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using the following scale for the analyses: Is/Was None=1, Is/Was Low=2, Is/Was Fair=3, and Is/Was Great=4.
CCRC analyzed change scores for those who had room to grow in knowledge or awareness; those whose knowledge about an item before the workshop was the highest level were not included in the analyses. Most attendees reported an increase in their knowledge or awareness (see Figure 2).
Figure 2. Percent of Early Care and Education Professionals Who Had an Increase in Knowledge or Awareness
Figures 3–12 include all participants, including those whose knowledge base was at the highest level prior to the trainings. At the end of the trainings, most participants (97 % or more) rated themselves as Fair or Great in each of the areas of knowledge or awareness queried.
Knowledge of how to plan and prepare for a variety of emergencies and disasters.
Knowledge of how to make and use a disaster plan
Knowledge of how to keep information needed for an emergency up to date
Knowledge of how to keep information such as what is needed for each child during an emergency
Knowledge of how to identify and contact important resources in my community after an emergency
Knowledge of supplies needed to respond to different emergencies and disasters
Awareness of the need to plan on how to reunite parents and children after an emergency
Knowledge of how to address stress and emotions after a disaster with the staff in my child care program
Knowledge of how to address the stress and emotions after a disaster with the children in my care
Knowledge of what I need to do to get my child care operational after an emergency event
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96.8 95.2
96.6 97.2 97.3
94.3 91.2
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