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Intergenerational Lifecourse Perspectives on Risk and Protective Factors of Child Abuse and Violence
This comprehensive course delves into the intricate dynamics of child abuse and various forms of violence through an intergenerational lifecourse lens. Participants will gain a deep understanding of the multifaceted factors that contribute to these issues, along with effective assessment and intervention strategies for child welfare workers. With a strong commitment to creating positive change, this course equips learners with the knowledge and tools to make a lasting impact on the lives of vulnerable children and families.
To ensure a thorough understanding of the course material, participants will be evaluated through a combination of assessments, including case studies and scenario-based assessments that require the application of knowledge and skills in real-life situations. Group discussions will encourage critical thinking, collaboration, and commitment.Instructor
in-service training webinar (synchronous interactive)Sessions
- 5/3/2024 9:00 AM to 12:15 PM ET
CE Contact Hours
- 3 regular live interactive online
Skill Level
IntermediateLocation
online -
Where Do I Start? Grant Writing for Beginners
Non-profits should engage in a diverse funding model. Grants often are a part of a diversified strategy. That said, many non-profits do not have the resources for a dedicated grant writer, therefore these responsibilities fall within other roles. This presentation allows social workers to begin to understand what type of grant funding is available and to learn the first steps required to initiate an application.Instructor
webinar (synchronous interactive)Sessions
- 5/3/2024 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
CE Contact Hours
- 3 regular synchronous interactive
Location
online -
Sexuality, Social Work, and Exploring Implicit Bias
This course challenges learners to explore their personal values, beliefs and judgements related to issues of sexuality. Interpersonal practice tools will be offered to assist clients in holding personal beliefs and values and remaining present to client's sexual self, needs, beliefs. Lecture and discussion will examine how implicit bias can limit services and harm clients, particular limits to sexually diverse populations. Sexual health will be considered as a social justice issue.
This course has been developed to meet the Michigan implicit bias training requirements for health professionals.Instructor
webinar (synchronous interactive)Sessions
- 5/10/2024 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM ET
CE Contact Hours
- 3 implicit bias live interactive online
Location
online -
Suicide Risk Assessment and Safety Planning
Suicide is a leading cause of preventable death in the United States and worldwide. Nearly 50% of individuals who end life by suicide see a primary care provider within a month of death, yet suicide risk assessment and treatment is consistently difficult in practice. With the majority of mental health services in the US being delivered by social workers, it is imperative that risk assessment and safety planning knowledge and skills are in place for our work with clients with the ultimate goal being to prevent premature suicidal death.
This webinar will discuss and present on suicide as public health issue in the US, risk and protective factors, warning signs, barriers to help-seeking, risk assessment process and risk formulation, safety planning, and cultural humility in risk assessment with use of a clinical case. This workshop is also focused on the adult population.Instructor
webinar (synchronous interactive)Sessions
- 5/17/2024 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET
CE Contact Hours
- 3 regular live interactive online
Location
online -
Ethical Considerations with Caring for Aging Parents and Elder Abuse
As our population continues to age, it is important that social workers have a good understanding of what caring for an aging parent looks like, who a family caregiver is, and what are some of the tasks of caring for an aging parent. All of us will, at some point, be in the position of caring for an aging parent, if we have not, already, or will have a client who is in this role. The workshop will also provide an overview of what elder abuse is and who is considered an older adult. In addition, the NASW Code of Ethics and the NASW Standards of Practice for Social Work Practice with Family Caregivers of Older Adults will be woven throughout the workshop.Instructor
Ellen M Craine-Rostker
webinar (synchronous interactive)Sessions
- 12/6/2024 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET
CE Contact Hours
- 3 ethics live interactive online
Location
online -
Addictions Certificate Program | Track 1: Addictions Treatment Foundational Skills
It is understandable that individuals struggling with substance abuse problems are often highly ambivalent about engaging and committing to treatment and recovery, especially upon initial contact with a helping professional. The skills of engagement and enhancement of client motivation are thus critical for anyone seeking to effectively assist substance-involved populations. Additional understanding of and ability to appropriately assess individuals according to whole-person frameworks is also important. This set of learning session will focus on these foundational knowledge and skill areas, as well as touching on broad, well-established treatment approaches for successfully addressing addictive disorders.
Course reviewed 5/18/2021Instructors
hybrid certificate programSessions
- self-paced
CE Contact Hours
- 6 ethics asynchronous online
- 22.5 regular asynchronous online
- 1.5 regular live interactive online
Skill Level
BeginnerLocation
online -
Addictions Certificate Program | Track 2: Addictions Treatment Processes & Clinical Interventions
Successful treatment of addictive disorders typically includes various elements and processes that the effective practitioner needs to not only know about, but also to know how best to invoke those treatment elements in a manner that will be the best fit for each individual service recipient. Additionally, there are time-tested, evidence-based therapies with proven positive outcomes that practitioners would benefit from knowing about, either for direct provision or for the purposes of informing referrals. This set of sessions will focus on these learning targets, as well as equipping participants with the professional ethics knowledge and perspectives necessary for working with substance-involved populations.
Course reviewed 5/18/2021Instructors
hybrid certificate programSessions
- self-paced
CE Contact Hours
- 28.5 regular asynchronous online
- 1.5 regular live interactive online
Skill Level
BeginnerLocation
online -
Addictions Certificate Program | Track 3: Addictions Treatment with Complex & Comorbid Populations
As behavioral healthcare service delivery has become increasingly concerned with effective treatment for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, integrated care models, and dual-diagnosis-informed interventions have emerged and become well- established. The more recent acknowledgement of the importance of further integration with physical healthcare treatment services is also highly pertinent to successful and sustainable treatment of substance-involved populations. This set of learning sessions will focus on addictions treatment with individuals having complex and comorbid circumstances and conditions, including mental health, physical health, criminal justice, and trauma issues.
Course reviewed 5/18/2021hybrid certificate programSessions
- self-paced
CE Contact Hours
- 28.5 regular asynchronous online
- 1.5 regular live interactive online
Skill Level
BeginnerLocation
online -
CBT for Chronic Pain: Getting Unstuck with DBT Skills
This is a 2-hour self-paced online webinar discussing the use of DBT skills during CBT for Chronic Pain. The CBT-CP in this webinar is based on the Veterans Affairs Hospital developed CBT-CP. The manual can be found free online at: https://www.va.gov/PAINMANAGEMENT/docs/CBT-CP_Therapist_Manual.pdf#
CBT-CP has been found to be effective for decreasing catastrophizing, pain interference, pain intensity, and depression scores. Although CBT-CP is an evidence-based treatment, there are times in which a clinician and client may feel stuck. Thus, this presentation discussed Dialectical Behavior Therapy strategies that may be usefully employed during the course of CBT-CP.
Course created 2/4/2022Instructor
webinar (asynchronous)CE Contact Hours
- 2 pain management asynchronous online
Skill Level
IntermediateLocation
online -
Certificate in Political Social Work
The Certificate in Political Social Work is designed for all social workers, regardless of area of primary practice, to fulfill their ethical obligation to engage in social and political action. Participants of this certificate program will learn how politics impacts the lives of those that they serve on both a micro and macro level, practice skills for advocating to policymakers, gain tools to empower clients to become politically engaged, and explore opportunities for running for office.
Foundations of Political Social Work: This module will include the historical and current role of social workers in the political process as well as knowledge that is core to political social work practice. Topics include: emerging political social work research and theory, political justice, ethics in political social work, and foundational skills in communicating political information.
Tools for Political Social Work: This module will cover skills and strategies that social workers can apply to their current practice as well as tools to enhance their political engagement. Topics include: identifying and combating fake news, advocacy and activism, and running campaigns.
Special Knowledge Areas for Political Social Work: This module covers important topic areas social workers should be familiar with when engaging in political social work practice, including organized labor and immigration. This module is intended to be responsive to emerging political topics relevant to social work.
Course updated 5/20/2021Instructors
hybrid certificate programSessions
- self-paced
CE Contact Hours
- 1 ethics asynchronous online
- 26 regular asynchronous online
- 1 regular live interactive online
Skill Level
BeginnerLocation
online
Monica D. Sampson
Bonnie C. Dockham
Erin B. Martinez-Gilliard
Lindsay A. Bornheimer
Daicia R. Price
Stephen R. Wiland
Mark Lowis
Lori A. Ryland
Jennifer E. Harrison
Michael E. Johnson
Charles L. Wilson
Daniel Ing
Carolyn Hartford
Robert W Kirchoff
Elizabeth M. Haas
Roland W. Zullo
Shannon R Lane
Maria G. Ibarra-Frayre
Justin D. Hodge
Anna Lemler
Stephanie L. Chang
Andrew (Andy) Grogan-Kaylor
Darlene Nichols
Kristin S. Seefeldt
Ayesha Ghazi Edwin
Susan Grettenberger
Nikkita Oliver
Suzanne Pritzker
Allison M. Berkowitz
Lisa M Reyes Mason
Charles E Lewis Jr.