Training for CILs
Training of interest to CILs is listed below. To find training on a specific topic, you can narrow your search by using the browse by topics links in the column on the right or the search button in the upper left of this page.
Upcoming Training
There are no upcoming trainings available at this time. Please check back later to see if any have been posted.
On-demand Training
- IL Philosophy and Practice Summit: Reclaiming Our Movement (6 Hours)
- OILP ACL Quarterly Connection
Presenter(s): Jennifer Martin, Jennifer Johnson, Erica McFadden, Jill Jacobs, Ed Ahern, Peter Nye - Addressing "Care Deserts": Supporting Rural Transition with Self-Direction & Other Modes of Assistance (1.5 hours)
- Innovations in Transition: Strategies to Engage Unhoused Consumers in Your Community (1.5 Hours)
- Workplan Development for Centers for Independent Living (1.5 Hours)
- How to Create the Best Board and Staff Relationships in Your CIL (1.5 Hours)
- The Role of Individual Advocacy for CILs & SILCs (1.5 Hours)
- Disability-Led and Consumer-Driven Systems Advocacy (1.5 Hours)
- Intentional Community Outreach (1.5 Hours)
- Understanding the Role of the Independent Living (IL) Network Before, During and After a Disaster (1.5 Hours)
- Financial Risk Mitigation in Independent Living (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Paula McElwee, Aaron Taylor - Creating a Culture in Your CIL to Guide Mental Health Transition (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Sharon McLennon-Wier, Ann DeAngelis, Sarah Wendell Launderville, Jesse Bethke Gomez - Innovative Transition for Individuals with Mental Health Disabilities (1 Hour)
- Transition of School-Age Youth in Post-Secondary Life (1.5 Hours)
- Intergenerational Peer Support (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Kelsey Bell, Dominique Dunford, Tyler Morris - Peer-to-Peer - Let’s Talk About Strategies for this New Disability Innovation Fund (DIF): Pathways to Partnerships (1 Hour)
Presenter(s): Sandra Breitengross Bitter, Paula McElwee, Jill Jacobs, Erica McFadden - Serving Cross-Disability Populations (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Brooke Velarde-Hernandez, Genesis Garcia Lezama, Sarah Massengale - Non-Traditional Transitions (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Sharif Brown, Betzaida Ramos Chárriez, Sue Hetrick, Jeff Hughes, Marly Saade - How CILs Can (and Should!) Support Consumers Experiencing Homelessness (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Robbie Roppolo, Georgina Alvarez - Evolving Core Services -- Independent Living Skills Training (1.5 Hours)
- Coordinating Accessible & Engaging Virtual Events for CILs and SILCs: A Panel Discussion of Promising Practices (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Tim Fuchs, Mary Willard, Sierra Royster, Brooke Curtis - How CILs Can (and Should!) Support Consumers in the Criminal Legal System (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Sharif Brown, Scott Burlingame - Financial Management for Centers for Independent Living: Regulations and Beyond (12.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): John Heveron, Paula McElwee - Building Self-Sustaining Programs: Business Acumen Learning Collaborative Discussion (1 Hour)
Presenter(s): Richard Petty, Michelle Crain, Marty Dombrowski, Ryan Nolan - Rural Conversation Community: Reopening Guidelines and CARES Act (1 Hour)
- Hospital to Home: A Collaborative Between Community Partners Two-Part Series (3 Hours)
Presenter(s): Patricia Yeager, Joseph Foecking, Indy Frazee, Amanda Strantz - What You Need to Know About the New State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL): A Comprehensive Overview of the SPIL Instrument and Instructions (2 hours)
Presenter(s): Paula McElwee - Ready for Review - Using ACL’s Compliance & Outcome Monitoring Protocol (COMP) Tool to Achieve Excellence: Two-Part Presentation (3 Hours)
Presenter(s): Paula McElwee - Operating Independent Living Programs in the Face of Coronavirus: A Q&A Session for CILs and SILCs (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Paula McElwee, Susan Dooha, Jeremy Morris, Richard Petty, Marcie Roth, Corinna Stiles, Yomi Wrong, Tim Fuchs - Fueling Business Acumen: How CILs are Securing Contracts with Health Plans and Payers (1.5 Hrs)
Presenter(s): Richard Petty, Bill Henning, Patricia Yeager, Audrey Schremmer - Top 10 Mistakes That Can Put Your CIL or SILC At Risk (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Paula McElwee - Using Consumer Satisfaction Information for Planning (2 Hours)
Presenter(s): Ann McDaniel, Tonya Fambro, Anne Weeks, Christine Camene - Disability, Diversity, and Intersectionality in CILs (11 Hours)
Presenter(s): Darrell Lynn Jones, Daisy Feidt, Kim Gibson, Jesse Bethke Gomez, Keri Gray, Ron Halog, Stanley A. Holbrook, Judith Holt, Reyma McCoy McDeid, Elsa Quezada, Liz Sherwin, Susan Dooha, Brooke Curtis - Get to the Core of It - Peer Support: Best Practices in the CIL Core Services (1.5 Hrs)
Presenter(s): Matt Cain, Sarah Jo Jorgensen - How CILs Can Transform the Housing Landscape (8 Hours)
Presenter(s): Darrel Christenson, Ann Denton, Karen Michalski-Karney - Why Words Matter: Addressing Microaggressions to Create a Welcoming Environment (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Stanley A. Holbrook, Brooke Curtis - Investing in the Independent Living Movement Means Investing in Youth (1.5 Hrs)
Presenter(s): Keri Gray, Allie Cannington - Supporting Your CIL Board for Success
Presenter(s): Paula McElwee, Anne Weeks - Disability & Diversity Data - How Centers for Independent Living Can Use Data Mining and Community Mapping to Address Diversity (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Susan Dooha, Stanley A. Holbrook, Andrew Houtenville, Megan Henly - Supporting Youth in Transition: How CILs Can Contract for Youth Transition Services (1.5 Hrs)
Presenter(s): Seth Hoderewski, Joe Michener - Disability, Diversity, and Intersectionality in CILs: Creating a Welcoming and Supportive CIL for Diverse Populations (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Stanley A. Holbrook, Lee Schulz, Kim Gibson - Expanding Housing Options in Your Community (1.5 Hrs)
Presenter(s): Ann Denton - Disability, Diversity, and Intersectionality in CILs: Making New Friends and Playing Well with Others (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Stanley A. Holbrook, Ron Halog, Elsa Quezada - Disability, Diversity, and Intersectionality in CILs: Creating Supportive Organizational Culture and Infrastructure (1.5 hours)
Presenter(s): Stanley A. Holbrook, Reyma McCoy McDeid, Daisy Feidt - Approaches to Emerging Systems Advocacy in Centers for Independent Living (1.5 Hrs)
Presenter(s): Candace Coleman, Michelle Garcia, Amber Smock - Disability, Diversity, and Intersectionality: An American Journey for CILs (1.5 hours)
Presenter(s): Stanley A. Holbrook, Jesse Bethke Gomez, Susan Dooha - Who’s “At-Risk”? How to Determine and Address Risk of Institutional Placement to Achieve the New Core Service of Diversion (1.5 Hrs)
Presenter(s): Michelle Crain, Jackie Pacha, Nancy Penland - Preventing Guardianship: How CILs Can Be the Frontline to Advocate for Less Restrictive Alternatives (1.5 Hrs)
Presenter(s): Charlie Walters, Jerri Davison - Get to the Core of It: Integrating CIL Core Services for a Holistic Consumer Experience (12 Hours)
Presenter(s): Darrel Christenson, Michelle Crain, Bruce E. Darling, Amina Donna Kruck, April Reed, Kimberly Tissot, Charlie Walters - Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment in CILs (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Jan Derry, Roberta Sick - Community Integration: A Holistic Approach to the New Core Services for Transition & Diversion (9 Hours)
Presenter(s): Darrel Christenson, Bruce E. Darling, Michelle Crain, Paula McElwee - Get to the Core of It: Best Practices in the CIL Core Services - Information & Referral (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Roger Howard, Darrel Christenson - Youth Transition: The Growing Role of Centers for Independent Living (10 Hours)
Presenter(s): Kings Floyd, Seth Hoderewski, Joe Michener, Mary Willard, Sierra Royster, Kimberly Tissot, Charlie Walters - Applying Your Indirect Cost Rate at Centers for Independent Living (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): John Heveron, Paula McElwee - Independent Living Skills Training for Transition to the Community (1.25 Hours)
Presenter(s): Jane Schiele, Rebecca Payton - Updating Your Policies to Match Current Financial Regulations (7 Hours)
Presenter(s): Paula McElwee - Leaders Without Limits: A Community Leadership Academy - Train the Trainer (10 Hours)
Presenter(s): Robert Hand, Kimberly Tissot, Paula McElwee - Financial Management Workshop for CILs: Regulations and Beyond (15 Hours)
Presenter(s): Paula McElwee, John Heveron, Steven Spillan - Intersectionality in Centers for Independent Living: Cultural Inclusion (1.25 Hours)
Presenter(s): Dustin Gibson, Keri Gray, Ola Ojewumi - How to Prepare an Indirect Cost Rate Proposal (1.75 Hours)
Presenter(s): John Heveron, Paula McElwee - Get to the Core of It: Best Practices in the Four Core Services, Peer Support - A Proven Volunteer Model (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Amina Donna Kruck, April Reed - An Introduction to the New Indirect Cost Rate Requirements for Centers for Independent Living (1.45 Hours)
Presenter(s): John Heveron, Paula McElwee - Internal Controls for Centers for Independent Living (1 Hour)
Presenter(s): John Heveron, Paula McElwee - Liberation to Leadership: The Role of CILs in Transforming Communities (7 Hours)
Presenter(s): Sheri Burns, Robert Hand, Amina Donna Kruck, Paula McElwee, Stacey Milbern, Michael Galvan, Dolores Tejada - Get to the Core of It: Best Practices in CIL Core Services -- Systems Advocacy (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Stephanie Woodward - Expanding Your CIL’s Capacity through Technology and Fees-for-Service Programs (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Eli Gelardin - Attract and Retain Your Best CIL Board Members (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Paula McElwee - Resource Development for CILs: Opening the Floodgates to Sustainability (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Karen Eber Davis - Fees-for-Service in CILs: A two-part series (2.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Dennis Fitzgibbons - Building an Effective Peer Support Program: A Proven Volunteer Model (15 Hours)
Presenter(s): Amina Donna Kruck, April Reed - Recognizing & Responding to Caregiver Abuse (1.5 hours)
Presenter(s): Jan Derry, Erin Fontaine, Leslie Myers - The CIL and ADRC Connection: The Oregon Story (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Barry Fox-Quamme - Leadership: Shifting Your CIL into High Gear (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Christy Dunaway, Robert Hand, Bill Henning, Lee Schulz - Effective Rural Outreach: Using the Concerns Report Method as a Tool for Change (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Mike Mayer, Tom Seekins - Medicaid 101 (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Suzanne Crisp - ABCs of Nursing Home Transition: A Four-Part Series (5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Bruce E. Darling - Implementing and Enforcing Olmstead (9.5 hours)
Presenter(s): Karen Avery, Mike Bachhuber, Marca Bristo, Shari Coatney, Bill Henning, Mark Johnson, Laurel Mildred, Amber Smock, Karen I. Ward, C. Talley Wells, Kelly Buckland, Richard Petty - The Strategic Management Series: Sound Employment Practices for CILs Part 4: Managing Workplace Risks (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Melanie Lockwood Herman - The Strategic Management Series: Sound Employment Practices for CILs Part 3: Discipline and Departure (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Melanie Lockwood Herman - The Strategic Management Series: Sound Employment Practices for CILs Part 2: Staff Supervision and Evaluation (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Melanie Lockwood Herman - The Strategic Management Series: Sound Employment Practices for CILs Part 1: Effective Hiring Practices (1.5 Hours)
Presenter(s): Melanie Lockwood Herman