No Events were found for 08/22/11. The next event is on 08/23/11, shown below.
Tuesday, August 23 2011
Promoting Wellness: An Integrated Approach to Homeless Service Delivery
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Homelessness Resource Center (HRC), Project for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH), and SSI/SSDI Outreach Access and Recovery (SOAR) are offering a FREE two-day regional training!
The purpose of this training is to advance best practices and innovative strategies to resolve homelessness, based on person-centered, trauma-informed, and recovery-oriented approaches to care. Sessions will include topics related to housing, employment, critical time intervention, consumer integration, motivational interviewing, medical care for non-medical providers, population-focused approaches, communities of practice, self-care, and more. Please click here to view a draft agenda.
This training is for anyone working in homeless services in contexts such as street outreach, drop-in centers, shelters, permanent supportive housing, criminal justice re-entry, mental health, addictions, health care, supported employment, faith-based initiatives, and schools. We welcome direct service providers, consumers, support staff, administrators, government staff, and policy makers. We extend a special invitation for PATH.
The following CEUs will be available:
· Commission for Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC)
· National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
· The Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC)
Please click here to register.
Balance of State Families Committee Meeting
This call is for homeless service providers that serve families in the Balance of State CoC. The Families Committee meets quarterly on the fourth Tuesday of the month.
Dial-in instructions will be emailed to the Balance of State email list before the call.
Interactive Rapid Re-Housing Webinar
This is the second in a series of webinars on rapid re-housing. Staff from the Alliance's Center for Capacity Building will discuss program design matters such as staffing, budgeting, and goal setting for your rapid re-housing program. The webinar will also include a question and answer period. Space is limited, so please register soon.