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The Build Up project team believes improving outcomes requires a deliberate focus on how we support change.

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In this microlearning, viewers will be introduced to implementation teams’ composition, core functions, and tools to support healthy teaming behaviors. Below are links to the tools referenced in the video.

Implementation Teams: The “We” in the Work

Recommended Resources

The tools and resources on this site are designed for providers, local and state human service agencies, educational organizations, and local management entities/ managed care organizations (LME/MCOs) working to effectively implement evidence-based practices, programs, and policies in local practice settings to improve outcomes for children and families.

Leadership and Implementation Teams

Leadership keeps asking, “What is our role in implementation?” We don’t know where to go to get help and problem-solve. Is this you? Find out more about Leadership and Implementation teams.

Getting & Using Data

We’re not sure if the data and reports we share are being used. What questions are we trying to answer from the data we collect? Is this you? Find out more about getting and using data. 

LESSONS LEARNED

We have done the guesswork for you and compiled resources into lessons we learned in the field. Take a look at what we learned.

Leadership is Key!

Leadership supports organizational growth and plays a key role in helping organizations transform.

It starts with “showing up,” then listening and following through, encouraging new ideas and flexibility, and inspiring others by being real and responsible for change.

Make It Clear! Defining the Role of the Family Partner

Taking the time to clearly define and behaviorally describe the program or practice to be implemented is essential for success. “What does this look like in saying and doing? Who is involved? Where would I notice this happening?”

Minding the Gap: Attend to New Practice Needs When Taking Something Away

Often during efforts to implement a new program or practice, organizations are introducing an innovation with the best intentions to improve existing workflows, client outcomes, or to simply get better than “the way it has always been done.”

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Supported in partnership with the NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services within NC DHHS and the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant at SAMHSA

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