October 12 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m
Children and Families: Understanding Attachment and Attachment Theory
Cost $10
For 2.0 CE's, $10

Understanding Childhood Broken Attachments (intermediate - advanced)
November 9 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m
Cost $10
For 2.0 CE's, $10

Continuing the Journey Assessing Child and Family Attachments for Treatment Planning (intermediate - advanced)
December 7 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Cost $10
For 2.0 CE's, $10

See attached flyer, for more information and registration.

In September 2009, the State Court Administrative Office, Child Welfare Services Division published the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Court Resource Guide. Drafting the Guide marked the beginning of a state-tribal collaboration to increase Michigan’s compliance with the federal ICWA and to improve communication between the tribes, courts, and DHS/private agencies.

This training will cover the history of tribal sovereignty, the new ICWA Court Resource Guide, the 1978 Federal ICWA, and Michigan’s 12 federally recognized tribes’ contacts and resources for helping Native American children. The training will utilize a team approach to encourage DHS, state court, and tribal collaboration. Attendees will work as teams, using a hands-on approach to resolve fact-based issues that require interpreting and applying the ICWA.

Even if you do not already have a team assembled for this training, please still plan to attend. You will be assigned to a team on the day of the training.
Download fliers below for the following day-long sessions:
August 24, 2010 at the University Center, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan
August 25, 2010 at the Ziibiwing Center, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
August 26, 2010 at the Odawa Hotel, Petoskey, Michigan

There is no charge to attend, but pre-registration is required.

Back by popular demand, MSU School of Social Work is holding on July 14–16 the second annual Great Lakes Summer Institute (GLSI), a professional development experience comprised of two-day, one-day, and half-day intensive courses on a variety of current topics taught by experts in their fields. Designed to blend meaningful learning with maximum relaxation, the GLSI is held at the Great Wolf Lodge in beautiful Traverse City. A special room rate is available to GLSI attendees until June 15, 2010, so register today! Find details about the GLSI and the entire CE Summer 2010 Catalog at the School’s website: http://www.socialwork.msu.edu/ and/or download the full summer catalog below.

TLC Ongoing Online Courses:
Adolescent Grief
Art, Play, Music, Drama, Bibliotherapy
Bullying and Cyber Bullying
Domestic Violence
Eating Disorders and Trauma
Pain Management
Psychophysiology of Trauma
Reaching and Teaching Stressed and Anxious Students
Resilience and Posttraumatic Growth
Suicide Intervention
Trauma Informed Schools
Working Through an Ethical Lens
Zero to Three: Trauma Interventions

It is not too late to renew your TLC Certification Status. Even if you were certified in previous years, but did not renew, your status can be updated and benefits reinstated. We have made it easy for you to keep your Certification current! No more annual fees are required, just take one TLC online course or attend a one-day TLC training every year. Register for a TLC course today and maintain your Certification!

To renew or maintain your Certification call 877-306-5256 or visit the TLC website to register for an online course or training.

Additional TLC Certification Status Benefits Include:
• 15% discount on all TLC programs and resource materials
• $25 dollar/per day savings on all TLC trainings
• Consultation as needed with Dr. William Steele and/or Caelan Kuban, TLC Program Director
• Inclusion in and access to TLC’s online referral directory
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Just issued, this special in-service training catalog is the product of a dynamic partnership among seven Michigan schools of social work with MSW programs and the Michigan Department of Human Services (DHS). Questions about individual workshops should be directed to the sponsoring school. With the support of DHS, these sessions are free of charge for Children’s Protective Services (CPS), foster care, and adoption workers of both DHS and DHS-contracted private agencies. Many of the workshop topics have applicability beyond child welfare practice. Each workshop is or will be approved for Social Work Continuing Education Credit Hours.

Individuals can earn Social Work CECHs at all of Wedgwood Institute’s lifelong learning opportunities and “Tuesday Training Breaks.” Offerings for January–March include:
• January 12: The Psychology of Eating
• January 21: What’s Your Story?
• February 11: Music Therapy: Reaching Adolescents with Emotional Impairments
• March 9: Understanding and Interacting Effectively with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
• March 17: Basic Challenges of Adoptive Development

Full details and registration information can be found in the attached brochures (see link below).

The Michigan Department of Community Health & The Michigan Association of CMH Boards Present:

ANNUAL HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED WAIVER CONFERENCE

September 9 & 10, 2009
Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, MSU, East Lansing

3 Featured Waivers:
Children€™s Waiver Program (CWP)
Habilitation Supports Waiver (HSW)
Serious Emotional Disturbance Waiver (SEDW)

During their day-to-day activities, social workers must make important decisions affecting families in which one or more members appear to have substance abuse issues. This collaborative effort provides them with critical information about the impact of substance abuse on individuals, families and especially vulnerable children as well as streamlined access to prevention, treatment, and recovery services. This workshop will provide an overview of the program including screening and referral procedures; legal issues that must be considered; and prevention strategies used to promote family unification and/or reunification.

Click here to download the MSU School of Social Work Continuing Education Summer 2009 catalog.

Michigan State University School of Social Work Continuing Education is launching the inaugural Great Lakes Summer Institute (GLSI), a professional development experience comprised of two-day, one-day and half-day intensive courses.

July 16-18, 2009 at Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City.
Click here for more information and to register.

Five of these sessions, which feature the “Yellow Book,” Guidelines for Achieving Permanency in Child Protective Services Proceedings,” were held in 2008. The quality and value of this training was of such significance that the funding source, the Governor’s Task Force on Children’s Justice, has scheduled repeat sessions for 2009. There is no charge to attend; registrations must be received by May 6 and August 1, respectively.

Attached below is the 2009 2nd quarter trainings (April - June) Wedgwood Christian Services is offering. Download the brochure for more information on these and many more trainings offered:

Four consecutive Thursdays, April 16, 23, 30 and May 7: INSTITUTE FOR HEALING RACISM (intermediate-advanced)—Join this group to learn about the sin of racism while growing with others in a Christ-centered environment. This four week training will be an opportunity to build bridges with others in the fight against racism. 14 approved CEs. Cost: $175
May 19: GANGS - KNOWLEDGE IS POWER (beginning)—Since Biblical times, criminal organizations that engage in secretive, antisocial and criminal behavior have disrupted everyday life. Gangs are not new, nor are the social ills associated with them. 2.5 approved CEs. Cost: $29
May 21: SUICIDE INTERVENTION WITH ADOLESCENTS (intermediate)—Suicide is a desperate act of self-destruction to alleviate something that appears unchangeable. For some, it's a way of finding "peace" and escape - for others, it becomes a way to protest and rage, a tool for empowerment. 3 approved CEs.

Download the flyer with more information and registration here: 2nd Quarter Training Opportunities
Click here to download Tuesday Training Break April - June 2009. Below are the trainings offered in this flyer:

On April 1 and 2 The State Court Administrative Office, Child Welfare Services Division Governor's Task Force on Children's Justice will present: "Addressing Invisible Injuries: Child Neglect, Exploitation, and Emotional Abuse" at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center in Lansing.

There is no registration cost to attend this conference and registration is on a first come, first serve basis.

The Family-to-Family Health Information and Education Center (F2FHIEC) is starting its trainings for the year. Below is a flyer highlighting the Health Resource Support Parent Training. Please share it with colleagues (case managers, service coordinators, teachers, nurses, ots, pts, social workers, ect) and families. The training is free. Lunch is provided.

The Substance Abuse Training Project (joint venture of the Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards and the Michigan Association of Substance Abuse Coordinating Agencies) will present: Working with Families to Prevent Youth Substance Abuse – “Strengthening Families" - the Nardin Park Experience on March 11, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at MACMHB/Impact Training Center, 426 S. Walnut, Lansing, MI 48933.