Mental Health: Assessment, Treatment and Therapy

Dozens of programs for mental health professionals address such issues as outcome measurement, ethics and stress reduction. We also offer workshops of special interest to mental health professionals working with children and host annual conferences.

Stay on top of your continuing education requirements! Our e-mail reminder service, for licensed AODA counselors, marriage and family therapists, counselors, psychologists, and social workers, is a list, sent every other month, of our upcoming programs available for professional credits. Visit the reminder service page to subscribe.

Mental health workshops

Program title (Programs listed in alphabetical order)	Upcoming dates	Brochure (when available)	More information (when available)	Link to register online
A child's anger: techniques for helping children and teens cope with anger	Oct 14, 2009		Catalog	Register online
CLAYtherapy®: the therapeutic use of clay with children	Oct 15, 2009		Catalog	Register online
Clinical supervision: ethical boundary and practice issues	Sept 30, 2009	Brochure	Catalog	Register online
Eastern Conference on Child Sexual Abuse	Mar 24-26, 2010		Information page	Not currently available
Ethics, boundaries & burnout: body, mind and spirit in the mental health practice	Aug 3, 2009		Information page	Register online
Exploring the energy dimension	Oct 10, 2009	Spring Brochure	Information page	Register online
Integrating motivational interviewing into current practice	Oct 14, 2009	Spring Brochure	Catalog	Register online
The language of the soul: process	Nov 14, 2009		Information page	Register online
Mediation techniques for managing conflicts - online, self-study	Enroll anytime		Catalog	Register online
Midwest Conference on Child Sexual Abuse	Oct 19-22, 2009		Information page	Not currently available
Motivational interviewing: theory and practice	Oct 13, 2009	Spring Brochure	Catalog	Register online
No simple answers: advanced ethics and boundary issues	Sept 29, 2009	Brochure	Catalog	Register online
Personality disorders: assessment and management	Oct 26-27, 2009	Spring Brochure	Information page	Register online
Stress and health: teaching stress reduction to clients	Oct 7, 2009		Catalog	Register online
Suicide and violence	Dec 8, 2009		Catalog	Register online

Certificate programs

The Wisconsin Infant, Early Childhood and Family Mental Health Certificate Program. Coming to Madison, Wisconsin Summer 2010. This is an intensive, interdisciplinary one or two-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 begins with the July 2010 Summer Institute on Mental Health and the Older Adult.  The topic of this two-day institute is:  Fundamental Assessment and Treatment of Mental Disorders in the Older Adult.  This advanced training program is for licensed practitioners and allied health and human service professionals that work with older adults. Learn more.

Conferences

Eastern Conference on Child Sexual Abuse: (March 2010)
http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/pda/eastern

Midwest Conference on Child Sexual Abuse:
http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/pda/midwest (October 2009)

Also of interest

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.

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

If you have questions about our mental health programs please contact us at 608-262-1156 or 1-800-442-4617, or e-mail: pdas@dcs.wisc.edu

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