Staying connected: To us and your team
Stay connected with us!
Network wide meeting:
We will be hosting a network wide meeting, best suited for program managers and state leaders as we navigate the next few weeks and months together.
Register here for our April 8th meeting at 3:15pm CT, or see our recordings here:
We’d love to hear from you – from concerns, to questions, to solutions you’re finding that work.
Get excited for HFA Live: Making Connections
It’s our first-ever virtual conference. Coming live to you in October 2020! It’s a great opportunity to reflect on what we’ve learned, and dream big about the future together. Learn more
We’d love to hear what’s been challenging for you, or what solutions you have found that work!
Expand each question below to give us some feedback – we’ll compile all the responses we get and share with the network!
Supporting Teams through Virtual Connection
We will continue to update this page with great tips and tricks about supporting teams through virtual connection.
The act of physical distancing (which we prefer to say instead of social distancing) is foreign to us but it doesn’t mean we become emotionally distant. Meaningful connections with other human beings is almost as necessary to human existence as breathing.
Remember the 3 G’s:
Grace: Offered to ourselves and others
Gratitude: Acknowledging small acts of kindness and important relationships – texting someone unexpectedly to express to them your gratitude for who they are is sure to bring a smile to their face, in addition to the positive feelings it creates for you)
Growth-mindset: In any situation, even the one we find ourselves in now, there is opportunity for growth.
Helpful articles on leadership and management of virtual teams, as well as self-care:
- Working from Home from ACES Connection
- COVID-19 Stress and Trauma Series from Dr. Bruce Perry
- Telehealth Service in Infant Mental Health Home Visiting from the Alliance for Infant Mental Health
- That Discomfort You’re Feeling? Grief from Harvard Business Review
- David Kessler and Brene Brown on Grief – Unlocking Us Podcast
- Leading Teams working at home from Forbes
How to add fun to your team meetings:
- Have a puzzle to solve:
- What is the meaning of a weird phrase?
- Have reflection time:
- What are we learning?
- What is the best connection we’ve had with others this week?
- Have mini contests:
- Who can build the best background behind them
- Who has the coolest water cup
- Who has the best costume
- Who can spot the funniest thing in their neighborhood
- Play games like virtual bingo: http://www.virtualbingo.org/
- Sharing self-care ideas:
- What is the one thing you’re doing each day to take care of yourself
- What are you cooking/eating?
- Bring the team into your lives:
- Virtual tours of our coworkers homes
- Let the kids and family members come on camera and say hello!
Want to contact us?
Interested in learning more about our home visiting programs or helping transform childhoods and communities? Get in touch—we’ll respond as quickly as we can.