FAMILY ADVOCACY STAFF TRAINING COURSE RESET
Date Signed: 1/7/2015 | MARADMINS Number: 007/15
MARADMINS : 007/15

R 071926Z JAN 15
MARADMIN 007/15
UNCLASSIFIED/
MSGID/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF//
SUBJ//FAMILY ADVOCACY STAFF TRAINING COURSE RESET//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20120326//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO 1754.11, MARINE CORPS FAMILY ADVOCACY AND GENERAL COUNSELING PROGRAM POC/YOUNG HOANG/CIV/UNIT:MFC/-/TEL:703-784-1288/EMAIL:YOUNG.HOANG(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE FAMILY ADVOCACY STAFF TRAINING (FAST) COURSE RESET.
2.  BACKGROUND. THE FAST COURSE IS A 5-DAY IN-PERSON TRAINING ON THE OVERALL FUCTION OF FAMILY ADVOCACY PROGRAM (FAP) AND ITS ROLE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MORE SPECIFICALLY, WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS. ADDITIONALLY, THE FAST COURSE OFFERS RESEARCH-BASED TRAINING ON VARIOUS TOPICS AND TRENDS PRETAINING TO THE PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT OF CHILD ABUSE AND DOMESTIC ABUSE. PRESENTERS OF THE COURSE INCLUDE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND LEADING SCHOLARS IN THE FIELD OF DOMESTIC ABUSE AND CHILD ABUSE.
3.  THE STAFF FAST COURSE WILL CONSIST OF ONLINE PREREQUISITE COURSES AND IN-PERSON TRAINING.  THE MANAGERS’ FAST COURSE WILL ONLY CONSIST OF THE THREE IN-PERSON TRAINING.
4.  ONLINE TRAINING WILL OCCUR NO MORE THAN THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE IN-PERSON TRAINING AND WILL COVER STANDARDIZED PRESENTATIONS AND PROGRAMMATIC OVERVIEW.
5.  IN-PERSON TRAINING WILL COVER RESEARCH-BASED TRAINING ON VARIOUS TOPICS AND TRENDS PERTAINING TO THE PREVETION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT OF DOMESTIC AND CHILD ABUSE.
6.  THE MANAGERS’ FAST COURSE WILL ALSO COVER RESEARCH-BASED TRAINING ON TOPICS AND TRENDS PERTAINING TO DOMESTIC AND CHILD ABUSE. IN ADDITION, THE COURSE WILL PROVIDE TRAINING ON LEADERSHIP SKILLS, SUPERVISION, AND EFFECTIVE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.
7.  THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN R. A. C. SANBORN, DIRECTOR, MARINE AND FAMILY PROGRAMS DIVISION.//