Facilitator guide
BUSI Curriculum Delivery Standards
This guide helps facilitators deliver Program A and Program B in the BUSI way: serve before leading, build trust before expecting change, steward every opportunity responsibly, and lead with integrity.
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BUSI Voice Standard
- Bonding: listen before speaking, understand before judging, and treat every participant as seen, heard, and valued.
- Stewardship: connect every lesson to responsibility for choices, resources, relationships, and opportunities.
- Integrity: require honest ownership, repair, and follow-through without shaming the participant.
- Legacy: ask how each next step can leave a person, family, or community stronger than before.
Session Flow
- Welcome and bond: confirm attendance, remind participants of respect and confidentiality limits, and create a calm space.
- Objective: name the one stewardship or integrity skill for the session.
- Teaching: explain the concept in plain language with one real-life example tied to BUSI values.
- Practice: role-play, worksheet, scenario, decision map, or reflection that turns words into action.
- Commitment: participant names one next step that can strengthen self, family, or community.
- Documentation: facilitator records progress, concerns, next step, and evidence of follow-through.
Facilitator Boundaries
- BUSI curriculum is education and mentorship, not therapy or legal representation.
- Do not promise court outcomes, probation decisions, housing, funding, or employment.
- Do not require participants to disclose trauma, medical history, or private details.
- Document observable participation and completed assignments, not personal judgments.
- Escalate safety concerns, threats, abuse disclosures, or emergency needs to the proper authority or emergency resource.
Trauma-Aware Delivery
Use a calm, predictable session structure. Give choices where possible, explain why information is being requested, and avoid shaming language. Accountability should be firm, specific, tied to behavior, and rooted in dignity.
Do not ask participants to relive traumatic events. Focus on present skills, future planning, and safe support.
Documentation Minimum
- BUSI reference and participant name.
- Date, session title, and hours completed.
- Attendance status.
- Integrated curriculum responses, assignment, or worksheet received.
- Participant next-step commitment.
- Facilitator note and signature/date.
Certificate Readiness Checklist
| Requirement | Evidence | Required Before Certificate? |
|---|---|---|
| Intake and agreement | Online submission or signed PDF. | Yes |
| Correct track assigned | Founder Dashboard participant record. | Yes |
| Attendance or hours | Roster, time sheet, or session log. | Yes |
| Assignments reviewed | Integrated response workbook, worksheet, reflection, or facilitator note. | Yes |
| Assessment/outcomes | Pre/post assessment or outcomes form. | Yes when required |
| Payment or hardship documentation | Receipt, sponsorship note, or sliding-scale approval. | Yes when applicable |
| Facilitator recommendation | Signed completion note. | Yes |
Recommended Records Folder
- Participant intake and agreement.
- Attendance/session log.
- Integrated response workbook, worksheets, or reflection notes.
- Pre/post assessment or outcomes form.
- Payment, sponsorship, or sliding-scale record.
- Facilitator completion recommendation.
- Certificate copy after approval.
When To Extend Support
Do not force completion when core work is unfinished. Extend or pause the participant when attendance is incomplete, assignments are missing, the participant cannot explain the learning objective, payment/hardship documentation is unresolved, or safety concerns require outside support. In BUSI language, extension is stewardship: protecting the participant, the program, and the meaning of completion.