Online Continuing Education for Social Workers

The New York State Chapter of NASW has joined with the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services to bring social workers  this unique continuing education opportunity. 

Several courses will be offered through the American Mental Health Services and Education Center (AMHSEC), a program of the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services.

• Attend 24 hour a day online

• Earn CEUs – accredited by NASW-NYS  

• Increase your professional expertise  

• Receive a $10.00 NASW-NYS member discount  

• High Quality Online Courses

• Additional Discounts Available!

  About the Courses

Each online course consists of six lessons, which should take about forty minutes to complete.  At the end of each lesson, you will be asked to take a short quiz.  When you pass the quiz, you will move on to the next lesson in the six-lesson sequence.     

 Course Descriptions

Couples Therapy
Barbara H. Gold, CSW
Couples Therapy- This course will focus primarily on the psychological aspects of individuals and couples with some references to family and culture. Family systems, psychodynamic, attachment and developmental theories  are applied to the work with couples.  Ms. Gold feels that a combined approach  is best as it offers the therapist and ultimately the couple, multiple perspectives from which to understand the complexity involved . Case vignettes are used throughout the course to best illustrate the different models.

Treating Eating Disorders
F. Diane Barth, CSW
This course will introduce readers to basic concepts, including self-psychology and intersubjective theory.  Students will be introduced to basic issues that arise while treating individuals with eating disorders and will use clinical examples and theoretical material to demonstrate how self-psychology and intersubjective theory can be helpful in working with this population.

Managing in a Managed Care Environment
Carol Curtis, CSW
This course is designed as a "hands on" guide for social workers either involved in or expecting to be involved in managed care, offering an introduction to managed care by exploring its philosophy, expectations, and requirements.  It also explores the changing role of the clinician, how effective treatment planning can benefit the client, and the differences in how managed care affects agency social workers and those in private practice.  On-going survival skills for social workers will also be covered.

Helping Older Adults and Their Families Cope with Change
Marcia Holman, CSW

The need to increase our knowledge about gerontology is growing as the country's population ages.  Almost all of the issues related to aging affect more that just the aging individual; they also have a significant impact on the entire family and profound implications for society at large.  This course will identify the relevant issues and explore interventions that strengthen the ability for older persons and their families to cope with change.

Spirituality and Social Work:  Working Together
Gary Ahlskog, PhD
Vivienne Joyce, CSW
Carol Ochs, CSW, PhD
The 3 authors of this course believe that an implicit spirituality shapes our daily living. The course focuses on 3 "unseen worlds" that make up a spiritual quest. Mental health professionals will be able to identify themes in their own lives and those of their clients, bringing a deeper dimension to therapeutic work. 

Groups:  Leading Psychotherapy Groups
Jeffrey Kleinberg, PhD
This course provides an introduction to ongoing groups treatment.  Clinicians will learn how to evaluate clients for group, create treatment plans, select a leadership style, choose appropriate interventions as the process unfolds and manage one's reactions to group members.  Fictionalized case studies are used to illustrate the concepts.  

Domestic Violence
Janet Geller, CSW, Ed.D
With the goal in mind of helping abused women heal, the model presented in this course was developed, implemented and continues to be refined.  Dr. Geller notes that she has devoted her professional life to this population and passionately believes that increase resources, heightened consciousness, effective laws and appropriate treatment can make a difference.  She is hopeful that the course will encourage social workers to intervene with this population which is still so much in need.

Psychotherapy of Career Crises:  The Psychodynamic Meaning of Work Problems
Jeffrey Kleinberg, PhD
This course presents an overview of work crises from an integrated developmental and dynamic point of view. The treatment goal is to address the career issues but also work toward consideration of more general emotional problems that, if addressed, can be of considerable help to the resistant client.

Recognizing and Treating Substance Abuse in Mental Health and Social Service Settings
Dava L. Weinstein, CSW
Ms. Weinstein feels that this course is intended for clinicians treating clients in mental health or social service settings who have substance abuse problems.  It is not intended for clinicians who staff the wide range of alcohol and other substance abuse treatment programs as such staff is typically bound by the culture and dictates of those agencies.  The course provides additional ways other than abstinence and the problems it creates.  A basic understanding of the physiological and emotional consequences of substance abuse is discussed as well as the difficulty inherent in treating persons with both substance abuse and mental illness.

Social Work Values and Ethics
Elaine P. Congress, DSW, ACSW
The study of values and ethics has always been fundamental and of concern to the social work profession. In this course, Dr. Congress presents a number of paramount issues. She points out that while the course may not provide absolute answers to all ethical dilemmas that might be encountered, it will help you to identify them as such, and gain the ability to resolve dilemmas by following a model of ethical decision making. 

Adolescent Therapy
Nora Helfgott, CSW
This course is an introduction to clinical work with today's adolescents in today's world. Accordingly, the course emphasizes the art of quick and comprehensive assessments, ongoing engagement, treatment planning and monitoring, and complex clinical presentations. Issues such as developmental stages, involvement of family members in treatment, and high-risk behaviors are also covered. Concepts are illustrated throughout the course by case vignettes.

Child Therapy and Assessment
Stanley C. Goldklang, Ph.D.
This course is designed to familiarize mental health professionals with the basic concepts and techniques underlying child therapy from a psychodynamic perspective. Specific guidelines are provided regarding initial assessment and goal setting, the orientation of children and their parents to the therapeutic process, the "nuts and bolts" of child therapy and parent counseling sessions, and the termination process. The course also includes theoretical and practical information about the use of play in child treatment and clinical work with infants and adolescents.

Registration

To enroll using a VISA or MasterCard, visit our secure website at www.amhsec.org.  You can begin your course at your convenience and have 90 days to complete each course.

 Course Fees

The fee for each online continuing education course is $70.  NASW -NYS members will receive a $10.00 discount.

CEU Credits

Each course has been approved for four (4) continuing education credits by the NASW-NYS Continuing Education Recognition Program (CERP).

To register and receive discount click here www.amhsec.org