Special Skills & Topics

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Enhance your skills and make a meaningful impact in the field of behavioral health.

Dive into our comprehensive specialty training topics in behavioral health care, where you’ll master cutting-edge therapeutic techniques and explore best practice approaches. These training sessions emphasize strengths-based care, ensuring you can effectively support and empower the individuals you serve by leveraging their inherent strengths and resilience.

When & Where

Sessions will be held via Zoom in central standard time, unless otherwise noted.

HOW

Course materials will be in Canvas, the University digital learning management system. Email notification will be sent.

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How Much?

Fees are separated by member status: full, partial or nonmember. Please select the correct status when registering.

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Upcoming Trainings

De-Escalation & Coping Skills

To Prevent and Manage Crisis Situations

Learn skills informed by both Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Motivational Interviewing (MI), and will gain more tools to add to your crisis intervention toolbox, including ways to incorporate skills into your own lives to reinforce self-care. See Details

November 13-14, 2024, 12:30 - 3:45pm CST each day
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $35 full members; $135 partial members & nonmembers
Continuing Education Hours: 6.5
Trainer(s): Jessica Beauchamp, LCSW, SAS, SOTS

Diagnosing & Treating Autism & ADHD

Scientific Advancements & Best Practices

Learn the latest cutting-edge research findings on the co-occurrence of childhood autism and ADHD, including emerging discoveries from genetics, brain imaging and from motor, cognitive and behavioral measures. See Details

January 9, 2025, 8:30am - 12:30pm CST
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $15 full members; $60 partial members & nonmembers
Continuing Education Hours: 4.0
Trainer(s): James Li, PhD

EMDR Therapy

EMDRIA Approved Online EMDR Therapy Training

Meet your goal to become an EMDR therapist as a specialty or to integrate EMDR into your existing practice with our mindfulness-infused training program. See Details

January 14-16, 2025 AND February 19-21, 2025, 8:30am - 5:00pm CST
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $395 full members only
Continuing Education Hours: 42.0
Trainer(s): Roshni Chabra, LMFT

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

Train to apply TF-CBT to clients based on age, trauma type, site of service and cultural context. See Details

February 11-13, 2025, 9:00am - 4:30pm CST
June 24-25, 2025, 9:00am - 4:30pm CST
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $175 full members only
Continuing Education Hours: 27.5
Trainer(s): Jennifer Wilgocki, MS, LCSW; Kelly Wilson
Note: Participants must be master's- or doctoral-level clinicians who during the training year will be providing therapy to children, adolescents and their caregivers.

EMDR & Addiction

EMDR Therapy for Trauma & Addiction Treatment

Discover the transformative power of combining EMDR therapy and mindfulness in our workshop, designed to create a trauma-focused healing environment for those battling addiction and addictive behaviors. See Details

April 4, 2025, 9:00am - 1:00pm CST
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $15 full members; $60 partial members and non-members
Continuing Education Hours: 4.0
Trainer(s): Stephen Dansiger, PsyD, MFT
Note: Prerequisite: Completion of EMDR Therapy training. Please email bhtp@uwgb.edu with questions.

Hoarding Disorder

Helping Clients with Hoarding Disorder: Transform Lives with Expert Strategies & Tools

Gain valuable insights and practical techniques to enhance your practice and make a difference in the lives of clients struggling with hoarding disorder. See Details

April 24-25, 2025, 8:30am - 12:30pm CST
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $35 full members; $135 partial members & nonmembers
Continuing Education Hours: 8.0
Trainer(s): Lisa Anderson, LPC, CSW

Training Needs?

Reach out to our Training Coordinator, Joanne Tulachka, if you have any questions about our training offerings.