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The CAST Consortium strengthens the knowledge and skill base of emerging and current members of the child-serving workforce. The Consortium develops and disseminates innovative curricula for mandated reporters across the postsecondary spectrum through professional continuing education. Consortium staff, Child Advocacy Studies academic programs leaders, and Child Advocacy Center service providers will analyze and interpret data gleaned through curricular needs assessments, surveys, and key informant interviews. The Consortium teams will then design high-impact learning experiences relevant to mandated reporters in multiple disciplines that intersect with children exposed to violence and trauma.
Products developed by the CAST Consortium include Problem-Based Learning Simulation Facilitation manuals featuring advanced case scenarios with participatory roles for learners; "plug and play" instructional modules on relevant topics with slide decks, resources, and exercises ready to be inserted in Learning Management Systems; and resources and products aimed at strengthening education to workforce transitions such as internship guides.
Audience
Child Protection and Advocacy Professionals
Child Welfare Personnel
Community Members
Court Personnel
Detention/Corrections Staff
Families
Juvenile Justice Specialists
Law Enforcement
Mental Health Professionals
Other
Prosecutors
School Personnel
Social Services
Students
Substance Abuse Professionals
Tribal Community
Youth
Eligibility
Most Consortium products can be disseminated to postsecondary instructors and/or workforce trainers in various disciplines that serve and protect children (e.g., law enforcement, child protection, courts, health care, and education). Problem-Based Learning Simulation (PBL-S) facilitation manuals are available to participants who have completed the learning communities that train and support PBL-S facilitators.
New Problem Based Learning Simulation: Law Enforcement focus
New Problem Based Learning Simulation: Poverty vs Neglect in Early Childhood focus
Supplemental PBL-S didactic and simulation modules to screen for violence exposure using Child Trauma Screen (CTS), Environmental Screening Questionnaire (ESQ), and Safe Environment for Every Kid Parent Questionnaire-Revised (SEEK-PQ-R)
