Transforming Professional Development Through Person-Centered Learning

Here are some ideas for helping your clients design meaningful and effective goals. This is not a step-by-step guide, more like a collection of paintbrushes and a palette of colors. Key concepts: goal design, barriers, scarcity & stress, the process of working on goals. Read more

The Human Services Essentials Program is designed to prepare professionals to apply skills, knowledge and attitudes across diverse practice settings, while building program capacity so as to offer clients the highest quality care and support. o A Holistic Approach to the Human Services System o Working with the Person Within the System o Working with the Context of Poverty and Economic Barriers o Accountable Case Management in a Person-Centered/Data-Driven Organization Read more

This course provides guidance to supervisors to support deeper learning for their staff who participate in the Human Services Essentials Training Program, with direction and suggestions to help staff think through the training program material as it applies to their specific work contexts and to their specific clients. Read more

Welcome to the Human Services Financial Health Professional Certificate Program. There are six courses in this program, followed by an exam covering material from each of the courses. As you complete each course, you will be asked to write a summary of your reflections on that course. Once your summary assignment is accepted, you will be enrolled in the next course in the series. After completing the final exam, you can download your certificate for HSFHP Level One. Read more

The Human Services Financial Health Professional Certificate Program is designed to better prepare and equip professionals entering the human services field.  It is also intended to support Human Service Professionals who have been in the field, but who have missed out on these critical components of their professional training.  While intended to help the Human Service Professional in your day-to-day work, the trainings will also be beneficial in your own personal development. Level III: Broadening Your Approach and Enhancing Your Practice The four courses in this level focus on developing skills for working with specific populations. Participants are asked to write a summary of what they learned and how they will apply that knowledge at the end of each course and at the end of the Level. Successful completion results in a certificate for this level. Read more

The Human Services Financial Health Professional Certificate Program is designed to better prepare and equip professionals entering the human services field. It is also intended to support Human Service Professionals who have been in the field, but who have missed out on these critical components of their professional training. While intended to help the Human Service Professional in your day-to-day work, the trainings will also be beneficial in your own personal development. Level Two: Deepening Your Understanding The six courses in this level are designed to build upon the knowledge gained in Level One by examining a wider range of topics, with a continuing focus on how the concepts and tools can be applied in practice. Participants are asked to write a summary of what they learned and how they will apply that knowledge at the end of each course and complete an exam at the end of the Level. Successful completion results in a certificate for this level. Courses include: HSFHP Section Seven: The Context of Poverty HSFHP Section Eight: Credit, Debt & Lending HSFHP Section Nine: Counseling and Coaching HSFHP Section Ten: Negotiation HSFHP Section Eleven: Future Planning HSFHP Section Twelve: Leveraging Environment and Community Assets   Read more