Technical Assistance
to State/Provincial Leadership

Great Kids, Inc. has also worked with states and provinces to develop effective training, technical assistance, funding and other state/province-level infrastructures. If you are interested in receiving technical assistance from Great Kids, Inc., please contact Betsy Dew.

Technical Assistance Available to State/Provincial Leadership

• Developing statewide or province-wide projections for intensive home visitation programs, to include numbers of family assessment/parent visitor, family support worker, and supervisory staff and of families to be served.
• Developing costs projections for training, in-state/province technical assistance/quality assurance, and program funding.
• Developing systematic assessment systems to ensure programs reach out to all parents.
• Reviewing plans for state/provincial training coordinator and/or technical assistance/quality assurance specialists to assure reasonable/feasible and appropriate job expectations and costs.
• Participating in community planning meetings to assist participants in assuring strong program design.
• Participating in collaborative partner meetings to share relevant information for most effective state/provincial program development.
• Consulting on design of all state/provincial infrastructure components to include training system, technical assistance/quality assurance system, evaluation, advocacy and public awareness, strategies for sustainable funding, and collaborative partnerships.
• Clarifying program implementation information related to best practice standards and practical strategies that have worked elsewhere.
• Providing information to support in-state/provincial technical assistance.
• Participating in review of RFP's developed for home visitation programs and on review team for proposals funded by the state or province to ensure quality program design.

Mentoring Training for State/Provincial Technical Assistance and Quality Assurance Specialists

With the expansion of home visiting systems across the continent, many states/provinces are developing their capacity to support their programs by hiring technical assistance and quality assurance staff. It is often difficult however, to find TA/QA staff that have a wide range of knowledge and experience in all areas of home visiting program development and implementation. The TA/QA Mentoring process is intended to provide state/province level TA/QA staff with a multi-phase, multi-dimensional, supportive process that will share with them the breadth of knowledge and experience of several states and provinces in all areas of program development and implementation. Through this process, sites better assure the development of a quality, comprehensive system of support for the programs in the state/province. Each mentoring process is specifically tailored to the needs and experiences of individual TA/QA staff and state/provincial systems.