TRAINING PROGRAM
CONSORTIUM TRAININGS
The Consortium has partnered with several New York City organizations to provide training resources for our member agencies' staff working and serving clients in the Bronx and citywide. These trainings are an excellent opportunity to enhance the services that we provide while learning about the state of housing, health services, legal options for our clients, and working with diverse communities. All trainings organized through the Consortium are free and available only to staff of our member agencies. If you are unsure if your organization is a member or want to learn more about membership, please visit our membership page.
The Legal Aid Society Bronx Neighborhood Office (LAS) has been an essential partner to the Consortium, providing training sessions (lasting roughly 2 hours each) on the several housing topics to support care coordinators and case managers. Legal Aid provides a housing hotline on Wednesdays from 9am-11am: 646-340-1920
Montefiore Medical Center, a founding member of the Consortium, has been providing trainings on common medical issues facing homeless and unstably housed clients. These trainings are an opportunity to learn more about different diseases and health issues your clients might face and how to support them in managing the disease to stay well.
NYC Correctional Health Services has developed a training for support, mid-level, and medical staff on Culturally Appropriate Engagement and Service Delivery with Puerto Ricans. The training will be made into a webinar and may be available for CE credits. Please check back for details.
The Legal Aid Society Bronx Neighborhood Office (LAS) has been an essential partner to the Consortium, providing training sessions (lasting roughly 2 hours each) on the several housing topics to support care coordinators and case managers. Legal Aid provides a housing hotline on Wednesdays from 9am-11am: 646-340-1920
Montefiore Medical Center, a founding member of the Consortium, has been providing trainings on common medical issues facing homeless and unstably housed clients. These trainings are an opportunity to learn more about different diseases and health issues your clients might face and how to support them in managing the disease to stay well.
NYC Correctional Health Services has developed a training for support, mid-level, and medical staff on Culturally Appropriate Engagement and Service Delivery with Puerto Ricans. The training will be made into a webinar and may be available for CE credits. Please check back for details.
2018 TRAINING SESSIONS
Upcoming Trainings
Overview of FHEPS - April 18, 2018
This free training by Legal Aid Society, will train staff on implementation of the new FHEPS (Family Homelessness & Eviction Prevention Supplement) program. This training will review the basic program rules and changes to the program since the transition from FEPS to FHEPS as well as the application process for new recipients. There will be plenty of time for questions.
Reentry from Incarceration, provided by the Fortune Society - April 26, 2018
Opioid Overdose Prevention, provided by DOHMH - May 8, 2018
Palliative Care and Chronic Illness, provided by Montefiore - May 23, 2018
Preventing Evictions, provided by the Legal Aid Society - June 22, 2018
And more to come!
This free training by Legal Aid Society, will train staff on implementation of the new FHEPS (Family Homelessness & Eviction Prevention Supplement) program. This training will review the basic program rules and changes to the program since the transition from FEPS to FHEPS as well as the application process for new recipients. There will be plenty of time for questions.
Reentry from Incarceration, provided by the Fortune Society - April 26, 2018
Opioid Overdose Prevention, provided by DOHMH - May 8, 2018
Palliative Care and Chronic Illness, provided by Montefiore - May 23, 2018
Preventing Evictions, provided by the Legal Aid Society - June 22, 2018
And more to come!
Past Trainings
Housing & Resource Directory Demonstrations: CAPS, HITE, and Benefits Plus - February 1, 2018
Craig Retchless, Assistant Deputy Commissioner of NYC Human Resources Administration (HRA) will give a live demonstration of the new Coordinated Assessment and Placement System (CAPS), the process to identify, assess, prioritize, and match individuals and families experiencing homelessness with appropriate housing and service interventions.
Attendees will also see a demonstration of the Greater New York Hospital Association’s Health Information Tool for Empowerment (HITE), an online directory offering information on more than 5,000 health and social services available to low-income, uninsured, and underinsured individuals in the Greater New York area.
Finally, you will learn about the Community Service Society of New York’s Benefits Plus online manual, which provides in-depth descriptions of over 80 public benefits and housing programs, who qualifies, how to apply and much more; free benefit tools for both professionals and clients with links to our SNAP calculator, benefit applications, housing resources, immigrant resources and more; and the Learning Center for a variety of training opportunities approved by the NYS Department of Education for continuing education credit for LCSW’s and LMSW’s.
Health and Recovery Plans (HARPs) and How to Best Use them to Help Your Clients, Urban Justice Center - January 16, 2018
Learn what HARP is; how HARP enrollees can access services; who qualifies for HARP; services to assist HARP enrollees; and the shift to managed care for Medicaid recipients with behavioral health needs.
> NYC Health HARP care management brochure
> NYC Health HARP Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) brochure
> Independent Consumer Advocacy Network (ICAN) brochure
> Urban Justice Center Mental Health Project flyer
Craig Retchless, Assistant Deputy Commissioner of NYC Human Resources Administration (HRA) will give a live demonstration of the new Coordinated Assessment and Placement System (CAPS), the process to identify, assess, prioritize, and match individuals and families experiencing homelessness with appropriate housing and service interventions.
Attendees will also see a demonstration of the Greater New York Hospital Association’s Health Information Tool for Empowerment (HITE), an online directory offering information on more than 5,000 health and social services available to low-income, uninsured, and underinsured individuals in the Greater New York area.
Finally, you will learn about the Community Service Society of New York’s Benefits Plus online manual, which provides in-depth descriptions of over 80 public benefits and housing programs, who qualifies, how to apply and much more; free benefit tools for both professionals and clients with links to our SNAP calculator, benefit applications, housing resources, immigrant resources and more; and the Learning Center for a variety of training opportunities approved by the NYS Department of Education for continuing education credit for LCSW’s and LMSW’s.
Health and Recovery Plans (HARPs) and How to Best Use them to Help Your Clients, Urban Justice Center - January 16, 2018
Learn what HARP is; how HARP enrollees can access services; who qualifies for HARP; services to assist HARP enrollees; and the shift to managed care for Medicaid recipients with behavioral health needs.
> NYC Health HARP care management brochure
> NYC Health HARP Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) brochure
> Independent Consumer Advocacy Network (ICAN) brochure
> Urban Justice Center Mental Health Project flyer
2017 TRAINING SESSIONS
Medicaid Appeals and Applications, Legal Aid - September 12, 2017
An overview of the Medicaid applications and appeals processes geared towards helping clients attain and maintain benefits
> Download the Powerpoint
Addiction 101, Division of Correctional Health, NYC Health + Hospitals - July 11, 2017
Learn about how incarceration and reentry present barriers to achieving good health and how to integrate trauma informed care into one’s practice, along with strategies for how to build trust and communicate with formerly incarcerated patients.
Preventing Evictions, Legal Aid - June 6, 2017
Learn how the New York City Housing Court system works, tenants' rights and how to help your clients avoid eviction.
> Download the Powerpoint
Getting Rental Arrears Assistance, Legal Aid - May 9, 2017
Gain a deeper understanding of the confidentiality requirements of HIPAA and what information care managers and other line staff can share.
> Download the Powerpoint
> Sample Letter of Support - Charity
> Sample One Shot Deal Letter to HRA
Data Confidentiality and Security Requirements – HIPAA and beyond, Bronx RHIO - April 26, 2017
Gain a deeper understanding of the confidentiality requirements of HIPAA and what information care managers and other line staff can share.
>Download Powerpoint 1 and Powerpoint 2
Immigration Update, BronxWorks - April 13, 2017
Learn about the implications of recent Executive Orders on immigration.
>Download the Powerpoint
Demystifying SSI and SSD, Legal Aid - March 23, 2017
An overview of SSI and SSD along with their accompanying applications and appeals processes.
> Download the PowerPoint and Accompanying Forms
An overview of the Medicaid applications and appeals processes geared towards helping clients attain and maintain benefits
> Download the Powerpoint
Addiction 101, Division of Correctional Health, NYC Health + Hospitals - July 11, 2017
Learn about how incarceration and reentry present barriers to achieving good health and how to integrate trauma informed care into one’s practice, along with strategies for how to build trust and communicate with formerly incarcerated patients.
Preventing Evictions, Legal Aid - June 6, 2017
Learn how the New York City Housing Court system works, tenants' rights and how to help your clients avoid eviction.
> Download the Powerpoint
Getting Rental Arrears Assistance, Legal Aid - May 9, 2017
Gain a deeper understanding of the confidentiality requirements of HIPAA and what information care managers and other line staff can share.
> Download the Powerpoint
> Sample Letter of Support - Charity
> Sample One Shot Deal Letter to HRA
Data Confidentiality and Security Requirements – HIPAA and beyond, Bronx RHIO - April 26, 2017
Gain a deeper understanding of the confidentiality requirements of HIPAA and what information care managers and other line staff can share.
>Download Powerpoint 1 and Powerpoint 2
Immigration Update, BronxWorks - April 13, 2017
Learn about the implications of recent Executive Orders on immigration.
>Download the Powerpoint
Demystifying SSI and SSD, Legal Aid - March 23, 2017
An overview of SSI and SSD along with their accompanying applications and appeals processes.
> Download the PowerPoint and Accompanying Forms
2016 TRAINING SESSIONS
Understanding Compulsive Hoarding, BronxWorks - November 4, 2016
Learn how to support your clients who have hoarding disorder.
Obtaining Rental Arrears Assistance, LAS - October 17, 2016
An overview of sources that service providers can tap into for rental arrears assistance, best practices for submitting rental arrears applications, and helpful contacts for following up.
>Download the Powerpoint
Affordable Housing & Healthcare 101 with Enterprise Community Partners - September 13, 2016
Enterprise Community Partners and the Bronx Health & Housing Consortium brought together affordable housing and healthcare professionals to a training and networking event, focusing on introducing affordable housing and healthcare basics to each sector.
>Download the Affordable Housing 101 Powerpoint
>Download the Healthcare 101 Powerpoint
Immigration and Health, NYLAG - July 13, 2016
This training discussed the intersection of immigration and healthcare/benefits in New York State. It provided an overview of the immigration process, describe different types of immigration statuses, and identify the various ways immigrants can access medical care and other benefits.
>Download the Powerpoint
Preventing Evictions, LAS - June 13, 2016
An overview of the housing court proceedings that can lead to evictions including non-payment and holdover cases. Attendees are able to walk a tenant through the steps of a NYC eviction case, identify the legal notices that tenants receive, and learn how to help tenants respond appropriately to these notices in order to prevent evictions.
Hepatitis C, Montefiore - April 21, 2016
An overview of Hepatitis C, outlines best practices for supporting clients with the disorder, and reviews Project INSPIRE: Montefiore's Hepatitis C Care Coordination Program.
Sickle Cell Disease, Montefiore - March 30, 2016
An overview of sickle cell disease, including common symptoms and treatments, and outline best practices for supporting clients with the disorder.
Learn how to support your clients who have hoarding disorder.
Obtaining Rental Arrears Assistance, LAS - October 17, 2016
An overview of sources that service providers can tap into for rental arrears assistance, best practices for submitting rental arrears applications, and helpful contacts for following up.
>Download the Powerpoint
Affordable Housing & Healthcare 101 with Enterprise Community Partners - September 13, 2016
Enterprise Community Partners and the Bronx Health & Housing Consortium brought together affordable housing and healthcare professionals to a training and networking event, focusing on introducing affordable housing and healthcare basics to each sector.
>Download the Affordable Housing 101 Powerpoint
>Download the Healthcare 101 Powerpoint
Immigration and Health, NYLAG - July 13, 2016
This training discussed the intersection of immigration and healthcare/benefits in New York State. It provided an overview of the immigration process, describe different types of immigration statuses, and identify the various ways immigrants can access medical care and other benefits.
>Download the Powerpoint
Preventing Evictions, LAS - June 13, 2016
An overview of the housing court proceedings that can lead to evictions including non-payment and holdover cases. Attendees are able to walk a tenant through the steps of a NYC eviction case, identify the legal notices that tenants receive, and learn how to help tenants respond appropriately to these notices in order to prevent evictions.
Hepatitis C, Montefiore - April 21, 2016
An overview of Hepatitis C, outlines best practices for supporting clients with the disorder, and reviews Project INSPIRE: Montefiore's Hepatitis C Care Coordination Program.
Sickle Cell Disease, Montefiore - March 30, 2016
An overview of sickle cell disease, including common symptoms and treatments, and outline best practices for supporting clients with the disorder.
2015 TRAINING SESSIONS
Obtaining Rental Arrears Assistance, LAS - November 10, 2015
An overview of sources that service providers can tap into for rental arrears assistance, best practices for submitting rental arrears applications, and helpful contacts for following up
>Download the PowerPoint
>Download the Document Packet
Culturally Appropriate Engagement and Service Delivery with Puerto Ricans: A Transnational Approach to Enhance Linkage and Retention to HIV Primary Care, NYC Correctional Health Services - November 3 & 5, 2015
Participants examined a transnational approach for enhancement of HIV primary care linkage and retention among justice-involved Latino individuals. The workshop’s specific focus was on Puerto Ricans and the development of knowledge and skills for culturally appropriate healthcare delivery. Workshop topics include: (1) increasing knowledge of the HIV/AIDS epidemic among Puerto Ricans, (2) healthcare utilization among Puerto Ricans, (3) cultural frameworks for enhancing engagement and retention in HIV treatment and psychosocial support, and (4) transnationalism as a core concept in Puerto Rican healthcare service delivery. The workshop encompasses both didactic and experiential learning facilitated through small group discussions, case study analyses, and interactive activities.
Overview of Housing Court Proceedings, LAS - Sept. 18, 2015
An overview of the proceedings and procedures that tenants will encounter in NYC Housing Court, including non-payment cases, holdovers, and housing part actions. The training covers best strategies for approaching a new case and court dates, getting an adjournment, seeking legal assistance, and court and community resources to help pro se tenants.
>Download the Resource Guide
Understanding Subsidized Housing, LAS - April 23, 2015
An overview of the kinds of subsidized housing programs available in NYC, including Public Housing, Project-Based and Voucher-Based Section 8, Supportive Housing, HASA, and LINC rent subsidies. How to help tenants get in and how to help them keep it.
>Download the PowerPoint
Learning About SSI/SSDI, LAS - February 24, 2015
An Overview of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) including requirements for a determination of disability; differences between SSDI and SSI; the application and appeal process; and return to work issues. >Download the PowerPoint
An overview of sources that service providers can tap into for rental arrears assistance, best practices for submitting rental arrears applications, and helpful contacts for following up
>Download the PowerPoint
>Download the Document Packet
Culturally Appropriate Engagement and Service Delivery with Puerto Ricans: A Transnational Approach to Enhance Linkage and Retention to HIV Primary Care, NYC Correctional Health Services - November 3 & 5, 2015
Participants examined a transnational approach for enhancement of HIV primary care linkage and retention among justice-involved Latino individuals. The workshop’s specific focus was on Puerto Ricans and the development of knowledge and skills for culturally appropriate healthcare delivery. Workshop topics include: (1) increasing knowledge of the HIV/AIDS epidemic among Puerto Ricans, (2) healthcare utilization among Puerto Ricans, (3) cultural frameworks for enhancing engagement and retention in HIV treatment and psychosocial support, and (4) transnationalism as a core concept in Puerto Rican healthcare service delivery. The workshop encompasses both didactic and experiential learning facilitated through small group discussions, case study analyses, and interactive activities.
Overview of Housing Court Proceedings, LAS - Sept. 18, 2015
An overview of the proceedings and procedures that tenants will encounter in NYC Housing Court, including non-payment cases, holdovers, and housing part actions. The training covers best strategies for approaching a new case and court dates, getting an adjournment, seeking legal assistance, and court and community resources to help pro se tenants.
>Download the Resource Guide
Understanding Subsidized Housing, LAS - April 23, 2015
An overview of the kinds of subsidized housing programs available in NYC, including Public Housing, Project-Based and Voucher-Based Section 8, Supportive Housing, HASA, and LINC rent subsidies. How to help tenants get in and how to help them keep it.
>Download the PowerPoint
Learning About SSI/SSDI, LAS - February 24, 2015
An Overview of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) including requirements for a determination of disability; differences between SSDI and SSI; the application and appeal process; and return to work issues. >Download the PowerPoint
2014 TRAINING SESSIONS
NYCHA Tenants' Rights, LAS - August 20, 2014
This workshop covered the rights of tenants in New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) apartments, and provided guidance on addressing housing court cases, terminating tenancy cases, and getting apartment repairs.
>Download the PowerPoint
Holdover Proceedings, LAS - June 18, 2014
Tenants' right and defenses and expected outcomes for holdover cases, where the tenant faces eviction for reasons beyond non- payment of rent.
>Download the PowerPoint
Obtaining Rental Arrears Assistance, LAS - April 30, 2014
An overview of sources that service providers can tap into for rental arrears assistance, best practices for submitting rental arrears applications, and helpful contacts for following up.
Preventing Evictions, LAS - February 24, 2014
An overview of Housing Court procedures in non-payment proceedings and obtaining rent arrears assistance.
>Download the PowerPoint
This workshop covered the rights of tenants in New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) apartments, and provided guidance on addressing housing court cases, terminating tenancy cases, and getting apartment repairs.
>Download the PowerPoint
Holdover Proceedings, LAS - June 18, 2014
Tenants' right and defenses and expected outcomes for holdover cases, where the tenant faces eviction for reasons beyond non- payment of rent.
>Download the PowerPoint
Obtaining Rental Arrears Assistance, LAS - April 30, 2014
An overview of sources that service providers can tap into for rental arrears assistance, best practices for submitting rental arrears applications, and helpful contacts for following up.
Preventing Evictions, LAS - February 24, 2014
An overview of Housing Court procedures in non-payment proceedings and obtaining rent arrears assistance.
>Download the PowerPoint
