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Minnesota Communities Caring for Children ACE Interface Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) & Resilience Training Program
Application for ACE Interface Presenter Training
We are excited to announce that Minnesota Communities Caring for Children (MCCC), Dakota
County Integrated Children’s Mental Health & Family Service Collaborative, Wayzata - Partners
for Healthy Kids, Northwest Hennepin Family Service Collaborative, and Hennepin South
Services Collaborative will be training a cohort of ACEs Interface Presenters on April 26th & April
27th, 2018 at the Hyland Park Reserve, 10145 Bush Lake Road, Bloomington, MN 55438.
Many entities across the country are learning about the ACE Study and beginning to understand its implications for policy and practice. Drawing on lessons from the Washington Family Policy Council and the experience of Minnesota communities where ACE Interface presenters are active, we aim to develop a network of speakers and coaches to build community capacity to address challenging social and health issues using trauma-informed approaches. As part of this program, members of the training cohort will gain an understanding of the key concepts of the ACEs and Resilience Curriculum, facilitate community conversations as presenters of the content, and model community change through deep dialogue with cohort and community members. We encourage you to see the ACE Interface Presenter Certification as one of many specializations needed to create comprehensive social change around trauma-informed care.
What is an ACEs and Resilience Presenter?
An ACE Interface Presenter is someone who is trained and certified to present the ACE Interface
Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences: Building Self-Healing Communities PowerPoint
in their own community, and to engage with community members in implementing new ways
of working in response to this information.
Who is eligible to attend the Presenter Trainer Workshop?
We are looking for a group of up to 30 people who:
Represent the diversity of our community, including cultural, geographic, sector, and other
diversity
Have demonstrated ability to train or teach adults and youth
Have basic skills using PowerPoint, laptops, and projectors
Demonstrate ability to effectively reach communities or audiences of strategic importance
Demonstrate self awareness, social awareness, and emotional management skills
Commit to ACEs and Resilience presenter Agreement (details below)
Agree to partner with our local Collaborative in this work over the coming 2-3 years.
Thank you for your interest! We look forward to hearing from you.
Minnesota Communities Caring for Children ACE Interface Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) & Resilience Training Program
Application for ACE Interface Presenter Training
Description of Role and Responsibilities
Understand core concepts of ACEs and Resilience Curriculum
Present and share Neuroscience, ACEs and Resilience information
Facilitate dialogues so that participants can integrate this information at a values level
Be able to adapt to diverse audiences as appropriate
ACEs and Resilience Presenter Agreement Summary
Agree to complete a pre-training assessment and read background materials provided
Agree to participate in the full two-day training retreat with fellow cohort members on April
26th & 27th, 2018
Agree to co-present, with another member of this cohort of presenters, the ACE Interface
powerpoint at least twice within 6 months of the initial training
Agree to participate in an ongoing Community of Practice throughout the training process,
taking time to explore curriculum, shared values, best practices, vision for the future of this
work, etc., including 1 - 3 additional gatherings over the coming year
Agree to participate in quality assurance measures, including program evaluation processes
Apply your learning by identifying a trauma-informed project to co-design with your
community as part of your work moving forward
Minnesota Communities Caring for Children ACE Interface Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) & Resilience Training Program
Application for ACE Interface Presenter Training
Application for ACEs and Resilience Presenter Training
This free training is being provided through the generous support of the Department of
Human Services Mental Health Division. It is important that we award these positions to
people who will be actively committed to presenting and applying this information in
partnership with the local Collaboratives.
Please enter the information below.
Contact Information
Name:
Organization:
Local Collaborative Affiliation, if any:
Job or Community Title:
Address:
E-mail:
Phone:
Have you previously been trained by MCCC as an ACEs and Resilience presenter? If so, with which cohort, and have you completed certification?
Application Questions
Please answer the following questions in one or two paragraphs each. Type responses below each question – using as much space as needed for each question. 1. What interests you about becoming involved in this work?
2. Please specifically explain how you would use this training in your work. 3. What strategies would you use to reach out within a given community? Please give an
example of strategies you have found successful in the past. 4. Your role as an ACEs and Resilience Presenter is going to require a time commitment.
How would this work within your current schedule/commitments?
Minnesota Communities Caring for Children ACE Interface Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) & Resilience Training Program
Application for ACE Interface Presenter Training
5. Give us an example of how you have been able to adapt training materials/format to a specific audience.
6. Please indicate your current connections to any networks and/or communities that you could engage to learn more about ACEs, resilience, and trauma-informed care?
7. Talking about childhood trauma can be emotionally triggering for trainers and for audience members. What strategies would you use to manage your own emotions and to respond to the emotions of others during challenging conversations? Please give an example of strategies that you’ve found useful in the past.
8. We are looking for a cohort that represents our community’s cultural, geographic, gender, sector, and other diversity. Please describe the diversity you bring (e.g. cultural identity, rural/urban, metro/greater MN, parent leader, service sector, etc.)
9. Please feel free to provide any additional information that you think might be helpful.
Please fill out attached form electronically and return by e-mail or U.S. mail to:
Partners for Healthy Kids
210 County Road 101, North
Wayzata, MN 55391
WE WILL BEGIN REVIEWING APPLICATIONS RIGHT AWAY
FINAL APPLICATION DEADLINE 3/23/18
PLEASE RETURN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
We are asking for a quick turn-around time so we can notify participants by March 28th, 2018.