17
March
2020
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Military REACH Project Manager
The purpose of Military REACH is to mobilize research
and promote family readiness by making research accessible
and practical. One way Military REACH aims to mobilize research
is by engaging the professionals who have direct contact with
military families. Last week the Military REACH team was invited
to Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, AL to speak at the Airmen
and Family Readiness Centers (A&FRC) Course. The A&FRC Course is a
required training for recently hired Family Readiness Consultants
to ensure they are well informed about the resources available to
them while working with Airmen and their families.
The REACH team spoke with Consultants about the purpose of
Military REACH, ways to access research (e.g., MilitaryREACH.org,
Monthly Newsletter, social media), and the importance of linking research to practice. At the end of the session, the group collaboratively brainstormed tangible ways to promote a culture of evidence-based practice at A&FRCs.
Two examples they came up with were:
1. starting off team meetings by discussing a key finding from a particular TRIP report and
2. ending e-mails with a key finding they learned during the week.