Upcoming Events
ICOY hosts training, policy forums, special events and other meetings for our membership, direct service providers contracted through the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) and service administrators. See a calendar of all our upcoming events and training.
Week of Events
Staff Engagement & Community Outreach
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
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
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…