Leading Change in Adult Protective Services (two-part series)

This course explores topics beyond traditional leadership (often intertwined with the concept of authority), by providing a more expansive view that allows workers in any role to bring about needed progress. This framework, Adaptive Leadership, helps people to confront difficult realities, let go of outdated practices, and experiment with innovative ways of working. At this time, APS supervisors and other management are prioritized for registration, however if space allows then other APS roles will be considered for registration. This is one course, offered as a two-part series (3 hours each), scheduled for one week apart.

Objectives:

• Convene - Bring agents of change together to reinforce a sense of a community, knowing that you are not alone in your challenges
• Introduce New Ideas - Learn cutting-edge ways of thinking with a view toward concrete application
• Focus on Practice - Apply the tools you learn to activate collective leadership around your greatest challenges

Leading Change in Adult Protective Services: Part I (3 hours)

Key learning: Reimagining leadership (moving beyond formal authority), the Imperative of Adaption (what to keep and what to leave behind), and Technical and Adaptive Challenges (distinguishing between the two an learning to lean into adaptation).

Leading Change in Adult Protective Services: Part II (3 hours)

Key learning: Technical and Adaptive Challenges (Part II), Understanding the System (seeing a situation from a different lens), and Taking Action.