Learning Circles

The Learning Circle model creates change at the team level that then moves outward to the rest of the agency. Learning Circles are about change that starts at the unit level and flows up. The model is designed to develop a learning culture at the team level to improve practice and agency/team functioning. Teams engage in a problem-solving process informed by multiple sources that results in action plans that address the issues most important to them. Learning Circle topics are chosen by the team, but a specific process guides the Learning Circle model. Instead of decisions being made at the top and then handed down to teams for implementation, Learning Circles identify their own issues, make decisions about how to address those issues, and then implement changes.

Charmaine Brittain, MSW, PhD

• Website: https://socialwork.du.edu/butler/research/project/ucla-learning-circles
• Email: Charmaine.Brittain@du.edu
• Phone: (303) 871-6336

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Manual Information

There is a manual that describes how to deliver this program.

Training Information

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• There are currently no published, peer-reviewed research studies on outcomes with the appropriate target population for the topic area(s) in which Learning Circles has been reviewed.

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