Events and Trainings 2008

HIV Housing 101: A Housing Primer

AHC trainings: September 16, 2008
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Worcester, Mass.
9:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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Accessing Housing

AHC trainings: September 22, 2008
Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership
125 Lincoln St., 5th Floor
Boston, Mass.
8:30 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Housing advocacy funds are scarce, despite the need for housing among people living with disabilities. This training will provide an overview of affordable housing resources including: funding structures that provide for affordable housing in MA, the types of housing programs as well as the eligibility requirements for each, and how to access shelter when all other options are exhausted.

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Tenants’ Rights & Discrimination + Strategy Session on Reasonable Accommodations and Modifications

AHC trainings: September 29, 2008
Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership
125 Lincoln St., 5th Floor
Boston, Mass.
8:30 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.

This training will describe the rights that a person with a disability has under both the federal and state civil right laws. A large portion of this workshop will focus on what are considered to be discriminatory tactics when an individual is applying for or already residing in housing. We will also discuss what to do when someone has been discriminated against. The strategy session on Reasonable Accommodations and Modifications will include how to make a request, how Accommodations and Modifications can be used in housing search, the application process, and assisting someone to retain housing. Resources that individuals can utilize concerning a Reasonable Modification will also be discussed.

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Fundamentals of HIV

Other agencies' trainings:

September 10, 2008
Center for Training and Professional Development
JRI Health, Boston, Mass.
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

September 30, 2008
Center for Training and Professional Development
JRI Health, Boston, Mass.
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Working with Residents in Culturally Competent Ways

Other agencies' trainings: September 11, 2008
The Pines, 469 Pine Grove Dr.
Brockton, Mass.
8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Behavioral Risk Assessment and Risk Reduction: Core Standards and Practice

Other agencies' trainings: September 11-12, 2008
Center for Training and Professional Development
JRI Health, Boston, Mass.
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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HIV Counseling and Testing: Core Standards and Practice

Other agencies' trainings: September 17-18, 2008
Center for Training and Professional Development
JRI Health, Boston, Mass.
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Providing and Accessing Reasonable Accommodations

Other agencies' trainings: September 17, 2008
Peter Sanborn Place
50 Bay State Rd., Reading, Mass.
8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Strategies for Dealing with Difficult People

Other agencies' trainings: September 23, 2008
Braintree Village
2 McCusker Dr.., Braintree, Mass.
8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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