Workforce Development in Community Human Services: A Focus on Direct Support Employee Retention and Training
Speaker(s): Amy S. Hewitt, M.S.W., Ph.D. |
|
Logistics
Recommended book(s) or materials: Staff Recruitment, Retention, and Training Strategies for Community Human Services Organizations
Seminar length: ½ day–3 days
Number of participants: available for conference presentations and smaller workshops
Who will benefit from this seminar: Supervisors, middle managers and administrators in community agencies supporting people with disabilities, or anyone hiring, training, or supervising DSPsSpeaker Fees: (What do fees include?)
Contact us for pricing information.
|
Have another idea? Tell us about it, and we’ll do our best to customize this seminar to your needs! |
Seminar Description
Discover solutions to the challenges of community human services! In this hands-on seminar, you’ll learn how to develop and retain a successful workforce for your community human services organization. The seminar reviews key workforce issues — high turnover, high vacancies, lack of proficiency — and gives you practical suggestions for solving these challenges. Specific intervention strategies are reviewed, and Dr. Hewitt reveals how to develop, implement, and evaluate the strategies. You’ll explore ways to
- find and hire employees
- train employees
- motivate and support employees
- assess problems and design solutions
|
|
|
