Coherence: practise what you preach

Reaching families living

Relationships built on trust

Horizon 0-5’s Constellation Approach

The Constellation Approach: taking action for hard-to-reach, isolated families proposes three working components, which encompass eleven success factors. To ensure successful outcomes, all three components must be taken into consideration when implementing measures and actions.

The third working component -Coherence: practise what you preach- implies undertaking actions that reflect the values of the organization. This applies to the way the work is structured, as well as the relationships between the management, intervention workers and the families.

This component is grouped into three success factors for more effectively engaging with hard-to-reach, isolated families

Component 3 – Coherence: practise what you preach

SUCCESS FACTORS

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Develop a common vision of intervention

Establishing a reference framework to guide working practices, as well as sufficiently clear orientations, provides the team with concrete tools that reflect the organization’s mission and values.
Defining the intervention approach ensures a greater degree of coherence in the intervention work with the families.

Capitalize on human resources

Meticulous recruitment practices and offering staff and volunteers guidance is essential for ensuring that your organization’s human resources are well-equipped to work with the target populations.
The ability to offer families quality guidance also depends on continuing education, regular team meetings, and staff retention measures.

Allow for organizational flexibility

When intervention workers are granted a degree of leeway in their working practices, they are able to adjust their interventions to the families’ needs.
Maintaining a degree of flexibility with regard to eligibility criteria and activity procedures gives the families a chance to participate at their own pace.

For further information

Success Factors Handbook