Planning

• School(s) have been identified and contacted 
• Relationships with schools, community volunteer programs and adventure activity organizations have been developed
• Transportation to all activities available and in place
• Risk management policies and procedures developed
• Permission/release forms for youth participation in program and each activity developed
• Evaluation and data collection plan developed and understood by all staff
• Plan for regular reporting to stakeholders and showcasing accomplishments developed

Staff

• Masters level in human services preferred; should at least be experienced in working with at-risk youth in groups
• Clinical supervision for staff arranged
• All staff implementing program have implementation manual
• All staff have attended implementation training
• Staff clearly understand their roles and responsibilities
• Staff understand program policies and risk management procedure

Program Participants

• Hgh school aged students
• Voluntary participants in the program
• Considered at-risk for problem behavior, not currently in need of treatment or more intensive interventions
• Understand the program and agree to participate in all components, when possible

Schools

• School liaison identified
• School staff who will co-lead groups identified
• Agree to have resiliency groups meet during the school day
• Program staff has a place to do paperwork and meet with youth individually
• Group space is identified
• Access arranged to data for evaluation: grades, attendance records, and behavioral incidents records
• Method in place for school staff to refer youth to program
• Method in place for youth/family referrals to other programs when necessary

In general

• When starting something new, do it as it has been described
• There will ALWAYS be issues about fidelity
• Adding to is not a problem; TAKING AWAY is a problem
• Communicate with us when there are questions or when you ponder making adaptations