Training Menu
WRCAC has enhanced our services to focus on virtual engagement and web-based initiatives. Many of our trainings have transitioned online, prioritizing learner-centered approaches. We’ve developed high-impact trainings that leverage technology and foster peer interaction in the online learning environment.
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Regional | Scheduled Training and Peer Support
Building Resilient Teams
Building Resilient Teams is an online guided discussion group to build resiliency within the multidisciplinary team (MDT). Participants, with guidance from a facilitator, will review the implications of secondary traumatic stress responses within the MDT and identify key domains for building resiliency. Team partners will identify strategies to grow capacity in each domain and consider how to implement those strategies within their MDT to encourage resiliency. These discussion groups are open to two-person teams from MDTs, with at least one individual from each team having a leadership or facilitator role within the MDT to help encourage the successful implementation of new strategies.
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MDT Facilitator Rural Roundtables
WRCAC is pleased to host virtual MDT Facilitator Rural Roundtables. These roundtables serve as a dynamic platform for learning and sharing, allowing MDT facilitators to convene, explore various topics related to MDT facilitation and teams, and exchange valuable experiences and insights with their peers. Our aim is to foster the development of a supportive network among peers who share similar challenges in rural communities, providing assistance as you navigate the intricate role of an MDT facilitator.
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National | Scheduled Training and Peer Support
Foundations of CAC Family Advocacy
This virtual training, formerly known as “The Advocate’s Role in the Multidisciplinary Response to Child Abuse”, is intended to fulfill the 24.0 hours of core training for victim advocates required in the National Children’s Alliance Standards for Accredited Members. This training covers the twelve competencies set forth in those standards and will include evaluation of an increase in skills and knowledge in those attending the training.
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Fundamentals of Team Facilitation 1: For New Facilitators
This virtual training is intended to fulfill the 8.0 hours of core training for MDT facilitators (regardless of their actual job title) required in the 2023 National Children’s Alliance Standards for Accredited Members. This training covers an overview of the MDT facilitator’s role in the CAC/MDT model, an introduction to team development and skills for building trust and safety on the team. Ideal participants are MDT facilitators who have been in their role for less than 18 months.
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Fundamentals of Team Facilitation 2: For Experienced Facilitators
This virtual training is intended to fulfill the 8.0 hours of core training for MDT facilitators (regardless of their actual job title) required in the 2023 National Children’s Alliance Standards for Accredited Members. This training is designed to enhance facilitation and leadership skills by deepening understanding of the MDT facilitator’s key contributions to team functioning, including structure, communication, accountability, and relationships. Ideal participants are MDT facilitators who have been in their role for more than 18 months.
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MDT Facilitator Peer Forums
The Regional Children’s Advocacy Centers partner to host quarterly virtual MDT Facilitator Peer Forums to provide a space for MDT facilitators to connect with their peers across the country doing similar work.
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Mental Health Peer Consultation Forums
WRCAC partners with the National Children’s Alliance (NCA) to host virtual Mental Health Peer Consultation Forums to provide a safe space for clinicians to share resources, connect with other clinicians doing similar work, and seek guidance on issues of importance.
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Victim Advocate and Mental Health Partnerships Peer Consultation Forums
WRCAC hosts virtual Victim Advocate and Mental Health Partnerships Peer Consultation Forums to provide a safe space for victim advocates and mental health staff who partner together in serving children and families seen at children’s advocacy centers (CAC). This forum is intended to support and inform those relationships with presentations and discussions on topics that impact both disciplines.
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Regional Training Available by Request
Building and Sustaining a Well-Functioning Multidisciplinary Team
WRCAC offers a series of training modules for multidisciplinary team (MDT) professionals that focuses on building and sustaining strong MDTs and MDT leaders. Topics include understanding the MDT model, effective case review, building resiliency, and more. WRCAC staff will provide guidance on which modules are best suited to the needs of your MDT.
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Core Concepts for Team Facilitation: Course + Community
Core Concepts for Team Facilitation is a six-session learning program for individuals who serve as a multidisciplinary team facilitator for their children’s advocacy center. This program provides foundational knowledge and skills for effective team facilitation through online lessons and enhances opportunities to apply learning to practice through monthly virtual discussions. Additionally, participation in a virtual community provides connections with fellow team facilitators and another avenue for sharing resources and support.
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Customized Training and Technical Assistance to Tribes and CACs Serving American Indian/Alaskan Native Children and Youth
WRCAC works in partnership with other national training and technical assistance (TA) providers to offer a variety of training and TA strategies that may include the following: Listen and Learn events (building partnerships), MDT trainings, individualized TA to CACs and/or support to enhance and expand services for developing a CACMDT response to child abuse. These activities may be offered as single opportunities or as a combination of support depending on the needs of tribal communities/CACs.
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Trauma-Informed Care and Practice in a CAC Setting
This training can be delivered in two different presentation formats depending on the audience and is typically 2.5 hours in duration. While the learning objectives remain the same within each presentation, the focus of the presentation will change based upon the audience. The training focuses on the impact of trauma, secondary traumatic stress (STS), and organizational approaches to addressing STS (e.g. Reflective Supervision).