Consulting Team Member Application

Consulting Team Member Application

Team Member Model & Responsibilities

We ask for an initial commitment of two years for all new members of the Brain Injury Consulting Team.

Participation in the Brain Injury Consulting Team New Team Member training is essential for new team members. Once you complete the requirements for the new team member training, you will be assigned student cases by your team leader.

The time commitment for consultation activities is dependent on the type of request for BrainSTEPS services. Specific hours are flexible, however, and can vary according to the individual team member’s work schedule and needs of the team.

Training Requirements First Year

BrainSTEPS Team Training Schedule - If you CANNOT commit to these requirements, please do not apply.

  1. 5.5 hour online Return to Learn Concussion Management training
  2. Full Day (7-10.5 hour) In Person or Online New BrainSTEPS
  3. Team Member Training (varies)
  4. Annually, you will participate in Additional Capacity Building Training-(either in person or online)

BrainSTEPS Team Member Commitment

Team Membership includes the following. Please read and discuss with your supervisor prior to submitting your application Submission of your signed application demonstrates your commitment to the following:

  1. BrainSTEPS expects a time commitment from all team members. Please think about your potential role before applying. Participation in the initial BrainSTEPS New Team Member training sessions as well as additional day-long trainings that are scheduled each year.
    REQUIRED – please review because if you cannot commit to the requirements, you will not be able to remain on the team.
  2. The time commitment for consultation activities is dependent on the type of request for team services. Specific hours are flexible, however, and will vary according to the individual team member’s work schedule.
  3. We only accept active team members who agree and are willing to take the time to work on student referrals on a rotating basis for their team. Our teams are working teams.
  4. You must secure your supervisor’s approval (attached form), because the BrainSTEPS work takes place during work hours.
  5. Team members who apply must commit to attending all mandatory trainings to remain on the BrainSTEPS Team.
  6. Team members must log ALL student consultation activity data performed each month in the ORBS database.
  7. Team members must attend regularly held meetings (monthly) that are scheduled by their BrainSTEPS team leader to discuss program updates and student specific cases.
  8. All BrainSTEPS team members must participate actively by being involved with student referrals made to the team. This can mean any/all of the following:

Regular Team Member Student Consultation includes variations of the following:

  • Communication with family
  • Communication with school
  • Consultation activities
  • Information sharing among team
  • Observation/evaluation of student
  • Consultation with Medical Professionals
  • Records Review/Report writing
  • IEP Meeting attendance
  • Training of educators and support staff
  • 504 meeting attendance
  • Intervention Demonstration
  • Classroom and peer education
  • Consultation: Educational Plan
  • Consultation: Modification of instruction method
  • Consultation: Teaching child compensatory strategies
  • Consultation: Use of assistive technology
  • Consultation: Modification of curricular content
  • Consultation: Use of behavioral strategies
  • Consultation: Student’s environment modification
TEAM TASKS AVERAGE TIME COMMITMENT
  1. Training & staff development activities for team members provided by BrainSTEPS staff and guest faculty.
  2. Student, District, Family consultation (See list of specific consultation activities that team members track below)
  3. Team development
  4. Evaluation activities (See list of specific consultation activities that team members track below)
  5. Evaluation activities (See list of specific consultation activities that team members track below)
  6. REGULARLY SCHEDULED MANDATORY Team Meetings that the regional team leader schedules. This is an extremely important part of the BrainSTEPS Teaming process.
  • Equivalent to 1-3 day sessions in each school year (Additionally, Team Leaders of each team typically attend 1 Fall and 1 Spring Workshop)
  • 8-10 hours per month (will vary depending upon # of districts in an IU region and the number of team members)
  • Ongoing & formal, as designed by individual teams (e.g., email, phone calls, person-to-person team meetings)
  • Approximately 1.5-2 hours per month of record keeping (ORBS Database) (i.e., track team member individual student consultation activities in database)
  • 1.5-2 hours per month (at least).
 


 

PERSONAL INFORMATION
EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION

SUPERVISORS (Please provide the following information for each of your supervisors)

Pennsylvania BrainSTEPS Team Member Supervisor Support for Staff Participation

The Supervisor’s support of our BrainSTEPS Consulting Team Member is critical for successful participation in educational and consulting activities. Selection for joining a team requires a 2 year minimum commitment. Required trainings for all team members are broken down into an initial new team member trainings (approximately 2 days either in person or online), followed by an annual 1-2 day training IN PERSON or online each year. There may also be additional required webinars/trainings throughout the year. Please see the attached documents which detail the time involved for BrainSTEPS team membership. Please indicate your consent by completing this form and returning it to the applicant, so s/he can submit this application. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me: An Explanation of Costs Associated with Team Training & Consultation:

Project funds are limited. The priority of funds is to underwrite the costs of the training program for team members (including honorarium and travel expenses for guest faculty, training materials/resource libraries for participants, and facilities). At times, there may be travel costs associated with participation in the BrainSTEPS trainings. To date, these costs have been covered by the employing district or Intermediate Unit as an in-kind contribution to the training provided through the project. Please indicate your approval for the above-named staff person’s participation as a member of the Pennsylvania BrainSTEPS Consulting Team. (Please check one of the options below.)

The BrainSTEPS Program will review your application and if chosen, you will receive an email with notification of the New Team Training