Events
- Continuing Education
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Teaching Healthy Relationships: The Ins and Outs of Talking About Relationships with Adolescents
CategoriesYoung people so often hear what not to do and rarely hear what they should do, especially when it comes to dating and relationships.
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Social work professionals must have a solid understanding of the brain-mind-body link and its interactions and neuroscience and related disciplines have provided some crucial new data regarding how we think, feel, learn, and change.
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Fit Testing
CategoriesStudents will be fit tested to ensure appropriate make, model and size respirator mask to use in healthcare settings that require contact precautions.
Date & Time: January 17 •9:00am – 4:00pmLocation: Nexus Building, Room 274 -
Fit Testing
CategoriesStudents will be fit tested to ensure appropriate make, model and size respirator mask to use in healthcare settings that require contact precautions.
Date & Time: January 18 •9:00am – 4:00pmLocation: Nexus Building, Room 274 -
Fit Testing
CategoriesStudents will be fit tested to ensure appropriate make, model and size respirator mask to use in healthcare settings that require contact precautions.
Date & Time: January 22 •9:00am – 4:00pmLocation: Nexus Building, Room 274 -
The profession of social work is inarguably rife with significant challenges, including burnout and vicarious trauma.
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As a clinician you likely engage with individuals and groups who have survived various traumas and formative adverse life circumstances
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There is a growing body of evidence showing that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning (LGBTQ+) youth experience potentially traumatic events at significantly higher rates than their straight and cisgender peers. Traumas and stressors, such as parental rejection, bullying, and harassment, place LGBTQ+ children and youth at risk for a wide range of health disparities and can impact their ability to seek and engage in support.
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In this 3 hour experiential workshop, we will focus on the ideas and techniques of strategic brief counseling developed by the Mental Research Institute (MRI) in Palo Alto, California, and by Jay Haley and other strategic therapists.
Date & Time: February 20 •9:00am – 12:00pmLocation: University Center, Room 113 -
The Master Emotion
CategoriesThis two part workshop will define shame, explore its impact and give an overview of the literature on the topic of shame, including the work of shame researcher, Brene Brown.
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Sexuality and Sex Therapy
CategoriesThis course will explore the multi-faceted meaning of sex and sexuality in couple relationships.
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This workshop introduces clinical staff to best use of self to support clients in their goals and healing.
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Self-care and resilience are ever-growing topics but professionals often have difficulty incorporating these practices into their own lives.
Date & Time: March 12 •6:00pm – 8:00pmLocation: Virtual -
Narrative Couples Therapy
CategoriesNarrative Couples Therapy aims to help couples to identify and change the negative or destructive narratives they may have about each other, and to create new, more positive narratives that promote healing and growth in their relationship.
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Picturing Change
CategoriesPicturing Change is a course that will harness the power of this visual second language and utilize it for positive change.
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In this webinar on social work practice with the disability communities, we explore the difference between a focus on access and inclusion alone and the newer framework disability-affirming practice emerging from disability culture.
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CBT & Exposure Therapy for Trauma: A Comprehensive Overview for Clinicians & Helping Professionals
CategoriesThe purpose of this course is to provide an orientation & framework for clinicians who are interested in finding a cohesive way to integrate Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) and Exposure Therapy into their practice with clients who have experienced trauma.
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Working with kids and not sure where to start? Wanting to use more play but are unsure how?