Team Training in Roles, Awareness, Communication, and Support
A specialized team training designed to strengthen collaboration and coordination within Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs).
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Our Approach
TeamTRACS aims to enhance and sustain healthy multidisciplinary team functioning using an adapted version of TeamSTEPPS, an evidence-based healthcare team training. TeamTRACS is an interactive training including five key modules: Team Structure and Roles, Shared Awareness, Communication, Mutual Support and Reflection, and Goal-Setting.
Key Findings
Our findings revealed that TeamTRACS significantly enhanced teamwork knowledge among participants. However, while participants found the training highly relevant and useful, there were no significant changes observed in teamwork skill use. Despite this, TeamTRACS remains a feasible and promising approach for strengthening teamwork within CACs.
Next Steps
We are dedicated to refining our TeamTRACS program to better address the needs of CAC teams. Our ongoing research aims to explore strategies to enhance and sustain implementation of TeamTRACS.
Want to learn more about TeamTRACS?
Contact Dr. Elizabeth McGuier (millerea3@upmc.edu) for more information.
Development and testing of TeamTRACS was supported by funding from the University of Pittsburgh Center for Interventions to Enhance Community Health, the University of Pittsburgh Clinical & Translational Science Institute (UL1 TR001857), and the National Institute of Mental Health (MH018951; MH123729). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Elizabeth Ann McGuier, PhD 