Mental Health: Assessment, Treatment and Therapy

Professional development programs for mental health professionals address such issues as motivational interviewing, case management, outcome measurement, ethics, and stress reduction. We also offer certificate programs and host annual conferences.

Mental health programs

Program title (Programs listed in alphabetical order)	Upcoming dates	Brochure (when available)	More information (when available)	Link to register online
Achieving personal and professional balance: easier said than done	March 22, 2012	Brochure	Catalog	Register online
Art and creative writing therapy: follow the image	March 5, 2012	Brochure	Catalog	Register online
NEW Being a mental health expert witness	Feb 17, 2012	Brochure	Catalog	Register online
NEW Brief therapy and walk-in counseling: when an hour is all you have	March 21, 2012	Brochure	Catalog	Register online
Creating synergy: the art of orchestrating group energy	March 31, 2012	Brochure	Catalog	Register online
Ethics, boundaries, and practice: current issues	March 19, 2012	Brochure	Catalog	Register online
Exploring the energy dimension	March 10, 2012	Brochure	Information Page	Register online
Growing up the hard way: mental illness and children at risk	May 9, 2012		Catalog	Register online
Individual, family, and couple therapy: treatment applications and case discussion	May 17, 2012		Catalog	Register online
Integrating imagery into your psychotherapy practice: theory, exercises, and practice	Feb 7, 2012	Brochure	Catalog	Register online
NEW Mental health aspects of FASD	May 10, 2012		Catalog	Registration online
Motivational Interviewing 1: Theory and practice	April 11, 2012	Brochure	Information page	Register online
Motivational Interviewing 2: Integrating into current practice	April 12, 2012	Brochure	Information page	Register online
Motivational interviewing level 3: skill building for advanced	May 11, 2012	Brochure	Information page	Register online
No simple answers: advanced ethics and boundary issues	March 20, 2012	Brochure	Catalog	Register online
Personality disorders: assessment and management	Feb 16, 2012	Brochure	Information Page	Register online
Science behind the mind: an update for mental health clinicians	May 8, 2012		Information Page	Register online
Supporting infant and parent mental health	Jan 12, 2012	Poster	Catalog	Register online
Wisconsin Infant, Early Childhood and Family Mental Health (Certificate Program)	2011-2012		Information page	Application Process

Certificate programs

Wisconsin Infant, Early Childhood and Family Mental Health Certificate Program. This is an intensive, interdisciplinary one-year continuing education program for professionals who work with children ages birth to six and their families. Learn more.

Professional Certificate Program on Mental Health and the Older Adult: This certificate program with a biannual July Summer Institute on Mental Health and the Older Adult.

Training of trainers for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. This is an intensive 5-day certificate program provides up-to-date information on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, as well as skills, strategies, and materials on FASD training. Catalog description.

Conferences

Midwest Conference on Child Sexual Abuse: http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/pda/midwest (October 24-27, 2011)

Also of interest

Social workers: Mental health, ethics, and other programs available for recertification credits are listed together. Learn more on the social work credits page.

Recertification reminder e-mail service is an easy way to stay informed about continuing education that meets the licensing needs of your profession. Learn more.

If you have questions about our mental health programs please contact us at 608-262-1156 or 1-800-442-4617, or using our contact form.