We conduct several in-person training sessions throughout the year in Seattle, Washington. Please check our schedule for future PEARLS Training sessions.The three-day PEARLS Training is designed to equip all members of a PEARLS team – including both counselors and administrators – to implement the PEARLS Program successfully in their organization. To date, over 200 individuals from over 50 community-based agencies around the country have participated in PEARLS Trainings.
The researchers and clinicians who developed the PEARLS Program and have implemented it successfully in real-world settings are the same people who lead the PEARLS Training. Training is taught by an ensemble of trainers and includes a dynamic balance of didactic instruction, demonstration sessions, group discussion and practice exercises. All participants receive the PEARLS Toolkit and are guided through its contents during the Training. We offer an electronic copy of the PEARLS Toolkit. However, it is only through in-depth conceptual explanations, skill building and in-person constructive feedback from PEARLS experts during the interactive elements of PEARLS training that individuals can become proficient in conducting the PEARLS Program
The researchers and clinicians who developed the PEARLS Program and have implemented it successfully in real-world settings are the same people who lead the PEARLS Training.
Individuals who plan to serve as PEARLS counselors receive the greatest degree and depth of training, since they work directly with clients in the home setting. Additional groups that are instrumental to successful implementation within an agency and have benefited from PEARLS training include: an organizational leader (administrator), the PEARLS manager, case managers (who are not also servings as PEARLS counselors) and a data coordinator. See Getting Started: Building the Team for a description of each of these roles.
Professional Credit
PEARLS Training is sponsored by the University of Washington Social Work Continuing Education Department, which will give 13 contact hours (CEU) for participation. An application form for contact hours will be available at the training. The cost is $50 per participant.