Maintain licensure or certification requirements and build skills and knowledge with professional development classes for psychologists, social workers, therapists, counselors, caseworkers, substance abuse professionals, health educators and others. Choose from online classes to fit your busy schedule and meet licensure deadlines.
Behavioral Health Specialities
Behavioral health programs offer mental health workshops, multi-day certificates and intensive training programs in several specialties, including:
- Aging & Long Term Care – Gain expertise in working with older adults through evidence-based classes, certificates and conferences and meet multiple licensure requirements for psychologists, social workers, therapists, counselors, health educators and others.
- Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES®/MCHES®) – Develop the skills to lead in the field of health education and maintain certification. Classes and certificates fulfill requirements for the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
- Mediation & Conflict Resolution — Gain new ways of thinking and innovative approaches to mediating professional or personal conflict. These high-quality training programs for attorneys, human services professionals and others also satisfy multiple licensure and/or training requirements for psychologists, therapists, counselors and social workers.
- Mental Health – Master new approaches to working with clients and maintain credentials in thought-provoking and interactive courses. Build expertise through relevant content-based classes, which meet multiple licensure requirements for psychologists, social workers, therapists, counselors, health educators and others.
- Substance Use Disorders Counselor Certificate Program – If you’re interested in taking your career to the next level while providing invaluable assistance to those struggling from addiction, consider the UW Flexible Option Substance Use Disorders Counselor certificate program. This program offers a more flexible alternative for fulfilling the specialized educational hours required for Wisconsin state substance abuse counselor certification through the Department of Safety and Professional Services.
Instructors
Behavioral health classes are presented by UW–Madison faculty and staff, regional and national content experts and experienced practitioners including clinicians specializing in mental health, geriatric mental health and aging, and substance use disorders.
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Questions?
Behavioral Health Programs
Contact Ashley Kuehl at ashley.kuehl@wisc.edu or 608-265-4267.
Aging and Long-Term Care Programs
Contact Jenee Jerome at jenee.jerome@wisc.edu or 608-263-7055.
CHES Programs
Jenee Jerome at jenee.jerome@wisc.edu or 608-263-7055.
Certifications
UW–Madison Continuing Studies is an approved continuing education provider for these respected professional organizations:
UW–Madison Continuing Studies is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Continuing Studies maintains responsibility for the programs and their content.
Some classes and certificates fulfill credentialing requirements for the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc (NCHEC). As a “designated provider” through NCHEC, Continuing Studies is committed to providing innovative programming to assist CHES®/MCHES® in attaining their continuing education contact hours (CECH). See individual programs for further CHES ceu details.
For complete approved provider information view CEU and approved hours information.
Featured Training Programs
The live online 2021 Clinical Psychology Summer Institute provides academically rigorous classes designed to meet continuing education requirements for clinical psychologists and other mental health providers.
Designed to equip counselors, educators and other health care personnel with the tools to assist people in finding healing in the midst of loss, whether from death, divorce or any other traumatic personal devastation.
Get the knowledge and practice skills you need to provide competent and compassionate advanced dementia care.
The 2021 Summer Institute on Advanced Dementia Care: The Impact of Trauma presents an intensive online learning experience for professional caregivers who want to provide competent and compassionate care for people living with mid- to late-stage dementia.
This program offers a flexible alternative to fulfilling the specialized education hours required for Wisconsin state substance abuse counselor certification through the Department of Safety and Professional Services.
Develop competencies in Motivational Interviewing (MI), a well-established, evidence-based practice for addressing a range of clinical problems across multiple settings and systems.