Eviction Prevention Strategies

Webinar

Congratulations, you got your client housed! Now, how do you keep them there? The Housing First model was initially developed to serve the individuals in our communities with some of the greatest barriers to success—chronic homelessness, serious and persistent mental illness, substance use disorders, and other disabilities. We know that programs maintaining a high fidelity Housing First practice typically report a housing retention rate of between 85-90%, but this work is not without its challenges. Unwanted guests, noise disturbances, damages, clutter, and unsanitary conditions are just some of the issues property managers, clinicians, and other support professionals contend with in supporting their clients to maintain successful tenancy. In this session, we’ll discuss setting expectations, communication, harm reduction in supportive housing, and strategies for addressing common tenancy challenges. Landlords, program participants, and support staff all share a common goal—keeping people housed! Join us to learn how to preserve your landlord relationships while supporting participant needs and preventing eviction.

Schedule

Learning Objectives:

Describe the role of harm reduction in supportive housing work
Identify common tenancy challenges and practical strategies for mitigation
Practice developing mutual agreements to maintain housing

Target Audience: Social service providers and helping professionals working in supportive housing, agency administrators, CoC leads, property management workers, and/or landlords interested in low-barrier housing models.
Social Work Practice Level: This course is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced BSW/ MSW learners.
Course Delivery Format: Live Webinar
Interactivity: This course will offer 15 minutes of Q&A time, as well as real-time polling, and group discussion prompts.
Social Work Continuing Education Credit: 3 CE Credits*
Fees: $30 general registration; additional $5 for registration with LSW/LCSW CE credit.

Registration includes access to the live event and recording, PDF of slides, and relevant training tip sheets/resources.

Course Completion Requirements: Attendees must attend the entirety of the virtual session with system video and audio enabled to participate, and respond to all poll questions and activities. Certificates will be distributed to participants via email within two weeks of the course’s conclusion. Attendees must complete a course evaluation within 48 hours via Google Forms to receive a certificate. Course evaluation links will be distributed during the session and via email immediately following the training. Individuals must attend the live webinar in order to receive a certificate of completion.

System Requirements: Webinar participants must have to access to a computer, tablet, or smart phone with high speed Internet, microphone, speakers, and a (free) Zoom video conferencing account.

Session Facilitators:

Ryan Villagran, LSW
Training Specialist
Pathways to Housing PA

Ryan Villagran, MSW, LSW (they/them), joined Housing First University in June 2021 as a Training Specialist. Ryan holds a Master of Social Work from Temple University with a concentration in Communities & Policy. Their clinical background includes delivering psychiatric rehabilitation services in the mental health recovery model at a Community Integrated Recovery Center. Ryan also developed and coordinated a training program in a university setting for social workers serving transitional-aged youth and later taught a Human Behavior in the Social Environment course for graduate social work students. Ryan believes in the power of our collective imagination to dream of a better future centered around those on the margins.

Wakida Williams, MS
Assistant Clinical Director
Pathways to Housing PA

Wakida Williams, MS (she/her) has over 10 years of experience leading Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams and holds a Master of Science in Administration of Human Services, as well as a Bachelor of Criminal Justice. Wakida first joined Pathways in 2013 and held the role of Assistant Team Leader before helping to launch a newly developed clinical team within the agency in 2015. As the Team Leader of Team 6, she spearheaded the creation of services tailored to the unique needs of participants ready to transition to a lower level of care. Team 6 focuses on helping participants to reach their highest level of potential by supporting advanced goals such as maintaining complete financial self-management, obtaining competitive employment, independently managing their behavioral health needs, navigating resource coordination, and transitioning to independent living. Six years later, Team 6 continues to thrive, leading to the development of our Alumni Association (AA), which Wakida oversees. In June 2021, Wakida and Pathways celebrated their first ever graduating class of ten participants and welcomed them into the Alumni Association.

ACE approval statement: Housing First University: a program of Pathways to Housing PA, provider #1759, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 01/12/2022 - 01/12/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 3 general education credits.

*Housing First University, a program of Pathways to Housing PA, can provide continuing education credits to licensed social workers in 48 of the 50 U.S. states and 10 Canadian provinces. Due to current regulations, CE credits cannot be offered to social workers in the states of New Jersey or New York. If you are not a Licensed Social Worker, please check with your board of accreditation to ensure this training meets your licensing needs.

To request an accessibility accommodation, please email: training@pthpa.org

For questions or comments, please contact:
Ryan Villagran, LSW
Continuing Education Director
Housing First University, a program of Pathways to Housing PA
rvillagran@pthpa.org (215) 390-1500, ext. 1430

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Eviction Prevention Webinar 7-30-24.pdf (2.62 MB)