Engage with Ease: W-2 Case Management Fundamentals
This new course helps you build the skills you need to connect, collaborate, and succeed with participants as a W-2 Case Manager! It's designed for new workers to explore the importance of self-awareness, learn how to set and maintain professional boundaries, and practice coaching strategies that encourage growth. You’ll also discover ways to prepare for appointments that keep participants engaged and on track. Engage with Ease replaces W-2 Case Management and You as a required course for new workers.

For more details about this course and/or to register: Learning Center.

Upcoming Classes

Balancing Domestic Abuse Issues and W-2 Participation - Virtual Classroom
Workshop participants will develop an understanding of domestic abuse and develop strategies for working with victims/survivors of domestic abuse.

• December 3 - 6, 2024

For more details about this course and/or to register: Learning Center.

Note: This course is required for new W-2 workers. New workers have one year from date of hire to complete this course.

BEST in Action: Focus on Assessment - Face to Face Classroom
Are you looking to expand your case management skills? This course, designed specifically for experienced Case Managers, digs deeper into the BEST (Balance, Exploration, Sensitivity, and Trust) approach by focusing on assessments. Throughout the course, we look at how various assessments impact your case management practices and the participant’s journey toward self-sufficiency.

• April 29, 2025 in LaCrosse

For more details about this course and/or to register: Learning Center.

Building the BEST Connections in Case Management - Virtual Classroom
What’s the secret to guiding conversations with participants about assessment, goals, activities, and accommodations? Discover the BEST approach to build a solid foundation for your case management practices.

You’ll learn how the BEST approach fits into principles of assessment, then apply those concepts to W-2 assessments, EP goals, EP activities, and accommodations.

• January 14 - 17, 2025

For more details about this course and/or to register: Learning Center.

Note: This course is required for new W-2 workers. New workers have one year from date of hire to complete this course.

Engage with Ease: Case Management Fundamentals - Face to Face Classroom
How can you create meaningful connections while maintaining professional boundaries? This course helps you build the skills you need to connect, collaborate, and succeed with participants as a W-2 Case Manager!

• January 28 - 29, 2025 in West Bend

For more details about this course and/or to register: Learning Center.

Note: This course is required for new W-2 workers. New workers have one year from date of hire to complete this course.

Congratulations!
Join us in congratulating the following individuals who have successfully completed all the requirements of initial W-2 New Worker Training for their specific job function during October 2024.

Take the time to congratulate them and provide them with your support as they make the transition from new worker to ongoing worker.

Healthy Holidays 101: Tips, Tricks, and Recipes
Eating well and staying healthy can be difficult over the holiday season, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. By maintaining your physical and mental health with some of the easy tips in this article, you’ll be able to start the new year off strong.

Learn more at: https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-holiday

Learning Center Tips

Your Computer and Security Settings

https://wss.ccdet.uwosh.edu/Courseware/LC_ComputerAndSecuritySettings.pdf

The Learning Center computer settings document explains the computer settings that need to be in place when using the Learning Center. These settings allow your computer to communicate most effectively with the Learning Center, and update your training record with the proper completion statuses. The last page of the document has the appropriate responses to the most common security warning messages that you may encounter.

Be sure to check with your Supervisor or IT staff prior to making any changes to your computer settings.

If you have any questions, please phone the Registration staff at 920-424-1071 or email regstaff@uwosh.edu.

Reminders

Print Your Own Participant Guides
Training participants are responsible for downloading and printing their own Participant Guides. Directions regarding this are included in the confirmation letter. 

Inclement Weather Phone Number
The Partner Training Team offers a phone number to call when the weather doesn't cooperate with training plans. If you wonder if your class will be held, call the Inclement Weather Number at 608-422-6322 before you drive! A recorded message will announce the status of training sessions.