EPISODE SUMMARY:

The Baystate Family Advocacy Center has an exciting new program funded from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) - Child Advocacy Training & Support (CATS) Center. The CATS Center establishes a national training center to provide Children's Advocacy Centers (CACs) and multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) training, education, and technical assistance on trauma-informed care and evidence-based treatment for children and families. 

In this episode, Tony speaks with Kerri Bergendahl, LICSW and Jessica Wozniak, Psy.D. with the Baystate Family Advocacy Center on the training opportunities provided by the CATS Center.

• CATS Center overview (3:20)
• CATS Center goals (9:00)
• Trauma-informed practice (11:15)
• Training logistics and topics (14:45)
• FORECAST model (19:00)
• Ad hoc training opportunities (21:36)
• Benefits of trauma-informed training for MDTs (23:13)
• For more information (30:17)

GUESTS:

Kerri Bergendahl, LICSW is the Behavioral Health Clinician/Project Specialist with the Child Advocacy Training & Support Center at Baystate Family Advocacy Center.

Jessica Wozniak, Psy.D. is the Principal Investigator & Project Director, TF-CBT National Trainer, Manager of the Clinical Research and Development with Baystate Health Department of Psychiatry.

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES:

• Baystate Family Advocacy Center: https://www.baystatehealth.org/services/pediatrics/family-support-services/family-advocacy-center 
• Project FORECAST: https://projectforecast.org/ 
• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network: https://www.nctsn.org/

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Disclaimer: This project was sponsored by NRCAC from Grant Award Number 2019-CI-FX-K005 and CFDA #16.758 awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, OJJDP, or NRCAC.