Manager Core
Day 6 Strategic Thinking and Planning for the Manager
Level: Core Practice – Manager
Credits: 6
Intended Audience: Child Welfare Middle Managers
Intended Objectives:
- Review at least three decision making and problem solving models
- Identify strategies to initiate and monitor for best practice
- Explore steps in program design, implementation and evaluation
- Link program design to policy and procedure
- Recognize importance of including personnel at all levels in strategic planning
- List steps in successful strategic planning
- Demonstrate presentation skills of an innovative program to include evaluation results
Topics Include:
- The Big Picture: Strategic Planning
- Getting on the Same Page: Components
- Basic Model of Strategic Planning
- SWOT Analysis
- Program Development and Evaluation to Support Strategic Plan
- Decision-Making Models to Implement Programs
- Summary of Manager CORE Series
- Transfer of Learning
Competencies Addressed:
LIA: Planning and Evaluating- Determines objectives and strategies; coordinates with other parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors and evaluates the progress and outcomes of operational plans; anticipates the potential threats of opportunities.
CalSWEC 8.10: Student understands how to use information, technology, and
evidence-based research to evaluate and improve policy, practice, and program
effectiveness.