Sustainability
Small working Groups in Your Tech Collab
Small working groups are essential to achieving collaborative goals within your Tech Collab. These small teams play a pivotal role in minimizing time commitments for collaborative champions.
What is a Small Working Group?
A working group is a subset of dedicated champions focused on enhancing behavioral health service access for systems-involved youth and families. Each group tackles specific tasks within the larger collaborative framework.
The number of working groups required depends on collaborative size and goals. Ideally, each group comprises 5-7 members from different levels of agency involvement. Think of these groups as task forces, reporting progress regularly to the entire collaborative.
Establishing Working Groups
Effective management of working groups involves appointing champions and establishing a structured framework. This includes:
Scheduling work group meetings
Developing specific meeting agenda
Recording minutes and outlining action items between meetings
Monitoring action item completion in relation to collaborative goals
Refer to our Additional Resources tab for the Consideration 2: Forming small working groups worksheet and a template to structure the group and identify the mission, vision, and objectives of the group.
Should you have any questions, please reach out to the UCSF Juvenile inJustice Behavioral Health Lab for support.
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Behavioral health services: Treatment and/or interventions for behavioral health needs.
Champions: Staff employed by agencies or institutions who emerge as natural leaders and/or are intimately familiar with the inner workings of their employer and “how the system works.”
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