IDHS Trainings
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Community Asset Mapping: Building Partnerships for Sustainable Impact
IDHS Capacity Building Training TopicThis 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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Trauma-Informed Supervision for Supervisors
IDHS Trauma TrainingThis training session is designed for supervisors, managers, and senior leadership to enhance team support and build vital supervisory networks. Together we will explore trauma-informed supervision techniques focusing on relationship…
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Reimagining Community: Practice & Application Lab
IDHS Capacity Building Training TopicThis 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…
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Managing Unconscious Bias
IDHS Capacity Building Training TopicRecognize, 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,…
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Guiding, Not Telling: Using Motivational Interviewing to Shape Session
IDHS Capacity Building Training TopicParticipants 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…
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Homeless Youth Management Meeting
IDHS Capacity Building Training TopicPlease join us for the quarterly HY Management Meeting. As a reminder, this meeting is mandatory for each program with the purpose of increasing communication across programs and with the…
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Community Youth Services (CYS) 101
IDHS Capacity Building Training TopicThe purpose of CYS 101 is to engage providers in intentional, productive, and constructive ways to fulfill grant requirements while recognizing and enhancing their strengths. Training will promote positive outcomes…
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The Impact of Trauma on Youth
IDHS Trauma TrainingDuring this session participants will dive into understanding the profound impact of trauma on youth. Participants will receive a comprehensive understanding of trauma responses including their relation to Adverse Childhood…
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Restoring Love to Justice: Love, Violence Interruption, & Restorative Care
IDHS Capacity Building Training TopicGrounded in youth development and community healing, this session explores how love and care can be powerful tools in interrupting cycles of violence. Participants will learn restorative approaches that build…
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Casey Life Skills
IDHS Capacity Building Training TopicPlease join us for this Casey Life Skills training, developed by Casey Family Programs, which teaches youth providers how to use life skills assessments with youth in homeless youth and…
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Community Trauma and Resiliency
IDHS Trauma TrainingThis session is designed to provide a deeper understanding of community trauma and the systems that cause and perpetuate harm. Participants will identify risk factors driving community violence and its…
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Engaged and Empowered: Fundamentals to Trauma-Informed Youth Engagement
IDHS Trauma TrainingIn this training we will discuss and explore what makes for meaningful youth engagement. To do this, we will unpack the impact of systemic barriers and reframe our understanding of…





