Communities of Practice Calls: Lessons, Research, Resources, Peer Support and Feedback
Project ASSIST aims to support trainers within the child-serving workforce via a variety of training, enrichment and mentorship opportunities. We have gotten to know many of you through our Trainer Enrichment Learning Communities (TELC), FORECAST Learning Communities, and the ASSIST Mentorship Program for Underrepresented Professionals (AMP-UP), and we are excited to continue to grow these communities by offering our Project ASSIST Community of Practice. This community will be open to all ASSIST-connected trainers (TELC, FORECAST, AMP-UP, and Simulation Studio) and will provide an opportunity for participants to continue engaging with one another to share knowledge and resources!
What you can expect:
The Project ASSIST Community of Practice will be held virtually on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 12pm CST and will be open to all current and past participants of our programs. Our team will open the call by providing 10-15 minutes of didactic review of topics explored in our training offerings. These may include:
- Problem Based Learning
- Adult Learning Principles
- Simulation Facilitation
- Equity within Training
- Secondary Traumatic Stress Prevention
- Training Logistics
- and much more!!
The remainder of the hour-long session will be an open call for community members to explore topics of interest, resource share, and problem solve any barriers they may be encountering in their training work.
Get Connected HereIf you have participated in any of our Project ASSIST training offerings, feel free to sign up for our Community of Practice mailing list below. We want you to know that you are not alone! Join us for these monthly calls so you can connect with like-minded colleagues who are also changing the world!
Communities of Practice Staff
Alejandra Martinez
Project ASSIST Grant Project Manager, Trauma-Informed Trainer, STL CAC DEI Taskforce Founding Chair
Alejandra Martinez, MSW, LCSW, is the Program Director for the Missouri Academy for Child Trauma Studies (MoACTS) as well as Project Manager for Project ASSIST at the St. Louis Children’s Advocacy Center (STL CAC). Ms. Martinez is passionate about workforce development for child-serving trauma professionals. She is one of the curriculum developers for the ASSIST Mentorship Program for Underrepresented Professionals (AMP-UP) as well as a National Trainer of the FORECAST model. She trains extensively across a range of trauma-related topics and teaches at the undergraduate level at the University of Missouri-St. Louis within the School of Social Work and Psychological and Brain Sciences. Ms. Martinez received her Masters of Social Work from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. As a bilingual Licensed Clinical Social Worker, she works with children and adolescents impacted by trauma, such as sexual abuse, physical abuse, domestic violence, migratory stress and traumatic grief. Over the course of her career, she has gained expertise in working with Latino immigrant communities.
Tenley Scott
Lead Training and Logistics Coordinator
Tenley Scott, MS, CTRS, is the Lead Training and Logistics Coordinator at the St. Louis Children’s Advocacy Center (STL CAC), a child trauma specialty clinic and accredited child advocacy center affiliated with the University of Missouri–St. Louis. With over four years of experience in training development, project management, and digital marketing, she provides project coordination and training support for the Missouri Academy for Child Trauma Studies (MoACTS), the Project ASSIST grant, and the Project CONTACT grant. In her role, Tenley manages online and asynchronous trainings and leverages a range of platforms to help design and deliver high-quality, accessible learning experiences. She brings expertise in project management, digital accessibility, data management, and workshop facilitation, along with collaborative leadership. Tenley is passionate about creating engaging instructional content, supporting educators and professionals in meaningful learning, and fostering collaborative, mission-driven work.