Assessment Observation-Group Debrief

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ASSESSMENT OBSERVATION – GROUP DEBRIEF

Select questions most appropriate for the particular state meeting context.

PHASE OF DELIVERY	BEHAVIORS	DEBRIEF QUESTIONS
Engagement	Performing outreach	How well did the Center representatives demonstrate their understanding of your state’s context, needs, and strengths? How satisfied are you with the Center representatives in terms of their credibility to engage with your state and provide clarity about the Center’s process?
	Being responsive
	Building credibility
	Providing clarity
	Collaborating
Working as a Team	Joining a team	To what extent did the team operate in a way that maximized effectiveness of individual and collective efforts? How satisfied are you with the team carrying out the work (support, cohesion, constructive feedback, communication)?
	Integrating effort
	Building team support/cohesion
	Communicating and sharing information
Assessment	Using appreciative inquiry	What are your perceptions of how the Center representatives facilitated today’s meeting? (transparency, openness, honesty, solution-focused, strengths-based, respectful, inclusive inquiry) What are your perceptions of the Center’s planning and organization up through today? How satisfied are you with the quality of (a) the Center’s engagement and (b) how your state’s strengths and needs were identified? (accuracy, credibility, comprehensiveness)
	Being thorough and well prepared
	Promoting deeper jurisdictional awareness
	Ensuring accuracy and credibility of the assessment
Work Planning	Promoting partnership and ownership	What examples of collaboration/co-creation can you identify that occurred today? How much ownership does the state have of the process? How satisfied are you with that level of ownership? How did today’s process contribute to consensus on setting goals for moving the work forward?
	Determining readiness and prioritizing
	Conducting analysis and establishing connections
	Planning effectively and building consensus

02/03/17