IDHS Capacity Building Training Topic
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Relational Data Gathering Strategies
Providers are charged with daunting responsibilities. One of the most challenging ones is to gather accurate information from clients that will be used for their treatment plans. This often require…
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Youth Experiencing Housing Instability 101
This two-day webinar provides supervisory and front-line staff working in DHS funded Homeless Youth programs with essential information they need to ensure effective practice and compliance with the program’s regulations.…
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Scale Up Your SEL: Define It
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is an integral part of youth development, but what does “SEL” truly mean within the unique context of your program? In this workshop, “Scale Up Your…
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Talk the Leads to Change: The Art of Building Motivation with Motivational Interviewing
This session focuses on recognizing, evoking, and strategically reinforcing “change talk” - the self-motivational statements most strongly associated with behavior change. Participants will practice MI skills that strengthen intrinsic motivation,…
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Overview of eCornerstone
This introductory training will provide participants with an overview of the eCornerstone system including specific data entry information for CCBYS, Redeploy, Teen REACH and Homeless Youth programs. Participants will walk…
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Reimagining Community: Safety
Reframes safety as a relational and community based condition rooted in connection and shared care.Includes trauma-informed, beloved community and healing-centered principles. Providers gain shared language and assessment tools for identifying…
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Navigating “Resistance” with Motivational Interviewing: Softening Sustain Talk and Dancing with Discord
This session helps participants understand and respond skillfully to sustain talk and discord, which are often misinterpreted as “resistance.” Participants will learn MI-consistent strategies to reduce tension, maintain collaboration, and…
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Grant Writing 201: Distinct & Unique
Imagine a grant officer sitting in front of the stack of proposals she received today. How do you ensure that she forwards your proposal on for review? Imagine a grant…
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Reimagining Community: Youth Voice & Civic Engagement
Explores youth agency,decision-making power, and belonging. Supports providers in co-designing engagement practices, exploring youth advisory structures, and other civic engagement methods. Two Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be available for…
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The Social-Emotional Consequences of Sexual Trauma
Sexual trauma profoundly impacts not only the body and brain, but also a survivor’s emotional world, relationships, identity, and sense of belonging. This training explores the social and emotional consequences…
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Community Asset Mapping
This interactive, introductory-level training will explore the fundamentals of Community Asset Mapping as a powerful tool for identifying local strengths, resources, and opportunities to support partnership development and long-term sustainability.…
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Moving Beyond Outputs: Framing Long-Term Outcomes to More Effectively Talk About Mission
Many nonprofit organizations work hard to track what they do—meals served, youth engaged, counseling sessions provided, volunteers mobilized—but struggle to communicate the longer-term difference those efforts make. This practical webinar…





