Current Wave Training Information
Wave 3 Session Descriptions and Slides
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Meet Your Trainers
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Suzanne Wagner, MS, LMSW
Suzanne Wagner is a principal and founder at Housing Innovations (HI), a consulting group that assists organizations to develop and implement effective solutions to homelessness. She has provided training and consultation to hundreds of nonprofit and public agencies to expand their capacity to provide effective services and implement evidence-based practices (EBP’s) proven to end homelessness. She has worked with organizations to implement Critical Time Intervention (CTI), Housing First, Moving On from Supportive Housing (MOSH), and other EBP’s. A member of the Steering Committee of the Center for the Advancement of CTI at the Silberman School of Social Work at CUNY Hunter College, Suzanne has over 30 years of experience in the design of housing programs & services for homeless people, ranging from adolescents and families to single adults with complex needs. Suzanne is a licensed Social Worker. She holds a Master Degree from Columbia University and a Bachelor Degree from Barnard College. Andrea White, MS, LMSW
Andrea White has 30 years of experience providing programs to the most vulnerable homeless individuals and families. As a service provider in shelters in NYC in the 1980s, Andrea worked in close cooperation with researchers from Columbia University in the initial development of the CTI Model. She worked on the SAMHSA toolkit for Permanent Supportive Housing and participated in the development of the Safe Haven model and contributed to the Safe Haven Manual. Using lessons learned from her experience in street outreach, shelter, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing projects, Andrea has provided training and technical assistance to look at the system of care for homeless people and people with disabilities. Andrea has worked with the Veterans Administration for the HUD VASH program, including tribal HUD-VASH and provided video sessions, web based training, on-site training, technical assistance, the development of the HUD VASH Resource Guide, and presented at numerous conferences. She has also provided technical and program design assistance with new initiatives such as the Rapid Re-housing Program and the Covid 19 Response efforts. |
Earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
We are pleased to offer CEUs for attending the live CTI trainings. The following are requirements from the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) in order to receive CEUs for this training series:
We will also provide, separately, 2 CEUs for the 5th training session (geared towards supervisors, available to ALL)
If you would like to receive CEUs for the trainings, please email Jenny.Barnard@va.gov with the following information:
- Participants must attend all of the first four training sessions live to receive their certificate for a total of 8 CEUs (attendance is tracked on Zoom, which automatically lists each participants entry and exit time).
- Participants should be on time for each presentation.
- Cameras should be kept on for participants
- Participants must complete a post-program summary evaluation after the Feb 1st session (this will be provided to participants on the date of the last session)
We will also provide, separately, 2 CEUs for the 5th training session (geared towards supervisors, available to ALL)
If you would like to receive CEUs for the trainings, please email Jenny.Barnard@va.gov with the following information:
- Name
- Phone number
- E-mail address
On-Demand Training Videos
Session One
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Session Two
Session Three
Session Four
Session Five: Supervisors Session
(Geared towards supervisors, ALL are invited):
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Session Six: VA Homeless Programs Overview
(Intended for ALL participants)
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