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Classes & certificates

Find your way forward. Whether you’re upskilling to advance your career, improve client/patient outcomes, pursuing a new passion or something in between, our flexible online, in-person and hybrid classes are designed to work with your schedule, here on the UW–Madison campus or wherever you are in the world. Use the search filters to find the class, badge or certificate that works best for you.

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    Mindfulness for Clinicians: An 8-Week Intensive Course

    Subject Area: Behavioral HealthMental Health
    This 8-week intensive course is for clinicians who want to incorporate mindfulness into their own lives to be more present, effective and stable in their work as well as develop more confidence in applying mindfulness principles and tools with their patients (clients, students and staff). The course is appropriate for experienced practitioners as well as those with no experience in mindfulness or meditation. 20 CE Hours | Zoom and Canvas LMS | Instructor: Mare Chapman | Audience: Helping Professionals
    Upcoming Dates
    • Not scheduled at this time. See page for program description.

    Motivational Interviewing: Advancing Skills Practice

    This 20-hour course will be a mix of live online session(s) using the Zoom platform and self-directed learning in the Canvas online course site. The course is designed for learners who have intermediate knowledge and skills needed for the practice of Motivational Interviewing (MI) and want to strengthen their existing skillset. Participate in four, 3-hour, live online, instructor-led sessions, including lecture, discussion and small group practice sessions. Enhance your learning with 8-hours of required self-study coursework. Improve your MI practice through peer (one session) and instructor (two sessions) feedback from simulated client interviews. As a learner of this course, you are required to purchase a copy of Building Motivational Interviewing Skills: A Practitioner Workbook, Second Edition by David B. Rosengren (2017) by the start of the class. This required textbook is sold by many online vendors. Please look for ISBN number 9781462532063. It is generally available at Guildford Press or Amazon. How You'll Learn This course is delivered entirely online, with a mix of synchronous and asynchronous elements. Your online Canvas course site will open two weeks before the first live online skills-building workshop. Meet via Zoom for four live, online skills-building workshops (see schedule to the right).
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    • Not scheduled at this time. See page for program description.

    Nuts and Bolts of Returning to School

    Have you thought about going back to school? This free session provides information on options as you plan to continue your education. We cover undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs; becoming a nondegree special student; student support services; and financial assistance.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Not scheduled at this time. See page for program description.

    Portuguese 1

    Subject Area: LanguagesPortuguese
    Explore the cultural richness of the Portuguese-speaking world with this beginning-level language class (A1.1). Master the basics of Portuguese with a proven communicative approach that combines conversation practice with your instructor with robust online resources to keep you learning between classes.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Not scheduled at this time. See page for program description.

    Portuguese 2

    Subject Area: LanguagesPortuguese
    Continue exploring the cultural richness of the Portuguese-speaking world in this highly practical beginner course that will get you talking about food, the weather, shopping, and more.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Not scheduled at this time. See page for program description.

    Spanish 5

    Subject Area: LanguagesSpanish
    Learn the differences between the present subjunctive and indicative in this highly practical intermediate course (B1.1). Improve your use of complex sentence structures and delve deeper into past tenses.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Not scheduled at this time. See page for program description.

    Spanish 6

    Subject Area: LanguagesSpanish
    Refine your command of advanced grammar topics, such as past uses of the subjunctive tenses and conditional phrases in this highly practical low-advanced class. Learn to use effectively complex structures in speaking and writing as you discuss the Spanish-speaking world.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Not scheduled at this time. See page for program description.

    Spanish Advanced Conversation

    Explore the dynamic facets of five Spanish-speaking countries through the lens of pop culture. Learn about and discuss salsa, mystical rituals, carnivals, telenovelas, masks, and crafts in Nicaragua, Ecuador, Cuba, Peru and Colombia
    Upcoming Dates
    • Not scheduled at this time. See page for program description.

    Spanish Book Club

    Subject Area: LanguagesSpanish
    In this advanced Spanish book club, participants will read the best-selling memoir Solito by Javier Zamora, which chronicles his harrowing journey from El Salvador to the United States as a 9-year-old boy. Together we will discuss his story in the context of the Salvadoran Civil War, (im)migration, and cultural differences between El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Not scheduled at this time. See page for program description.

    Spanish Intermediate Conversation

    Subject Area: LanguagesSpanish
    This highly practical intermediate course will review preterite and imperfect tenses while teaching you to converse about visual art created by women artists from the Spanish-speaking world. Improve your Spanish conversation skills.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Not scheduled at this time. See page for program description.

    Strategic Thinking, Planning and Organizational Transformation

    Strategic planning provides both a process and a set of outcomes that help you find answers to core questions about organizational identity and direction. Discover how to construct your organization's strategic plan, involve other stakeholders in its development and ensure successful implementation.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Not scheduled at this time. See page for program description.

    Tuesday Morning Booktalks

    Join other book lovers for exciting discussions of world literature. Extensive handouts will be provided.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Not scheduled at this time. See page for program description.

    University of Wisconsin Certified Professional Coach

    Do you seek to guide, inspire, and empower others to reach their potential and get real results? The UW Certified Professional Coach certificate program (formerly PLCC) is an ACTP (Accredited Coach Training Program) that prepares you to be an Associate Certified or Professional Certified Coach.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Not scheduled at this time. See page for program description.