Effectively Working APS Cases for Persons Experiencing Homelessness Series
Source: Adult Protective Services Workforce Innovations (APSWI)
Published: 2022
Summary:
The series is designed to provide APS professionals with knowledge, practical tools, opportunities to build empathy and gain a better understanding of what many individuals who are homeless experience in order to work more effectively with this population. Participants will gain insight to how the Nation has shaped the response to homelessness on a federal and state (CA) level, what resources currently exist and how they can use those resources to help the people they work with. Participants will also be given resources to continue their learning process as programs and funding evolve.
Workshop 1: Homelessness in Older Adults- Examining the Layers
In this first workshop, APS professionals will learn some fundamentals on the experience of homelessness and explore biases when working with this population. After completing this first workshop, participants will have the foundation to better assess barriers for each individual they work with and help those individuals increase their protective factors such as resiliency and self-care.
Workshop 2: Responding to APS Cases Involving Adults Experiencing Homelessness
The goal of this workshop is to build on the foundational concepts in Workshop #1 and provide opportunities to broaden APS professionals’ skills when working with people who are experiencing homelessness. These cases are often complex and this workshop allows participants to understand more about this complexity and see the intense reality they may endure when out in the field. Throughout this workshop, participants will take best practices from the field of Homelessness Outreach, tailor and apply them to the purpose of Adult Protective Services.
Precarious Housing and Homelessness in Older Adults: Resources and Collaboration
Participants will gain insight to how the Nation has shaped the response to homelessness on a federal and state (CA) level, what resources currently exist and how they can use those resources to help the people they work with. Participants will also be given resources to continue their learning process as programs and funding evolve.
Link: Effectively Working APS Cases for Persons Experiencing Homelessness Series
Topics: Mandatory Reporting, Multidisciplinary Teams, Screening/Assessment
Access: Web-based (Fee)
Intended Use: Self-directed Learning
Audience: Social Services
Level: Basic, Intermediate
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