St. Stephen’s Human Services has created an online Shelter Worker Training Series that covers a series of core training topics for shelter staff. Topics covered include:

• Altered Mental Status
• Cultural Awareness
• De-Escalation Training
• Ethics
• Harm Reduction
• Native American Cultural Awareness
• Navigating Shelter for LGBTQQI Folks
• Shelter Journey

This work was funded by the Department of Human Services’ Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO).

In partnership with DHS-OEO’s Safe Harbor initiative, StreetWorks offers a comprehensive interactive training that has been developed in collaboration with youth workers and multidisciplinary professionals from across the state and reflects an evidenced based understanding of client centered care, cultural responsiveness, safety, trauma-informed care, and harm reduction.

2016/2017 Metro Safe Harbor Training Videos – Topics include:

• Safe Harbor/No Wrong Door Overivew
• Sexual Exploitation & Ouutreach to Youth
• De-escalation Best Practices
• Reaching Out to Wounded Youth with a Trauma Informed Approach
• Health Professional Boundaries
• Motivational Interviewing
• Vicarious Trauma and Self Care Practical Strategies
• Intersectionality & Cultural Capacity

The following materials are identified for providers and community partners to learn Housing First principles and best practices.  A sample check list is also included to help you make a basic assessment of whether and to what degree your program is using the Housing First approaches.

Introduction to Housing First:

• Housing First: Sam Tsemberis TED Talk
• Why we do Housing First – Video from DESC in Seattle

• Core principles of Housing First and Rapid Rehousing:

• HUD and USICH Webinar Recording and Presentation Slides
• Pathways Housing First Training Videos

• Sample Checklists:

• USICH Tool
• HUD Housing First Assessment Tool