P2 and Engagement for Allied Professionals

Course Description

This is an organizational only course for allied professionals. It looks at the perspective of those working in other professions who may be responsible for ensuring that P2/engagement is conducted, or who provide support or oversight to P2/engagement processes. It explores the underpinning models and frameworks of public participation and engagement practice as defined by the IAP2 community, specifically in terms of what it is, who is involved, standards of practice, why it is important to be practiced ethically and effectively and the unique and critical role that allied professionals serve.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Define P2/engagement and related terms and what makes it unique.
2. Identify what makes P2/engagement meaningful and reflect on the benefits, risks and myths related to P2/engagement.
3. Identify the role that values play in challenging P2/engagement work and the leadership attributes that will serve them as they practice.
4. Reflect on and apply ethical leadership actions and abilities to challenging engagement situations.
5. Apply the Profiles of Engagement model to P2/engagement and explore organization led and community led engagement and how that impacts the engagement process.
6. Apply the IAP2 spectrum to challenging P2/engagement situations and practice.
7. Explore the Practice Framework as a tool for effective planning and process.
8. Reflect on and apply the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion and explore the concept of intercultural engagement.
9. Explore the role of power and influence in challenging engagement contexts and its impacts to our work.

Who Should Attend

Allied Professional are those in professions other than P2/engagement where P2/engagement is not their sole or primary responsibility and who may be:

• Responsible for ensuring P2/engagement is conducted.
• Required to do P2/engagement based on organizational or legal requirements in order to complete their projects.
• Providing support to P2/engagement processes.
• Technical experts.
• Overseeing P2/engagement conducted by others (ex. staff, contractors).

Duration

Online: 4 hours

Prerequisite

There is no prerequisite.