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Wednesday, August 06, 2014
Greetings!
The Michigan State University School of Social Work offers extensive continuing education for social workers this fall, including ethics, nonprofit sustainability, trauma assessment and treatment, psychopharmacology, suicide assessment and intervention, and much, much more. The MSU School of Social Work Continuing Education Program's mission is to help people thrive in service to their communities by offering innovative, valuable, and accessible professional development opportunities throughout the State of Michigan and beyond.
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You can register for a program in one of three ways:
ONLINE click here
Fax a registration form to (517) 353-2599
Mail a registration form to MSU-School of Social Work 212 Baker Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824
Upcoming September 2014 Events
Constructing Life Stories & Other Interventions for Working with Couples with Dementia(Course 3718) |
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Saturday, September 6, 2014 |
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Registration 8:30 a.m. Program 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
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MSU campus, Psychology Building, 316 Physics Road, East Lansing, MI 48824 |
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This two-hour presentation will briefly review some of the evidence-based interventions that are being used with couples where one person has dementia.... Click here to learn more about course 3718, listed under the category "Clinical Programs" |
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CECHs: |
2.0 |
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CE Faculty: |
Beth Spencer, MA, LMSW and Berit Ingersoll-Dayton, PhD, LMSW |
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Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy(Course 3719) |
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Thursday, September 11, 2014 and Friday, September 12, 2014 |
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Registration 8:30 a.m. (Thursday)Program 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM(both days) |
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Location: |
Troy Community Center, 3179 Livernois, Troy, MI 48083 |
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Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is an evidence-based practice for trauma treatment of children and adolescents and their families. TF-CBT is a components-based psychosocial treatment model that incorporates elements of cognitive-behavioral, attachment, humanistic, empowerment, and family therapy models. Click here to learn more about course 3719, listed under the category "Children & Families" |
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CECHs: |
11.00 |
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CE Faculty: |
Kristine Buffington, MSW, LISW-S |
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Treating & Supporting Adoptive Families: Change the Lens, Change the Life (Course 615-14) |
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Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
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Registration 8:30 a.m. Program 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
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Greater Lansing Association of Realtors®, 4039 Legacy Parkway, Lansing, MI 48911 |
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The challenges facing parents and children of adoptive families can often result in tremendous stress. This stress can be expressed through destructive acting out behavior, resulting in fractured family relationships. This can lead to more acting out for both child and adult, creating a negative vicious cycle...Click here to learn more about course 615-14, listed under the category "Child Welfare In-Service Trainings" |
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CECHs: |
6.0 |
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CE Faculty: |
Anne Lange, BSN, LMSW, ACSW |
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Addressing Boundaries, Ethics & Personal Valuesin Rural Social Work Practice (Course 3720) ***Meets Ethics Requirement*** |
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Friday, September 19, 2014 |
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Registration 8:30 a.m. Program 9:00 AM - 3:15 PM |
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Tuscola Intermediate School District, Technology Center, 1401 Cleaver Road, Caro, MI 48723 |
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Identifying and managing appropriate boundaries is essential to ethical practice. This presentation will explore appropriate boundaries in helping relationships, boundary violations, and ethical dilemmas as they relate to the Code of Ethics and the influence of personal values..... Click here to learn more about course 3720, listed under the category "Clinical Programs" |
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CECHs: |
5.0 |
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CE Faculty: |
Julie Navarra, LMSW |
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Michigan Indian Day Celebration!
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Friday, September 26, 2014 |
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Registration 12:00 p.m. Program 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
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Lansing Community College East Campus, 2827 Eyde Parkway, East Lansing, MI 48823 |
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Description: |
Celebrate Michigan Indian Day learning about the concept of community from the macro to the micro clinical level. Starting our afternoon, Derek Bailey will discuss how community focused leadership nurtures culture and tradition. The three main Indigenous tribes to what is now referred to as Michigan, the Odawa, Ojibwe and Bodewadomi (Ottawa, Chippewa, and Potawatomi) have maintained their cultural heritage and traditions despite governmental policies and attempts to “kill the Indian and save the man."... Click here to learn more about course 3721, listed under the category "Clinical Programs" |
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CECHs: |
3.0 |
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CE Faculty: |
Derek J. Bailer, MSW; Abigail Eiler, LMSW; Tina Louise, LMSW |
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Nonprofit Sustainability: Art or Science? (Course 3722) |
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Saturday, September 27, 2014 |
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Registration 8:30 a.m. Program 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
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Location: |
James B. Henry Center for Executive Development 3535 Forest Road, Lansing, MI |
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This interactive course will take a look at organizational sustainability practices from the nonprofit lifecycle perspective. Nonprofit organizations tend to develop incrementally over time. The level and sophistication of leadership, technical, adaptive, and management systems depends on where an organization finds itself along the lifecycle continuum..... Click here to learn more about course 3722, listed under the category "Leadership Seminar Series" |
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CECHs: |
2.0 |
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CE Faculty: |
Jennifer Acree, MSW |
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Interested in earning CECHs at your own leisure and time?
Check out the MSU School of Social Work Continuing Education's online courses being offered in this catalog: Interested in other events we have to offer? Want to view our newest catalog for Fall 2014?