Register for SPDAT Academy and Become a SPDAT Trainer
Candidates for the SPDAT Academy should:
- Be current/active users of the SPDAT in day-to-day work for at least three months.
- Commit to act as a community trainer and conduct at least two community trainings per year as a SPDAT trainer for the Arizona Housing Coalition.
- Understand and accept Housing First.
- Understand, accept and commit to Coordinated Entry.
- Have acknowledgement from your immediate supervisor about the commitment of providing two community trainings a year, as well as participation in quarterly SPDAT Academy meetings regarding the SPDAT, coordinated assessment, and inter-rater reliability.
The Next SPDAT Academy Will be Held September 23, 2019
The training will be held in Phoenix, with an hour-long break for lunch (not provided). To apply, send us an email. Please hold September 23 open on your calendar to attend OrgCode’s all-day SPDAT Train the Trainer training in Phoenix. Accepted applicants will receive full details.
What is the SPDAT?
"Effective Administration of the SPDAT v4.0 Assessment" will focus on the practical application of the Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool (SPDAT), and how each trainee can properly and effectively administer the SPDAT as a case management tool.
What is the SPDAT?
The SPDAT is an evidence-informed approach to assessing an individual’s acuity, which is currently in use in more than 100 communities across the U.S. and Canada, helping to improve intake processes and use existing resources to help serve individuals in gaining access to programs and services which are best aligned to end their homelessness. The assessment tool, across multiple components, prioritizes whom to serve next and why, while concurrently identifying the areas in the person's life where support is most likely necessary in order to maintain housing stability.
Version 4.0 of the SPDAT uses 15 dimensions to determine an acuity score that will help inform professional Permanent Supportive Housing and/or Rapid Re-Housing practitioners about the following:
What is the SPDAT?
The SPDAT is an evidence-informed approach to assessing an individual’s acuity, which is currently in use in more than 100 communities across the U.S. and Canada, helping to improve intake processes and use existing resources to help serve individuals in gaining access to programs and services which are best aligned to end their homelessness. The assessment tool, across multiple components, prioritizes whom to serve next and why, while concurrently identifying the areas in the person's life where support is most likely necessary in order to maintain housing stability.
Version 4.0 of the SPDAT uses 15 dimensions to determine an acuity score that will help inform professional Permanent Supportive Housing and/or Rapid Re-Housing practitioners about the following:
- Single adults who will benefit most from Housing First
- Single adults who will benefit most from Rapid Re-Housing
- Single adults who are most likely to end their own homelessness with little to no intervention on your part
- Which areas of the person’s life that can be the initial focus of attention in the case management relationship to improve housing stability
- How individuals are changing over time as a result of the case management process
- Understanding and acceptance of Housing First philosophy
- Knowledge and familiarity with using the VI-SPDAT
- Desire to be a partner or continue partnership in local coordinated entry and assessment
