| STAR,
RHY & CYD Requirements |
TNOYS is funded to provide information, training, and technical
assistance to STAR, RHY and CYD programs in Texas. |
| Information |
TNOYS Resource Library &
resources/information received by calling
the TNOYS office. |
| Training |
STAR
and RHY trainings, workshops and presentations identified by providers
and announced in the TNOYS Training Schedule.
Requests for
CYD training are generated by specific CYD sites and submitted to TNOYS’
CYD training and technical assistance
specialists. CYD trainings are provided on-site to
the 15 CYD sites individually. |
| Technical
Assistance (TA) |
Program specific, requested assistance planned to strengthen or
enhance operating procedures or service delivery in programs funded
by STAR, RHY or CYD. TA is individually tailored to the agency requesting
it. It is a collaborative process (between the agency and TA provider)
for strengthening and enhancing program management,
administration,
client services or community and/or intra-agency
relationships. The process includes assessing, objective setting, planning,
meeting
and reviewing (evaluating). |
Differences Between
TA and Training |
Technical assistance requests come from an ongoing
collaborative/interactive
relationship between agencies, TNOYS and TA providers, and funding
sources. As opposed to training, TA is:
- provided to a single agency rather than open to the public.
- designed to meet unique needs of a program or organization by
addressing specific concerns or challenges, rather than the general
needs of a diverse group.
- a collaborative, interactive process rather than a presentation
from an “expert."
- intended to generate ideas and evaluate specific situations
and systems, and consider new options.
- goal-oriented in a more program-specific way than are trainings.
|
| TA
Requests |
Requests for technical assistance are generated by specific
STAR and RHY providers and submitted to TNOYS’ training and technical assistance
specialists. Requests are prioritized as follows:
- New providers.
- Providers who make requests early in the fiscal year, before
the TA budget is expended.
- Providers making requests in response to suggestions made by
their STAR Specialists, or in response to RHY monitoring.
- STAR providers serving new rural counties.
Requests for
CYD technical assistance are generated by specific CYD
sites and submitted to TNOYS’ CYD training and technical assistance
specialists. |
| TA
Providers |
TA providers generally work at member agencies, are trained to
facilitate the TA process, have identified skills in various resource
areas, and are supported by their agencies in being part of our
TA provider pool. |
