Training & Learning Opportunities for Service Providers
The Veterans Collaborative is committed to fostering a data-driven understanding of the needs of the local military and veterans community. We leverage and build on existing resources and work to develop a culture of continuous improvement and learning among military and veteran service providers. You can find relevant trainings, webinars, and opportunities for professional growth here.
Click on Monthly to view all events. Click on the event title for more details. CE credits may be available for some trainings––follow the links for more information. Use the back < button (next to the date) for any recordings of past trainings. You can submit events directly to the calendar to share relevant opportunities––tag them #training or #webinar––or share on demand trainings below.
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Developed by Swords to Plowshares, TOOLBOX.vet is an online library that aims to better equip advocates and providers with the tools they need to connect with veterans of all ages and assist them. A culturally-informed approach will benefit veterans and significantly improve the quality of services you provide.
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The Veteran Advocate: History & Concept of Veteran Community-Based Care & Advocacy
Veteran healthcare and benefits have always been fought for. Knowing about veteran advocacy and how it shaped veteran systems of care will provide context for the support you provide.
Where Do We Go from Here? || Response of Community to the Needs of Veterans || Lessons Fought for & Sometimes Forgotten: A History of Veteran Advocacy || The Veteran Identity
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What You Should Know About Military & Veteran Culture
Military service may expose veterans to mental and physical health risks that are best addressed through culturally-informed care and access to veteran-specific resources.
Veterans & the VA: Procedures & Process || Military Discharges || The Military Lifecycle || How Do You Identify a Veteran? || Transition to Community (Part 1, Part 2) || A Brief Lesson on Military Service || Quick Facts about the US Veteran Population || How to Have an Informed Conversation with a Veteran || The Military-Civilian Divide
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What You Should Know About Veteran Mental & Behavioral Health
An awareness of a veteran’s military-connected experiences and possible service-connected trauma conditions will provide you with context for diagnosis, treatment, and other needed services.
How You Can Help Veterans Access Their Benefits || COVID-19 & Mental Health || Mental Health of Women, LGBTQ+, & Aging Veterans: Key Facts & Context || Suicidality Among Veterans || Trauma From Harassment & Assault in the Military || Common Mental & Behavioral Health Conditions || Battlemind || A Culturally-Informed Approach
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What You Should Know About Veteran Physical Health
An awareness of a veteran’s military experiences and health risks will increase your understanding of co-morbidities, provide guidance for treatment plans, and help you explore appropriate referrals and resources.
Establishing Service-Connection || Physical Health of Women, LGBTQ+, & Aging Veterans: Key Facts & Context || Environmental-Exposure Illness || Traumatic Brain Injury || Chronic Pain || What You Should Know About Service-Connected Disabilities || Cultural Context
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Understand Your Role in Getting Veterans Connected to the VA
Veterans may require care and recognition for service-related conditions beyond what is provided outside of the VA. Find out how to get veterans connected to VA healthcare and benefits.
Care Approach for Veterans of Color, Women & LGBTQ+ Veterans || Ensure Self-Care || The Takeaway | Understand Your Role in Getting Veterans Connected to the VA || Information for Incarcerated Veterans || Discharge Upgrades & Changing the Reason for Discharge || Character of Service Determinations || How Can Bad Paper Be Addressed? || Understanding Presumptive Conditions || Aiding in the VA Claims Process || What You Should Know About Service-Connected Disabilities || Veteran Programs for Women, Aging, LGBTQ+ Veterans & Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma || Vet Centers || How to Refer Veterans to the VHA || VA Healthcare: Eligibility & Access
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No Wrong Door: Approach to Community-Based Veteran Care
Understanding effective approaches to care—from outreach, to the physical design of facilities, to trauma-informed interviewing and community collaboration—allows you to translate substantive knowledge to best practices.
The Takeaway | No Wrong Door: Approach to Community-Based Veteran Care || Active Listening & De-escalation Techniques || Start the Conversation || The Impact of Trauma || Rely on Community & Collaboration || Build Culturally-Informed Services || Screen for Veteran Status & VA Access || Create Veteran-Friendly & Accessible Spaces || First Step: Outreach || What Does ‘No Wrong Door’ Mean?
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Insights on Mission-Driven Veteran Housing
The risk and resilience factors related to military service and homelessness present developers, operators, property management, clinical and support staff with important considerations for housing services.
The Takeaway | Insights on Mission-Driven Veteran Housing || Trauma-Informed Care || Considerations for Unsheltered Veterans of Color, Women & Aging Veterans || Mission-Driven Property Management || Engaging & Supporting Housed Veterans || The ABCs of Veteran Specific Housing Approaches & Programs || Where Are We Now in the Fight to End Veteran Homelessness? || First, Some History on the Fight to End Veteran Homelessness || What Is Mission-Driven Veteran Housing?
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How to Support Student Veterans: A Guide for Campus Staff, Educators & Advocates
Veterans may feel isolated on campus, navigating a new space so different from their military life. Learning ways to engage and support student veterans will help them succeed in college.
The Takeaway | How to Support Student Veterans: A Guide for Campus Staff, Educators & Advocates || Becoming a Veteran-Friendly University || Recommendations for Campus Leadership, Staff & Faculty (Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3) || Setting Goals for Your Campus: A Self-Assessment || Cultural & Interpersonal Components || Unique Challenges Student Veterans Face || Why Do Veterans Go to College?
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What You Should Know About Veteran Employment Services
Understand how to help veterans frame their skills for a civilian employment search and encourage employers to apply a culturally-informed approach to hiring and supporting veterans in the workplace.
The Takeaway | What You Should Know About Veteran Employment Services || Funding the Work: Department of Labor & Block Grants || Creative Initiatives & Events: Job Brokering, Training Models, Targeted Hiring Events & Employer Roundtables || Partnerships: Engaging Local Employers || Communication: Engaging the Veteran || First Step: Effective Veteran Outreach || Addressing Misconceptions: A MOS Is a J-O-B || Two Different Employment Languages: Military & Civilian || Two Client Bases: The Veteran & the Employer
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Administrative Best Practices in Services for Veterans
Making sure you dedicate time and resources to program development and sustainability, creating strategic partnerships, and effective leadership is key to establishing best practices in services to veterans.
The Takeaway | Administrative Best Practices in Services for Veterans || Create a Strategic Communications Plan || Incorporate Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiatives || Take Care of Staff || Inspire & Adapt: Organization & Program Leadership || Implement a Program Evaluation Framework || Measure Your Impact: Tell Your Story || Partnerships: Don’t Do It All Alone || The Hard Truth About Veteran Funding || Veteran Issues Do Not Arise in a Vacuum
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