Training Essentials

This page contains any and all trainings the CTW team considers to be essential to a SNAP-Ed role. Whatever setting you are working in, whether with PSE work or Direct Education or both, the several trainings below set the foundation for SNAP-Ed work in the state of Washington.

If you have suggestions for upcoming training, please get in touch with us. Simply send us a message at: snap-ed.ctw@wsu.edu

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WA SNAP-Ed Nondiscrimination Statements Training

Join the recorded, live training of Washington States SNAP-Ed Nondiscrimination Statements Training and learn about the various required statements and languages for our programing. This training covers the Nondiscrimination Statement, the Funding Statement, And Justice For All Posters, and much more!

Recorded Training Video Presentation Slides (PDF)

Welcome to WA SNAP-Ed Training

Review this training PDF presentation all about the basics of SNAP-Ed in Washington state. Highlights include what SNAP-Ed is, the organizational structure of the program, and the core strategies, and much more! Great for new staff or for anyone that needs a refresher!

Presentation Slides (PDF)

Systems Approaches for Healthy Communities

PSE Training: A Systems Approach

It is the expectation of DSHS that anyone involved with the Washington State SNAP-Ed program will register and complete all five modules of the Systems Approaches program. Please register and complete all modules if you have not already done so.

Systems Approaches for Healthy Communities is a web-based, professional development program promoting the integration of policy, systems, and environmental interventions with educational strategies.

The program is designed to help all of us better understand:

Skills to expand our program across many level to impact policies, systems, and environments.
Strategies and tools for strengthening engagement, communicating with partners, and understanding community context.

For more details on the program content, including learning objectives, download the Systems Approaches for Healthy Communities program summary (.pdf).

Login (Returning Users)

After signing in, users will be automatically directed to the module dashboard.

Registration (New Users)

To register for the course:

Visit the Registration page and ensure “Organizational participants register for the program” (towards the bottom of the page) is selected.
Download the Step by Step Instructions (.pdf) and then click the maroon “Register as a Participant” link.
After creating an account, you will be able to go to umn.edu/course site and use your new account information to access the course site.

Complete the modules at your convenience using the green button on the website that says Login For Systems Approaches Modules.

Trauma Informed Basics and the Relationship to Nourishment

This 90-minute interactive webinar will introduce how trauma and adversity impact nutritional health, eating habits, and our relationship to food. Learn about the research and frameworks behind our model for Trauma-Informed Nutrition Security. WA SNAP-Ed providers should use the coupon code WASHINGTON when registering for this webinar. There is no charge for the webinar when you use the code.

National Nutrition Certification Program

The National Nutrition Certification Program (NNCP) was created to increase nutrition knowledge and teaching skills of nutrition educators. It is designed for those who teach nutrition education to the public.

Inequities, Health, and Academic Success

This webinar sets the foundation for how health inequities impact student learning. It also briefly discusses how SNAP-Ed providers can respond appropriately to create an equitable environment.

Resources Related to Health Inequities

Health and Intellectual Disability 101

We are excited to share that Special Olympics Washington (SOWA) hosted a Health and Intellectual Disability 101 training for WA SNAP-Ed. In the training, you will learn about the background, history, and health disparities of people with intellectual disabilities. You will also learn about the benefits to including people with intellectual disabilities in your work and best practices for accessibility and inclusion. Along with learning, the goal of the training is for you to identify opportunities and action steps for inclusion that you can take to apply your learning to your work.

Slides and Additional Resources

Success Stories Writing Training

This three part training will focus on writing WA SNAP-Ed success stories, how to best document your work and how to share your success with partners. Sessions will be led by WSU CAHNRS Communication Staff, the WA SNAP-Ed Evaluation Team and the CTW Team.

Workshop 1: Best Practice in Writing Success Stories

Workshop 2: Document Your Success In PEARS

Workshop 2 Recording is in two parts:
- Part 1
- Part 2
Workshop 2 Chat Record (.pdf)
Workshop 2 PowerPoint Slides (.pptx)
Handouts used in breakout room activities:
- Handout 1 – Choosing Photos
- Handout 2 – Writing a Success Story

Workshop 3: Communicate Your Success to Partners

PEARS Trainings

The statewide Evaluation Team conducted live training for several PEARS modules in FFY22. Additional information can be found on the Evaluation page.

PEARS Training: Direct Education and Indirect Activities

PEARS Training: Partnerships and Coalitions

PEARS Training: PSE

Training was on May 18 & 26, 2022; recording will be shared shortly.

PEARS FAQ

FFY2022 Live PEARS Trainings FAQ (.pdf)

Advocacy Training

This training is from the Collective Impact Forum (February 27, 2024).

If you are based in the U.S. and either working in the nonprofit sector or government, the below webinar video series were produced to help address your questions about participating in advocacy.

About this series: With new legislative sessions starting in 2024, an election season underway, and an ever-changing landscape of federal and state policies that impact our initiatives, folks want to understand the rules around advocacy activities that apply to their work. How can we engage in valuable advocacy without getting in trouble?

Because the rules differ for nonprofits and for government employees, the two online sessions in this training were tailored to the unique needs of U.S.-based nonprofits and government employees.