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Promoting Wellness
An integrated approach to homeless service delivery
November 3–4, 2009
St. Cloud Civic Center
10 4th Ave. South
St. Cloud, MN, 56301

What can participants expect?
  • To develop an understanding of a person-centered, recovery-oriented, trauma-informed model of care
  • To explore strategies of self-care and to experience a sense of renewal and rejuvenation
  • To learn practical skills in the following areas:
    • Health information for non-medical providers
    • Motivational interviewing
    • Creating trauma-informed care for families and individuals who are homeless
    • Ensuring consumer voice in the design and delivery of homeless services

 

HRC Trainers

Trainers will include national experts from the Homelessness Resource Center and its partners:
  • Center for Social Innovation
  • National Center on Family Homelessness

A FREE Regional Training on innovative strategies for providing homeless services and creating environments that are person-centered, recovery-oriented and trauma-informed in the St. Cloud, Minnesota Area including ND, SD, NE, IA, WI, IL.

Audience

This training is applicable to anyone providing homeless services including direct service providers, consumers, administrators, government staff and policy makers. We extend a special invitation to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) Services in Supportive Housing (SSH) grantees in the St. Cloud Region.

Consumer Scholarships

The Homelessness Resource Center and PATH Technical Assistance Center are offering a limited number of scholarships for consumers who are currently or formerly homeless to attend the training. Contact Jenny Stratton at jstratton@center4si.com for more information.

Lodging Information

Attendees are responsible for their own travel and lodging expenses. A list of hotels can be provided upon request to Jenny Stratton at jstratton@center4si.com.

Registration

Register online for the training by visiting: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=189555. Please register by October 19, 2009. Space is limited!

Local Sponsors

The Homelessness Resource Center and the PATH Technical Assistance Center are proud to be locally sponsored by the following organizations:
  • Resource Inc.
  • Spectrum Community Health Center
  • Hearth Connection
  • MN Dept. of Human Services Tribal Relations
  • MN Dept. of Human Services Community Living Supports
  • MN Dept. of Human Services Adult Mental Health Division

Continuing Education Units

The following CEUs will be available: NAADAC, NBCC, CRCC, and NASW.

 

This training is sponsored by generous funding from The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for Mental Health Services. The views expressed in this training do not
necessarily reflect the views of SAMHSA.