Executive Director Collections
Essentials Collection
(12 courses) Now Available
In this collection, the primary focus is on the foundational elements essential to this vital role. Courses cover a range of topics including working with your Board of Directors, the importance of developing a fundraising strategy, and recruiting the right staff to successfully fulfill your mission and vision. Whether you are new to this role or a seasoned veteran, building this strong foundation is the capstone of your leadership.
Courses in this collection include:
- Defining the Role of the Executive Director
- Board and Executive Director Relationships
- Board Composition and Selection
- Training and Engaging Your Board
- Vision, Mission and Values
- Structure of Your Budget
- Religious Character
- Essential HR Policies & Practices
- Defining Your Fundraising Strategy
- Cultivating Individual Donors
- Recruiting the People You Need
- Continuum of Care
Growth Collection
(14 courses) Now Available
In this collection, courses focus on enhancing your skills and capabilities in areas such as development, communications, branding, goal setting and metrics. Strengthening these strategic areas allows your influence to expand far beyond your organization. By effectively conveying your mission, values and impact you can influence others to become engaged, support your shelter, and contribute to the collective anti-trafficking movement.
Courses in this collection include:
- Donor Management Systems
- Major Donors
- Communication Strategy
- Crisis Communication
- Church Engagement and Cultivation
- Necessity of Auditor and Attorney
- Risk Management
- Your Brand and What It Says About You
- Organizational Goals and Metrics
- Defining Your Shelter Program
- Property Selection
- Environmental Safety
- Principles of Staff Care
- Retaining and Releasing Your Staff
Performance Collection
(12 courses) Now Available
In this collection, the focus is on cultivating significant relationships, developing effective policies, and gaining an understanding of survivors which will inform programming.
Courses in this collection include:
- Critical Relationships: Executive Director and Program Manager
- Structure and Charter of the Care Team
- The Role of the Case Manager
- Defining Your Service Set
- Defining Your Staffing Plan
- Incident Reporting
- Informed Consent
- Internal Communications
- Principles of Trauma Informed Care
- Survivor Engagement
- Understanding Diagnoses
- Victimology
Program Manager Collections
Essentials Collection
(13 courses) Now Available
In this collection, courses are designed to provide the program manager with essential skills and knowledge needed to effectively lead and guide direct care staff who work with survivors as well as effectively lead and support your team.
Courses in this collection include:
- Assessments
- Critical Relationship: Executive Director and Program Manager
- Defining the Role of the Executive Director
- Defining Your Staffing Plan
- From Referral to Intake
- Incident Reporting
- Individual Safety Planning
- Informed Consent
- Principles of Staff Care
- Principles of Trauma Informed Care
- Recruiting the People You Need
- Structure and Charter of the Care Team
- Volunteers as Staff
Growth Collection
(16 courses) Now Available
As a Program Manager continues to develop their core competencies, this collection is designed to further expand skills and equip them with the knowledge necessary to excel in shelter care. This collection broadens the program manager’s understanding of survivors, staff and external support.
Courses in this collection include:
- New Resident Orientation
- Internal Communications
- Ongoing Communications with Former Residents
- Continuum of Care
- Defining Your Service Set
- Environmental Safety
- Spiritual Warfare
- Retaining and Releasing Your Staff
- The Role of the Case Manager
- Trauma Responses
- Triune Care Model
- Understanding Diagnoses
- Understanding Medication-Assisted Treatment
- Working with Law Enforcement Agencies
- Your Therapeutic Community
- Property Maintenance and Vehicles
Performance Collection
(16 courses) Now Available
Understanding the survivors they work with on a daily basis, and determining the most effective programming to assist them in their healing process can be a challenge for program managers. This collection is designed to uncover valuable insights into the needs and behavior of survivors.
Courses in this collection include:
- Brain Health
- De-escalation & Conflict Management
- Disenfranchised Grief
- Emotional Regulation
- Familial Trafficking
- Personal Hygiene
- Personal Resilience
- Relational Safety
- Safe Within
- Survival Behaviors
- Victimology
- Survivor Engagement
- Resident Files
- Navigating the Legal System
- Effective Transfers and Program Completion
- Cultural Considerations
Direct Care Collections
Essentials Collection
(13 courses) Now Available
Essentials Collection is specifically designed to prepare direct care staff with the knowledge and skills for day-to-day operations of a shelter setting. This collection also provides a foundational understanding of survivors, enabling direct care workers to better support and assist them.
Courses in this collection include:
- Continuum of Care
- De-escalation & Conflict Management
- Emotional Regulation
- Environmental Safety
- Homeostasis
- Principles of Trauma Informed Care
- Survival Behaviors
- Trauma Responses
- Understanding Diagnoses
- Victimology
- Triune Care Model
- Incident Reporting
- Principles of Staff Care
Growth Collection
(12 courses) Now Available
Trafficking survivors often experience complex trauma, and recognizing the uniqueness of each survivor is crucial as staff grow in their direct care role. The Direct Care Growth Collection offers valuable guidance on comprehending the impacts of trauma and provides direction on effectively working with individuals who have experienced traumatic events.
Courses in this collection include:
- Brain Health
- Cultural Considerations
- Disenfranchised Grief
- Non-Suicidal Self-Injury
- Personal Resilience
- Safe Spirituality
- Safe Within
- Understanding Medication-Assisted Treatment
- Structure and Charter of the Care Team
- Spiritual Warfare
- Recovery of the Home After an Exit
- Working with Law Enforcement Agencies
Case Manager Collections
Essentials Collection
(12 courses) Now Available
Case Managers are an integral part of shelter work as they provide care coordination for each resident. In the Case Manager Essentials Collection, we will discuss the five functions of case management and how to create a collaborative approach to identifying service resources.
Courses in this collection include:
- The Role of the Case Manager
- From Referral to Intake
- New Resident Orientation
- Resident Files
- Individual Safety Planning
- De-escalation & Conflict Management
- Homeostasis
- Principles of Trauma Informed Care
- Structure and Charter of the Care Team
- Your Therapeutic Community
- Triune Care Model
- Informed Consent
Growth Collection
(13 courses) Now Available
Trafficking survivors often experience complex trauma and understanding how trauma can affect case management is essential. The Case Management Growth Collection will provide guidance on the impacts of trauma and direction on how to work directly with individuals who have experienced complex trauma.
Courses in this collection include:
- Assessments
- Continuum of Care
- Cultural Considerations
- Emotional Regulation
- Incident Reporting
- Internal Communications
- Principles of Staff Care
- Survival Behaviors
- Survivor Engagement
- Trauma Responses
- Understanding Diagnoses
- Understanding Medication-Assisted Treatment
- Victimology
Performance Collection
(10 courses) Now Available
As a resident is preparing to transition out of a shelter program, determining the most effective program to support their healing process can be a challenging function of the case manager’s role. The Case Manager Performance Collection has been developed to provide program managers with a deeper understanding that will enable them to make informed decisions about the healing journey of the survivors they serve.
Courses in this collection include:
- Disenfranchised Grief
- Personal Resilience
- Spiritual Warfare
- Navigating the Legal System
- Effective Transfers and Program Completion
- Employment/Job Readiness
- Exit Portfolio
- Ongoing Communications with Former Residents
- Recovery of the Home After an Exit
- Working with Law Enforcement Agencies
Board of Directors
Collection
Volunteer Collection
Communications and Development Collection
(11 courses) Now Available
As a shelter leader, have you ever had a situation where a board member lacked a firm understanding of their responsibilities as a member of a Board of Directors? The Institute developed the Board of Directors Collection specifically to train your board members on their roles and responsibilities and engage them in development and training on critical areas to keep your organization structurally protected.
Courses in this collection include:
- Advisory Board
- Board and Executive Director Relationships
- Board Composition and Selection
- Training and Engaging Your Board
- Defining the Role of the Executive Director
- Defining Your Fundraising Strategy
- Essential HR Policies and Practices
- Necessity of Auditor and Attorney
- Religious Character
- Risk Management
- Vision, Mission and Values
(11 courses) Now Available
Volunteers can play a significant role and be a huge asset when equipped with the right training. The Volunteer Collection has been designed to provide guidance on the impacts of trauma and prepare volunteers for their role at a shelter.
Courses in this collection include:
- Continuum of Care
- Cultural Considerations
- De-escalation & Conflict Management
- Emotional Regulation
- Non-suicidal Self-injury
- Principles of Trauma Informed Care
- Safe Spirituality
- Survival Behaviors
- Trauma Responses
- Victimology
- Incident Reporting
(12 courses) Now Available
Development and Communication play a vital role in establishing a strong connection with your community, effectively conveying the core values of your organization, and highlighting the work that you do. Transparent and clear communication to your constituents and in your marketing efforts, enables your organization to attract donors that align with your organization.
Courses in this collection include:
- Cultivating Individual Donors
- Cultivating In-Kind Support
- Defining Your Fundraising Strategy
- Donor Management Systems
- Communications Strategy
- Fundraising Events
- Grant Prospecting and Reporting
- Major Donors
- Crisis Communication
- Ethics in Communication
- Social Media Strategy
- Your Brand and What It Says About You
Board of Directors Collection
(11 courses) Now Available
As a shelter leader, have you ever had a situation where a board member lacked a firm understanding of their responsibilities as a member of a Board of Directors? The Institute developed the Board of Directors Collection specifically to train your board members on their roles and responsibilities and engage them in development and training on critical areas to keep your organization structurally protected.
Courses in this collection include:
- Advisory Board
- Board and Executive Director Relationships
- Board Composition and Selection
- Training and Engaging Your Board
- Defining the Role of the Executive Director
- Defining Your Fundraising Strategy
- Essential HR Policies and Practices
- Necessity of Auditor and Attorney
- Religious Character
- Risk Management
- Vision, Mission and Values
Volunteer Collection
(11 courses) Now Available
Volunteers can play a significant role and be a huge asset when equipped with the right training. The Volunteer Collection has been designed to provide guidance on the impacts of trauma and prepare volunteers for their role at a shelter.
Courses in this collection include:
- Continuum of Care
- Cultural Considerations
- De-escalation & Conflict Management
- Emotional Regulation
- Non-suicidal Self-injury
- Principles of Trauma Informed Care
- Safe Spirituality
- Survival Behaviors
- Trauma Responses
- Victimology
- Incident Reporting
Communications and Development Collection
(12 courses) Now Available
Development and Communication play a vital role in establishing a strong connection with your community, effectively conveying the core values of your organization, and highlighting the work that you do. Transparent and clear communication to your constituents and in your marketing efforts, enables your organization to attract donors that align with your organization.
Courses in this collection include:
- Cultivating Individual Donors
- Cultivating In-Kind Support
- Defining Your Fundraising Strategy
- Donor Management Systems
- Communications Strategy
- Fundraising Events
- Grant Prospecting and Reporting
- Major Donors
- Crisis Communication
- Ethics in Communication
- Social Media Strategy
- Your Brand and What It Says About You