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Oklahoma’s Child Welfare system can be overwhelming for involved families, for other service providers who are trying to help families, and for community members who want to help but don’t know how. This manual pulls together key resources provided by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services to help make sense of the Child Welfare system
Sometimes coalition members hesitate to take on leadership positions because they don’t know how. This manual will tell you everything you need to know to be an effective leader.
We get asked often, “How do we get more people to our coalition meetings?” Well, here is your answer. This guide describes the pros and cons of growing, the reasons people choose not to come to your meetings, and five specific things you can do to grow your coalition. We don’t guarantee immediate success because growing your coalition takes work, but this guide will certainly set you on the right track.
Family members have a great deal of wisdom to share with service providers, coalitions, and policy makers. They can have tremendous impact by simply telling their story. Although telling one’s story can be intimidating, this manual breaks it down into easy to follow steps.
Not only does this manual walk you through the steps to start a support group, it also offers tips to keep it going, insights into how to manage it month to month, and even specific ideas for meeting agendas
Our world is changing. The pandemic has forced most of us to seek new ways to connect. One of those is through Zoom technology. Even after the pandemic ends, this way of meeting will remain. If you don’t know how to set up one of these meetings, this manual is for you.
If you’ve ever tried to lead a meeting without some knowledge of Robert’s Rules of Order, you may have found it frustrating and chaotic. This manual helps you understand the basic rules of running meetings to make them go smoothly every time.
If coalitions, committees, or service organizations don’t know why they exist or what they are trying to accomplish, they will find it difficult to keep members working in the same direction. This manual will help you create your fundamentally important mission statement and keep everyone on track.
Updated Coalition List
There are over 80 regular coalition meetings, coalition committee meetings, and resource support meetings in Oklahoma that deal directly or indirectly with Children’s behavioral health issues. The Evolution Foundation consultants attend as many of these as possible every month. If you need to know when and where the group closest to you meets here is where you can find it. Just download the updated list.