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Webinar: Tuesday, March 7, 2024, 9 a.m.
In this webinar, DBHR trainers will explore the Foundational Community Supports (FCS) program built upon the evidence-based practices of Supportive Housing and Supported Employment. We will discuss the important elements of the need to integrate people with lived experience, peer support, and certified peer counselors into recovery focused services to increase diversity and equity into the service delivery continuum.
Key takeaways:
- Overview of Supportive Housing dimensions of Evidence-Based Practices
- Overview of Supported Employment Principles of Evidence-Based Practices
- Overview of the role of Certified Peers and individuals with lived experience to reduce service barriers
Webinar: Wednesday, March 13, 2024, noon
Acts of violence are currently the third leading cause of fatal occupational injuries in the United States, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Serving people in supportive housing settings often puts staff at significant risk of job-related violence. While not all risks are preventable, many can be, and awareness of the types of workplace violence, risk factors, methods of assessing risks, strategies, and protocols for promoting staff and client safety are the basis for creating a culture of safety in the workplace.
This webinar, facilitated by Rutgers Department Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions, will focus on empowering staff to effectively assess risk factors and implement practices and protocols to boost workplace safety in supportive housing settings.
Takeaways:
- Define workplace violence and examine its prevalence
- Examine the risk factors and impact of workplace violence on the individual, organization, and behavioral health industry
- Describe interventions for the prevention and management of workplace violence in supportive housing settings
Webinar: Thursday, March 14, 2024, 9 a.m.
Providing on-the-job supports like job coaching is often a necessary component for employee success. Employment specialists have expressed concern and uncertainty with how to best provide these supports in the most respectful and least intrusive way.
Facilitated by Rutgers Department Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions, this community call provides tips and resources on how to effectively provide on-site supports and job coaching while also encouraging the use of natural supports, such as co-workers and others on the job.
Objectives:
- Define on-site supports and job coaching.
- Assess the need for on-site supports.
- Apply best practice on-site support strategies.
In-person sessions: Tuesday, March 19, 2024, and Thursday, March 21, 2024, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
FCS program is seeking feedback from supportive housing and supported employment providers on supported employment services and their affects serving youth and young adults in this in-person training session and learning discussion.
Objectives:
- Understand how IPS services are structured for adults and youth
- Similarities between IPS and Supportive Housing models
- Understand how to maximize revenue while improving outcomes
- Deeper dive into key principles of the IPS supported employment model and how you can improve outcomes
March 19 location: Spokane WorkSource Resource Center, 130 S Arthur St., Spokane, WA 99202
March 21 location: Home and Community Services King County; Puget Sound Conference Room, 1737 Airport Way S STE 130, Seattle, WA 98134
Webinar: Thursday, March 21, 2024, 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Data can sometimes feel intimidating and even a bit scary. We sometimes collect it but are not always sure what to do with it all. What we do know is that data helps to drive systems and outcomes. By collecting data, it can help you tell the story. Come learn about the many reasons why data can be a powerful tool for the work you do!
Please join the DBHR Supported Employment trainers, Dawn Miller and Darren Paschke, to learn how data can drive:
- Strategic planning
- Continued funding
- Increased program effectiveness
- Ability to apply for funding
Webinar: Wednesday, March 27, 2024, and Wednesday, April 10, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
The Corporation for Supportive Housing’s Services Budgeting Tool is a tool to support agencies, communities, project planners and systems leaders in estimating the total cost for providing quality supportive housing services that are evidence based and can achieve positive outcomes for individuals, families, communities, and systems.
Please join us as we deep dive into how to use the Services Budgeting Tool and how it can benefit your programs. Participants will receive access to the Services Budgeting Tool for FCS and the user guide.
This is a two-part opportunity. The first session will be the How-To webinar. The second session will be open office hours where providers can ask questions, learn from what other agencies are doing or seek more individualized support.
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Supportive Housing Pre-Institute Academy trainings:
Development and Decision Guide Introduction: Day 1
Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
This webinar on Day 1 session will introduce the Supportive Housing Development Guide, a tool born out of CSH’s RACE Initiative. This guide encourages development and addresses barriers experienced by smaller, newer developers and firms represented by Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) developers.
Day 2
Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
This Day 2 webinar session will offer a deeper dive into the concepts and materials that were introduced in the intro session. Participants are encouraged (but not required) to attend both sessions that focus on the Supportive Housing Development Guide.
Development and Capital Budgets webinar
Learn key components of capital budgets like how to identify and balance sources and uses for a project and how to project development costs.
Register for this CSH webinar, occurring Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at 9 a.m.
Operating Budgets webinar
Learn the fundamentals of creating a realistic operating budget that incorporates all aspects of project operations, and learn to analyze the income and expenses of a project during operations.
Register for this CSH webinar, occurring Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at 9 a.m.
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Trauma-Informed Design webinar
Trauma-informed design is essential to building physical environments that promote well-being and empowerment. This session will define what trauma- informed design is, why it is important, who benefits, and other fundamental aspects.
Register for this CSH webinar, occurring Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at 9 a.m.
Funders panel
This session will be a moderated panel and include public funders of supportive housing. Learn about funding requirements and processes, and considerations that prospective applicants should keep in mind.
Register for this CSH webinar, occurring Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at 9 a.m.
Wellpoint Q&A
This month's Wellpoint Question and Answer Meeting is March 27, 2024, at 10 a.m.
Email FCSTPA@wellpoint.com for an invitation.
FCS providers wanted for focus group
We are interested in learning more about participant experiences from the Landlord Outreach, Buried in Treasures, Job Developers, Supported Employment Supervisors and Supportive Housing Supervisors learning communities.
If you are an FCS provider and are interested in participating in a follow-up focus group to share additional information regarding your experiences with participating in Rutgers University and Washington State Learning Communities, join here.
If you would like additional information about this study, please contact Nora Barrett.
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 Supreme Living, Pioneer Human Services, Service Alternatives, Multi-Service Center, Ikron,YSIC/YMCA, Career Path Services, Peer Kent, Rainier Recovery, Helping Hands Project, Goodwill of the Olympics / photo: Darren Paschke
The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR) hosted the dynamic trainers Ann Denton and Nicky Stevens from the Advocates for Human Potential, in SeaTac and Spokane the last week of February.
The morning session consisted of a qualitative group discussion and the afternoon session provided a training based on the evaluation framework of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) to identify internal and external forces that for potential future FCS strategic planning.
This session included managers, supervisors, direct service staff, and individuals with lived experiences.
What is WEBS?
Washington’s Electronic Business Solution (WEBS) is hosted by the Department of Enterprise Services (DES). WEBS is our platform where businesses can find current public agency solicitations for goods and services, including engineering, architectural consulting, construction and real estate leasing. Washington state agencies are required to post goods and services solicitations in the WEBS system.
All funding opportunities related to Foundational Community Supports will be
shared via WEBS. WEBS specifically eliminates the need to search multiple sites
for funding opportunities.
To access WEBS
Businesses who want to register for WEBS can sign up on the WEBS for
Vendors Registration website. Government entities or non-profits can email
to get a WEBS account.
Tips for using WEBS
• Check your email settings to receive WEBS notifications.
• You can add webscustomerservice@des.wa.gov to your safe senders list
to ensure you receive important messages such as password changes, bid
opportunities and award notifications.
• Check for bid opportunities regularly.
Reach out to WEBS customer service with any questions.
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Live event captioning available
Communication Access Real-time Transcription (CART) services, or live closed captioning, are available for events, on demand. Scheduling CART services requires a three-week lead-time.
To request this accommodation, please submit a request as soon as possible to: Kaitlynn.Morse@hca.wa.gov
If you make your request less than a week in advance of the event, our language access manager cannot guarantee that a CART writer will be available.
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Foundational Community Supports (FCS) is an initiative of Medicaid Transformation. It allows qualified providers to receive Medicaid reimbursement for delivering supportive housing and supported employment services for people with the greatest and most immediate social and health needs.
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