Work | President's Hall 3 & 4 | Mike Brink, Project Manager, EITA |
As leaders, we often want to work harder and faster to implement a new practice. We tend to focus on what needs to be done and how it is going to happen. This session will review why the Bureau of Early Intervention Services and Family Supports is committed to improving the quality of service delivery in Pennsylvania Early Intervention and encourage participants to reflect upon how focusing on their own why will make what they do more impactful. |