Curriculum Development at FHI

This summer, FHI’s curriculum development team has been working on numerous projects, including a series of asynchronous online courses focused on different significant points in a marriage: divorce, and a marriage impacted by an unexpected major financial event, or economic shock. The courses focus on the economics of divorce and co-parenting, from the beginning stages to settling into your new life, as well as on helping couples understand how to weather economic shocks and save their marriage and families.

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Trauma Informed Organizations

It’s wonderful to see how many people are learning about Trauma-Informed Care in order to provide services that are responsive to the needs of their clients. There is a growing… Continue reading Trauma Informed Organizations

How Does Motivational Interviewing Relate to Financial Health?

How does Motivational Interviewing (MI) relate to financial health? Many people think of MI as a counseling technique or an approach to working with addictions, but it’s really an approach… Continue reading How Does Motivational Interviewing Relate to Financial Health?

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Digital Access is Fundamental

by Joanne McLain More and more, we are realizing that digital competencies are an essential part of financial health. Our society functions online for so much of what we need… Continue reading Digital Access is Fundamental

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A Plethora of Passwords

By Kelley Presley, Curriculum Development Specialist and Tech Coach With so much of our personal, confidential information being stored and shared online, it’s more important than ever to be aware… Continue reading A Plethora of Passwords

Making Real Connections

In the middle of difficult situations, navigating difficult materials and having meaningful and sometimes very difficult conversations – we never forget that there is a real person who is receiving our services.

Thriving in a Virtual World

We have had a busy summer adapting and adjusting to the changes around us and, as a result, we are thriving in our virtual world! We want all of you… Continue reading Thriving in a Virtual World

Financial Health in Challenging Times

Hello friends and colleagues! I hope this correspondence finds everyone doing well, staying safe and healthy! A statistic that we have frequently referenced in the past indicated that over 60%… Continue reading Financial Health in Challenging Times

FHI Has Experience with Integrating Online Learning into Our Training

The last six weeks have been pretty crazy and we know you’ve been hit with a ton of correspondence from different organizations. The whole situation has been overwhelming for sure,… Continue reading FHI Has Experience with Integrating Online Learning into Our Training

A Great Start for 2020

Happy New Year! I hope that 2020 is off to a great start for you and your organizations. We had an amazing year in 2019 and we will be publishing… Continue reading A Great Start for 2020

The Leadership Academy

Beginning September 1st, 2019, the Financial Health Institute will launch The Leadership Academy (for Health and Human Services), an innovative approach to integrating a competency-based, comprehensive learning experience into professional development… Continue reading The Leadership Academy

What Can We Do About the Cliff Effect?

Over the past several months, as I’ve delivered the Frameworks in Financial Health class across Colorado, I’ve noticed a tremendous appetite for conversations about how we might better impact/inform policy.… Continue reading What Can We Do About the Cliff Effect?