This session teaches empowerment as a practice approach embedded in the strengths perspective. Empowerment is not something we do to clients but with clients as we walk alongside them while they use their own voice and make their own choices.

Professional Boundaries

This session teaches the guidelines necessary to both protect clients from harm and preserve the mental well-being of staff members. Staff members also learn to navigate gray areas and develop healthy working relationships.

This session provides a foundation for understanding health equity and health-related social needs and a baseline introduction to personal identity and the value of inclusion in everyday practice.

Best Practices for Working with Interpreters

This session shares national standards and widely recognized best practices for language assistance; one of the easiest ways to reduce barriers within systems.

This session teaches the personal interview and client action planning process while using motivational interviewing skills. Practice open-ended questions, affirmations, reflections, and summaries to elicit the client’s story while conducting an empowering interview and planning session focused on client goals.

This session covers the skills and intentionality needed to identify and affirm strengths in clients and their environments and reflect this in professional documentation.

Community Resource Navigation

This session introduces various community resource directories, databases, systems, and collaboration methods to increase knowledge of community resources and referral options. This reduces duplication of efforts, improves efficiency, and ensures the accuracy of referrals.