Beginning January 22, 2025, Sacramento Steps Forward will continue the CAS Assessor Certification Training. This training series is required for all new CAS Assessors.
It will strengthen your social work skills and equip you with the necessary competencies to help make homelessness rare, brief, and nonrecurring.
Please note that these training opportunities are designed for new CAS Assessors who are required to become certified and access CAS tools in HMIS. Existing CAS Assessors are also more than welcome to join us!
Listed below are important dates relevant to the 2025 CAS Assessor Certification Training.
January 22, 2025 | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
CAS 101 & Best Practices >> Register Now
January 29, 2025 | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Intro to HMIS and Developing Individualized Service Plans >> Register Now
February 12, 2025 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Post Assessment Practices >> Register Now
February 18, 2025 | 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Intro to Conversational Case Management & Implicit Bias Training >> Register Now
February 26, 2025 | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Intro to Trauma Informed Care, Vicarious Trauma >> Register Now
SSF reserves the right to adjust these timelines as necessary and will share new CAS Assessor training information as the date approaches. As a reminder, please never share your HMIS login information with anyone.
Training 1
CAS Assessor Training Series: CAS 101 & Best Practices
Join SSF to further develop your social work skills with this annual CAS Assessor required training series kicking off with the CAS 101 and Best Practices.
This 90-minute introductory training on the Coordinated Access System (CAS), its purpose, guiding principles, and key resources will give you a clear understanding of CAS and its various roles in providing support. Participants will learn the role of CAS Assessors, how to prioritize Extremely Vulnerable Households (EVH), and how to effectively use tools like 2-1-1 to connect clients with housing and support.
Resources
Training 2
CAS Assessor Training Series: HMIS and Developing Individualized Service Plans
Join SSF in this training that provides housing navigators and case managers with:
- A clear understanding of the new CAS Agency and your role as an authorized CAS Assessor
- Guidance on completing the four major CAS assessments
- Strategies for managing Coordinated Entry Events within CAS Agency Programs
- Practical tools to develop and implement Individualized Service Plans (ISPs) to track client goals
Resources
Training 3
CAS Assessor Training Series: Post Assessment Document Readiness
Join the SSF team to get an in-depth understanding of “Doc-readiness” requirements for CAS-participating housing programs. You will be equipped with skills to update client housing progress using case conferencing and referral tools. Attendees will explore the eligibility criteria, resources, and sub-population supports offered by various CAS programs.
Resources
Training 4
Intro to Conversational Case Management & Implicit Bias
This training equips case managers with essential conversational techniques to effectively support clients in achieving their housing goals. Participants learn and apply conversational case management principles, motivational interviewing techniques, and housing problem-solving strategies to foster client engagement and rapid exits from homelessness.
Resources
Discover a comprehensive collection of tools and guidance designed to support CAS Assessors, including critical updates, best practices, job aids, and training resources to enhance your expertise and streamline your workflow.
Training Videos
More Information
CAS Office Hours
Every Monday from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
HMIS Office Hours
Every Wednesday from 2 – 3 p.m.
Frontline Learning Collaborative
For updates and invites, sign up for our FLC email list. This offers provider collaboration and resource-sharing opportunities.
4th Thursdays from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Rose Family Creative Empowerment
CAS Case Conferencing
We discuss and coordinate housing efforts and plans for those experiencing homelessness. This offers provider collaboration and resource-sharing opportunities.
Sign up via this form.
Email: CAS@sacstepsforward.org