1. SOP as a Training Technology
Trudi Frazel, MSW
Child Welfare Trainer & Coach

2. Agenda Welcome, Introductions, Group Agreements
Brief overview of main components/themes of SOP
Using SOP skills/strategies in the training room
Debrief
Plus/Delta, Evaluations

3. Introductions Introduce yourself to someone you haven’t met yet: Name
Where you live/work
One thing you’ve learned so far at the conference
One thing you’re hoping to learn in this workshop

4. Group agreements
In groups of 3-4, talk about how you establish group agreements in the training room:
Scale yourself in terms of your level of effort on co-creating agreements with your participants.
What are some agreements you always try to include?
What agreements are you proposing for us today?

5. What is “technology”? From Wikipedia: From Merriam-Webster:
It “is the collection of techniques, skills, methods and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives…”
From Greek:
techne = “art, skill, cunning of hand”
logia = science, knowledge
From Merriam-Webster:
the practical application of knowledge especially in a particular area
a manner of accomplishing a task especially using technical processes, methods, or knowledge

6. SOP Overview
Based on the work of Andrew Turnell, Sonja Parker, Nicki Weld, Maggie Greening, Sue Lorhbach, and many others
Set of skills, tools, and strategies for child welfare that:
Increase engagement with the goal of developing good working relationships
Increase critical thinking
Enhance children’s daily safety

7. Safety, defined:
Actions of protection taken by the caregiver that directly address the danger and are demonstrated over time.
Adapted from Boffa, J., & Podesta, H. (2004) Partnership and risk assessment in child protection practice, Protecting Children, 19(2): 36–48.
Turnell, Andrew & Susie Essex Working with Denied Child Abuse, Open University Press, 2006. 

8. The Power of Three Three “buckets” Three Gems: Three Questions
Harm, Risk/Danger, and Safety Goal Statements
Three Questions
Three Houses

9. SOP’s “Three Buckets” GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Solution-focused conversations
Strategies for talking with children
Appreciative inquiry
Cultural humility
Trauma informed practice
CRITICAL THINKING
Safety Mapping
SDM Tools
ENHANCING SAFETY
Harm and Risk/Danger Statements
Well-formed safety goals
Building safety networks
Partnership-based collaborative planning

10. What are we worried about?
Three Questions
What are we worried about?
What is working well?
What needs to happen next?

11. Solution Focused Questions
Exception
Coping
Scaling
Relationship
Preferred Future

12. Orienting the Network Key Question What the question is trying to do
Potential applications for use in training
Why are we meeting?
“Why” is about purpose. (Ensuring everyone understands and agrees why we are meeting)
Learning objectives
Jurisdictional context/goals for the training
What are we trying to accomplish?
“What” is about desired outcomes. (Going from the overall goal to the specific tasks for that day)
Assessing what participants want/need from the training (in real time)
How are we going to work together?
“How” is about group agreements
Co-creating group agreements to ensure safe learning environments
Adapted from NCCD, SOP Module 8, Orienting the Network, 2012

13. Jargon-Free Language
RFA
CCR
SDM
CFT
TDM
CQI
CWS/CMS …

14. Amplifying the voice of the child/family
In the midst of initiative overload, it is easy to lose sight of our true purpose …
WHO ARE WE REALLY HERE FOR?

15. Checking for Feedback:
Plus/Delta
Can allow lively groups a space to blow off steam
Model good practice by signaling that feedback is welcome, even if critical
Seeks to share power

16. Conclusion: Building YOUR Network!
What are you currently doing -- and what would you like to be doing -- in these areas?
Collaborating with others
Seeking support in skill development

17. What has this got you thinking about?
Debrief
What has this got you thinking about?
What is one thing you heard today that was worth your time?
What is one thing you would like to incorporate into your training?
If you incorporated that thing into your training, what kind of difference would it make?

18. Plus/Delta
What did you like?
What would you change?