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Heartbeat Academy

Heartbeat International Academy offers life-affirming leaders, staff members, volunteers, and supporters with access to online webinars and courses on a wide variety of topics. In the Academy, you'll find trainings on our core foundational materials, as well as on topics on everything from the history of abortion in the United States to fundraising basics, and from prenatal diagnostic tests to implementing STI testing in your center. Browse the trainings below or look for the Academy logo in other HeartCart categories and find out what's available on the topics important to you!

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Housing Evaluation Strategies
Housing Evaluation Strategies

Do you panic every time a grant applications asks about your "evaluation" strategies? Have you wondered how to measure the impact that your home is having in the community?

Join us for this training, created with maternity homes in mind, to learn about practical evaluation methods that you can implement immediately.

In addition, the seminar will feature practical tips and ideas on how to create a thorough evaluation plan for your housing organization that informs your decision making and makes you more effective in implementing your mission.

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$14.95

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Housing Growth Strategies
Housing Growth Strategies

Come join a discussion on growth decisions. Together we will talk through the decisions of whether to open a new location, start a new program, and start a social enterprise.

Presented by Mary Peterson

$14.95

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Starting a Housing Ministry
Starting a Housing Ministry

Intended for those in the dreaming or start-up phase, this workshop will provide foundational information related to key decision points in both the administrative and programmatic dimensions of operating a maternity home.

Presented by Mary Peterson

$14.95

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When They Are No Longer Under Your Roof: Phase 2 Housing
When They Are No Longer Under Your Roof: Phase 2 Housing

This training includes a brief presentation outlining the types of support that housing programs are offering for women as an ongoing and transitional extension of their work. In addition, the webinar will include time for dialogue on types of initiatives that programs have used to maintain relationship with women after they have left the home.

$14.95

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Brain Chemistry and De-Escalating Intense Situations
Brain Chemistry and De-Escalating Intense Situations

Living and/or serving in a maternity home can bring on many stressful and tense moments. Explore opportunities to understand use brain chemistry science to build de-escalation strategies in your maternity home.

Presented by Suzanne Burns

$14.95

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Thrift Stores 101
Thrift Stores 101

This training offers two hours of credit toward the Life Affirming Specialist designation.

$29.95

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Thrift Stores: Supporting Life Ministry
Thrift Stores: Supporting Life Ministry

If your Life Ministry is searching for another fundraiser, a thrift store may be just what you are looking for and more. This webinar will have you thinking of a thrift store not only as a funding source, but also as a marketing tool for your pregnancy center. The extra benefits may surprise you! The basic steps to opening a thrift store will also be discussed to help you get a road map for this exciting journey, which will also have a few challenges.

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Determining Needs and Goals of your Residents
Determining Needs and Goals of your Residents

In this training, we will discuss using standards and outcomes based measurements to determine needs and goals for your residents. The results should then guide your staff to design the learning environment of the home so that the residents are set up for success!


Presented by Vicki Krnac, M.Ed., CALT, QI, Executive Director of Hannah's House.


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$14.95

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When They Are No Longer Under Your Roof: Phase 2 Housing
When They Are No Longer Under Your Roof: Phase 2 Housing

This training includes a brief presentation outlining the types of support that housing programs are offering for women as an ongoing and transitional extension of their work. In addition, the webinar will include time for dialogue on types of initiatives that programs have used to maintain relationship with women after they have left the home.

$14.95

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Mental Health First Aid for Those in Crisis
Mental Health First Aid for Those in Crisis

Pregnancy Resource centers are impacted by the Mental Health Crisis. Just as CPR helps you assist an individual having a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid helps you assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis.

$14.95

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Answering Tough Calls
Answering Tough Calls

This training will walk through the first few minutes of a difficult call from an abortion minded or abortion determined caller. This training covers the very first questions a caller may ask about abortion and the services you provide, as well as covers active listening skills, and handling abortion determined callers.

This training should take approximately one (1) hour to complete. A copy of Heartbeat International's Talking About Abortion Manual is not required, but may be useful as it will cover additional information useful for sharing with these caller.

$19.95

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Reaching Abortion Minded Women in the Consulting Room
Reaching Abortion Minded Women in the Consulting Room

This training is presented by Beth Diemert, LAS - Heartbeat Academy Faculty and offers one hour of Life Affirming Specialist credit.

$14.95

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Strategic Vision for the Abortion Determined Client
Strategic Vision for the Abortion Determined Client

Dive into proven-effective strategies to both draw in and serve the abortion-determined woman and empower her to make a life-affirming choice.

$14.95

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Abortion Minded Caller
Abortion Minded Caller

This is a recorded presentation on the abortion minded client, particularly, the abortion minded caller. This presentation offers one hour of credit toward the Life Affirming Specialist designation.

$14.95

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Effective Use of Fetal Models with Clients
Effective Use of Fetal Models with Clients

In this session you'll join Beth Diemert to learn key tips on how to use this valuable tool to factually and relationally engage clients, as well as some key missteps to avoid.


 

$15.95

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