A Model of Trauma-informed Community Living for Homeless Services
Presenter(s):
Stephen Baldridge, PhD, LMSW
$15.00
Member Price:
$12.00
Training description:
This training describes a model of trauma-informed care in homeless services: This unique model includes intentional community-based living paired with small-scale mixed-income housing along with other housing first based methods to increase sufficiency, self-esteem, and community among individuals and families experiencing homelessness. The session is delivered by a social worker who lived in this model, and includes ethical considerations and implications for faith and practice, as well as limitations specific to this model of service.
CE category:
Direct Practice: Groups and Communities
Direct Practice: Individuals, Couples, Families, and Children
No. of CE Hours:
1.0
Training format:
video-based
Practice Level(s):
Intermediate: MSW Level
Target Audience:
Social workers and related professionals
Social work students
Human services professionals
Clergy
Learning Objectives:
As a result of this training, participants will be able to:
1. List 2-3 evidence-based benefits of community based living model with those experiencing homelessness.
2. Differentiate 3 distinct differences between the presented model and the older, transitional housing model of homeless services.
3. Identify 1-2 ethical issues (based on the NASW Code of Ethics) to consider when developing similar models of treatment.
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Training Outline:
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Presenter Bio:
Stephen Baldridge serves as Associate Professor and serves as the Undergraduate Program Director for the School of Social Work at Abilene Christian University. His research interests include homelessness, nutrition/food justice, and adult education. Since November 2016, Stephen and his family of 6 have lived in a homeless housing facility to begin building a new program meant to provide an innovative mode for those experiencing homelessness.