This Project ECHO session focuses on crisis home visits, offering practical tools to assess risk, ensure safety, and support families during challenging situations with compassion and confidence.
County: All Counties
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Project ECHO- Strengthening Relationships between HV & Child Welfare Training
This Project ECHO session explores strategies to strengthen collaboration between home visiting and child welfare. Learn how to build trust, enhance communication, and support shared goals to promote family safety and well-being.
Resource: Project ECHO- Strengthening Relationships between HV & Child Welfare Training
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Project ECHO- Working with Families as a Mandated Reporter Training
This Project ECHO session explores working with families as a mandated reporter, with practical strategies to navigate reporting requirements while building trust, promoting safety, and honoring family strengths.
Resource: Project ECHO- Working with Families as a Mandated Reporter Training
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Project ECHO: Medication Assisted Treatment Training
This Project ECHO session explores medication-assisted treatment (MAT), highlighting effective approaches to support individuals with substance use disorders through evidence-based care, stigma reduction, and coordinated services.
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Project ECHO: MI Perinatal Harm Reduction Toolkit Training
This Project ECHO session introduces the MI Perinatal Harm Reduction Toolkit, highlighting tools and strategies to support safer outcomes for pregnant and postpartum individuals through compassionate, nonjudgmental care.
Resource: Project ECHO: MI Perinatal Harm Reduction Toolkit Training
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Project Echo: Engaging in Hard Conversations
This Project ECHO session equips participants with practical strategies to engage in challenging conversations with empathy, clarity, and respect across diverse perspectives.
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Professional Development Plan Templates
The Institute for Home Visiting Workforce Development created four PD Plan templates to support home visitors and supervisors. Adapt them to fit your needs. The linked site offers ideas to inspire your professional growth.
Resource: PD Plan Templates
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Compassionate Conversations in Home Visiting: Supporting Families Navigating Substance Use
This tip sheet, which was created directly from input from families, provides practical guidance, scripts, and tools to support compassionate, nonjudgmental engagement with caregivers during pregnancy and early parenting.
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Public Benefits Changes Impacting Newcomer Families
MDDHS provided an FAQ to explain changes to Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) policy in Michigan, timeline for changes, and families who will be affected by these changes. The Kalamazoo Refugee Resource Collaborative translated this brochure into 26 common newcomer languages. The Office of Global Michigan (OGM) released a detailed guide in July of 2026 explaining the implications of these changes for non-citizens. MDHHS released a family-facing Non-Citizen Awareness Letter that the Immigrant and Refugee Resource Collaborative translated into 30 common newcomer languages. Help us spread awareness and support newcomer families in navigating these changes.
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Resource: KRRC Translations of SNAP/Medicaid FAQ
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Cultural Humility in Home Visiting Training Recording
On May 21st, 2026, Kristina Sankar, Assistant Director at Refugee Development Center, presented on the topic of using cultural humility in home visiting. Her training addressed the theory of cultural humility, real world examples of cultural humility, and practical steps home visitors and home visiting supervisors can take to integrate cultural humility in their program. The recording of this training can be viewed below.
Resource: Cultural Humility in Home Visiting Training Recording