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Online via Zoom • 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (lunch break 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.)
Instructor: Jennifer Roman-Martin, LICSW

Trauma Informed Care
Trauma-informed care is a widely used term, but its definition and implementation often lack clarity. This training will explore how to embody its principles and practices to actively resist re-traumatization, promote stabilization, and effectively advocate for healing-centered approaches. Participants will learn to enact trauma-responsive social work practices that support diverse and individualized paths toward well-being across the lifespan. Through interactive modules, case studies, and breakout sessions, participants will apply the core principles of trauma-informed care at individual, relational, and organizational levels, fostering environments of safety, trust, and healing.

Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will understand the current conceptualization of trauma, trauma-informed care, and the impact of trauma.
2. Participants will learn trauma-responsive intervention strategies for social work practice at organizational, supervisory, peer, and client levels.
3. Participants will examine the practitioner's role in developing a healing system with the client.
4. Participants will identify and respond to vicarious traumatization and secondary traumatic stress as they present in oneself and in interactions with clients, provider teams, and systems.

Course Fee: $150
CEUs: 6

Online via Zoom • 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (lunch break 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.)
Instructor: Betsy Harris, LICSW

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Adults
This intensive course will provide an overview of the basics of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) as well as move toward a deeper understanding of DBT. The course is designed for mental health professionals invested in a better understanding of DBT and the ability to implement the treatment in their settings. Following a review of Dialectical philosophy and Biosocial Theory, participants will learn several fundamental DBT skills to use with their clients right away. This course also addresses components of comprehensive DBT, treatment targets, and how to apply fundamental DBT strategies. Lectures, videotapes, small group exercises, and clinical examples are utilized to teach DBT theory and illustrate strategies.

Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will identify DBT and what client population it was originally designed to treat.
2. Participants will be able to explain Biosocial Theory.
3. Participants will be able to define what it means to be dialectical.
4. Participants will understand the essential components and importance of a comprehensive DBT treatment.
5. Participants will be able to identify the four skills training modules taught in the DBT Skills Training Manual.
6. Participants will learn at least one skill in Core Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness.

Course Fee: $150
CEUs: 6

Online via Zoom • 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (lunch break 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.)
Instructor: Amanda Platner, PsyD

Neurodevelopmental Disorders for Children, Youth, and Families
This course is geared towards experienced clinicians looking to gain a deeper understanding of neurodevelopmental disorders. The course will review diagnostic criteria and will then delve into gold standard procedures for assessment and diagnosis, as well as evidence-based treatment and support options for individuals and families. We will also discuss special topics such as the impact of neurodevelopmental disorders on families, access and barriers to care, and other timely topics.

Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will be able to accurately describe each of the neurodevelopmental disorders according to the DSM-5.
2. Participants will be able to discuss their previous clinical knowledge and their new knowledge of these disorders. Participants will be able to discuss and implement evidence-based interventions for children, adolescents, and families.
3. Participants will be able to read and interpret a neuropsychological report and learn how to integrate results into their practice.

Course Fee: $150
CEUs: 6

Online via Zoom • 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (lunch break 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.)
Instructor: Sara Keary, PhD, LICSW

Issues Facing Older Adults
This course will explore a variety of issues facing older adults and their caregivers in an aging society. We will review the strengths and challenges of aging in the 21st century within the context of medical advancements; where and how people live as they age; the impact of intergenerational trauma and epigenetics on aging; how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected aging people and their formal and informal caregivers; how social workers in all settings can familiarize themselves with issues facing aging people; and the ways in which intersecting identities of race, gender, sexual orientation, ability, religion/spirituality, and socioeconomic status all impact the ways people receive medical care, facilitate advance care planning, and plan for the wide range of their needs in later life.

Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will identify important issues facing the older adult community.
2. Participants will learn about and how to access important resources to help facilitate care for older adults regardless of their practice settings (i.e., Health Care Proxy documents, geriatric care managers, elder law attorneys, institutional and community-based resources).
3. Participants will have a general knowledge base of medical and legal issues related to aging, especially in the context of dementia and/or cognitive impairment and other serious illnesses.
4. Participants will have an understanding of how clinician awareness and advocacy regarding intersectionality are vital in meeting older adult clients’ needs.

Course Fee: $150
CEUs: 6

Online via Zoom • 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (lunch break 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.)
Instructor: Rachel DiBella, PsyD, MSW, LICSW

Attachment Theory
Clinicians and macro social workers alike benefit from understanding the role attachment plays in how we -- and our clients -- engage in organizational life, including the workplace. This course will explore the principles of attachment theory, including adult attachment, and will uncover the relationship between insecure attachment and leadership development using insights from the latest research in the field.

Designed with interactive activities and evidence-based frameworks, this learning experience proposes a model for supporting growth and resilience in teams and leaders working in increasingly unpredictable, ambiguous, and complex organizational contexts. This course equips participants with a toolkit to foster greater attachment security in our own professional lives, as well as the lives of our clients.

Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will be able to describe early and contemporary theories of attachment, including neurobiology, and their uses in clinical and macro social work.
2. Participants will be able to engage in "use of self" to understand one's own attachment experiences, their impacts on social work practice, and strategies for being a secure base for self and others.
3. Participants will be able to recognize the role attachment plays in adult relationships across contexts, including organizational life and professional settings.
4. Participants will be able to describe recent discoveries and limitations in scholarly research on attachment