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Promising Practice: Verification Tracking Simplified (for resource database) A step by step process explaining how this organization tackles updating their resources, includes a process for coding the resources after the initial attempt is sent. Courtesy of United Way of the Midlands This... Continue Reading
Promising Practice: On-boarding Training This powerpoint outlines the points covered in this organization's onboarding training including but not limited to; training methodologies, training ambassadors, technology, training syllabus, etc. Courtesy of 211 - United Way of Connecticut This... Continue Reading
Promising Practice: 211 Listing Policy Check out this “listing policy” that really reflects the local service and area. Courtesy of Canadian Mental Health Association - Edmonton Region This organization was on the 2022 accreditation manual/criteria when this document was... Continue Reading
Promising Practice: Teams Schedule This document shows a commitment to building a process and documentation to ensure quality service delivery for emerging work. Courtesy of the Canadian Mental Health Association This organization was on the 2022 accreditation manual/criteria when this... Continue Reading
Promising Practice: Evaluation Tool for an I&R Specialist This tool has various components to help assess the readiness of a call taker including; a pre-training self-assessment, selecting the correct call type, choosing proper taxonomy, name that presenting need, searching for local... Continue Reading
Promising Practice: Evaluation Tool This Evaluation Tool Document, used to measure the level of competency for Community Resource Specialists and Data Curators is well done. Courtesy of 211 Texas A Call for Help - United Way of Abilene This organization was on the 2022 accreditation... Continue Reading
Promising Practice: Continuity of Operations & Disaster Plan This Emergency Operations and Business Continuity Plan is comprehensive. The plan includes contact information for key staff, vendors, and community partners. A document such as this would be very useful for I&R's during a... Continue Reading
Promising Practice: Lethality Assessment Policy and Procedure In addition to including key elements for crisis assessment and response, this document reflects a template for policies and procedure. They provide the purpose, the policy and processes or instructions. In other words, they... Continue Reading
Promising Practice: Community Needs Assessment A very detailed report that reviews the social and human services landscape in Ashtabula County and identifies unmet needs, gaps in services and makes recommendations for improved service delivery. This is a very good example of how the agency and... Continue Reading
Promising Practice: Board Skills Matrix The matrix tracks the skills and experience of each board member, which indicates the existing capacity of the board and places of potential growth. Courtesy of 211 Nova Scotia This organization was on the 2022 accreditation manual/criteria when this... Continue Reading
Promising Practice: ADRC I&R Crisis Intervention Calls This document not only addresses mental health crisis but also clearly defines other types of crises, with detailed steps on how to respond. Courtesy of ElderSource This organization was on the 2022 accreditation manual/criteria... Continue Reading
