This in-person workshop is a facilitated learning environment where providers apply the concepts from the virtual series to real scenarios and organizational contexts. The lab focuses on practical skill-building, reflective dialogue, and collaborative problem-solving. Focus Areas: • Making meaning of the four core elements of thriving community life: safety, youth voice, belonging through intentional space…

Recognize, understand, and manage unconscious bias to create a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive (DEI) workplace. Participants will explore the nature of unconscious bias, its impact on decision-making and behavior, and strategies to mitigate its effects. Two Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be available for participants with social work and professional counseling licenses (LSW, LCSW,…

Participants will learn how to collaboratively develop agendas and guide conversations in ways that support, rather than steer, the people they serve. This session introduces core MI strategies for establishing focus while honoring autonomy, enhancing engagement, and creating a shared sense of direction for the work ahead. Three Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be available…