Training and Technical Assistance
C4 Innovations partners with organizations to develop customized, strategic learning plans and solutions that deepen knowledge and build skills and ultimately advance whole-person care, support recovery, achieve health and wellness, and improve outcomes for hard-to-reach populations. The opportunity to interact with experienced trainers along with peers and colleagues sets the stage for long-term success. Our learning plans incorporate variables tailored to your organization such as staff skills levels, staff turnover, budget, and desired timeframe. Learn about our training and technical assistance topics.
We offer live and self-paced online courses and subscriptions for accessing the courses.
Upcoming Live, Online Courses
Fall:
- Advancing Racial Equity in Housing & Homeless Services, Part 2: starts September 14, 2023
- Best Practices in Whole-Person Care: starts October 4, 2023
- Understanding Critical Time Intervention: starts October 23, 2023
- Equity in Action: Trauma-Informed Supervision: starts November 9, 2023
Building Knowledge and Skills
Our expert trainers use best practices in training and facilitation and adult learning principles to engage your staff in interactive, inclusive environments. To do this, we:
- Create safe learning environments that respect sociocultural diversity of participants
- Use a variety of teaching strategies and activities to accommodate learners with diverse learning styles, abilities, backgrounds, and experiences
- Relate teaching and learning activities to participants’ knowledge and experiences
- Provide challenging learning experiences through case examples
- Provide multiple opportunities for participants to share or demonstrate their knowledge and skill
- Encourage participants to connect learning goals to personal values and goals
- Facilitate self-assessment among learners
"Ken did a great job of getting us involved and responded to questions and comments in a very informed manner. He made everyone feel like they had valued contributions." -Nexus Youth and Families
"The quality of Ken's presence—his integrity, his honesty, his lived experiences—encouraged genuine sharing. The content presented came alive." -Haven for Hope
Training and Technical Assistance Topics
The following is a brief summary of commonly requested topics. Learn more about our expertise.
Equity
- Understanding the history and impact of racism, discrimination, and racial trauma on homeless and recovery support service systems and the people they serve
- Understanding the impact of racism on policies, programs, services, and outcomes
- Assessing norms, practices, and values that either promote or hinder racial equity and inclusion
- Designing and implementing inclusive, equitable solutions
- Collecting, identifying, and assessing data and disaggregating data to differentiate populations that are most systematically marginalized
Substance Use and Mental Health Recovery Supports
- Assessing substance use and mental health conditions
- Managing co-occurring disorders
- Adopting best practices in recovery-oriented care
- Establishing roles, competencies, supervision, and supports for peer workers
- Using medication-assisted recovery and medication-assisted treatment
- Advancing recovery-oriented supports, services, systems, and communities
- Providing strong support to people seeking recovery
- Supporting and advancing quality recovery housing
- Providing supported employment programs
- Creating and delivering prevention, early intervention, and recovery supports for youth and young adults
- Planning and implementing collegiate recovery supports for young adults
- Planning and implementing recovery supports for prison and re-entry populations
- Implementing integrated behavioral health and primary care strategies
- Promoting the well-being and resilience of children and youth
- Supporting parents in recovery
- Supporting families of people in or seeking recovery
Substance Use Prevention and Early Intervention
- Implementing Project Amp
- Training for Project Amp mentors and supervisors
- Planning and implementing prevention and early intervention approaches for youth and young adults
- Responding to opioid use, including overdose prevention
Housing Stability
- Engaging with and responding more effectively to individuals, families, and youth experiencing or at risk of homelessness
- Developing and implementing strategic plans to end homelessness
- Developing housing continuums that incorporate varied housing models and prioritize choice
- Providing equitable, safe, and culturally responsive services for diverse populations experiencing homelessness
- Designing and implementing prevention and diversion processes
- Supporting and advancing quality recovery housing
- Implementing best practices for street outreach, engagement, and case management
- Understanding PATH program regulations, eligibility requirements, and services
Best Practices in Person-Centered Strategies
- Knowledge of trauma
- Neuroscience of trauma
- Post-traumatic growth
- Service design and delivery
- Implementation of trauma-informed best practices
- Trauma-informed policies and procedures
- Motivational Interviewing skills
- Critical Time Intervention strategies
- Integrating harm reduction approaches
- Outreach and engagement
- Case management models
- Shared decision making
- Approaches to integrating and valuing lived experience
- Self-care and resilience among service providers