This page includes resources for the Illinois Service Coordinator Community of Practice (IL SC CoP) Forum meetings on Facilitating Team Meetings. If you plan to participate in the forum, please follow our Community Guidelines (pdf). This topic's resource list (below) will be updated as the forum progresses.

Description

Service coordinators, and those who lead them are invited to connect with one another and EITP staff within this forum to discuss successes and challenges within their day-to-day professional practices. Discussions may be centered around various aspects of professionalism, including but not limited to organization, documentation, ethical practices, and setting boundaries. Participants can attend as they see fit based on their questions/needs. Before participating, we encourage you to complete a pre-survey to submit questions in advance.  See IL SC Forum schedule for times and date.  

Objectives

• Learn about ways to effectively manage service coordination responsibilities and professional practices
• Share successes, tips, strategies, and problem-solve challenges experienced in day-to-day service coordination practices
• Gain a sense of community and learn new ways to facilitate team meetings and activities from/with peers and EITP facilitators

Registration is required

Visit the IL SC Forum schedule to register for the meeting(s) on "Professionalism: Organization, Documentation, & Boundary Setting". Once registered, you will get a confirmation email that contains a pre-survey and Zoom information on how to join the meeting.  Registrants are encouraged to submit questions in advance for each forum via the pre-survey, as those pre-submitted questions will be prioritized during the forum.

EI Credit for Participation

1.25 hours in the EI Content Area of Intervention will be awarded to participants.

Resources

Click a section to find resources associated with the following topics: 

• Ethical Practices
• Reflection Tools
• Organization, Time Management, & Workload Strategies
• Conflict Navigation & Professional Boundaries
• Safety

Ethical Practices

• Division for Early Childhood (DEC) Position Statement on Ethical Practices (pdf)
• Ethical Practices in Action (pdf) provides examples linked to DEC Position Statement on Ethical Practices

Reflection Tools 

• KSSC Self‑Assessment Tool (pdf) from DEC
• KSSC Quality Indicator Assessment (QIA)
• KSSC & Service Coordinator Activities Reflection Worksheet (pdf)
• Worksheets to Reflect on Service Coordination Activities (Aligned with DEC Recommended Practices)
• Mission and Key Principles: “Looks Like” in My Practice (pdf) from Universal Curriculum workgroup

Organization, Time Management & Workload Strategies

• Balancing Projects & Multiple Priorities from the EITP SC Blended Modules
• Organizational Tips for Service Coordinators (pdf)
• Checklists & Systems for Organizing Service Coordination Activities
• Time Management and Organization Strategies for Service Coordinators (pdf)
• DEC folder on Time Management: Part 1 and Part 2

Conflict Navigation & Professional Boundaries

• Navigating Intra‑Family Conflict (pdf) from CADRE
• How to Build Strong Family–Professional Partnerships from the EI Clearinghouse
• 3 Ways to Lead Tough, Unavoidable Conversations (video) from Adar Cohen - related article: How to Have a Difficult Conversation
• Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High (book) by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler
  • Crucial Conversations Summary (animated video, runtime 7:47 min.)
  • Reader Resources from Publisher (requires form completion to send you resources)

Safety

• Home Visitor Safety from iGrow
• Safety Resources from EITP