  Addressing Homelessness: Permanent Supportive Housing/Housing First for People Who Have SMI/CODs Tuesday, February 11, 2020 7:00:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - 9:15:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time
Please join us on February 11, 2020, for the second webinar in the Effective Outreach and Engagement series. Outreach and engagement require a rich set of interpersonal skills and deep understanding of what it means to engage with someone who is struggling with significant vulnerabilities. Direct service providers and outreach workers will learn evidence-based practices and skills related to reaching out and assisting a diverse population experiencing homelessness, including those with serious mental illness (SMI), substance use disorders, or co-occurring disorders (CODs).
Webinar 2, "Addressing Homelessness: Permanent Supportive Housing/Housing First for People Who Have SMI/CODs," will provide an overview of permanent supportive housing (PSH) models and the practice of Housing First as a means to ending homelessness for people who have SMI and CODs. Attendees will hear from a PSH expert as well as a provider in Pennsylvania who has implemented a successful PSH program.
HHRN Deputy Director Sherri Downing will moderate. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions, which will be addressed at the end of the presentation. A link to the recording will be made available.  Featured Speakers Pat Tucker, M.B.A., M.A. Senior Program Manager Advocates for Human Potential, Inc.  Pat Tucker, M.B.A., M.A., is an experienced trainer and technical assistance provider who is nationally recognized for her efforts in supportive housing, supported employment, and community integration for people with disabilities, including those with behavioral health conditions. In her role as one of AHP’s senior program managers, Pat provides technical assistance and training to providers throughout the country in the following evidence-based practices: supported employment, permanent supportive housing, harm reduction, case management, and motivational interviewing. In addition, she has conducted fidelity assessments of programs providing supported employment and permanent supportive housing. Shawn Frankenstein Housing Coordinator Service Access and Management, Inc.  Shawn Frankenstein is currently the housing coordinator at Service Access and Management, Inc. (SAM) in Pottsville, PA. Shawn is a 2006 graduate of King’s College with majors in criminal justice and sociology and has worked since fall 2006 in mental and substance use disorder services. He joined SAM in May 2008 as a mental health blended case manager. He joined SAM’s housing department in April. The department includes six programs assisting individuals with mental illness who are facing or currently experiencing homelessness. Shawn’s goal is to help people find permanent housing and make their homelessness experience as brief as possible.  These webinars have been approved by Advocates for Human Potential, Inc., as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for 1 Continuing Education Hours. NAADAC Provider #81914, Advocates for Human Potential, Inc., is responsible for all aspects of their programming. JBS International, Inc. has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6442. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. JBS International, Inc. is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.   
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