King County: Coordinated Entry Training

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Upcoming Coordinated Entry - Monthly Assessor Credential Training (ACT)

*formally known as the Assessor Refresh

The Monthly Assessor Credential Training is hosted virtually every month. Come prepared to participate in a Coordinated Entry Onboarding Training that will cover overview of the system, housing types, service match, documentation, and nomination process, followed by an HMIS demo on your basic assessor workflow. 


  • Wednesday, March 6th- 11am to 1pm | Register Here online
  • Thursday, April 4th- 2pm to 4pm | Register Here online
  • Tuesday, May 7th- 9am to 11am | Register Here online
  • Wednesday, June 5th- 11am to 1pm | Register Here online
  • Thursday, July 11th- 2pm to 4pm | Register Here online
  • Tuesday, August 6th- 9am to 11am | Register Here online
  • Wednesday, September 4th- 11am to 1pm | Register Here online
  • Thursday, October 3rd- 2pm to 4pm | Register Here online
  • Tuesday, November 5th- 9am to 11am | Register Here online
  • Wednesday, December 4th- 11am to 1pm | Register Here online

Veteran System Orientation

All new assessors are also invited to the Veteran System Orientation, hosted by King County Veterans Program. The Veteran System Orientation is intended to provide an overview of permanent housing resources for veterans in King County, HMIS workflows, the Veteran By Name List (VBNL), and meet providers from VA, SSVF, KCRHA, & King County Veterans Program. (These meetings are hosted by KCRHA- you can find more information here

 

Meetings occur on the First Tuesday of each quarter from 12:30 - 2:00pm

  • Tuesday April 2, 12:30 - 2:00pm
  • Tuesday July 2, 12:30 - 2:00pm
  • Tuesday October 1, 12:30 - 2:00pm

Meeting link - Click here to join the meeting

 

 

 

Steps on how to become a Coordinated Entry Assessor are below:

Note - Users must first have a Clarity Account and have completed the required Clarity General, and King County HMIS Privacy & Security Trainings before being able to request assessor access. If you do not yet have access to Clarity, please have your Agency Lead requesting a user account on your behalf. 

1. Complete Required Training: 

  • Attend a required ACT Training (linked above). Users must have attended an ACT training before they will be given assessor access in the HMIS
    • Trainings are provided virtually every month
    • **If you already have assessor access, you are required to attend an ACT training once a year to maintain access.
    • Users are subject to having Assessor Access revoked if they are not in compliance. 

 

 

2. Have your agency CE Trainer Request Assessor Access on your behalf:

  • Your agency-designated CE Trainer will need to submit a new Assessor Request From
    •  If approved, Bitfocus will turn on Assessor Access and follow up with confirmation via email to both the CE Trainer, and the new CE Assessor
    • If denied, Bitfocus will send a follow-up with an explanation of why the request was denied along with the next steps

OUR VISION:

All people have a home. We want to see that homelessness is rare in King County, racial disparities are eliminated, and if one becomes homeless, it is brief and only a one-time occurrence. Homelessness is solvable, and by acting together as a community, all people can have a home.