External Provider Resources - Training

Lifelong Learning Initiative: Motivation Driven Practice

  1. Ramsey County Lifelong Learning Initiative Guide Jan 2023
  2. LLI Onboarding Intro Session-video; LLI Onboarding Intro Powerpoint Nov 2022
  3. LLI Onboarding Guide - link to MI Videos
  4. LLI Staff Application Guide
  5. LLI Supervisor Application Guide
  6. LLI Process Guide for Motivation Driven Practice 
  7. LLI Road Map for Change
  8. 12 Strategies for Evoking Change Talk
  9.  MI Cheat Sheet
  10. Stepping Stones to Success Guide
  11. Supervisor Strategies to Support MI​

Lifelong Learning Initiative Tools - Ramsey County

  1. Career Pathway Bridge - adult  - optional
  2. Career Pathway Bridge - youth - optional
  3. Goal Action Plan 1 - optional
  4. Goal Action Plan 2 - optional
  5. My Goal Plan - optional
  6. My Pathway - optional
  7. Potholes and Detours - optional
  8. Stepping Stones to Success - required
  9. *DHS Employability Measure Worksheet; EM User Guide - required

Culturally Responsive Webinars: (Optional)

EPIC Sessions link: (Optional)

Motivation Driven Practice Guides: (Required)

*  LLI Process Guide for Motivation Driven Practice 

  1. MDP Core Elements Session 1 Guide & Video - Be Person-Centered and Strengths-Based & Prioritize Simplicity and Efficiency
  2. MDP Core Elements Session 2 Guide & Video - Complete required MFIP transactions effectively and efficiently + Enter data into required systems accurately and timely
  3. MDP Core Elements Session 3 Guide & Video - Use tools flexibly and in a culturally responsive way
  4. MDP Core Elements Session 4 Guide & Video - Facilitate assessment by exploring participants’ strengths and priorities, not by looking for barriers + Engage the full family
  5. MDP Core Elements Session 5 Guide & Video - Use a coaching skillset to facilitate goal achievement
  6. MDP Core Elements Session 6 Guide & Video - Make “warm” and timely referrals + Responsively connect participants with career and education opportunities in a timely way                                                                                                                  handout: Great Connection Warm and Timely Handoffs

MI Training September 2023

  1. Day 1 Motivational Interviewing
  2. Day 2 Goal Achievement Coaching + Sustainability

Workforce Solutions MFIP Operational Definition & Training Videos

  1.  The 4Es   -  https://youtu.be/h_1Lx5ZP1pk   
  2.   Employment Services Case Management  -  https://youtu.be/4IHe-issQuM  
  3.  Bridging Dreams to Goals - https://youtu.be/hCnk77lR8os  
  4.  The Fit of Visions: Ramsey County, Workforces Solutions, Your Agency/Unit  -  https://youtu.be/nSRAMog9kWE  
  5.  Mindset Change  -  https://youtu.be/qJ6SBlWE80Y
  6. Operational Definitions -  https://youtu.be/2uZ9ZjpwXyI
  7. Guided Self-Determination  -  https://youtu.be/WVIAiqkZ9JA  
  8. Home Visits:  -  https://youtu.be/9sGuPQtT89A  
  9. Policy Regarding the Fit of Sanction and WFS Philosophy  -  https://youtu.be/FfZVGCGSn5k

Trainings/PowerPoint

  1. Ramsey County Childcare Training 5.23; Childcare Transmittals - Examples 5.23
  2. Extension Manager/Supervisor Training  June 2021
  3. Extension Staff Training June 2021
  4. Family Stabilization Services  June 2021
  5. WF1 Connect Overview 11.17.21 (overview for all ES providers)
  6. WFS - WF1 Connect Staff Presentation Dec 2021 (providers can view and revise for their own agency)
  7. FAST IPS Presentation
  8. 2-Gen Workshop - 7/31/18
  9. Career Pathway Bridge Tools - 1/24/18
  10. Wellness Workshop - 2/27/18, 2/28/18
  11. Engaging Families in MFIP Employment Services - 10/4/17

Family Violence Trainings/Information

  1. Family Violence Specialist Training June 2024;  Safety Planning; SPIP-SPPD
  2. Hmong-Somali Presentation 06/24/24 
  3. Guide to safety planning - June 2023; 
  4. Resources for FV Specialist's October 2023
  5. Domestic Violence  Awareness 10.2022; Culture Wheel; Power and Control; DV Resources 10.22.

Communities We Live & Work In (Optional)

  1. African American Culture - Sept. 2017
  2. American Indian Culture -Dec 2017 
  3. Hmong Culture - March 2018
  4. Individuals with Disabilities - May 2017
  5. Karen Culture - Oct. 2017
  6. ​LGBT - July 2017
  7. Somali Culture - 11/13/17
  8. Working with Individuals with Criminal Background - Aug. 2017

Connecting Brain Science to Practice videos (Optional)

Ramsey County is highlighting innovative work by Workforce Solutions, Goodwill Easter Seals, and other service partners regarding research findings from our Families Achieving Success Today (FAST) program. The centerpiece will be research about brain science and how it connects to the work we are doing with families. Specifically, we are highlighting educational research that can be applied in practice to support families as we find ways to help them combat poverty and move into unsubsidized jobs. Below are videos of some innovative work in our community. Click on name for video:

  1. Phillip Zelazo - U of M
  2. Peter Baird - MDRC
  3. Ladonna Pavetti Framework
  4. Judy Parks, CWU
  5. Afternoon Response Panel​