Fundamentals of Team Facilitation 2 provides continued growth for professionals who serve in the multidisciplinary team (MDT) facilitator role for a Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC), regardless of their actual job title. 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.
This virtual training is intended to fulfill the 8 hours of core training for MDT facilitators required in the 2023 National Children's Alliance Standards for Accredited Members.
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This training is open nationally to individuals with a primary or shared responsibility for facilitating the success of the MDT - i.e., tending to the relationships, communication, and accountability of the MDT.
Ideal participants are experienced MDT facilitators, having been in the facilitator role for at least 18 months. If you have been in the MDT facilitator role for less than 18 months, we recommend you apply for Fundamentals of Team Facilitation 1.
Fundamentals of Team Facilitation 2 was designed to complement Fundamentals of Team Facilitation 1. However, Fundamentals of Team Facilitation 2 may be taken as a stand-alone course. There is no prerequisite for Fundamentals of Team Facilitation 2.
Sue Ascione, MS, Training Specialist - NRCAC
Tony DeVincenzo, Training Specialist - NRCAC
Greg Flett, Senior Program Manager, MDT and CAC Development - SRCAC
Lydia Johnson Grady, Program Manager, MDT Development - SRCAC
Joyce Prusak, Training Specialist - WRCAC
This training will enable participants to:
- Understand the MDT facilitator’s role in aligning the team with the CAC-MDT model
- Understand how to build foundations for team success by defining team mission, vision, and purpose
- Appreciate the importance of formally onboarding new team members
- Understand stages of team development and key concepts for team resilience
- Recognize sources of bias and identify strategies for mitigating it
- Practice building powerful questions for increased dialogue and conflict resolution
This course includes three days of live instruction via Zoom to complete 12.0 hours of total instruction. The 2024 training schedule is listed below. The application will go live six weeks before the training begins and remain open for two weeks.
Important! Please note the specific start and end times for your time zone.
June 2024 Training | Applications will open May 14, 2024.
Training dates: Tuesday, June 25, 2024, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, and Thursday, June 27, 2024
- 5:00am - 10:00pm HDT (Hawaii)
- 7:00am - 12:00pm AKDT (Alaska)
- 8:00am - 1:00pm PT (Pacific)
- 9:00am - 2:00pm MT (Mountain)
- 10:00am - 3:00pm CT (Central)
- 11:00am - 4:00pm ET (Eastern)
Please stay tuned for future training dates.
Accepted applicants must complete the following items as part of their required pre-work in order to participate in the training:
- Download & Sign: Course Syllabus & Job Description Review (Participants will be enrolled in a UMU course where this document will be available.)
Please treat this virtual three day training as you would an in-person training. We understand that three days at four hours each day is a long time. We also recognize that oftentimes the training participant may hold multiple roles. We ask that every training participant do the following:
- Make sure no other activities are scheduled during training hours.
- Be in a space that is free from distractions and other people for confidentiality purposes.
- Have a working video camera and microphone. Cameras should be on during the duration of the training.
- Participate via chat or using the microphone during the training.
- Refrain from answering calls and emails during the virtual training.
- Make sure to have a good wi-fi connection.
- Do not participate while driving.
Please note that if a participant misses more than three hours of the training combined, they will not receive a certificate of completion. Participants who miss up to three hours will get a modified certificate.
Sign up for your Regional CAC's mailing list to be notified when applications open:
- Midwest: https://mrcac.tfaforms.net/f/rcac22a
- Northeast: http://eepurl.com/c4eHH5
- Southern: https://www.srcac.org/contact-us/
- Western: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/5987901/WRCAC-General-Mailing-List-Form
Contact your Regional CAC representative:
- Midwest: Sara Lee
- Northeast: Sue Ascione; Tony DeVincenzo
- Southern: Greg Flett; Lydia Johnson Grady
- Western: Joyce Prusak