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.

Mental health workshops:

Program title (Programs listed in alphabetical order)	Upcoming dates	Brochure (when available)	More information (When available)	Link to register online
Bipolar Disorder in Adults	April 3, 2008	Download brochure.	Catalog	Register online
Clinical supervision: ethics, boundaries, and practice issues	May 1, 2008	Download brochure.	Information page	Register online
Couples therapy: Practical approaches to treatment and case studies	June 12-13, 2008	Download brochure.	Catalog	Register online
Ethics, boundaries, and burnout: body, mind, and spirit in the mental health practice	Dec 1, 2008	Download winter brochure.	Information page	Not currently available
Ethics and boundaries for social workers I: advanced issues and practice	Mar 28, 2008	Download brochure.	Information page	Register online
Ethics and boundaries for social workers II: cases of standards and emotions colliding	April 24, 2008	Download brochure.	Information page	Register online
Ethics and boundaries for social workers:—Online course	New dates to be announced		Information page	Not currently available
Exploring the energy dimension	New dates to be announced	Download winter brochure.	Information page	Not currently available
Healing imagery	New dates to be announced		Information page	Not currently available
The language of the soul: content	Mar 29, 2008	Download brochure.	Information page	Register online
Letting go of anger: adding depth to anger counseling and treatment	May 20, 2008	Download brochure.	Catalog	Register online
Managing threatening confrontations I: putting order to chaos	New dates to be announced		Information page	Not currently available
Managing threatening confrontations II: advanced strategies	May 16, 2008		Information page	Register online
Men in therapy: advanced seminar	Apr 22, 2008	Download brochure.	Catalog	Register online
Men in therapy: improving client outcomes	Apr 21, 2008	Download brochure.	Catalog	Register online
Mental illness and substance use disorders	June 2, 2008	Download brochure.	Information page	Register online
No simple answers: advanced ethics and boundaries	April 30, 2008	Download brochure.	Information page	Register online
Nobody gets hurt: Assessing and managing risk with suicidal and aggressive clients	June 3, 2008	Download brochure.	Information page	Register online
Personality disorders: a comprehensive review	September 9, 2008		Information page	Not currently available
Sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll: addiction, compulsion, and craving - The biology of the pursuit of happiness	May 19, 2008	Download brochure.	Information page	Register online
Shame, guilt, and the four spheres of self: helping clients with self-acceptance and forgiveness	May 19, 2008	Download brochure.	Catalog	Register online

Working with children and teens:

Demystifying the adolescent brain: translating current research into practice or parenting

May 9, 2008

Download brochure.

Register online

Annual conferences:

Eastern Conference on Child Sexual Abuse Treatment:
http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/pda/eastern (March 2008)

Midwest Conference on Child Sexual Abuse:
http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/pda/hhi/midwest (October 2008)

Also of interest:

Recertification reminder e-mail service is an easy way to stay informed about continuing education that meets the licensing needs ofyour 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.

Coming Soon – Professional Certificate Program on Mental Health and the Older Adult:

This certificate program begins with the July 2008 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. 

Workshop topics for this full series include: Treating Anxiety Disorders in the Elderly, Late Life Depression, Personality Disorders, Alcohol and Drug Problems.  This series will fill an important training void on mental health care for the older adult.  For further information contact:  Suzanna Waters Castillo, PhD 608-263-3174.

If you want to join our mailing list for the summer institute, please send your name and address to Ann Whitaker at 610 Langdon St., Madison, WI 53703, or email her at awhitaker@dcs.wisc.edu

Find brief descriptions of current classes and workshops in the UW-Madison Continuing Studies catalog posted online.

Mailing Lists:

We encourage you to join our mailing lists and automatically receive information about the programming areas that interest you most. You can choose to receive information via e-mail or postal mail. Go to mailing list form.