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)

 

 

Thanks for your registration!    

We look forward to seeing you in Raleigh, August 24-25, 2011.  

 

Questions?  Please contact Emily Carmody at 919.755.4393 or emily@ncceh.org. 

    

On Wednesday, August 24 at 1:30 pm ET, the Technical Assistance Collaborative, Inc. (TAC) will host a webcast on using evidence-based practices in serving people experiencing homelessness. Presenters will focus on serving people with mental health and/or substance use issues.

 

This webcast is free, but registration is required.  Please click here to register.

 

 

If you or someone you know has a disability and wants to work, we've got just the Ticket!

 

Each month, Social Security's Ticket to Work program hosts a free national WISE webinar to help beneficiaries learn about Ticket to Work & Work Incentives. The August 24 national WISE webinar, Ticket to Work: Free Support Services for Young Adults in Transition, will present information about special Social Security programs and rules that may apply to you because of your medical condition. You will learn from Work Incentives Planning & Assistance Projects and Employment Network representatives about:

This webinar is free, but registration is required.  Please register online or call 866-968-7842 or 866-833-2967 (TTY).