When Nobody Holds the Whole Picture
By Azibaolanari Okungbowa A parent moves through a series of meetings. Not one meeting. Many. A teacher on a Tuesday. A social worker the following week. A speech therapist the
A parent navigates through multiple meetings with various professionals, each holding a piece of their child's story without sharing it. This parent, like many others, has experienced the struggle of repeating the same information to different agencies. The Coherence Navigation Framework suggests shared navigation, visible navigation, and supported navigation to address this issue.
Shared navigation involves a named person coordinating the whole journey, visible navigation makes the pathway transparent, and supported navigation involves continuous outreach from organizations. These changes are within reach if designed deliberately at a system level.
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