What is it?

Three days of in-person training to prepare TANF/Workforce staff to successfully engage youth ages 16-24 in Ohio’s new Comprehensive Case Management Employment Program (CCMEP).

Description — A nationally recognized curriculum will be used to provide initial training to Ohio’s TANF and Workforce staff preparing for their role as case managers with youth populations eligible to receive services through the CCMEP. To be successful, CCMEP case managers need skills in engaging youth, assessing strengths and interests, and developing an individualized career plan. This three-day highly interactive training, developed by the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth, is the first step in developing those important skills. The Youth Service Professionals’ Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities Training modules focus on competencies in positive youth development, the helping relationship, assessment, and career preparation.

Locations — Training will be offered in multiple locations statewide, with trainers working in teams of two to deliver each day of training. Participants will have the flexibility of attending training according to what works best for their schedule.

Trainer Expertise — The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth will use a Trainer of Trainers model to prepare 30 Ohio trainers in the fields of Workforce Development, Education, Child Welfare, Behavioral Health Prevention and Treatment. The training components will be co-trained to offer multiple perspectives and explore cross-system collaboration.

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Building Competencies for Youth Service Professionals Component Descriptions

Training Component #1 - Knowledge of the Field: This Work That We Do and the Helping Relationship

This component covers a wide range of concepts and practices used in the youth workforce development field to turn goals of lifelong independence and success for youth into realities. The training also explores the role of the youth service professional, including how that role relates to confidentiality, professional codes of conduct, and appropriate interpersonal boundaries.

Training Component #2 - Assessment & Individualized Planning: Charting a Course with Youth

This component teaches skills for assessing the strengths, interests, and needs of youth. It provides awareness of assessment tools and strategies and how to use them to help youth make informed choices about goals and career paths.

Training Component #3 – Career Preparation and Exploration: Youth Opening the Door to the World of Work

This component teaches the skills of building work readiness and job search abilities; providing youth with accurate information about jobs and the job market; and engaging employers to support youth in their career development.

**Each training component has been approved for 5.5 hours of social work and 5.5 hours of counselor CEU's through the OHSTS Training Program, a provider with the Ohio Counselor, Social Work, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board #RCS091301.