Sonoma County schools and community organizations are invited to send a strategic team of at least three members to participate in the Restorative Culture Collaborative Cohort II. Originally created to support the expansion of Restorative Practices in Sonoma County, the Collaborative has broadened to also include efforts related to addressing the social-emotional needs of students/clients; promoting equity and access; and building and nurturing thriving schools and communities.
As a collaboration between the Sonoma County Office of Education, Sonoma County Department of Human Services, Sonoma County Department of Health Services (Behavioral Health and Public Health), Child-Parent Institute, First 5 Sonoma County, and Sonoma County ACES Connection, the 2017-18 effort will move from the goal of awareness-building to one of action.
The Restorative Culture Collaborative Cohort II will offer participants the opportunity to:
- garner basic ACES awareness for shared understanding
- learn to recognize behaviors that may be indicative of childhood trauma
- master and vet specific trauma-informed strategies and strategies for building resilience in ourselves and our students/clients
- develop an organizational action plan
The Collaborative will begin with an orientation to the work, continue to focus on intrapersonal strategies, move next to interpersonal strategies, and culminate with an attention to agency and organizational practices. In an effort to maximize the impact of the work, participating teams will receive contextualized, site-based support between workshop sessions.
WORKSHOP DATES ARE:
- November 8, 2017 | Orientation to the Work
- January 11, 2018 | Intrapersonal: Prepare Yourself, Get Mindful
- March 7, 2018 | Interpersonal: Communication is the Key
- April 27, 2018 | Collective: Trauma-Informed Organizations
Register at SCOE here:
https://www.scoe.org/pub/htdocs/class.html?class_id=7281
Agenda
Time | What | Why | How/Materials |
9:00 | Intro and Opening Remarks | How does the work of this cohort fit into larger county and regional efforts? What opportunities and challenges have resulted from the recent wildfires? | Holly White-Wolfe (Sonoma County Human Services) and Chuckica (SCOE) |
9:10 | Constructivist Dyads | Let’s create a space for people to listen to each other, express emotions (thoughts and feelings), and build connections. Also, let’s process how the recent community disaster informs our collective work. | Guidelines; three rounds; prompts |
9:30 | ACES and Resiliency Overview, Brain Science, Toxic Stress and Dysregulation | Orientation to the work. | Jenni Silverstein (LCSW) and Michele Rogers (Early Learning Institute); break included |
12:30 | Lunch | Maintenance! | Provided, but on your own... |
1:15 | Energizer | Let’s get our blood flowing! | Holly White-Wolfe; Superhero and Kryptonite slides; blank paper; teams |
1:30 | Action Plans, Our Collective Product, and Team Work Time | A bias towards action. | Chuckica; team work time |
2:30 | Elevator Pitch with Paired Feedback | Let’s share with our colleagues the focus of our work. Also, let’s get feedback early and often. | Paired teams; 27-9-3 Protocol |
2:45 | Closing Remarks and Feedback | How did we do today? What do we need to consider for future sessions? What support might teams expect moving forward? | Coaching assignments; I Like, I Wish, What If posters; post-it notes |
3:00 | Adjourn | Next Session: 9am - 3pm on Thursday, January 11th @ SCOE |
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