Articles for the Topic "Training"

A Cultural Competency Toolkit: Ten Grant Sites Share Lessons Learned

2007-06-06T10:29:45

For organizations providing support to mental health consumers, cultural competency, the ability to reach out effectively and appropriately to individuals of different cultural backgrounds, is central to meeting the needs of a diverse community. The Cultural Competency Initiative, which was launched in 2000, assisted consumer supporter organizations by providing funding and technical assistance as well as by disseminating information about innovative minority outreach programs. Each chapter of the toolkit provides an overview of one of ten model programs. Project goals and implementation plans are shared, project leaders share their expertise, and program materials are included in each chapter's appendices. NCSTAC hopes that this information will assist other consumer supporter organizations in their efforts to launch similar outreach programs. (Authors)

A Guide to Reentry Supportive Housing: A Three-Part Primer for Non-Profit Supportive Housing Developers, Social Service Providers, and Their Government Partners

2009-01-22T11:13:09

This guide is intended to furnish supportive housing providers with a basic introduction to community reentry supportive housing; that is, supportive housing targeted toward formerly incarcerated individuals or ex-offenders, including those who have special needs.

A Housing Toolkit: Information To Help the Public Mental Health Community Meet the Housing Needs of People With Mental Illness

2007-06-04T03:09:08

This toolkit provides guidance and hands-on information to public mental health agencies, housing officials, service providers, and families and individuals with mental illnesses who are interested in expanding housing opportunities for people with mental illnesses. The fifteen fact sheets provide detailed information about resources available to finance the creation of new housing and new ways to think about housing options. In addition there are four background briefs to provide a framework for assessing housing needs and housing solutions. These materials are organized so that they can be reviewed as a whole for overall knowledge about housing or individually for information about specific funding programs or housing types. (Authors)

Alan Chartock...In Conversation with Jay Levy

2011-02-14T08:42:50

Alan is joined by Jay Levy, the Western and Central Massachusetts Regional Manager with Eliot Community Human Services. Levy is a social worker and the author of the new book Homeless Narratives & Pretreatment Pathways: From Words to Housing, which is published by Loving Healing Press.

Case Management Services

2008-07-12T04:27:58

This curriculum is part of the Supportive Housing Training Series, put out by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. This training is an introduction to the clinical skills needed to help tenants with special needs sustain themselves in supportive housing, including building trust, setting goals, motivating tenants, using referral services and documentation. At the end of this training, participants will be able to identify their role in the helping relationship and increase their skills in providing optimal case management services for tenants of supportive housing. (Authors)

Creating a Safe Space for GLBTQ Youth: A Toolkit

2008-04-16T10:58:39

This toolkit, produced by Girl's Best Friend Foundation and Advocates for Youth, is meant to aid workers in creating a welcoming and open environment for GLBTQ individuals in organizations that are not specifically designed for this population.

Crisis and Conflict

2007-07-06T04:56:01

This curriculum is part of the Supportive Housing Training Series, put out by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. In this training, discussion and exercises to help participants respond to and manage incidents of crisis and conflict in housing, and to establish policies and procedures with a group comprised of building management. The goal of this training is to provide participants with tools to identify, intervene and follow-up on incidents that fall into this category The training will also explore programmatic issues that impact intervention and outcome of crisis and conflict situations in supportive housing. (Authors)

Effectiveness Research with Co-Occurring Substance Use and Psychiatric Disorders: Considerations of Design and Measurement

2010-03-22T07:50:31

This webinar, presented on March 12, 2010, aimed to invigorate discussion around the treatment of consumers with co-occurring disorders, focusing on the effectiveness of service models and improving the quality of care.

First Step: On the Path to Benefits for People who are Homeless

2007-03-27T10:56:50

This toolkit, which includes a cd-rom, brochure, 22 fact sheets and an evaluation form, was designed for case managers, outreach workers, and others to use when assisting clients who are homeless with accessing federal mainstream benefit programs. The programs covered in this toolkit include food stamps, Medicaid, Medicare, One-Stop Career Center System, Social Security, Social Security Disability Insurance, State Children's Health Insurance Program, Supplemental Security Income, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Veterans Affairs Compensation, and Veterans Affairs Health Care. Combining time-saving tips from the field with interactive tools, the authors make applying for and accessing mainstream benefits easy. (Authors)

HCH 101 Online: An introduction to Health Care for the Homeless

2009-10-22T07:47:44

The National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC) created a learning site to provide opportunities for professionals to earn Continuing education Credits. NHCHC offer courses that are either scheduled or self-paced and accredited.

HHYP Online Learning - Homeless and Runaway Youth

2010-02-01T08:36:46

This series of 9 free, e-learning modules targets staff working with homeless youth. The modules were created as part of the Community Trauma Treatment Center for Runaway and Homeless Youth, funded by SAMHSA’s National Child Traumatic Stress Network.

Mental Health and Homelessness: A Guide for Mental Health Planning and Advisory Councils

2007-11-20T05:01:15

This toolkit will help state mental health planning and advisory council members and others assess programs and services in their state plans for people who are homeless and have a mental illness. (Authors)

Outreach To People Experiencing Homelessness: A Curriculum for Training Health Care for the Homeless Outreach Workers

2007-03-28T06:00:52

This curriculum is designed to be used by any person or program involved in reaching out to people experiencing homelessness. Parts of the curriculum are specifically oriented to those working in federally-funded Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) projects throughout the United States. The intent of this curriculum is to help workers gain a fuller understanding and appreciation for outreach work. There is no set formula, but it is hoped that by exploring the process and content of outreach from a variety of perspectives, workers will become more effective in their efforts to assist people toward greater stability. At one level, the curriculum attempts to outline the minimum basic training and knowledge requirements that all outreach workers must possess. At another level, its intent is to help workers develop increased self-awareness, empathy and interaction skills in order to use their knowledge effectively. The purpose of this outreach curriculum is to provide a comprehensive overview of the principles, knowledge, and issues relevant to doing outreach in the HCH context. In addition to providing information, it is intended to engage the participant by using various modalities and activities that appeal to different learning styles. (Author)

SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR)

2008-01-10T11:57:57

Tools and resources to assist people who are homeless with SSI/SSDI claims. Includes contact information for 34 states participating in the SOAR (SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access and Recovery) Initiative and local trainers for the Stepping Stones to Recovery training curriculum, a key component of SOAR. (HRC)

Structuring Your Prevention Efforts

2010-05-25T02:04:56

This online training is designed to introduce some basic concepts necessary to design a prevention program. The training covers outreach strategies, explains the importance of targeting services, offers ideas for assessment and financial assistance plans, and examines program evaluation. (Authors)

Supportive Housing Training Series

2007-01-19T04:17:12

The Supportive Housing Training Series includes eleven curricula providing best practices and guidance on supportive housing development, operation and services. Each curriculum provides a one-day training for enriching the skills of supportive housing developers and providers.

Ten Essentials Toolkit for Ending Homelessness

2007-09-06T03:14:07

The National Alliance to End Homelessness has created the this toolkit as a guide to help communities identify the minimum requirements for an effective permanent solution to prevent and end homelessness. (Authors)

Toolkit for Ending Long-Term Homelessness

2007-04-16T10:47:19

This Toolkit, developed by the Corporation for Supportive Housing, includes profiles of systems-wide strategies for working with this population, photo tours of supportive housing projects from around the country, sample documents from supportive housing service teams and property managers, and a listing of key additional tools. (Authors).