Transforming Professional Development Through Person-Centered Learning

A program for MI practitioners tailored to provide you with targeted knowledge, tools and reminders for successful practice and implementation of all elements of MI in your work. This program was designed in partnership with Avani Dilger, MINT and is meant to follow the MI Basic Skills training but can be useful for MI beginners who have some experience working in a helping field. It includes a series of asynchronous online courses with feedback, and pre- and post-program exams for competency. Courses include: The Spirit of Motivational Interviewing Building Your Skills with the Elements of MI MI for Short Moments Blending MI with Other Tasks MI for Self-Care Asking Powerful Questions   Read more

This series of six courses provides a service delivery framework that is adaptable to any type of public or private Human Services or Community Action Agency. Learn fundamental management skills through an interactive “plain speaking” online experience that is engaging for the participant as they implement the model service delivery system and problem-solve together with the staff of the virtual Good Works Agency. Includes an introduction to the use and importance of technology in supporting both clients and agency staff with a focus on supporting frontline staff. Courses included: PC/DD Organizations: An Overview PC/DD Organizations: Steps 1-6: Create an Agency Flowchart, When Does a Person Become a Client, Types of Clients and Agency-wide Intake and Assessment Process PC/DD Organizations: Steps 7-11: The Carter-Richmond Methodology for Agency Management and Accountability, Developing Monitoring Procedures, Reporting, Analysis, and Evaluation PC/DD Technology: Steps 12-16: Digitize Records & Consolidate Software, Establish a Client Portal, Develop an Eligibility Calculator and Develop Security Protocols PC/DD Technology: Steps 17-21: Quality Control, Counting Clients and Follow-Up, Measuring Efficiency & Effectiveness - Assessment and Reassessment, Communication & Communication Tools Supporting Community Service with Data: A Person-Centered Social Work Approach to Service Delivery Read more

This course will help you to recognize and understand the dynamic effects of economic trauma and abuse, and provide you with suggestions for how to work with financial health tools to help survivors stabilize and thrive. Read more

Reflective practice is a core skill for human services fields. This course will introduce you to the reflective cycle, help you develop key reflective skills, and address common challenges of implementing reflective practice. Read more

We all have stress in our lives and many people experience times of severe stress, scarcity or trauma. Despite that, most people eventually adapt and some even thrive, despite the adversity they experience. How does that happen, and how can we foster that ability? Read more

Learn about the cognitive processes of decision making that affect how we achieve our goals, and how distractions and feelings of scarcity interfere with that, plus gain some tools to help people improve their decision making even while experiencing distractions and scarcity. Read more