Professional Development Registration
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2025 Professional Development Webinar Series:
- 01/28/2025: "Cultural Humility to Cultural Reverence: An Overview"
- 02/25/2025: "Healing-Focused Care: Integrating Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-Informed Care + Cultural Humility"
- 03/12/2025: "Navigating New Beginnings: Supporting Unaccompanied Children in Their Resettlement Journey: An introduction for Human Service Providers"
- 04/15/2025: "Empowering Voices: Survivor-Led Advocacy in Social Change Practice"
- 05/12/2025: "Behavioral Health Consideration when working with Individuals and Families during Pregnancy and Postpartum"
- 06/02/2025: "Supporting Families through Pregnancy and Infant Loss"
- 07/09/2025: "Moving Beyond Performance: Assessing your Organizational Landscape in Anti-Racist Work"
- 08/06/2025: "Bringing AI into the classroom: Real-World Tips and Tools for Preparing Undergraduate Human Services Students"
- 09/23/2025: "'Do I really want to tell you?': A CASE Approach to Uncovering Suicidal Ideation"
- 10/17/2025: "Expanding Caring Frameworks, A Critical Cariño Toolkit: Improving Practices when working with Latine Students and Communities"
- 11/25/2025: "From Comradery and Purpose to Questions and Uncertainty: Supporting Positive Veterans Reintegration"
- 12/08/2025: "Transformative Outdoor Programming for Youth and Youth Workers Situated in a State Child Welfare Agency"
Cultural Humility to Cultural Reverence: An Overview
Date: January 28th, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST
Presenters: Shawn Smith, Founder Share Collaborative & Adesola Oni, Share Collaborative Core Team Member
Description: In this workshop, facilitators will provide and overview of the 4 Principles of Cultural Humility and how they can be employed by individual practitioners and/or teams. Participants will be able to: 1. Describe the 4 Principles 2. Define Cultural Reverence 3. Apply awareness of and examine implicit bias, and 4. Define: Culture, Cultural Groups, and Identity.
Individual Registration Fee:
- 1 person only
- NOHS Member Fee: $0.00 | Non-Member Fee: $25.00
Organizational Group Registration Fee:
- Unlimited attendees
- Fee: $50.00
Healing-Focused Care: Integrating Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-Informed Care + Cultural Humility
February 25, 2025 | 8:30 a.m. EST
Presenters: Shawn Smith, Founder Share Collaborative & Adesola Oni, Share Collaborative Core Team Member
Description: In this workshop we will explore how we can be trauma-informed and culturally reverent in the application of Motivational Interviewing. Shawn Smith, Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) member, MINT Certified MI Trainer, and certifier of MINT Trainers will guide us through the intersection of MI, Trauma-Informed Care and Cultural Humility to learn how when we are maintaining fidelity to MI we are being trauma-informed and culturally reverent in our service to others.
Individual Registration Fee:
- 1 person only
- NOHS Member Fee: $0.00 | Non-Member Fee: $25.00
Organizational Group Registration Fee:
- Unlimited attendees
- Fee: $50.00
Navigating New Beginnings: Supporting Unaccompanied Children in Their Resettlement Journey: An introduction for Human Service Providers
March 12, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. EST
Presenter: Colleen Arruda, Ascentria Care Alliance, Worcester Massachusetts.
Description: This workshop provides an in-depth introduction to serving Unaccompanied Children (UC) and Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URMs), including an overview of effective case management strategies to support their resettlement in the United States. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of key definitions, including "refugee" and "URM," as well as the complex migration processes these vulnerable youth undergo. The session will delve into the unique needs and challenges faced by URMs, including trauma, cultural adjustment, and the absence of parental support. Attendees will learn about the various services provided through the URM and UC programs, such as foster care placement, educational support, and cultural preservation. The workshop will also cover best practices for addressing mental health concerns, promoting self-sufficiency, and facilitating successful integration into American society. By the end of the session, participants will be equipped with the foundational knowledge and tools necessary to provide culturally sensitive and effective support to URMs throughout their resettlement journey.
Individual Registration Fee:
- 1 person only
- NOHS Member Fee: $0.00 | Non-Member Fee: $25.00
Organizational Group Registration Fee:
- Unlimited attendees
- Fee: $50.00