What is professional development?
The ACT Raising Safe Kids Program has developed several new and exciting professional development opportunities for ACT professionals. The professional development activities are available to ACT Professionals to stimulate growth in the following areas:
- Community engagement
- Database understanding, proficiency, and utilization
- Facilitation and training enhancements
- Sharing best practices and essential skills
- Connection to our international programs
What is included in professional development?
- Monthly office hours: An opportunity for facilitators and master trainers to drop in and ask questions or express concerns related to the program. Session times will change monthly (10 a.m., 12 p.m., and 8:30 p.m. Eastern time) to accommodate multiple time zones.
- ACT in the World Spotlight: An event that focuses on one International ACT Program and the work that they have accomplished.
- Webinars: Webinars will be hosted quarterly as an opportunity for the ACT community to come together and learn/discuss a mutual topic.
- Monthly tips: Via the listserv, we will be sending out monthly tips for facilitating the ACT program.
- Database training: Database training will be provided for master trainers and facilitators to get more familiar and comfortable utilizing the database.
- Networking sessions: In order to promote community engagement amongst ACT professionals, we will host quarterly networking sessions for master trainers and facilitators.