2021 HS TIROE CoP Application

TIROE CoP Overview

The Healthy Start TA & Support Center (TASC) is pleased to host a Trauma-informed, Resilience-Oriented and Equitable Care Community of Practice (TIROE CoP). The goal of the TIROE CoP is to support Healthy Start grantees in adopting and implementing trauma-informed, resilience-oriented, and equitable principles and practices; in an effort to strengthen and enhance Healthy Start service delivery, improve client and staff engagement and retention, and advance equity among Healthy Start communities.

The TIROE CoP will consist of 10 monthly virtual learning sessions from May 2021 to January 2022 (two sessions in January); individual team coaching calls; and monthly Implementation Team meetings (to be scheduled internally). Participants will be required to complete team assignments, which will be shared during the virtual learning sessions. The virtual learning sessions and coaching calls will be held on the following dates:

Learning Session 1: May 17, 3:30-5 p.m. EST
Coaching Call 1: May 2021, dates TBD
Learning Session 2: June 21, 3:30-5 p.m. EST
Coaching Call 2: June 2021, dates TBD
Learning Session 3: July 19, 3:30-5 p.m. ES
Learning Session 4: August 16, 3:30-5 p.m. EST
Coaching Call 3: August 2021, dates TBD
Learning Session 5: September 20, 3:30-5 p.m. EST
Learning Session 6: October 18, 3:30-5 p.m. EST
Coaching Call 4: October 2021, dates TBD
Learning Session 7: November 15, 3:30-5 p.m. EST
Learning Session 8: December 13, 3:30-5 p.m. EST
Coaching Call 5: December 2021, dates TBD
Learning Session 9: January 17, 3:30-5 p.m. EST
Learning Session 10: January 31, 3:30-5 p.m. EST

Who Should Apply

The TIROE CoP will consist of 10 Healthy Start projects. Each project will submit one application. Each project will convene an Implementation Team to support implementation of the TIROE initiative within its Healthy Start program. We recommend that each Implementation Team include:

A Project Director or Manager
Two staff members (CAN Coordinator, Case Manager, Home Visitor, Community Health worker, Fatherhood Coordinator, etc.)
One to two Healthy Start program participants with lived experience
One person identified to collect, analyze, and disseminate data

Please note:

The Project Director or Manager will be expected to participate in at least 3 of the 10 virtual learning sessions.
The two staff members will be expected to participate in all 10 virtual learning sessions.
The Healthy Start program participant(s) and person responsible for data will not be involved directly with the TIROE CoP.
The person responsible for data may be one of the two staff members or the Project Director/Manager, as long as they understand their dual roles.

Commitment & Expectations

Designate two program staff who will participate in the 10 monthly 1.5-hour virtual CoP learning sessions. The two program staff must commit to full participation in the CoP over the 9-month period, in addition to participating in individual program and/or group coaching calls.
The Implementation Team should meet at least once a month for approximately two hours. This time will be spent developing, implementing, and monitoring your program’s TIROE initiative work plan.
The Implementation Team will meet five times with CoP Faculty, Linda Henderson-Smith, PhD, LPC, for 1-hour virtual coaching calls.
To ensure leadership support and change implementation, the Project Director or Program Manager will need to commit to participating in 3 CoP virtual meetings over the course of the 10-month CoP, in addition to participating in all-program Implementation Team meetings. These meetings will include the Learning Session 1, Learning Session 5, and Learning Sessions 9 or 10.
The Implementation Team will develop a TIC initiative work plan, which will be used to guide all work throughout and following the TIC CoP.
Programs will be expected to collect and monitor data relevant to a baseline organizational self-assessment and to conduct another assessment at completion of the CoP. Programs should also monitor progress toward goals laid out in the work plan, and be prepared to share details periodically.

Application & Next Steps

This application will take approximately 20-30 minutes to complete. Please note:

You must receive your Project Director's approval before submitting this application
Only complete this application if you (and all members of your Implementation Team) are prepared to commit to participating in the TIROE CoP from May 2021 through January 2022.

If you are interested in participating in the TIROE CoP, please complete this application by COB Friday, 4/2. If you have any questions, please email healthystart@nichq.org. Thank you for your interest in joining the TIROE CoP!

Be well,
The TA & Support Center

1. Healthy Start Project Name: *This question is required.

2. Healthy Start Project City and State: *This question is required.

3. Healthy Start Project Director: *This question is required.

4. HRSA Project Officer: *This question is required.

9. Please provide the following for the Project Director/Manager completing this application:

First and Last Name
Title/Role
Number of years at this Healthy Start Project
Email
Phone

*This question is required.

10. Please provide the following for the Staff Participant #1:

First and Last Name
Title/Role
Number of years at this Healthy Start Project
Email
Phone

*This question is required.

11. Please provide the following for the Staff Participant #2:

First and Last Name
Title/Role
Number of years at this Healthy Start Project
Email
Phone

*This question is required.

12. What does your Healthy Start project hope to gain from participating in the TIROE CoP? *This question is required.

13. Please identify three (3) program/organizational goals for participating in this CoP:
*This question is required.

14. Have your staff been trained in health and racial equity? If yes, please describe. *This question is required.

15. Have your staff been trained in trauma-informed care? If yes, please describe. *This question is required.

16. Does your project currently provide trauma-informed services? If yes, please describe. *This question is required.

17. Does your project currently provide resilience-oriented and/or equity-advancing services? If yes, please describe. *This question is required.

18. What are 2-3 challenges you think your program may face in integrating a trauma-informed, resilience-oriented and equitable care approach? *This question is required.

19. Is there anything else you would like us to know about you or your Healthy Start project?

Space Cell	Yes
This application has been approved by my Project Director.	This application has been approved by my Project Director. : Yes
My participating staff and I understand that participation in the TIROE CoP requires active participation in 10 virtual learning sessions from 3:30-5 p.m. EST on May 17, June 21, July 19, August 16, September 20, October 18, November 15, December 13, January 17, and January 31.	My participating staff and I understand that participation in the TIROE CoP requires active participation in 10 virtual learning sessions from 3:30-5 p.m. EST on May 17, June 21, July 19, August 16, September 20, October 18, November 15, December 13, January 17, and January 31.: Yes
My participating staff and I understand that participation in the TIROE CoP requires active participation in 5 coaching calls.	My participating staff and I understand that participation in the TIROE CoP requires active participation in 5 coaching calls.: Yes
My participating staff and I understand that participation in the TIC CoP will require the completion of team assignments that will be shared during the virtual learning sessions.	My participating staff and I understand that participation in the TIC CoP will require the completion of team assignments that will be shared during the virtual learning sessions.: Yes
My participating staff and I understand that our Core Implementation Team will have to complete a baseline assessment and another assessment at the end of the 9-month CoP.	My participating staff and I understand that our Core Implementation Team will have to complete a baseline assessment and another assessment at the end of the 9-month CoP.: Yes
My participating staff and I understand that the organization will ensure the participating staff will need to take time away from Healthy Start duties to fully participate.	My participating staff and I understand that the organization will ensure the participating staff will need to take time away from Healthy Start duties to fully participate.: Yes
My participating staff and I commit to supporting staff by providing time and resources for their participation in the TIROE CoP.	My participating staff and I commit to supporting staff by providing time and resources for their participation in the TIROE CoP.: Yes