Promoting Protective Factors Within Your Program

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Directions: Think about the protective factors that you learned about in this lesson. Reflect on the questions provided below. In the last column, describe your responses and steps you think you could take to promote these factors. Discuss your notes with other program leaders.

Protective Factor:	Think about...	My plans for promoting the protective factor:
Adult Resilience	What signs of stress do you see in staff members? Which staff members seem to be least affected by stress? What do they do that helps them? What resources or activities might help staff members deal with stress?
Knowledge of Child Development	What does it look like when a staff member does not understand development? What staff behaviors have you seen that concerned you? Which staff member seems to have the most sophisticated understanding of development? What did they do to develop this knowledge? What resources are available to you to help staff members learn about development?
Social Connections	How would you describe the social atmosphere of your program? What is going well and what could be improved? Which staff members seem less socially connected than others? What are their interests or strengths that you could use to help build connections?
Concrete Supports in Times of Need	How do you know when a staff member is facing difficulties outside of work? What does your program do to make sure staff members have the resources and services they need?
Social Emotional Competence of Children	What evidence do you have that staff members value and support social emotional competence of children? What curricular or programmatic supports are in place in your program? What messages do staff members get about social emotional development?