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April 2020
West EPM Meeting-Statesville
Please join us for the Employment Peer Mentor meeting on April 3rd, 2020 from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm in Statesville. At the quarterly EPM meeting, there will be an opportunity for EPMs to brainstorm, problem solve, and share resources! Note: Whenever you sign up for a training, please sign up each staff member individually AND…
Find out more »NC ACT Coalition-Peer Specialist Meeting
ACT Specialists have an integral role within their team. We encourage specialists to register and attend these important state-wide gatherings to hear from their peers providing their speciality! These meetings will be facilitated by Institute staff, with input from the specialists themselves.
Find out more »May 2020
Employment Peer Mentor Training-Wilmington
The Employment Peer Mentor (EPM) training is designed for those people working as EPMs on IPS teams across North Carolina. This training is for IPS teams only! The 3-day mandatory training supports EPMs to understand their specific role on IPS teams, learn how to maintain their "peerness" and recognize how the NC service definition for…
Find out more »IPS 101 Training in Hillsborough
IPS 101 Training in Hillsborough The Individual Placement and Support (IPS) 101 training formerly called SE Foundations is required by all IPS team members (Team Lead, Employment Specialist, Employment Peer Mentor, and program assistant) and Assertive Community Treatment team members (Vocational Specialists and Team Leaders). This training meets the service definition requirement for IPS and…
Find out more »June 2020
NC ACT Coalition Nurse Specialist Meeting
ACT Specialists have an integral role within their team. they are expected to be primarily a specialist (concentrating on housing, peer support, nursing, co-occuring treatment and employment and education) as well as provide some generalist services (case management, transportation, medication delivery). So how to balance that, what to do when providing the specialists service, best…
Find out more »August 2020
IPS 101 Training in Asheville
IPS 101 Training in Asheville The Individual Placement and Support (IPS) 101 training formerly called SE Foundations is required by all IPS team members (Team Lead, Employment Specialist, Employment Peer Mentor, and program assistant) and Assertive Community Treatment team members (Vocational Specialists and Team Leaders). This training meets the service definition requirement for IPS and…
Find out more »NC ACT Coalition Co-Occurring Disorder Specialists Meeting
ACT Specialists have an integral role within their team. They are expected to be primarily a specialist (concentrating on housing, peer support, nursing, co-occuring treatment and employment) as well as provide some generalist services (case management, transportation, medication delivery). So how to balance that, what to do when providing the specialists service, best practices within…
Find out more »October 2020
NC ACT Coalition Employment Specialist Meeting
ACT Specialists have an integral role within their team. They are expected to be primarily a specialist (concentrating on housing, peer support, nursing, co-occuring treatment and employment) as well as provide some generalist services (case management, transportation, medication delivery). So how to balance that, what to do when providing the specialists service, best practices within…
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