UW-Parkside offers credit certificates in the behavioral health and human service field. Here are a couple that may be of interest to you.
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This certificate is designed to provide you with skills for successful entry-level employment in clinical settings, including assessment and diagnosis, interviewing, counseling, and behavior change. You will create a portfolio to showcase your core clinical skills, which will help you to stand out from the competition when applying for jobs or graduate school. (18 Credits) - www.uwp.edu/mentalhealth
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Mental Health Skills
Register for a conference or workshop online at www.uwp.edu/ce
The study of gerontology provides opportunities for you to gain expertise in elder care with an understanding of the biological, psychological, and social influences on people as they age. A certificate in gerontology verifies that you are prepared to work in this field which spans public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Gain experience completing an internship at an agency that serves the elderly. (15 Credits) - www.uwp.edu/gerontology
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Completing a certificate in ethics will help you to understand and assess the quality of ethical theories. It is important that you can state your arguments and views clearly when reflecting on current ethical topics, whether in bioethics, the criminal justice system, sports management, or global issues. (12 Credits) - www.uwp.edu/ethics
FULFILL YOUR CEU REQUIREMENTS
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES UW-Parkside Continuing Education offers a wide range of affordable noncredit professional development conferences and workshops. These serve as stepping stones in your career and educational advancement.
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WORKSHOPS
Resident Care Including Pain Recognition and Treatment at End of Life - 0.4 CEU
Caring for Veterans - 0.4 CEU
Understand how residents’ emotional & physical comfort can be maximized at end of life. This presentation includes how pain is assessed, types of pain and medications used for easing end-of-life symptoms, as well as related myths and facts.
This workshop explores the unique and varying needs of veterans based on factors such as the era in which they served, societal factors impacting their service, and the continuum of trauma experienced during wartime. This workshop is intended to enhance the awareness and sensitivity of helping professionals in working with the veteran population. 9/18
Fri
8a-12p $109
Managing Difficult Behaviors - 0.4 CEU
CONFERENCES Help & Hope for the Future: Serving Those with Substance Use Disorders - 0.7 CEU Assists professionals and para-professionals who work with families and individuals for whom alcohol and other drug addiction is a concern to provide fresh perspectives on how to serve children and families who suffer the effects of substance abuse. 10/9 Fri 8a-4p $109 $89 early bird by 9/11
Learn practical tips for managing patient/client behaviors that are stress provoking, disruptive, and difficult. Objectives include: understanding actions that may reduce the onset of difficult behaviors, identifying individualized calming interventions, recognizing an escalation of a difficult behavior, and knowing what to do before behavior becomes unmanageable. 11/13 Fri 8a-12p $109 $89 early bird by 10/16
Ethics and Boundaries in a World of Technology - 0.4 CEU
The Aging Well conference is an important source of information and inspiration. This conference is a must for anyone working in the field of aging, serving in a care-giving role, or considering a career in gerontology. This low cost conference is made possible through the generous support of sponsor and exhibitors. Everyone is welcome!
The management of ethics, boundaries, and confidentiality in a world of constantly emerging technology and social media is especially challenging for human service professionals. This workshop will address the technology challenges encountered during the provision of human services. Strategies will be discussed utilizing the NASW Code of Ethics, best practices, and current literature.
6/3 Fri 8a-4p $109 $89 early bird by 4/30
12/11 Fri 8a-12p $109 $89 early bird by 11/13
Aging Well - 0.6 CEU
3/18 Fri 8a-12p $109 $89 early bird by 2/19
Advanced Ethics and Boundaries - 0.4 CEU The management of ethics, boundaries and confidentiality is especially critical for human service professionals. This workshop will address the unique issues encountered during the provision of social services and therapy. The emergence of technology and its complications will be addressed to highlight the changing trends in ethical practice in the 21st century. 4/22 Fri 8a-12p $109 $89 early bird by 3/25
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are a means of recognizing and recording satisfactory participation in non-degree programs. One CEU is awarded for each 10 contact hours (0.1 for each hour). UW-Parkside’s Continuing Education program offers ongoing, quality development opportunities for behavioral health professionals that seek CEU’s to maintain certification and support other state and agency requirements. Professional associations may have specific licensing requirements. Please contact your licensing associations before assuming UW-Parkside’s CEUs will fulfill requirements.