Training & Contract Services
Partner with the Michigan ACE Initiative (MIACE). We can provide you, your organization and your community with a variety of supports to build off your current strengths and address your needs.
How Can MIACE Support Your Organization?
Training & Curriculum Development – We provide a variety of training programs and can develop or adapt programs to meet the needs of your staff and organization. Some of the training we’ve done in the past include:
- Introduction to ACEs and the Impact of ACEs
- Trauma-informed approaches and Skills
- Positive Childhood Experiences and Building Resilience
- Evidence-based ACE and violence prevention efforts to support school safety and promote youth mental health and resilience
Program Development – MIACE can assist with developing and implementing Evidence-Based programs that prevent and mitigate the impact of ACEs. Our expertise can support programs in these areas:
- Behavioral Health programs that lessen the long-term harms of ACEs and other adversity.
- Selection and implementation of evidence-based screening and referral programs, that can be integrated into your current workflows
- Extracurricular Activities & Youth Mentorship programs that connect Youth to Caring Adults
- Parent Training and Support Services that teach essential parenting skills and promote resilience
Data-Driven Decision Making – MIACE will use the Michigan ACE Data Dashboard to ensure your prevention programs utilize the best available data. We can partner with you to help you understand ACE-related data and how to analyze it to make program decisions within your schools and community.
One-Pagers
Available MIACE Training
We are dedicated to creating trauma-informed systems.
To watch the MIACE Continuing Education Opportunity— Trauma-Informed Approaches— facilitated by Project Director, Dr. Kelsey Sala Hamrick, click the link below. This webinar will review the definition of trauma-informed care and introduce steps to provide trauma-informed care across all sectors.
MIACE Master Trainer and Community Champion CE Opportunity #1- Trauma-Informed Approaches
Evaluation
The MIACE Initiative is also excited to partner and support organizations in evaluating their program’s successes as well as making recommendations for quality improvement. We are able to help develop and conduct a wide variety of program evaluations and support capacity and needs assessments.
Partner with our team to develop and implement an evaluation plan that outlines the objectives, methods, and expected outcomes of your program or project. A capacity assessment will evaluate an organization’s or system’s strengths and weaknesses concerning its goals and objectives. A well-designed evaluation plan and capacity assessment can help your organization measure its progress, learn from its experiences, and demonstrate its impact and value to stakeholders.
MIACE Trainer Network
Master Trainers have completed the ACE Interface Training under the direction of Dr. Robert Anda and Ms. Laura Porter. They have content knowledge on ACEs, resilience, and community engagement. MIACE Trainers can provide several trainings that include:
- Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences: Building Self-Healing Communities. (3–4-hour presentation by Master Trainer or Community Champion)
- ACEs 101 – Understanding ACEs, raising awareness of their prevalence, and working together to promote community prevention strategies. (1.5-2-hour presentation by Master Trainer or Community Champion)
- Community Champion Training is a four-hour training that prepares participants to deliver ACE awareness presentations. (4-hour training, presentation by Master Trainer but Community Champions can assist Master Trainers)
MIACE Speakers Bureau
MIACE has established a Speakers Bureau to help connect trainers and partners in search of training and presentations. To be added to the database, complete the form linked here.