Promise Village ~ Discovery Weekend ~

Session 1: The Quest ~

Participant Guide

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Acknowledgements

Development of this program originated with Dr. Tim Coldiron, Founder and Executive Director of Promise Village Home for Children.

Instructional Designer: Connie W. Neal

Training Initiative developed through a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

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Table of Contents About this Guide 1

Icons & Meanings 1

Learning Objectives 2

Welcome & Opening 3

Welcome 3

Exploring our Shared Purpose 4

Let's Get to Know Each Other 7

Let's Talk About You 7

Evaluating Your Current Program 12

A Quick Overview of Promise Village 18

Welcome Back from Break 18

The Essentials: Place, People, & Program 18

The Feeling: The Promise Village Milieu 19

The Promise Village Treatment Program 20

The Promise Village Life Support Network 21

Let's Put it All Together 22

The Mechanics: Business Administration & Government Interaction 23

What Makes the Works Go 'Round 24

How Might Promise Village Help You Fill Any Gaps? 25

Self-Assessment 25

Self-Assessment: The People 26

Self-Assessment: The Place 27

Self-Assessment: The Program 28

Self-Assessment: The Mechanics 29

Self-Assessment: The Finances 30

Let's Recap 32

Recap 32

Setting Out on This Discovery Weekend 32

Promise Village Stands Ready to Help 34

Our Promises to You 35

In Case You Were Wondering... 36

Presentation Credits 37

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About this Guide

Icons & Meanings

This guide is designed to help you, the participant in the Promise Village Discovery Weekend, capture, process, and recall important things you hear, see, learn, decide and experience.

You will see icons throughout this document to help guide you to various kinds of material and make recall easier. This grid shows you the meaning of the icons.

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Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

After completing this program, you should be able to:

Feel more comfortable with and connected to other participants as well as to Promise Village staff

Identify the parts of your current program which are securely in place

Identify parts of your current program which are in place, but need to be strengthened

Identify any gaps in your program that need to be filled

Grasp the main parts of the Promise Village program and mechanics of the operation

Note the parts of the Promise Village program and operations you consider to be of most help to you

Focus attention clearly on what you hope to learn during this Discovery Weekend that can benefit your program

Learn the commitments Promise Village is making to Discovery Weekend participants

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Welcome & Opening

Welcome

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Make Yourself at Home

Welcome! Come in, sit down, meet the other participants and get ready for your first session.

Participant Guide

Make sure you have your Participant Guide for this session.

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Exploring our Shared Purpose

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Capture your notes here.

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Welcome

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Capture your notes here.

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Capture your notes here.

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Welcome

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Capture your notes here.

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Let's Get to Know Each Other

Let's Talk About You

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Capture your notes here.

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Let's Talk About You

Watch Video.

Watch this scene: The Bridge of Death from the movie, Monty Python & the Holy Grail.

Capture your notes here.

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Pair & Share

Pair with someone you don’t yet know. Answer: “I am _______ of ______________. Take a minute to introduce yourself, the name of your program, & where you’re from. You will have one minute for the first person to answer, then we will switch and your partner will have one minute. When that’s done, you will relay what you learned from your partner to the group.

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Pair & Share

After the first question, you will find another person you don’t yet know and take turns answering the question: “What is your current role helping at-risk youth?” At the appointed time you will share what your partner told you with the group.

Capture your notes here.

Sometime later today, take a moment to jot down your answer to this question: What is your current role helping at-risk youth?

Pair & Share

What do you hope to accomplish this weekend?

Capture your notes here.

Sometime later today, take a moment to jot down your answer to the question above.

Pair & Share

Before you “Envision & describe the fulfillment of your quest” with the group, share it with another participant in a pair. This will prepare you to concisely share it with the group.

Share Your Quest Group Activity

After clarifying your vision in your pair, share how you envision the fulfillment of your quest briefly with the group.

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Capture your notes here.

Sometime later today, take a moment to write out a brief summary of how you envision and describe the fulfillment of your quest.

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Evaluating Your Current Program

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Evaluating Your Current Program

Capture Your Notes

Use a pen to circle each of the planks you already have in place.

Capture your notes here.

Make any notes about the planks in your program here:

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Evaluating Your Current Program

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Capture your notes here.

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Evaluating Your Current Program

Capture your notes here.

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Evaluating Your Current Program

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Group Activity

Share with the group what is at stake for you, your program, and the people you serve. Why is what you are seeking to learn this weekend important?

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Evaluating Your Current Program

What is at stake for you, your organization and those you serve?

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Break Time

Stand up and stretch, use the facilities, grab a cup of coffee before starting the Overview of Promise Village

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A Quick Overview of Promise Village

Welcome Back from Break

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The Essentials: Place, People, & Program

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The Feeling: The Promise Village Milieu

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Capture your notes here about the Promise Village Milieu:

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The Promise Village Treatment Program

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Capture your notes here about the Promise Village Milieu:

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The Promise Village Life Support Network

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Capture your notes here about the Promise Village Milieu:

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Let's Put it All Together

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Capture your notes here about the Promise Village Milieu:

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The Mechanics: Business Administration & Government Interaction

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Capture your notes here about the Promise Village Milieu:

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What Makes the Works Go 'Round

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Capture your notes here about the Promise Village Milieu:

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How Might Promise Village Help You Fill Any Gaps?

Self-Assessment

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Participant Workbook

You will be working in your Participant Guide to fill in the tables that will help you do a quick assessment of where your program stands in each of the areas in the Quick Overview of Promise Village we just covered. The tables on the following pages give you a grid to help you do an initial self-assessment. You will go into more detail in later sessions. Just as the overview of Promise Village was a quick overview, make this a quick overview of the specific planks that Promise Village might help you with and where you stand on each one.

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Self-Assessment: The People

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Essentials: The People

Is this plank firmly in place?

Is this plank in place, but shaky?

Is this plank currently missing?

Note what you hope to learn about this plank:

Qualified staff:

Board of Directors:

Volunteers:

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Self-Assessment: The Place

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Elements of The Place

Is this plank firmly in place?

Is this plank in place, but shaky?

Is this plank currently missing?

Note what you hope to learn about this plank:

A residence or dedicated rooms:

Grounds or outside spaces:

Recreational facilities:

Facilities & zoning for animals:

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Self-Assessment: The Program

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Elements of The Program

Is this plank firmly in place?

Is this plank in place, but shaky?

Is this plank currently missing?

Note what you hope to learn about this plank:

An intentional positive milieu:

Clinical treatment: individual, group, & family therapy

Life skills, aftercare program

Support Network: family, community, church, & school

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Self-Assessment: The Mechanics

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Elements of The Mechanics

Is this plank firmly in place?

Is this plank in place, but shaky?

Is this plank currently missing?

Note what you hope to learn about this plank:

Clear business plan in action:

Qualified business administrator overseeing the mechanics:

Compliance with governmental authorities:

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Self-Assessment: The Finances

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Elements of The Finances

Is this plank firmly in place?

Is this plank in place, but shaky?

Is this plank currently missing?

Note what you hope to learn about this plank:

Fundraising: events, appeal letters, and plans

Financial management (budgeting):

Donor Development: corporate, grants, & individual donors

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Capture your notes here

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Let's Recap

Recap

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Setting Out on This Discovery Weekend

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Recap

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Capture your notes here about challenges you face:

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Promise Village Stands Ready to Help

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Capture your notes here about challenges you face:

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Our Promises to You

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Capture your notes here.

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In Case You Were Wondering...

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Presentation Credits

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