Become a Connections Matter Georgia Trainer
The Connections Matter Georgia Train-the-Trainer (CMGA TOT) offers professionals the foundational knowledge and tools they need to train others, including parents, educators, child-serving professionals, healthcare, human services providers, faith leaders, and community members.
Upcoming Connections Matter Georgia Training of the Trainers:
Each TOT consists of one full in-person day, and one half virtual day.
2024
- March 14
- May 15
- September 24
- December 10
Cost: $500
Prerequisite: Participation and verification in a Connections Matter workshop is a prerequisite. If you haven’t taken the training yet or need a refresher, click here for upcoming workshops.
Training Format: The CMGA TOT will be a hybrid of in-person and virtual. There will be a limited number of participants for increased safety. Participants will receive a trainer’s manual, presentation materials, and access to a trainer portal. Your certification as a Connections Matter Georgia Trainer will last for one year.
About the Connections Matter Georgia Training: In June 2019, Georgia Center for Child Advocacy and Prevent Child Abuse Georgia launched the statewide initiative, Connections Matter Georgia®, focused on raising awareness and providing a community-based prevention response to Adverse Childhood Experiences. Since then Connections Matter trainers have provided training to over 900 professionals and community members through in-person and virtual formats.
Connections Matter® addresses the intersecting topics of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), trauma, brain development, and resilience. It explores how the connections we make in life profoundly impact our brain’s ability to grow and our own individual abilities to cope and thrive. During this four-hour training participants learn about a community-based approach, appropriate for both urban and rural settings, that can build resilience in children and their communities.
