"You will never see poverty
the same way again."
If you have been looking for engaging and effective training on equity, cultural competency, or social determinants of health, welcome!
See it in action
Well-intentioned help misses the mark when it assumes that a person can receive it and act upon it in a certain way.
That's why epidemiologist Linda K. Riddell created Gettin' By, a training for teachers, doctors, case managers, and other professionals to work more effectively with students, patients and clients who are experiencing poverty.
Many poverty simulation trainings focus on the hassle of coping with poverty and they generally overlook how poverty affects thinking and decision-making.
Gettin' By uses real-world scenarios and brain science to simulate how poverty changes a person's ability to process information and make logical decisions, impairing certain functions while enhancing others.
Whether in person or online, we give professionals tools to work more effectively with people living in poverty. Gettin' By is a poverty education training that helps the helpers. The Gettin' By Experience shows people the hidden side of poverty – the mental burden and how it reshapes decision-making and affects health.
How it works
Step 1
Experience it
Play the game and feel firsthand how scarcity reshapes your thinking and decision-making.
Step 2
Understand it
Learn the brain science behind poverty -- why it impairs some functions while sharpening others.
Step 3
Apply it
Leave with practical tools and an ethical framework to make your work more effective with people in poverty.
Continuing Education
CE credits and contact hours are available for multiple licensed professions. This training has been reviewed and approved by national accrediting bodies, reflecting the quality and rigor of the curriculum.
Nurses
2.0 Contact Hours (ANCC)
Social Workers
2 CE Credits (ASWB)
Case Managers
2 Contact Hours (CCMC)
Counselors
2 CE Hours (NBCC)
Registered Dietitians
1.75 CPEUs (CDR)
Prevention Specialists
Up to 2 Hours (IC&RC)
What people are saying
This got to the heart of what it feels like to have no good options and still have to keep going. In an hour, I got a better glimpse of how poverty affects decision-making than in years of work.
Training participant
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