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

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 26-27, 2025, 9:00am - 4:30pm CST
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $175 full members only
Continuing Education Hours: 27.5
Trainer(s): Kelly Wilson, LCSW
Note: Registration is closed.

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

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

Seeing Them Through an Identity Lens

Gain essential skills to address ACEs with a focus on identity formation and practical interventions. See Details

May 13-14, 2025, 9:00 - 11:30am CST
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $35 full members; $135 partial members & nonmembers
Continuing Education Hours: 5.0
Trainer(s): Jonathan I. Cloud

Motivational Interviewing

Part One, Introductory

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is widely embraced, evidence-based conversation style for awakening self-awareness of a person's choices to heal and embrace behavior change. See Details

Live Session: August 21, 2025, 8:30am - 12:30pm CST
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $35 full members; $135 partial members & nonmembers
Continuing Education Hours: 6.0
Trainer(s): Shawn Smith, Certified MI Trainer and MINT Member
Note: Self-Paced Modules to be completed prior to the live session to receive full credit. For optimal skill development, it is recommended to also complete Motivational Interviewing: Part Two, Advanced.

Motivational Interviewing

Part Two, Advanced

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is widely embraced, evidence-based conversation style for awakening self-awareness of a person's choices to heal and embrace behavior change. See Details

Live Session: August 26, 2025, 8:30am - 12:30pm CST
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $35 full members; $135 partial members & nonmembers
Continuing Education Hours: 6.0
Trainer(s): Shawn Smith, Certified MI Trainer and MINT Member
Note: Self-Paced Modules to be completed prior to the live session to receive full credit. Required Pre-Requisite: Motivational Interviewing: Part One, Introductory or Instructor Agreement.

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 5-6, 2025, 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

Training Needs?

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