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  • Casey Life Skills

    IDHS Capacity Building Training Topic

    Please 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 transitioning youth programs. Casey assessments also have applications in a variety of other youth service programs including basic centers, street outreach programs, educational outreach programs…

  • Restorative Leadership

    Virtual Event
    IDHS Capacity Building Training Topic

    Great leaders don’t just manage teams—they cultivate trust, resilience, and collaboration. In this interactive training, you’ll explore the principles of Restorative Leadership, a leadership style that strengthens relationships, resolves conflicts, and fosters an inclusive, equitable team environment. Through real-world scenarios and hands-on activities, you’ll develop key skills in growth mindset, conflict resolution, emotional intelligence, cultural…

  • Relational Data Gathering Strategies

    RPSA

    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 clients to divulge sensitive, potentially traumatic experiences. This training helps practitioners develop relational strategies to help clients feel safe and supported thus allowing them to…

  • Child Welfare Coalition Call

    ICOY Members

    Join ICOY and other member organizations on a call to discuss key changes in the child welfare and youth-led arena.   The goal is to create a child welfare system that prepares youth to become successful and self-sufficient. Illinois Collaboration on Youth (ICOY) seeks to focus the attention of Illinois’ elected officials in all branches…

  • Staff Engagement & Community Outreach

    IDHS Capacity Building Training Topic

    This 2-hour training session will provide participants with principles that will enhance their engagement practices by examining cultural sensitivity, self-control, values & beliefs andoffer tips on creating quality and impactful outreach efforts. In these sessions, we will look at: -Effective and Relevant communication -Relationship Building -Visions and Goals -Celebration & Recognition -Needs Assessment -Assessing Sensitivity,…

  • Motivational Interviewing

    IDHS Capacity Building Training Topic

    This ICOY training provides an overview of motivational interviewing and its key elements for effective practice: Values, Ambivalence, Empathy, the Spirit of MI, O.A.R.S, and Eliciting Change Talk. The main focus of motivational interviewing is to partner with the individual to enhance motivation and utilize ambivalence to build a successful plan for making change. Compared…

  • Engaged and Empowered: Fundamentals to Trauma-Informed Youth Engagement

    IDHS Trauma Training

    In 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 what engagement really means. Through a framework of power-sharing, we will practice skills to increase youth trust and enhance sustainable youth buy-in. Two continuing education…

  • Community Asset Mapping: Building Partnerships for Sustainable Impact

    Virtual Event
    IDHS Trauma Training

    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. Over the course of two hours, participants will: -Gain a foundational understanding of community asset mapping, including key concepts and types of assets (individual, institutional,…

  • LGBTQ+ Learning Community

    IDHS Trauma Training

    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…

  • Transformational Coaching

    IDHS Trauma Training

    This 2-hour training session will assist leaders in establishing meaningful relationships and expose them to alternative ways of thinking and behaving. This Concept embraces the understanding of choice and is designed to encourage the transformation of the mind, heart, and spirit. Areas we will explore include:-How to lead by example -Effective Communication -Building and Sustaining…

  • Trauma Talks: Trauma and Bullying

    ICOY CARES Trauma Talks

    Suicide is the second leading cause of death in youth ages 15-29, and students who are bullied are between 2-9 times as likely as their non-bullied peers to experience suicidality. In anticipation of the beginning of the school year, as well as Suicide Prevention Month (September), participants will gain knowledge and practical skills to effectively…

  • Trauma and Juvenile Delinquency

    IDHS Trauma Training

    In this session, participants will examine the critical intersection between trauma and juvenile delinquency, with a focus on how adverse childhood experiences shape youth behavior and involvement in the legal system. The training will help participants identify the characteristics that define ""at-risk"" and “high-risk” youth, while offering practical insights into trauma-informed strategies. Attendees will leave…

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