September 24, 2024 RSP Newsletter
Hello RSP Leaders!
Welcome to the new messaging format!
ORIMHA has created a section of their website just for YOU and it is live! This is where you will find:
FAQs and downloadable reports related to this project on the landing page
RSP Newsletter section for current and archived messages from us (and a place for folks to subscribe if they want but have not been receiving these messages)
A glossary of common terms used in this project
A collection of resources curated for RSPs
Details about our Community of Practice meetings (and more) in an events page
We will continue to add to this site and welcome your feedback on how to make it more useful to you!
Important Information and Updates
Did You Know??
Implementation and large-scale systems change is not easy….Historically, it has taken an average of 17 years to achieve full scale implementation of a new initiative (e.g., Balas & Boren, 2000). However, with improved supports and a stage-based approach to planning for implementation; the time may be reduced to 2-5 years (Cook et al., 2013)! In fact:
Wong, D. R., Schaper, H., & Saldana, L. (2022). Rates of sustainment in the Universal Stages of Implementation Completion. Implementation Science Communications, 3, 1-12.
We are currently in the pre-implementation stages of ‘exploration’ and ‘installation’ where we are doing our planning for starting IECMH Consultation! Therefore, it is critical to complete as many activities in these early stages of planning as possible. If you haven’t already had time to dive into the Implementation stages planning tool, check it out here:
On pages 5-8 you have the EXPLORATION and INSTALLATION stages. These are the activities most often skipped when starting a new initiative but are MOST CRITICAL to success in scale-up! We encourage you to complete the checklist to help your planning. But please don’t hesitate to reach out to Sondra (sondra.stegenga@utah.edu) and Nichole (nichole@or-imha.org) if you have any questions!
Other Reminders
If you weren’t able to attend on September 5 in Salem we want to meet with you! Please sign up for a one-hour virtual session for IECMH Consultation implementation support to get your implementation plan up and running!. These sessions are for the RSPs who could not attend the in-person session in Salem on September 5.
Up to two RSP teams can sign up per time slot. (Which facilitates some peer learning too so we encourage this!). If you have more than one person representing your RSP team, be sure you select just one time slot that works for all of your team members so you can meet and plan together. A link to join will be sent to the person who signs up. The link should be shared with co-workers from your RSP if they will also participate. SIGN UP HERE.
Save the Dates
Next Community of Practice (CoP) is October 3 from 9-11 am.
To join: Zoom link CoP for RSP
Meeting ID: 817 7555 3096
Passcode: 847022
Please keep November 7 from 9-11 am CoP session on your calendar. We will use the meeting to “prime the pump” for our in-person gathering in Portland the following week. To join: Zoom link CoP for RSP
Meeting ID: 817 7555 3096
Passcode: 847022
ORIMHA is hosting an in-person meeting for RSPs on November 14 from 2:00-5:00 pm and November 15 from 8:30 am-4:00 pm. Please plan to have at least one representative from your RSP there to take the next critical step in the implementation of this project!
Big Picture
Resources
Countering Bias and Promoting Black Joy in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation
This recorded webinar (1 hour, 23 minutes) is the first in a series of resources from Georgetown’s Center of Excellence in IECMH Consultation intended to strengthen cultural responsiveness in IECMH Consultation for children and families in Tribal, African American, Latin American, and Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. The resources include promising practices aligned with the IECMH Consultation Competencies to strengthen culturally and linguistically responsive practices. This session originally aired in March 2023.
Presenters:
Rosemarie Allen, President & CEO, IREE, Associate Professor School of Education, MSU Denver
Corey L. Black, Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant, Tulane University Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Darielle Blevins, CEP Partner, Assistant Research Professor, Arizona State University
Lisa Gordon, CEP Partner & Project Director, School Systems Partnerships & Programs, Bank Street Education Center, Bank Street College of Education
Angela Keyes, Associate Professor, Tulane University Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Hakim Rashid, CEP Partner, Professor of Human Development School of Education, Howard University
Your RSP Implementation Support Team,
Nichole Paradis nichole@or-imha.org
Sondra Stegenga sondra.stegenga@utah.edu