Current IEI Trainings

Date/Time of Webinar: Sept 16 2026. 10- 1130an

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Training Description
Cultural responsiveness begins with the willingness to have meaningful conversations about identity. In this introductory webinar, participants will explore the concept of broaching as developed by Dr. Day-Vines and colleagues and learn how it can strengthen engagement, trust, and person-centered career services. The session will examine common barriers to discussing race, ethnicity, culture, and other dimensions of identity while providing practical strategies for initiating these conversations with confidence and humility. Through self-reflection and case examples, participants will begin developing skills they can immediately apply in practice.

Learning Objectives

• Define cultural responsiveness and examine its role in recovery-oriented and person-centered services.
• Introduce Dr. Day-Vines’ broaching framework as a practical approach for discussing race, ethnicity, culture, and identity.
• Explore common barriers, fears, and misconceptions that prevent providers from engaging in broaching conversations.
• Practice foundational broaching skills through guided reflection and introductory case examples.

Date / Time of Webinar: Sept 23, 2026-10 am – 1130am

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 Training Description
Building on the foundations introduced in Part 1, this interactive webinar focuses on applying broaching skills to real-world career services practice. Participants will work through complex scenarios that illustrate the intersection of race, ethnicity, culture, and other aspects of identity. Through discussion, role-play, and reflective activities, participants will strengthen their ability to navigate difficult conversations, address cultural differences with humility, and integrate culturally responsive practices into person-centered service planning. Participants will leave with practical tools and an action plan for incorporating broaching into their daily work.

Learning Objectives

• Apply the broaching framework to complex, real-world service situations.
• Examine how intersectionality influences engagement, recovery, and service planning.
• Practice responding to challenging broaching conversations using culturally responsive communication strategies.
• Develop individualized action plans for integrating broaching into everyday practice and organizational culture.

Date/Time: 9/24/2026-10am-11:30am

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Training Description

Employment and recovery are closely connected, yet career and clinical services are often delivered separately. This interactive training explores strategies for integrating clinical and vocational perspectives to promote recovery-oriented, person-centered employment services. Participants will examine the complementary roles of clinicians and career practitioners, identify opportunities for collaboration, and apply practical strategies that support individuals in achieving meaningful employment goals while addressing behavioral health needs.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Explain the relationship between recovery-oriented clinical services and career development.
• Identify strategies for effective collaboration between clinical and vocational service providers.
• Apply integrated approaches that support individualized employment planning and sustained employment outcomes.
• Recognize common barriers to service integration and identify practical solutions to improve coordination.

Date/Time: 10/1/2026-10am-11:30am

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Training Description

ONET is one of the most valuable career exploration resources available to employment professionals. This hands-on training introduces participants to the features and practical applications of ONET for career assessment, occupational research, and informed career planning. Through demonstrations and applied activities, participants will learn how to use O*NET to assist individuals in identifying occupations that align with their interests, strengths, skills, and career goals.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Navigate key features and resources available within O*NET.
• Use O*NET to explore occupations based on interests, skills, work values, and job characteristics.
• Assist individuals in identifying career pathways using labor market and occupational information.
• Integrate O*NET into individualized career planning and employment services.

Date / Time of Webinar: Oct 7, 2026-10 am – 1130am

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Training Description: Supervision is most effective when it supports growth, autonomy, and professional development. Motivational Interviewing (MI) offers supervisors a practical, evidence-based approach for fostering engagement, strengthening motivation, and navigating ambivalence in staff development. This training introduces core MI principles and demonstrates how they can be applied within individual and group supervision settings. Participants will learn strategies for eliciting supervisee strengths, supporting reflective practice, and facilitating meaningful professional growth. Through discussion, examples, and skill-building activities, attendees will explore how MI can enhance supervision conversations related to performance, professional goals, and implementation of evidence-based practices.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Describe the core principles and spirit of Motivational Interviewing as applied to supervision.
• Demonstrate MI communication skills, including open-ended questions, affirmations, reflections, and summaries (OARS).
• Apply strategies for exploring and resolving ambivalence during supervisory conversations.

Date / Time of Webinar: Oct 14, 2026-10 am – 1130am

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Training Description:

This 90-minute webinar is designed to enhance practitioner knowledge  of the complexities surrounding mental health stigma, illness identity, and self-perception. Drawing on the influential research of Dr. Phil Yanos and Dr. Patrick Corrigan, this session will delve into historical disability models, identify the implications of internalized stigma, and present approaches for cultivating a strength-based identity. This session will help practitioners gain practical approaches to reduce internalized stigma and enhance wellness outcomes for the people they support.

Learning Objectives:

• Review and define key concepts related to stigma, illness identity, and the models of disability.
• Explain how historical models of disability have contributed to the stigma associated with mental health conditions.
• Review strategies to counteract internalized stigma and promote a strength-based identity in your professional practice.

Date/Time: 10/22/2026-10am-11:30am

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Training Description:

Meaningful employment extends beyond finding any job—it involves identifying work that aligns with an individual’s personal values, motivations, and life goals. This interactive training explores the role of work values in career decision-making and demonstrates how values inventories can support person-centered career planning. Participants will practice interpreting assessment results and translating them into meaningful employment opportunities.

Learning Objectives

• By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Explain the role of work values in career satisfaction and long-term employment success.
• Administer and interpret values inventories as part of the career planning process.
• Use assessment results to guide individualized job exploration and career discussions.
• Integrate values-based decision-making into employment planning.

Date/Time: 10/29/2026-10am-11:30am

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Training Description

Reasonable workplace accommodations can significantly improve employment success for individuals with disabilities. This practical training introduces participants to the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) and demonstrates how to effectively identify accommodation options, navigate JAN resources, and collaborate with employers and job seekers to address workplace challenges.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Navigate JAN’s resources to identify workplace accommodations.
• Match accommodations to individual functional needs and job demands.
• Support discussions regarding accommodations with employers and job seekers.
• Utilize JAN to promote successful employment outcomes and workplace inclusion.

Date/Time: 11/5/2026-10am-11:30am

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Training Description:

Effective job applications and resumes play a critical role in helping individuals obtain competitive employment. This interactive training provides practical strategies for assisting job seekers in developing resumes and completing applications that accurately reflect their qualifications while highlighting transferable skills and relevant experiences. Participants will practice reviewing resumes and identifying opportunities for improvement.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Identify key components of effective resumes and job applications.
• Assist individuals in highlighting strengths, transferable skills, and relevant experiences.
• Tailor resumes and applications to specific job opportunities.
• Provide constructive feedback that improves the quality and competitiveness of application materials.

Date/Time: 11/11/2026-10am-11:30am

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Training Description:

Successful interviews require more than simply answering questions—they involve preparation, effective communication, confidence, and the ability to demonstrate one’s strengths. This interactive training equips employment professionals with practical strategies to help individuals prepare for interviews, respond to common and behavioral interview questions, address employment gaps or difficult questions, and build confidence throughout the interview process. Through demonstrations, mock interviews, and constructive feedback, participants will develop tools they can immediately apply to support job seekers in achieving competitive employment.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Prepare individuals for different types of job interviews using structured interview preparation strategies.
• Coach job seekers in effectively responding to common and behavioral interview questions while highlighting their strengths and experiences.
• Support individuals in addressing challenging interview topics, including employment gaps, disability disclosure, and accommodations, when appropriate.

Provide constructive feedback through mock interviews that builds confidence, communication skills, and interview readiness.

Date/Time: 11/19/26-10am-11:30am

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Training Description

Effective onsite job coaching balances providing support while promoting increasing independence. This training examines the role of the onsite job coach during job training, skill acquisition, and workplace integration. Participants will explore evidence-based coaching strategies that enhance learning, foster natural supports, and gradually reduce dependence on direct job coaching.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Describe the roles and responsibilities of onsite job coaches.
• Apply instructional strategies that promote skill development and independence.
• Identify methods for developing natural workplace supports.
• Develop strategies for systematically fading onsite job coaching services.

Date: 12/3/2026-10am-11:30am

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Training Description

Long-term employment success often depends on effective offsite supports that promote job retention, problem-solving, and continued career growth. This training focuses on providing individualized follow-along supports while encouraging self-advocacy, independence, and career advancement. Participants will examine common workplace challenges and develop strategies for supporting individuals after intensive onsite coaching has concluded.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Differentiate onsite and offsite job coaching responsibilities.
• Identify strategies that promote long-term job retention and career advancement.
• Support individuals in developing self-advocacy and workplace problem-solving skills.
• Utilize follow-along supports that encourage independence while maintaining employment stability.

Date/Time: 12/10/26-10am-11:30am

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Training Description:

Dating and romance are at the center of many people’s goals when they seek mental health treatment. Yet, conventional wisdom in the traditional mental health system often advises that a person waits until they are “healthier” or avoid this goal all together. So, how can you, as a mental health provider, still work with the people you serve on the very human desire to love and be loved?

In this training, Emily Grossman will talk about her own successful journey as a person who perused romance and recovery from a mental health condition simultaneously. She will then look at how she has provided peer support to many clients and supported them in their goals around love and romance. Finally, she will speak to how you can work on the goal of dating and relationships with the people that you serve.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand what healthy romance can look like for the people we serve
• Understand the concept of duty to care vs. dignity of risk and how this related. to a goal of romance

Apply a shared decision-making framework to support the goal of healthy romance

Date/Time: 12/17/2026-10am-11:30am

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Training Description

High-quality documentation supports continuity of care, demonstrates service effectiveness, and ensures compliance with funding and regulatory requirements. This practical training explores best practices for writing clear, accurate, and person-centered documentation that supports timely billing while reflecting the value and impact of career services. Participants will review documentation examples, identify common documentation errors, and practice writing effective service notes.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Identify essential components of high-quality career service documentation.
• Apply documentation standards that support compliance and timely reimbursement.
• Write clear, objective, and person-centered service notes.
• Recognize and correct common documentation errors that affect quality and compliance.

September 15, 2026
10 AM – 12 PM EST
Virtual Training

Description: Orients participants to the IPS Supported Employment model and the psychiatric rehabilitation (PsyR) view of work as central to recovery, and introduces the format and purpose of employment groups within Partial Care programs.

Learning Objectives

• Define the core principles of IPS Supported Employment and the PsyR philosophy of work as a driver of recovery.
• Explain how competitive employment functions as a recovery-oriented outcome rather than a readiness-based privilege.
• Review introductory employment group curriculum using recovery-oriented engagement techniques.

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All sessions from 10 AM – 12 PM EST
Virtual Training

Description: Builds foundational communication and motivational engagement skills — grounded in PsyR person-centered practice — for building trust and eliciting employment goals from individuals with psychiatric disabilities.

Learning Objectives

• Identify key engagement strategies (active listening, reflective listening, motivational interviewing) used with individuals with psychiatric disabilities.
• Demonstrate effective engagement techniques in simulated prevocational interaction.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of a given engagement approach in building rapport and surfacing employment goals.

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September 29, 2026  
10 AM – 12 PM EST
Virtual Training

Description: Examines the IPS fidelity standard of integrating employment specialists with clinical treatment teams, and addresses how benefits counseling and entitlements intersect with a job seeker’s decision to pursue work.

Learning Objectives

• Describe the IPS fidelity standard for integrating employment services with clinical treatment teams.
• Analyze how entitlement programs (e.g., SSI/SSDI) and work incentives intersect with an individual’s employment goals.
• Apply benefits-planning information to address a job seeker’s concerns about losing entitlements when returning to work.

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October 06, 2026 

10 AM – 12 PM EST
Virtual Training

Description: Introduces person-centered career exploration tools rooted in PsyR practice, focusing on helping job seekers articulate their work-related values and interests as a foundation for individualized planning.

Learning Objectives

• Identify methods for eliciting a job seeker’s work-related values and interests.
• Apply values- and interest-based assessment tools to support person-centered career exploration.
• Differentiate between a job seeker’s stated interests and underlying values to inform individualized career planning.

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October 13, 2026 

10 AM – 12 PM EST
Virtual Training

Description: Continues person-centered career planning and explores the PsyR emphasis on environmental and natural supports,family and community, in sustaining a job seeker’s employment goals.

Learning Objectives

• Summarize the components of a comprehensive, person-centered career plan.
• Assess the role of family and community supports in an individual’s employment plan.
• Develop a strategy for incorporating natural supports into a job seeker’s individualized career plan.

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October 20, 2026 

10 AM – 12 PM EST
Virtual Training

Description: Addresses considerations for supporting employment among job seekers with co-occurring substance use and psychiatric disorders, and applies IPS principles of rapid, independent job search.

Learning Objectives

• Explain how co-occurring substance use and psychiatric disorders can affect employment goals and services.
• Apply IPS principles of rapid, independent job search when supporting job seekers with co-occurring disorders.
• Evaluate job-search barriers for job seekers with co-occurring disorders and propose recovery-informed solutions.

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October 27, 2026 

10 AM – 12 PM EST
Virtual Training

Description: Introduces the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) as a PsyR-aligned tool for self-managing psychiatric symptoms and sustaining employment once a job seeker is on the job.

Learning Objectives

• Describe the components of a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) and its relevance to sustaining employment.
• Apply WRAP principles to help a job seeker develop workplace-specific wellness and coping strategies.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of a sample WRAP in supporting job retention and symptom self-management.

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November 10, 2026 

10 AM – 12 PM EST
Virtual Training

Description: Covers systematic, PsyR-consistent instructional strategies, modeling, role-play, and feedback, for teaching job-related and workplace soft skills.

Learning Objectives

• Identify evidence-based instructional strategies for teaching employment-related skills.
• Apply systematic skills-training techniques (modeling, role-play, feedback) to teach a specific job-related skill.
• Design a step-by-step skills-training plan for teaching a job seeker a targeted employment-related skill.

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November17, 2026 

10 AM – 12 PM EST
Virtual Training

Description: Synthesizes the series’ IPS and PsyR content, supporting participants in finalizing individualized job seeker employment goals and applying the material to their own prevocational practice.

Learning Objectives

• Summarize the key IPS Supported Employment and PsyR concepts covered throughout the series.
• Evaluate their own prevocational practice against IPS fidelity standards and PsyR principles.
• Create an individualized action plan for applying series content to their ongoing work with job seekers.

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