Showing events on October 5, 2019
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Motivational Interviewing for Social Workers
October 5, 2019 (all day)
Utilizing numerous materials including the Professional Training Videotape Series developed by William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick, this five-week series of 3-hour instruction and skill-building sessions will provide a basic introduction to Motivational Interviewing. Using the video material and supplemental handouts, along with lecture, role-playing and group discussion, this course will lay a foundation for participants to begin to develop their clinical skills in helping people accomplish change in areas of difficult behavior.
Registration for this course is closed. Visit the CE Course Catalog for more offerings.
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Homecoming and Reunion Weekend - Tailgate
October 5, 2019 - 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM ET
Join us for a fun afternoon as we prepare to cheer on the Wolverines!
Following the tailgate, buses will be available to take you to and from the game. -
Immigration Enforcement, Human Rights, and Social Justice
October 5, 2019 - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET
This mini-course focuses on the real community and personal impact of a public policy with sweeping national controversy, many deaths, and significant questions about social justice, racial discrimination, and even intent in the constitution. Because it is a mini-course, rather than a full course, this course will concentrate on one aspect of immigration policy? undocumented immigrants and the public policy strategy of enforcement for undocumented immigrants at the border and in the interior of the country. Along with discussion of the policies and practices of enforcement, we will bring local enforcement activities to the table and examine their impact on people, families, and Michigan communities. The discussion will have a global, national, state, and a local component. Students in this course will acquire the skills to critically analyze this aspect of immigration policy and its controversies. and about community and organization responses and activism.
Registration for this course is closed. Visit the CE Course Catalog for more offerings.
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Substance Use and Neuroscience: A Social Work Perspective
October 5, 2019 - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET
Perhaps now more than ever, social work scientists and practitioners alike affirm the need to fully understand the variability of substance use behaviors, including substance misuse, abuse and dependence, from a multidisciplinary approach. However, the literature and practice with regard to substance use and neuroscience in the context of social work remain in its infancy. Neuroscience is concerned with better understanding brain function and structure across the lifespan, including the use of innovative methods such as functional magnetic resonance imaging. This mini-course will provide an introduction to substance use and neuroscience in the context of social work and cover topics such as the ethical and legal aspects in neuroscience, potential alterations in brain function (e.g., cognitive) and structure (e.g., D2 dopamine receptor) linked to substance use behaviors, gene x environment interaction (e.g., neurogenetics), and the developmental and cultural aspects of neuroscience. Developing a fuller...
Registration for this course is closed. Visit the CE Course Catalog for more offerings.
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Motivational Interviewing for Social Workers
October 5, 2019 - 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET
Utilizing numerous materials including the Professional Training Videotape Series developed by William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick, this five-week series of 3-hour instruction and skill-building sessions will provide a basic introduction to Motivational Interviewing. Using the video material and supplemental handouts, along with lecture, role-playing and group discussion, this course will lay a foundation for participants to begin to develop their clinical skills in helping people accomplish change in areas of difficult behavior.
Registration for this course is closed. Visit the CE Course Catalog for more offerings.