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Wednesday, September 24, 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 October 2014 Events
Suicide: Assessment, Intervention, Post-vention(Course 3724) |
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Friday, October 3, 2014 |
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Registration 8:30 a.m. Program 9:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. |
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VisTa Tech Center, Schoolcraft College, 18600 Haggerty Rd, Livonia, MI 48152 |
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Description: |
Working with people who want their pain to end is a common experience in every helping professional's career. When addressing the shift from wanting the pain to end to planning for the pain to end, clinicians have a variety of tools available to develop attunement and intervention at various different levels...Click here to learn more about course 3724, listed under the category "Clinical Programs" |
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CECHs: |
3.0 |
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CE Faculty: |
William Steele, PsyD, LMSW, MA |
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Pain Management & Prescription Drug Abuse(Course 3725) **Meets Pain Management Requirements** |
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Friday, October 3, 2014 |
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Registration 12:45 p.m. Program 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. |
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Location: |
VisTa Tech Center, Schoolcraft College, 18600 Haggerty Rd, Livonia, MI 48152 |
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Description: |
Chronic pain is a major health concern, which often requires medication treatment. Unfortunately, opioid analgesics, among the most commonly prescribed medications for pain, are also addictive and controlled substances. This workshop provides insight into current issues in pain management and prescription drug abuse relevant to practicing social workers... Click here to learn more about course 3725, listed under the category "Clinical Programs" |
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CECHs: |
2.00 |
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CE Faculty: |
Brian Ahmedani, Ph.D., LMSW |
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Evidence-based Practice in Social Work: Implications for Improving Social Work Practice (Course 3726) |
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Friday, October 10, 2014 |
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Registration 12:30 a.m. Program 1:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. |
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MSU Credit Union, 4825 East Mt. Hope Rd, East Lansing, Mi 48824 |
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Description: |
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is now the language of the land in social work practice. This workshop looks at the implications of EBP for social work services, grant writing and funding, and assessing service outcomes...Click here to learn more about course 3726, listed under the category "Clinical Programs" |
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CECHs: |
3.0 |
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CE Faculty: |
Denise Bonson, PhD, MSW |
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Psychopharmocology & Older Adults (Course 3727) |
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Date(s): |
Saturday, October 11, 2014 |
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Registration 8:30 a.m. Program 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
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Location: |
MSU Campus, Psychology Building, 316 Physics Rd, East Lansing, MI 48824 |
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Description: |
Using a stepped case presentation, learn about special considerations and current research in |
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CECHs: |
2.0 |
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CE Faculty: |
Linda J. Keilman, PhD, DNP, GNP-BC |
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Disability Is NOT a Diagnosis: Shifting Our Framework (Course 3728) |
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Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
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Registration 8:30a.m. Program 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. |
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Okemos Conference Center, 2187 University Park Drive, Okemos, MI 48864 |
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Description: |
It's essential for both people with disabilities and service professionals to understand the disability community's culture, heritage, and history and the important role this can play in one's own identity. This requires a philosophical shift in the way we view disability which is in line with the core values of social work...Click here to learn more about course 3728, listed under the category "Clinical Programs" |
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CECHs: |
3.0 |
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CE Faculty: |
Theresa Squires, Program Manager |
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"Don't Forget About Me!" Understanding the Impact of Autism on the Family (Course 3729) |
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Date(s): |
Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
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Registration 12:45 p.m. Program 1:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
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Okemos Conference Center, 2187 University Park Drive, Okemos, MI 48864 |
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Autism Spectrum Disorder impacts not only the individual diagnosed, but has a much larger impact on the entire family unit.This program will discuss the unique needs of the family, including parents, siblings, and extended family members, and how to best meet those needs through a clinical setting...Click here to learn more about course 3729, listed under the category "Clinical Programs" |
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CECHs: |
3.0 |
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CE Faculty: |
Sarah Bretz, LMSW |
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Assessing, Preparing & Supporting Adoptive Families & Children to Achieve & Maintain Permanence (Course 616-14) |
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Friday, October 17, 2014 |
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Registration 8:30 a.m. Program 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
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Great Lansing Association of Realtors®, 4039 Legacy Parkway, Lansing, MI 48911 |
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Description: |
This workshop is designed to help adoption, foster care, and protective service workers understand the unique issues that families who adopt children from the child welfare system experience. Information about how to assess, prepare, and educate families to ensure that they are prepared for issues that can arise after the adoption will be a focus... Click here to learn more about course 616-14, listed under the category "Child Welfare In-Service Trainings" |
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CECHs: |
6.0 |
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CE Faculty: |
Rosemary Jackson, LMSW, ACSW and Kathy Yates, LBSW |
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Leadership Strategies for Implementing Change & Innovation in Organizations: Using Science to Reinvent the Wheel! (Course 3730) |
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Saturday, October 18, 2014 |
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Registration 8:30 a.m. Program 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
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Location: |
James B. Henry Center for Executive Development, 3535 Forest Rd, Lansing, MI 48910 |
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Description: |
Leading change and innovation in an organizational context has unique complexities. This course will explore the use of evidence-based innovations within organizations to improve outcomes...Click here to learn more about course 3730, listed under the category "Leadership Seminar Series" |
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CECHs: |
2.0 |
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CE Faculty: |
Cheryl Williams-Hecksel, LMSW, ACSW |
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Bioethics & the Role of Social Work in Health Care (Course 3731) |
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Thursday, October 23, 2014 |
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Registration 8:30 a.m. Program 9 :00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. |
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Location: |
Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Rd, East Lansing, Mi 48823 |
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Description: |
Next to the clinical challenges of providing physical health care, the most challenging issues in health care today are ethical. Technology has advanced to the point that patients can be saved earlier and kept alive longer than ever before...but should they?...Click here to learn more about course 3731, listed under the category "Clinical Programs" |
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CECHs: |
5.0 |
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CE Faculty: |
Nan Hunt, LMSW, CMAC, CMFSW |
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Understanding the Impact of Complex Trauma through Screening & Assessment (Course 3733) |
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Date(s): |
Thursday, October 30, 2014 |
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Registration 8:30 a.m. Program 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
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Location: |
Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Rd, East Lansing, Mi 48823 |
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This course will provide an overview of the impact of complex trauma on children's functioning as well as a description of a PTSD (i.e., traumatic stress reactions) and/or comprehensive trauma assessment. Click here to learn more about course 3733, listed under the category "Children and Families" |
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CECHs: |
6.0 |
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CE Faculty: |
Connie Blackpond, MA, LMSW, LPC |
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Successful Group Therapy: Strategies for the Real World (Course 3734) |
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Friday, October 31, 2014 |
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Registration 8:30 a.m. Program 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. |
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Location: |
Greater Lansing Association of Realtors®, 4039 Legacy Parkway, Lansing, MI 48911 |
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Description: |
Whether you are currently facilitating or thinking about starting a group, this course will provide practitioners innovative and practical skills and techniques that enhance the group's potential and increase positive client behaviors...Click here to learn more about course 3734, listed under the category "Clinical Programs" |
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CECHs: |
3.0 |
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CE Faculty: |
Kenneth E. Reid, PhD, ACSW |
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