In this second episode in the 3-part clinical leadership series, I explore the 'lesson planning trap'—a common situation where clinicians focus so much on perfecting individual sessions and miss broader opportunities for impact.

I experienced this myself, spending years creating detailed therapy plans while seeing little change at the systems level. Then I realized the importance of distinguishing between planning for individual therapy and planning for effective service delivery. This insight transformed my practice and leadership approach.

Today, I’ll share how you can take your intervention skills and scale them for lasting change in your school or organization.

Key Points:
✅ Applying effective intervention principles to enhance service delivery.
✅ Understanding the difference between therapy planning and service delivery planning.
✅ Introducing scalable protocols that maximize your impact.
✅ Evaluating your current strategies for scalability.
✅ Utilizing intervention principles in team leadership situations.

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Donald Low

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