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Resources for Starting and Growing Your APG

Heidi Cloutier, MSW UNH IOD

Ginger Ross, BA, CRSW, NCPRSS

Bob Faghan, MLADC

Learning Objectives

1) Describe three resources the oversight team at your

organization can use to ensure high quality programming

2) Explain 2 needs your organization has around start up or

sustainability

3) Plan how they will utilize at least one resource from this

session

Introductions

Type your name, organization and role in the Chat,

ie: Heidi Cloutier, University of New Hampshire providing consultation to NH APGs through the

Creating Connections NH Project

Bob Faghan, Director of Live Free Recovery APG in Newton, NH

Creating Connections NH Youth Treatment &

Recovery Continuum of Care

NH APGs

Live Free Recovery, Newton, Rochester, NH

Seacoast Outright, Portsmouth, NH

Hope for Recovery, Manchester, NH

REVIVE Recovery, Nashua, NH

Type in the chat: What do you need to know

What do you need to know to effectively start up and sustain your APG?

What lessons have you learned along the way?

APG Start Up

People Community Diversified Funding & Knowledge

Human Resources

Staff Family LeadersSupervisor,

AdministrationCommunity

partners

APG Facilitators, Youth & Families

APG Implementation Structure

SUPPORT LOOPS Provide supports for

effective practices implemented with fidelity

FEEDBACK LOOPSProvide feedback and

data on implementation efforts

District Team

APG Coach/ Supervisor

Oversight Team/ External Coaches

AAPG/ Creating Connections NH/ UNH institute on

Disability

Oversight Team Role/ Responsibilities

Increasing collaboration and readiness

Analyzing the strengths and needs of the organization

Selecting innovations based on identified needs and root causes

Installing and sustaining the implementation drivers (e.g., coaching, training, data systems)

Assessing and reporting on fidelity, capacity, and outcomes

Ensuring equity in implementation

Utilizing system change best practices

APG Implementation Checklist

APG Implementation Checklist at Start up &

Every 6 Months Thereafter

5 Domains

• Foundations

• Training and Technical

Assistance

• Youth and Family Engagement

• Ongoing Support

• Progress Monitoring

Checklist is used to develop an Action

Plan

• Reflect on where the APG is,

• What needs to be in place,

• celebrate accomplishments

• Action Plan around next steps,

identifying who is responsible, and

specific timeframes

• Reviewed monthly

Breakout Room Activity (15 mins)• You will be assigned to a breakout room named with the domain your group will review

• Go to (APG website)

• Download APG Implementation Checklist

Decide who will share the APG Implementation Checklist in your breakout room.

Read through the items that correspond to your breakout room name (Foundations, Training and Technical Assistance, Youth and Family Engagement, Ongoing Support, Progress Monitoring) and reflect with group members on:

1. Are there other critical items for implementing an APG that are missing?

2. Would you use this Tool?

3. What potential barriers are there to using this tool?

4. What feedback do you have on the section you reviewed?

Be prepared to report out on your discussion with the larger group

Debrief (15 mins)• Based on the domain you reviewed: (Foundations, Training and Technical

Assistance, Youth and Family Engagement, Ongoing Support, Progress

Monitoring):

1.Are there other critical items for implementing an APG that are missing?

2.Would you use this Tool?

3.What potential barriers are there to using this tool?

4.What feedback do you have on the section you reviewed?

Be prepared to report out on your discussion with the larger group

Community Resources

Expertise

Diversified Funding

State, federal or local grants

School Contracts Child Protection/ Court Diversion

Insurance Fundraising/ DonorsPrivate pay

Resources to Help

• Alternative Peer Group Practice Profile: Defines critical components of the APG

• APG Implementation Checklist

• APG Implementation Action Plan

• APG Open House Checklist

• APG Facilitator Job Description

• APG Facilitator Training Tracker

• APG Sample Orientation Manual

• APG Facilitator Resources

• Press Release Guidance

Type in the chat: Resources

What resources were most helpful for your APG during start up?

How can you use these resources?

Type in the chat: Questions

What additional questions do you have about start up?

Thank you!

Ginger Ross, BA, CRSW, NCPRSSFounder, Choices Recovery Trainingswww.ChoicesRecoveryTrainings.comGingerross23@gmail.com

Bob Faghan, MLADCLive Free Recovery Consultants2 Puzzle Lane Bldg 2 Unit 1Newton NH. 03858

Institute on Disability

Heidi Cloutier, MSWUniversity of New HampshireInstitute on Disability57 Regional Drive, suite Unit #8Concord, NH 03301Heidi.cloutier@unh.edu