Archive for July 2020
Year 4, Quarter 3 Numbers Update
The FORECAST team has finished consolidating Quarterly Report data from Year 4 Quarter 3 of the grant. In this quarter there were 500 attendances across all trainings done by the FORECAST team and the trained facilitators across the country, and that is with the onset of COVID stay-at-home orders. Our updated training numbers are below.…
Read MoreThe Importance of Self-Care: Building Resilience
As part of The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) list of Core Concepts, Concept 12 states “[p]roper self-care is an important part of providing quality care and of sustaining personal and professional resources and capacities over time.” NCTSN so recognizes the need for resources to manage secondary traumatic exposure and its sequelae that the…
Read MoreFORECAST in the News
Project FORECAST has spread across the country and has been mentioned in a number of local and regional articles over time. We’ll be sharing any articles or news submitted by our facilitators via this blog. FORECASTing California: Project FORECAST Trainings Build Connections Between Faculty, Partners FORECASTing Illinois: UIS helps DCFS trainers sharpen their critical thinking…
Read MoreA Closer Look at Learning Issues
Mandated reporting is discussed in all four FORECAST simulations; it is especially highlighted in the Katie simulation. With their different backgrounds and experiences, learners often have general and specific questions about mandated reporting. Understanding how and when to report suspected child abuse and neglect is a critical component of education and training in child advocacy…
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