ORGANIZATIONAL ACTION PLANNING Presented By: Guy Leemhuis

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ORGANIZATIONAL ACTION PLANNINGPresented By Guy
Leemhuis
Designing for Diversity 2005
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ORGANIZATIONAL ACTION PLANNINGClarifying
Conditions

• Area of Action
• Description of Issue
• Current Conditions Desired Conditions
• What does it look like? What does it look like?
• What does it sound like? What does it sound
  like?
• What does it feel like? What does it feel
  like?

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ORGANIZATIONAL ACTION PLANNINGClarifying
Conditions

• Area of Action Services to people of color with
  psychiatric disabilities
• Description of Issue Our organization does not
  serve significant numbers of people of color with
  psychiatric disabilities and therefore many
  people from that community are not benefiting
  from our services
• Current Conditions Desired Conditions
• What does it look like? What does it look
  like?
• What does it sound like? What does it sound
  like?
• What does it feel like? What does it feel
  like?

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ORGANIZATIONAL ACTION PLANNINGBarriers and Key
Tasks

• Barriers to Desired Conditions
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• Key Tasks to Overcome Barriers
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• 2.
• 3.

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ORGANIZATIONAL ACTION PLANNINGBarriers and Key
Tasks

• Barriers to Desired Conditions
• Lack of knowledge about people of color with
  psychiatric disability issues
• 2. No formal outreach plan to reach communities
• 3. No staff with expertise on delivery system
  for people of color with psychiatric disabilities
• Key Tasks to Overcome Barriers
• Conduct training and invite community leaders
  from desired communities to meet and discuss
  goals
• 2. Create outreach plan in collaboration with
  desired communities
• 3. Hire or train staff who are knowledgeable
  about delivery system laws, rights and resources
  for people of color with psychiatric disabilities

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ORGANIZATIONAL ACTION PLANNINGKey Tasks and
Action Steps

• Key Tasks
• Action Steps
• Person Responsible
• Who Helps
• Start Date
• End Date