Time To Make Time
to follow up with the participant is important to keep this
process moving forward. I have found this information
gathering for the first cut at a plan to put together can take
widely different time frames. Some will get the needed
information back immediately and others will not meet
again for several months or longer. When they revisit the
situation they all have to be reminded what is needed to start
the planning. Each person is very different on this point and
the important part to this working for this type of participant
is consistency. A participant of this type will want to gain a
feeling that you know what you are talking about, are around
on a consistent basis, and will pull them along with gentle
tugs. Eventually, the consistent message allows an engaged
participant to know where to go when they are ready to move
forward with more detailed planning. Being available until
they reach this point is the key to success.
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