Trauma Informed Care In-Person Training
Nov
13

Trauma Informed Care In-Person Training

Traumatic events can have an intense physical, psychological and spiritual impact on the way we live our lives. Oftentimes, clients who are seeking basic needs (such as employment and housing) have a history of trauma under the surface. Case managers like yourselves are increasingly asked to respond to these multifaceted needs, but may feel underprepared to provide appropriate mental health support.

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Collaborative Strategies for Equitable Outcomes: Implementing CJC’s Anti-Racist Framework Webinar
Oct
23

Collaborative Strategies for Equitable Outcomes: Implementing CJC’s Anti-Racist Framework Webinar

Join us for a deep dive into CJC’s Anti-Racist Framework, designed to help workforce development professionals integrate racial equity into their programs, policies, and partnerships. This webinar will provide practical tools for fostering a stronger commitment to racial equity, enhancing communication on race, and implementing equitable practices in service delivery.

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IDHS - Introduction to Workforce Development Systems Webinar
Sep
18

IDHS - Introduction to Workforce Development Systems Webinar

Are you new to the workforce development field? Do you know how to navigate the system, program models, funding streams? Through this training, demystify what the workforce development system actually is: who’s involved, how it operates, the program models used, how it’s funded and what its relationship with other social services looks like.

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Jul
11
to Jul 18

CCWP’s Making The Right Employment Match

You’ve learned the hard way that connecting job seekers to the first job opening you find doesn’t usually last. While it can take more time, finding the best employment match for each of your job seekers leads to better retention outcomes and fulfillment of their long-term career aspirations.

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Jul
9
to Jul 16

CCWP’s Conducting Quality Intake Assessments Virtual Training

Our first session with a client lays the foundation for a successful relationship. We’re challenged to fill out forms and ask sensitive questions while also trying to build rapport. We will explore how to find the balance between completing required paperwork and creating space to build strong relationships with clients. Learn how to make the most of your limited time with clients to achieve their employment goals.

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Jun
4
to Jun 11

CCWP’s Conducting Quality Intake Assessments Virtual Training

Our first session with a client lays the foundation for a successful relationship. We’re challenged to fill out forms and ask sensitive questions while also trying to build rapport. We will explore how to find the balance between completing required paperwork and creating space to build strong relationships with clients. Learn how to make the most of your limited time with clients to achieve their employment goals.

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May
22

Promoting Policy Alignment to Combat Systemic Racism

Chicago Jobs Council (CJC) is hosting a Community of  Practice on May 22, 2024, featuring conversations on how we can combat system racism from a through policy. If you want to be in a community with like-minded workforce and policy professionals, this community of practice is for you!

We will engage in a series of discussions and workshops aimed at developing strategies and methods to advocate for anti-racist policies that promote equity and inclusion. Participants will have the opportunity to openly discuss the challenges and difficulties they face in this critical work. Sharing best practices will empower us all to navigate these challenges more effectively.

This space will encourage accountability and facilitate the exchange of valuable lessons and experiences as we collectively commit to working together in new and transformative ways. Collaboration is the cornerstone of lasting change.

We aim to inform workforce actors about innovative and inclusive approaches to policy design and implementation. This conversation will encourage workforce professionals to reimagine their approaches to workforce policy. We seek to create a future where policies are equitable and just.

Our discussions will shed light on the ways in which practitioners may inadvertently advance harmful, racist policies. Through deconstruction, we can dismantle these barriers to progress.

Cost: Free

Date: May 22, 2024

Time: 9:30am - 11:30am
Join us for an optional networking hour from 11:00am - 12:00pm

Location: Chicago Jobs Council Office
29 E. Madison, Suite 1700-C
Chicago, IL 60602

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Apr
23

IDHS - Trauma Informed Care: Trauma Informed Agency Strategies Virtual Training

Agencies that have implemented a trauma-informed approach have realized improvements in productivity and organizational outcomes. Trauma-informed care recognizes the presence of trauma symptoms and acknowledges the role trauma may play in an individual's life-including service staff. Becoming a trauma-informed agency means making a commitment to changing the practices, policies, and culture of an entire organization. On an organizational level, trauma-informed care changes organizational culture to emphasize respecting and appropriately responding to the effects of trauma at all levels.

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Apr
17
to Apr 24

CCWP’s Making The Right Employment Match

You’ve learned the hard way that connecting job seekers to the first job opening you find doesn’t usually last. While it can take more time, finding the best employment match for each of your job seekers leads to better retention outcomes and fulfillment of their long-term career aspirations.

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Apr
2
to Apr 9

CCWP’s Making The Right Employment Match

You’ve learned the hard way that connecting job seekers to the first job opening you find doesn’t usually last. While it can take more time, finding the best employment match for each of your job seekers leads to better retention outcomes and fulfillment of their long-term career aspirations.

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Mar
20

Centering Lived Experiences in Equity Policy Development

Chicago Jobs Council (CJC) is hosting a Community of  Practice on March 20, 2024, featuring conversations on how to center the lived experiences of job seekers in equitable workforce policies. If you want to be in a community with like-minded workforce and policy professionals, this community of practice is for you!

We will engage in a series of discussions and workshops aimed at developing strategies and methods to advocate for anti-racist policies that promote equity and inclusion. Participants will have the opportunity to openly discuss the challenges and difficulties they face in this critical work. Sharing best practices will empower us all to navigate these challenges more effectively.

This space will encourage accountability and facilitate the exchange of valuable lessons and experiences as we collectively commit to working together in new and transformative ways. Collaboration is the cornerstone of lasting change.

We aim to inform workforce actors about innovative and inclusive approaches to policy design and implementation. This conversation will encourage workforce professionals to reimagine their approaches to workforce policy. We seek to create a future where policies are equitable and just.

Our discussions will shed light on the ways in which practitioners may inadvertently advance harmful, racist policies. Through deconstruction, we can dismantle these barriers to progress.

Cost: Free

Date: March 20, 2024

Time: 9:30am - 11:30am
Join us for an optional networking hour from 11:00am - 12:00pm

Location: Chicago Jobs Council Office
29 E. Madison, Suite 1700-C
Chicago, IL 60602

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Mar
13

IDHS - Preparing & Assessing For Career Readiness Virtual Training

Employment assessments work to help jobseekers identify employment and career goals. Through this training, learn how to better support job seekers experiencing challenges identifying, matching, and developing employment and/or career goals. Staff will be introduced to a variety of assessments that can help their job seekers set and achieve their own career readiness goals.

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Mar
7
to Mar 14

CCWP’s Conducting Quality Intake Assessments Virtual Training

Our first session with a client lays the foundation for a successful relationship. We’re challenged to fill out forms and ask sensitive questions while also trying to build rapport. We will explore how to find the balance between completing required paperwork and creating space to build strong relationships with clients. Learn how to make the most of your limited time with clients to achieve their employment goals.

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Feb
22
to Feb 29

CCWP’s Conducting Quality Intake Assessments Virtual Training

Our first session with a client lays the foundation for a successful relationship. We’re challenged to fill out forms and ask sensitive questions while also trying to build rapport. We will explore how to find the balance between completing required paperwork and creating space to build strong relationships with clients. Learn how to make the most of your limited time with clients to achieve their employment goals.

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Jan
25

IDHS- ISETS (Illinois SNAP Employment Training System) Webinar - Part 2 of 2

This is part two of a two part series. This training is exclusively for SNAP Employment & Training providers in Illinois.

Join us for an interactive training in the ISETS system. All participants will receive a log-in to the ISETS Test System and will have the opportunity to practice data entry and maintenance during the training. Registration will close end of day Monday, January 22, 2024 to allow time to set participants up in the ISETS Test System.

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Jan
24

Addressing Historical & Intergenerational Disparities for People of Color

Chicago Jobs Council (CJC) is hosting a Community of  Practice on January 24th, 2024, featuring conversations on how to develop and advocate for anti-racist policy design and implementation. If you want to be in a community with like-minded workforce and policy professionals, this community of practice is for you!

We will engage in a series of discussions and workshops aimed at developing strategies and methods to advocate for anti-racist policies that promote equity and inclusion. Participants will have the opportunity to openly discuss the challenges and difficulties they face in this critical work. Sharing best practices will empower us all to navigate these challenges more effectively.

This space will encourage accountability and facilitate the exchange of valuable lessons and experiences as we collectively commit to working together in new and transformative ways. Collaboration is the cornerstone of lasting change.

We aim to inform workforce actors about innovative and inclusive approaches to policy design and implementation. This conversation will encourage workforce professionals to reimagine their approaches to workforce policy. We seek to create a future where policies are equitable and just.

Our discussions will shed light on the ways in which practitioners may inadvertently advance harmful, racist policies. Through deconstruction, we can dismantle these barriers to progress.

Cost: Free

Date: January 24, 2024

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am
Join us for an optional networking hour from 11:00am - 12:00pm

Location: Chicago Jobs Council Office
29 E. Madison, Suite 1700-C
Chicago, IL 60602

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