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  • For Supervisors: Supporting Staff Using Motivational Interviewing

    This session is designed for supervisors seeking to strengthen MI practice within their teams. Participants will learn how to coach, model, and reinforce MI skills, create supportive learning environments, and provide feedback that enhances staff confidence and competence. The session emphasizes strategies for sustaining MI fidelity over time, fostering a culture of collaborative, person-centered practice.…

  • Community Trauma and Resiliency

    This session is designed to deepen participants’ understanding of community trauma and the systems that create and perpetuate harm. During the training, participants will identify the risk factors that contribute to community violence and examine its impact on communities, providers, and the work they do. Participants will leave with practical tools and knowledge to engage in conversations about community…

  • Restorative Justice 202: ReGeneration Circle: Healing in the Restorative Justice Process

    The purpose of the circles is to invoke deep self-inspection through reflection and creating deep relations by sitting at the hearth encircled by the core beliefs of restorative circle keeping. The process for this circle session is centered on the reflection of self. We would ground ourselves in focusing on releasing the energies of affirmation…

  • Decoding the RFP

    Reading a request for proposals (RFP) is its own skill, and this session helps participants build their RFP muscles. This session will go into the technical components of an RFP and ensure that anyone can decipher what is being asked for and what is essential to include. Participants leave with more confi dence navigating RFPs…

  • Civic Engagement Workshop – RPSA Greater, IL

    Please register for this required Civic Engagement Workshop. During this 90-minute virtual session, RPSA providers will review civic engagement initiatives, share promising practices, and collaborate on strategies to strengthen civic engagement efforts across their communities.

  • Reimagining Community: Collective Care & Provider Sustainability

    Centers community care as protective for providers. Addresses burnout, shared holding, and relational grounding practices. Providers develop strategies for. Two Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be available for participants with social work and professional counseling licenses (LSW, LCSW, LPC, LCPC). If you would like to request CEUs, you may do so in the evaluation survey…

  • Youth Villages Presents GuideTree 2.0

    Virtual Event

    Join us for a presentation about the programs and services offered by Youth Villages. Learn about the current implementation of LifeSet and GuideTree, and gain an overview of Intercept, an intensive in-home family therapy program designed to support families and help youth remain safely at home whenever possible. This session provides an opportunity to learn more about these services and how they support children, youth, and families. Click here to register!

  • LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health & Suicide Prevention

    The Trevor Project’s 2025 National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Youth found that LGBTQ+ youth experience disproportionately high rates of mental health challenges, including depression, anxiety, suicidality, and co-occurring mental health concerns. This session explores the complex and compounding factors that place LGBTQ+ youth at increased risk for negative mental health outcomes. Participants…

  • Intergenerational Trauma and Development

    This session provides participants with a foundational understanding of how early trauma and chronic stress can influence development well into adolescence and young adulthood. While children are often viewed as naturally resilient, true resilience depends heavily on the context and systems surrounding a child’s development. Together, participants will explore two critical periods in human development…

  • The Five Doors of Access: An Introduction

    This introductory session guides service providers through each of the five dimensions of access: Physical, Sensory, Communication, Emotional, and Relational. Rather than framing accessibility as a compliance obligation, the session invites participants to see inclusion as an act of welcome, asking not whether a space meets a minimum standard but who is being invited in,…

  • Introduction to the CBAT-O

    Hosted by ICOY's Education & Resource Development Team, this session combines an informational overview and live demonstration of the CBAT-O for IDHS-funded providers and sites. Participants will be guided through the assessment history, purpose, and structure, followed by step-by-step instruction on how to complete it. At least one program manager from each participating agency is required to attend. Questions are welcomed throughout,…

  • LGBTQ+ Learning Community

    Join us for our monthly LGBTQ+ Learning Community, facilitated by Marlee Goodman, ICOY’s LGBTQ+ Liaison, HRC, and Training & Trauma Initiatives Specialist. These 1-hour conversational and informational sessions will create a space to bring together leaders in the field committed to advancing the rights, safety, and authenticity of queer youth, families, and service providers across…

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