10/31/2026
In early October, the RCCP welcomed a group of 14 child and youth care professionals from Taiwan for a very unique stay in Ithaca. The participants went through a competitive application process and were selected by the Ministry of Education in Taiwan. The experience was supported and facilitated by Change Formula, an organization focused on recruiting, training and providing long term support for professional caregivers, with three mentors joining them for the trip. The first week was focused on TCI training and the second week was spent visiting Hillside Family of Agencies to see CARE in action.
The first week Andrea and Matt facilitated a direct TCI training in Ithaca, NY downtown at the Ithaca Conference Center. It was a great week of learning about the residential care work we do in both our countries. The participants were active in their learning and practicing of trauma informed approaches to preventing, de-escalating and recovering from crisis. Great discussions and everyone engaged in the role play practices.
We were also able to enjoy games during training to keep it fun and after class one day we walked up Cascadilla Gorge. As a special celebration when the TCI week ended we had a classic cookout on Holden Pond complete with burgers, potato salad, fresh baked pies and even smores!! Sitting around the fire together was a great way to close out the day.
More to come about the second week…..
