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        Step 6 in the Create Your Own Case Toolkit is to share your case with others. Read more about this final step and complete an exercise designed to help you develop discussion questions about your case.

 

INTRODUCTION:
The final step in developing your own case is to share it with others. Through dialogue and discussion that you and others have about the case, the case is transformed into a teaching tool that illustrates the strengths of families and the power of taking time to listen to family stories. Whether you share your case in a large workshop, in a small group setting, or on a one-on-one basis, you are building the capacity of those within the family engagement field to learn new insights. Moreover, by completing this work, you are practicing a new mindset and approach for working with families through using skills you have gained in understanding different perspectives and building relationships to overcome mismatches. 


READ:
Case 7: Engaging the Whole Family to Find a Solution, by Naima Abdullah. Think about the different audiences that would benefit from reading this case, from outreach workers to families to community service providers. What kinds of questions would you ask these readers to help them understand the case more fully? 


COMPLETE:
Exercise 6: Creating Discussion Questions. This exercise is designed to help you develop discussion questions tailored to your specific case so that readers can have the most meaningful learning experience using your case. 


THINK ABOUT:
Once you have shared your case with others, ask yourself: What are some ways I might improve my case? What changes might I make to highlight the mismatch more clearly? 


 

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