Runaway and Homeless Youth Training and Technical Assistance Center assists 3rd party programs that have been granted assistance for coordination and training of Homeless youth and Runaway's.
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This is what they do.
Runaway and Homeless Youth Training and Technical Assistance Center Coordinates:
-Skill-based training sessions that provide opportunities for hands-on participation, direct observation, and expert feedback
-Distance learning training that focuses on core competencies needed by youth workers; courses are offered online and address topics such as Positive Youth Development, dynamics of runaway and homeless youth, cultural competency, crisis counseling, street culture, conflict resolution, resiliency, asset-based approaches, mental health issues, and staff safety and boundaries
The Runaway and Homeless Youth Technical Assistance Center offers:
-Intensive skill-based technical assistance for newly funded and/or inexperienced grantees
-Program-specific, individualized technical assistance through consultation; consultation may be provided onsite, via telephone, or through a combination of strategies that address and correct programmatic and administrative concerns
-Technical assistance that addresses the grantee’s program-specific needs, as identified by monitoring reports, Runaway and Homeless Youth Management Information Systems data, and corrective action reports
-Information sharing, especially regarding new and emerging information concerning service provision and best practices
-Technical assistance clinics on targeted grantee issues
US Department of Health and Human Services.
Administration for Children and Families
Link:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb/content/youthdivision/resources/ttafactsheet.htm
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