Boundaries & Ethics – Homelessness 101

Course Description:

Maintaining professionalism and healthy personal boundaries are critical if you want to do good work, avoid burnout, and really help empower your clients to achieve their goals. Boundaries & Ethics will address some of the most common ethical challenges you might face when working with people who experience homelessness, and will use real-life scenarios to challenge your thinking about this topic.  This is a Homelessness 101 best practices content (click here for more information).  This can be a refresher if you took the 101 series in the past or can be a stand alone to talk about situations you may face in the work place.  Contact Michele with questions.

Presenter Bio:

John Petroskas: John is a policy specialist at the Minnesota Department of Human Services.  Before joining DHS, John worked in programs that served homeless families and adults.  At Catholic Charities, he helped start the Housing First program, which provides supportive housing for adults who have experienced long-term homelessness.  He also worked for the Wilder Foundation, Metrowide Engagement on Shelter and Housing (MESH), and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).