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Provider Trainings
Table 13. What Participants Plan to Do as a Result of Participating in the Training Workshops
Comment Category
Percent of Participants Who Gave This Response
Have the appropriate kind and amount of supplies needed for an emergency
Maintain updated information (e.g., parent contact information, information about the child, child pictures)
Maintain / create a disaster plan and / or reunification plan
General comments, be prepared
23.9%
19.9%
11.1%
7.0%
Connect with members of the community (e.g., to notify child care is in community, to collaborate with)
19.9%
Conduct practice drills / have them more often
11.1%
Communicate and share information with families and children (e.g., have conferences, share disaster plans)
7.0%
“[I will] put everything into practice by having drills every month. And to share information with families and friends.”
“[I will] read books about safety and family care and self-care. I will role play or have dramatic play activities that promote safety awareness.”
“[I will] prepare my emergency bag with all necessary things. Make drills with the children and take their pictures. Have a back pack ready with copies of all the emergency cards.”
When asked how the training could be improved, 115 participants provided
115 comments. As seen in Table 14, half of the comments indicated that the training was good and did not need improvement; 12.1% suggested having the training more frequently and to offer refresher trainings for providers; 9.6% of the participants reported that the training could have been longer; 4.2% suggested including more examples or videos of different scenarios; and 3.5% recommended having more hands on activities, such as a practice drill during the training. The remaining 18.2% of comments were mostly related to logistical aspects of the training. For example, some participants suggested conducting the
Table 14. How the Training Could Be Improved
The training is good as it is 50.4%
Allow more time for the training 9.6% Provide more hands on activities such as a drill during the training 3.5%
Comment Category
Percent of Participants Who Gave This Response
Continue to offer the training, could be as a refresher every few months or once a year
12.1%
Provide more examples using videos or pictures
4.2%
Other (e.g., condense the training, quieter translator, bigger room, louder speakers)
18.2%
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