The Homeless Coalition provides training for CoC members as well as the general community. Regular ongoing training is essential to understanding the “best practices” in serving those experiencing homelessness. It provides our CoC and our community the ability to perform well at both the local and national levels and helps us get closer to achieving our ultimate goal of ending homelessness for all.
UPCOMING TRAINING
Boot Camp is incredibly valuable for anyone who wants to learn more about homeless services in our community. Attendees learn about what the Continuum of Care is, how it functions, important systems we work with, best practices in case management, and other useful resources available to those experiencing homelessness.
BOOT CAMP LIVE! is an in-person training that includes a walking tour of the shelters on Lancaster.
BOOT CAMP: Video Tours is an in-person training with video tours of the shelters.
CLICK HERE to register for the next Boot Camp training.
Interested in scheduling Boot Camp for your group? Contact our training team for more information.
In this training, you will define and understand Burnout and Secondary Traumatic Stress. Through this training, you will learn ways to self-identify burnout and secondary traumatic stress symptoms and preventive strategies to lessen personal and professional stressors.
CLICK HERE to register for Burnout & Secondary Trauma training.
The training will cover CAS workflow from match creation to housed, this includes case managers’ responsibilities when interacting with housing matches. Additionally, best practices when using the Warehouse will be covered including linking the importance of Warehouse and ETO as they relate to housing matches in CAS. Contact our coordinated entry team for more information.
CLICK HERE to register for the next CAS/Warehouse best practices training.
This training covers how to document homelessness to prove chronicity. We cover third-party letters, self-affidavits, verification of disability, and the Chronic List Cohort.
CLICK HERE to register for the next Chronicity Training.
CLICK HERE to register for the next Client Engagement training.
This is an overview of the Coordinated Entry processes from start to finish including systems and practices.
CLICK HERE to register for the next Coordinated Entry 101 training.
If you often encounter clients who have experienced trauma and need practical tools to de-escalate the client verbally, then this training is for you. This de-escalation training will provide short-term interventions to help you manage stressful situations more healthily for your client and your organization.
CLICK HERE to register for the next De-Escalation training.
Diversion 1.0 – This course will help you understand the basics of Diversion: what it is, when to use it and why. We will also discuss the mindset of diversion, the impact of a crisis, how to approach the situation and review the 9 steps to effective diversion. CLICK HERE to register for the next Diversion 1.0 training.
Diversion 2.0 – This training will thoroughly discuss the diversion conversation and data entry, with an emphasis on creating connections, active empathetic listening, strengths and support exploration, and linkage to services and community resources. CLICK HERE to register for the next Diversion 2.0 training.
This training focuses on the critical case management areas supported by evidence-based best practices. Focus areas include client engagement, building the transition from homelessness to being housed, harm reduction, wellness & recovery, identifying burn-out, and, most importantly, practicing self-care—this two-and-a-half-day training.
CLICK HERE to register for Foundations of Case Management training.
This is an overview of Harm Reduction, interventions, key principles, cycle of stigma, review of stages of change, best practices, overdose and overdose prevention.
CLICK HERE to register for the next Harm Reduction training.
The HMIS Workshop is for everyone who enters, views, and utilizes reports/data within the HMIS system (ETO) and in HMIS Warehouse (Green River). It is designed for your agency-specific HMIS needs! The goal is to focus on how to make HMIS data entry flow for your agency. We will dive into all things HMIS (ETO and Warehouse).
CLICK HERE to register for the next HMIS Workshop.
The Housing Assessment Tool (HAT) training will cover why the CoC decided to move away from the VI-SPDATv2, why it is an effective tool, best practices for usage, and provide an opportunity for attendees to conduct mock assessments with support from the trainer. Contact our coordinated entry team for more information.
CLICK HERE to register for the next HAT training.
To save lives and reduce suicidal behaviors by providing innovative, practical, proven suicide prevention training. We believe that quality education empowers all people, regardless of their background, to make a positive difference in the life of someone they know. QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn.
CLICK HERE to register for this training.
The Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool (SPDAT) was developed as an assessment tool to help prioritize which clients should receive what type of housing assistance intervention, and assist in determining the intensity of case management services.
CLICK HERE to register for the next SPDAT training.
This training is developed to provide case managers with community-based supportive services, tips, toolkits, and other resources on various topics to which they can refer for supplementary guidance and information.
CLICK HERE to register for the next Supportive Services training.
You can register for any of our upcoming training through our Training Newsletter or from our events calendar. CLICK HERE to view our events calendar. Don’t receive our Training Newsletter? Contact our TRAINING TEAM to get signed up.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Learn the application process for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and the Employment Program for Self-Sufficiency. The training covers the history of welfare, eligibility points/documentation, Choices Employment Program for TANF recipients, benefits participants are eligible to receive, and assistance available after gaining employment.
Contact our training team to view the recording of this training or access it online in the TalentLMS Learning Library.
This training includes a short history of the Food Stamp program & application process, Able-bodied adults without dependents, and general population, SNAP employment & training program, participation requirements, services available, non-compliance and good cause. Includes medical programs available to low-income citizens of Texas for children & adults.
Contact our training team to view the recording of this training or access it online in the TalentLMS Learning Library.
Trauma Informed Care: this presentation will explore forms of trauma and its impact on individuals; and outline strategies for agencies to create practices that are supportive of and responsive to this trauma.
Trauma-Informed Care Presentation
Contact our training team to view the recording of this training or access it online in the TalentLMS Learning Library.
Come and review foundational principles for ethical practice and principles from the Texas Code of Conduct and then learn how to apply these to ethical situations that arise in practice.
Contact our training team to view the recording of this training or access it online in the TalentLMS Learning Library.
This training will review eviction laws and special circumstances, effective landlord engagement, and how the landlord engagement team can support you.
Landlord Engagement Presentation
Contact our training team to view the recording of this training or access it online in the TalentLMS Learning Library.
This training will review the purpose of documentation, and provide documentation tips and best practices when documenting a case note.
Documentation (Case Notes) Presentation
Contact our training team to view the recording of this training or access it online in the TalentLMS Learning Library.
TRAINING FEES
As a condition of membership, individuals who are a part of a CoC Member agency or individuals who are Homeless Coalition members are allowed to attend all Homeless Coalition sponsored training free of charge. All non-members will be charged a training registration fee for any Homeless Coalition sponsored training. CLICK HERE to view training fees.
Cancellation fees will apply to anyone (member or non-member) who does not provide at least 24hours’ notice of cancellation.
HOMELESS COALITION TRAINING POLICY AND PROCEDURES 2024
If you have questions please contact Shannon Barnes.
