SSW offers virtual summer Continuing Education Series

Each year the School of Social Work offers a variety of exceptional Continuing Education opportunities for professionals working with children and families, clinical mental health, community practice, trauma, ethics, supervision, as well as health, disabilities, and aging. This summer’s virtual Continuing Education Series is already filling up! Please visit the website for full course listings, scheduling information, and to register.

Summer Course highlights include:

June:

  • Contemporary Intervention Approaches to Grief and Loss in an Era of the “Global Storm”: Racism, Pandemic, and Climate Change
  • DSM-5 Psychopathology Review
  • Resistance to Assistance: How to Avoid Pathologizing “Resistance” and Build Trust
  • Apprenticeship in Clinical Supervision: Theoretical Models with a Focus on Reflective Practice
  • Leaning into Darkness: Essential Concepts in the Provision of Trauma Informed Care
  • Social Work – Social Person: Finding Balance in the Context of Social Work Ethics

July:

  • Contracted Clinical Supervision: Navigating the Balance of Transparency, Support, and Accountability 
  • Trauma Responsive Practices for Individuals with Disabilities
  • Healing after Hurt: Helping Repair Parent-Child Relationships after Rupture
  • Beyond Fun and Games: Using Play Therapy to Treat Trauma in Children 4-12 Years
  • Rethinking Challenging Kids: The Collaborative Problem Solving Approach 
  • Secondary Traumatic Stress: Impact on Staff Performance and Wellbeing – Strategies for Supervisors and Organizations

August:

  • Experiential Interventions for the Assessment and Treatment of Traumatized Families: Restoring Balance, Competence, and Hope
  • Healing for the Trauma Organized System: Systemic and Supervisor Interventions 
  • Group Work + Supervision: Fundamentals, Models, and Approaches

There are also still a few open spots for the 30-Hour Fast-Track Supervision Training. Learners can register for all of the classes to complete the full 30 hours in just five days, conveniently spaced over two weeks, or take stand-alone classes as needed.

Feel free to contact the team with any questions!