ACTION PLANNING FOR THE CALIFORNIA FASD TASK FORCE

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ACTION PLANNING FOR THE CALIFORNIA FASD TASK
FORCE

• November 1, 2005
• For the FASD Center for Excellence
• Sharon L. Dorfman, ScM, CHES, SPECTRA
• Ormond Beach, FL
• 386.671.6410
• DorfmanS_at_aol.com

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Agenda (flexible times)

• Review your five-year strategic plan
• Draft activities for JAN-SEPT 06
• Move toward completing your strategic plan
  document
• Design and start implementing a task force
  infrastructure

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Your mission statement

• The mission of the California FASD Task Force is
  to advance the effective prevention and treatment
  of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).
  The task force is an independent, public-private
  partnership of parents and professionals from
  many disciplines committed to improving the lives
  of Californians affected by FASD and eliminating
  alcohol use during pregnancy. Through
  innovation, education, advocacy and research, the
  task force provides leadership in mobilizing
  broad-based support and sustainable resources
  statewide to lessen the lifelong physical,
  psychological, emotional and economic burden of
  this preventable public health problem on
  individuals, families and communities.

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Your five-year goals (JAN 2006-SEPT 2010)

• Improve the quality and accessibility of current,
  accurate state and local data.
• Improve the quality, accessibility and continuity
  of diagnostic and lifelong treatment and referral
  services for individuals with fetal alcohol
  spectrum disorders.
• Increase public awareness of fetal alcohol
  spectrum disorders and their prevention.

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Your five-year goals (continued)

• Decrease the number of women who drink alcohol
  during pregnancy.
• Build and sustain an effective statewide task
  force.
• Establish a sustainable statewide FASD Registry.
• Establish and support a public policy agenda.

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Charge to small groups Draft action plan for
JAN-SEPT 2006

• Challenge Reach consensus on a nine-month
  action plan for all seven goals
• Small groups will do this for one or two goals
• Decide which strategies to implement first (there
  are four to seven strategies per goal)
• For those strategies, choose ACTIVITIES
  Specific action steps the task force will take to
  implement strategies designed to achieve one or
  more goals
• For each activity, specify an activity lead,
  activity partners and resources needed

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Four small groups by goals

• Group A Goals 1 (data) 6 (registry)
• Group B Goals 2 (services)
  7 (policy)
• Group C Goals 3 (awareness)
  4 (pregnancy)
• Group D Goal 5 (task force)

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How to complete the worksheet (one action plan
per goal)

• Select first goal to address suggest a champion
• Reach consensus on strategies to implement first
  write code (e.g., 1C) in 1st column
• Brainstorm activities to implement each strategy
  between January and September 2006
• Reach consensus on the most IMPORTANT and
  FEASIBLE activities to implement for each
  strategy record them in 2nd column
• Recommend an organization/individual willing and
  able to lead the activity (3rd column)
• Recommend partners to collaborate (4th column)
• Note resources needed to implement (5th column)
• Repeat steps 2-7 for second goal, if applicable

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Tips for your action plan

• Resist the temptation to take on too many
  activities too soon
• Include some activities that can have visible
  impact by next September
• Make sure that goal champions and activity leads
  are willing and able
• Disseminate your draft to all stakeholders for
  their review and comment
• Build an infrastructure that facilitates
  implementation (form follows function!)

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Examples of infrastructure issues

• Leadership (e.g. coordinating council, executive
  committee)
• Member recruitment
• Member retention
• Resource development

• Strategic plan implementation (e.g., workgroups,
  teams)
• Plan monitoring and evaluation
• Communications
• By-laws? 501c3?

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Wrap-up and next steps

• Consultant will draft action plan based upon
  todays small group work this will conclude the
  consultants work agreement with the Center
• Task force will complete and circulate the
  strategic/action plan for review and comment,
  then finalize, reproduce and disseminate it
• Recommendation Plan your next steps TODAY to
  ensure that you keep moving forward
• Feedback on this meeting or your strategic
  planning process
• CONGRATULATIONS THANKS!