Coordinated Entry Assessment Training: Part 1st

Realigning the Coordinated Entry Assessment Through Lived Expertise to Address Real-Time Barriers and Needs to Obtain Stable Housing in New Jersey and Nationwide

Coordinated entry assessments are one of the most powerful tools in the homelessness response system nationwide. Yet too many assessments fail the very individuals they are designed to serve because they are disconnected from lived reality. Pringle's Training Services developed Part One of this training to fundamentally and compassionately change that dynamic within your organization and your community.

This training challenges outreach professionals to examine the coordinated assessment process through a completely new and more honest lens. Dr. Theresa Pringle H.C., who brings lived experience and deep field knowledge to every training she delivers, leads this session with both expertise and genuine humanity. Our driving principle applies here more than anywhere: Make It Make Sense. CHANGE THE MINDSET. CHANGE THE OUTCOME.

What This Training Is About

Part One of the Coordinated Entry Assessment Training takes a critical and compassionate look at how assessments are currently administered and where they consistently fall short. Participants explore what the coordinated entry process was designed to accomplish and why the gap between intention and reality exists so frequently. The training introduces the concept of realigning the assessment process through the authentic lens of lived experience and real-world barriers. This means understanding the fears, traumas, and day-to-day survival realities that individuals bring to every assessment encounter with your staff. Participants examine how current practices can unintentionally create gaps in service access and care coordination, leaving people behind.

What You Will Learn

How the coordinated entry assessment process works and why it so often misses the full picture of individual need
The most common barriers individuals face during the assessment process and how to proactively address each one
How trauma, distrust, literacy challenges, and housing instability directly shape how individuals respond to assessments
Practical techniques for building authentic rapport before and throughout each assessment encounter
How to adapt your assessment approach based on the specific needs and reality of each individual you serve
Strategies for generating assessment data that is accurate, actionable, and genuinely reflective of individual circumstances

Key Outcomes and Takeaways

Participants leave with a deeper and more nuanced understanding of the coordinated entry assessment landscape. Your team will be better equipped to conduct assessments that capture real barriers, real needs, and real individual circumstances. Organizations will see a measurable improvement in the quality, accuracy, and equity of their assessment data and housing outcomes. Every participant receives a certificate of completion from Pringle's Training Services upon finishing this session.

Session Format and Availability

Available as a 90-minute workshop, lunch-and-learn, half-day session, or multi-session series. Offered in person in Newark, NJ, and virtually for organizations statewide, nationwide, and internationally.

Who Should Attend

Outreach workers, case managers, intake specialists, housing navigators, and program staff participating in the coordinated entry system. Nonprofit agencies, shelters, and community organizations serving individuals experiencing homelessness across NJ and nationwide should enroll. Supervisors overseeing coordinated entry staff and any organization committed to equity-centered assessment practice will find this training essential.

Phone: (973) 996-8212

Email: pringlestrainingservices.pro@gmail.com

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