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CONTINUING EDUCATION 
Addressing the Needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth
Overview: Human service professionals in many capacities work with youth who are gay, lesbian, bisexual and/or transgender (LGBT). This training will focus on best practice skills in addressing sexual orientation and gender identity issues with adolescents, their families and the service delivery systems involved with these young people. Lecture and experiential activities will focus on how to assess and intervene with this population. Learning objectives: discuss how personal and professional feelings, values, attitudes and behaviors toward LGBT people can shape approaches to practice; distinctions between theoretical constructs (e.g., sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation); review “coming out” as a developmental process and its intersections with adolescent and racial identity development; describe risk and protective factors that hinder or promote healthy development; discuss how to engage youth and their family members in conversations about sexual orientation and gender identity issues; how to explore LGBT issues in psychosocial assessment; identify how to facilitate parent-child dialogue when working with families; review strategies to create inclusive programs and service delivery; and community resources for LGBT youth and their families. Content reflects evidence level D- see page 13 in catalog.
12/3/2009
Conflict Resolution - INA Certificate Program
Effective conflict resolution skills are necessary to foster positive working relationships throughout organizations as well as with customers and clients. Conflict resolution needs to be handled in a way that results in positive outcomes without creating division. Participants will learn about the origins and complexity of conflict as well as its impact on people and organizations. Successful conflict mediation strategies will be discussed.
12/4/2009
Refining Skill in Motivational Interviewing
This is an intermediate skill level hybrid course offering a 6 hour in-person workshop along with 8 weekly distance learning sessions to provide expanded learning and consultation as an ongoing tenant for the development of MI competency. Overview: Class size is limited to 15 people who currently see at least 5 people a week in individual or group sessions focused on substance misuse. Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based behavioral health practice which is a person-centered counseling method. Content will focus on clinicians with a basic knowledge of MI who wish to further develop their skills in working with adults in substance use treatment including those with co-occurring disorders. Experiential activities, video-based clinical vignettes and group exercises will serve to strengthen participants' ability to recognize and demonstrate various MI principles, constructs and methods. At the end of the workshop, the format for the 8 weekly online sessions will be introduced and reviewed to familiarize participants with this component and its expectations. Content reflects evidence level A- see page 13 in catalog. Face-to-Face Learning Objectives: expand MI knowledge base; practice MI techniques; assess quality MI implementation via DVD vignettes; present and utilize formal measures of objective assessment as they relate to the clinical practice of MI. Online Learning Objectives: further expand MI knowledge through exposure to the MI Bulletin and relevant journal articles; reflect and assess on personal MI practice; participate in a “client-driven” evaluation of clinical style; participate in a collaborative MI group project; review and offer commentary on current written work in the field of MI.
3/11/2010
Grantwriting
This training will provide participants with practical, hands-on instruction in grantwriting for nonprofits. Participants will learn how to find grant opportunities; how to match service needs to funding sources; technical writing skills; how to create a proposal that has all the necessary components to be successfully funded; discuss values and ethics as they relate to proposal writing and funding. Grantwriting textbook is included.
4/15/2010
Managerial Accounting
This workshop will focus on the essential components of managerial accounting as they relate to the “real-life” operations within the nonprofit sector. Specific topics include managerial accounting concepts, and theory; understanding financial statements; financial statement analysis/using financial ratios; calculating and treating overhead; budget development and analysis. This workshop will emphasize hands-on exercises and other experiences that will introduce the participants to the application of critical financial management thinking and tools.
5/20/2010
Program Evaluation
This workshop will cover various aspects of program evaluation. Participants will discuss the uses of program evaluation as an administrative process that focuses on implementation of new programs, program monitoring, quality assurance, and outcome and impact assessment. Participants will learn how to conceptualize a program evaluation, apply a program evaluation model, write a narrative description, prepare a comprehensive objectives-based evaluation plan, and design administrative feedback mechanisms to apply results. This is not a statistical-oriented workshop; it focuses on the performance measures that all organizations need for funding sources, regulatory agencies, and to know if their desired service outcomes are being achieved.
6/10/2010
Fundraising
This training will focus on the essentials of building a successful fundraising program; including developing long and short term plans to grow philanthropy by working with a board of directors and community volunteers, establishing a strong case for support and using tried and true solicitation strategies. Participants will discuss the role of leadership in the fundraising process and gain a clear understanding of what constitutes a strong ethical fundraising practice and how to measure success.
