Housing Navigator Virtual Training Course

10 Weeks, Interactive Virtual Discussions, Office Hours & Continuing Education Hours for SWs!

Registration is now open for the Fall 2022 Virtual Housing Navigator Training Course beginning in September 2022. Space is limited to 50 students and seats will fill up fast!

About the Course:
The New York Alliance for Inclusion & Innovation (NY Alliance) Housing Navigator Course was developed in 2015 through the Balancing Incentive Program (BIP) grant. The 30+ hour course provides relevant education and resources to assist a Housing Navigator in supporting a person with I/DD in creating housing options.

Throughout this training, students will:

• learn how housing is funded, developed and sustained;
• understand how to base the housing process on the needs of the individual, their social capital, their assets and income and their choices and options;
• learn how to design an individual's housing plan;
• obtain cutting edge, available resources and become part of a larger 'housing' community of practice;
• be qualified to create housing opportunities for individuals and to develop agency capacity for more housing options.

Student Commitment:
This virtual training includes group work, interactive sessions, recorded presentations and several reading resources. Students must participate in all live sessions on the dates below:

As a whole, this training course includes:

• 9 interactive virtual sessions lead by housing content experts and Master Housing Navigators (former graduates of this training).
• Office hour sessions allowing participants to dive deeper into topics discussed during the interactive sessions and ask questions.
• 30+ continuing education hours for Social Workers.
• Group homework assignments offering students the opportunity to build a sample housing plan for a person with a disability.
• Supplemental reading and recorded webinar resources for increasing knowledge on the topics presented throughout the training course.

Following completion of this training course, students will:

• Receive a certificate of completion;
• Gain access to and be able to join a Housing Navigator Network of more than 340 Housing Navigators across NYS;
• Be invited to join Housing Navigator Network Calls which take place bi-monthly throughout the year and are a great way for Housing Navigators to stay up-to-date on all things housing, access new tools and continue connections; and
• Gain access to the Housing Navigator Directory for listing your contact information allowing people looking for housing to contact you for assistance.

Cost for the Course is as follows:
$800.00 NY Alliance Provider Members*
$1,200.00 Non-Member
*Please note: The Member rate for this training is for staff of NY Alliance Provider Members only. If you are not staff of a provider member, you must register at the non-member rate.

Payment MUST BE received prior to the start of this training. 

Questions: Contact the NY Alliance at [email protected].

The New York Alliance for Inclusion & Innovation SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Boards for Social Work as an Approved Provider of Continuing Education for licensed social workers provider number #0105.