General Strategic Planning

A useful website on strategic planning processes can be found at: http://managementhelp.org/plan_dec/str_plan/str_plan.htm (Opens in new tab) (Opens in new tab)

Involving Families in strategic planning

For more information on including family members, please review “Involving Family in Policy Group Work,” a tip sheet from the National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health (2001).

Collaborative Management Styles

Bloom, Paula J. (2000) Circles of Influence. New York: New Horizons.

Helgesen, S. (1995). The web of inclusion. New York: Currency/Doubleday.

Administrative Roles in Mental Health

Green, B., Everhart, M. C., Gordon, L., & Friesen, B. (2004). Management strategies for positive mental health outcomes: What early childhood administrators need to know. Portland, OR: Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children’s Mental Health, Portland State University.

Duran, F., et al (2009). What Works? A Study of Effective Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Programs.

Understanding Program-Wide Adoption of the Pyramid Model. Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention.