Most upcoming events are posted on the UNC School of Social Work event calendar, including CE programs and non-CE programs that are open to the public. These event listings link to program web pages, where you will find additional information.
DBT Prolonged Exposure Protocol for PTSD
Virtual/OnlineThis virtual live workshop with trainer Melanie Harned, PhD, ABPP is designed to provide an introduction to the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Prolonged Exposure Protocol (DBT PE) for PTSD, one of the newest developments in DBT …
Engaging IDD Stakeholders and Families as Partners in Research
Virtual/OnlineIn this course, Blaise Morrison, Ph.D., will provide an overview of stakeholder-driven research, the importance of partnering with diverse IDD families in research, and potential practices, processes, and strategies for engaging stakeholders and families in …
Polyvagal theory-informed trauma treatment
Virtual/OnlineIn this workshop, Deb Dana, LCSW will draw from innovative research on how trauma shapes people’s neurobiological experiences and reactions. This workshop will provide a user-friendly understanding of Polyvagal Theory that can be shared with …
The Importance of Early Relationships
Virtual/OnlineIn this course, led by Diane Britz, LCSW, participants will learn what infant and early childhood mental health is and how it directly relates to an infant’s/young child’s experiences with their primary caregiver. Focus on …
Evidence-based approaches to support emerging adulthood
Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building, Auditorium 325 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NCIn this workshop, Becca Edwards-Powell, LCSW provides an approach that targets anxiety-related avoidance and mood-dependent behaviors that accompany and reinforce young adults' sense of stuckness. She describes a protocol that draws from evidence-based approaches to …
Race-based traumatic stress: Broadening your toolkit to serve diverse clients
Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building, Auditorium 325 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NCIn this course, Alicia Freeman, MS, LCMHC, LCAS-A and Sherrá Watkins, Ph.D., LCMHC-S, LCAS will provide insight into how to work more effectively with clients from groups who have a legacy of harm by the mainstream …