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Community Well-Being Support Credential
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Program Purpose and Goals
The Community Well-Being Credential provides a structured learning pathway for building practical, relationship-centered skills that strengthen support networks across families, neighborhoods, and organizations. The program offers open-access training opportunities that help participants respond to challenges and complexity with steadiness, connect others to useful resources, and contribute to environments where people feel understood and supported. The credential recognizes the knowledge and strengths already present in our communities and supports continued growth through shared learning and practice. This program aims to:
- Establish shared language and approaches for offering support in everyday situations.
- Strengthen confidence in responding to challenges with care, stability, and awareness.
- Improve familiarity with local support systems, pathways, and resource navigation.
- Encourage ongoing practice, reflection, and peer learning that can be applied across roles and settings.
- Create flexible opportunities for participants to progress at their own pace while deepening community connection and leadership capacity.
Upcoming Trainings:
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
3/17 Leadership for Community Work
Whether you’re leading a team, a project, or community work, this session focuses on strengthening insight, relationships, and clarity in how we lead and collaborate.
Campbell County Public Library, Ft. Thomas Branch (1000 Highland Ave, Fort Thomas, KY 41075)
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
3/24 Community Approach to Preventing Abuse & Neglect
Explore the underlying drivers of child abuse and neglect and learn how communities can work together to strengthen families and prevent harm before it occurs.
Campbell County Public Library: Cold Spring Branch (3920 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, KY 41076)
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
4/07 Support Over Silence for KIDS
Through interactive learning and practice, participants build the confidence to respond to tense caregiver–child moments in public with supportive, non-judgmental engagement.
Kenton County Public Library, Erlanger Branch (401 Kenton Lands Rd, Erlanger, KY 41018)
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
4/21 Community Building 101 & Community Building Toolbox
Discover how everyday concerns can become meaningful community action. Participants will learn practical tools for identifying local strengths, turning challenges into action, and sustaining momentum.
Campbell County Public Library, Newport Branch (901 East 6th Street, Newport, KY 41071)
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
4/28 Community Approach to Preventing Abusive Head Trauma & Safe Sleep
Learn about abusive head trauma, safe sleep practices, and ways communities can create safer environments for infants and young children.
Campbell County Public Library, Newport Branch (901 East 6th Street, Newport, KY 41071)
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
5/12 Trauma-Informed Care
Build understanding of how trauma impacts individuals and learn practical approaches that promote resilience, stability, and recovery.
Brighton Center, Family Center (799 Ann Street, Newport, KY 41071)
Community Well-Being Credential Requirements
Trauma-Informed Practices
Community Collaboration & Support
Primary Prevention Practices
Community Curiosity
Purpose: To understand how the body and nervous system respond to stress and to use communication approaches that reduce escalation, increase predictability, and support a sense of safety in interactions.
- Trauma-Informed Care
- Trauma-Informed Supervising
- Trauma-Informed Parenting
- Support Over Silence
- Mental Health First Aid
Purpose: To build both relational and practical skills for supporting others, including clear communication, shared problem-solving, boundary-setting, resource coordination, and maintaining steady working relationships across roles and settings.
- Family-Centered Coaching
- United Way 211 / Resource Navigation Tools
- Community Building 101/ Community Toolbox
- Engagement Unpacked/ Community Knowledge
Purpose: To recognize early signs of strain in families and communities that arise from resource gaps, system demands, and changing conditions, and to support people in accessing stabilizing resources before situations become urgent.
- Primary Prevention Orientation
- Upstream Academy Trainings
- Community Approach to Preventing Child Abuse & Neglect
- Community Approach to Preventing Abusive Head Trauma & Promoting Safe Sleep
- “Are They Good For Your Kids?”: A Community Approach for Preventing Child Sexual Abuse
- LEAN on Me Kentucky
Purpose: To provide shared language and structure for noticing how personal perspective and community context influence interactions and decision-making in daily life.
- Implicit Bias
- Understanding Local Community Landscape
- Reflective Practice & Awareness Sessions
- Leadership for Community Work
Required for Credential
Level 1 (Foundational Practice)
Complete ONE training from each of the four practice areas:
- Trauma-Informed Practices
- Community Collaboration & Support
- Primary Prevention Practices
- Community Curiosity
Level 2 (Applied Practice)
Complete TWO trainings from each practice area:
- Trauma-Informed Practices
- Community Collaboration & Support
- Primary Prevention Practices
- Community Curiosity
Level 3 (Comprehensive Practice)
Complete 14 or more trainings from across all practice areas:
- Trauma-Informed Practices
- Community Collaboration & Support
- Primary Prevention Practices
- Community Curiosity