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Managing Your Inner Voice: Strategies for Positive Communication

Subject Area: Leadership, Management & Workplace Skills→Leadership & Management
Customizable
The messages we process internally often impact how we communicate with the world around us. This course helps individuals understand their inner voice, the types and forms of intrapersonal communication and the tools for successfully using this skill in personal and professional environments.
Upcoming Dates

Oct. 15–22, 2026

Live online

$470; gov't/ nonprofit $370

Managing Ethics and Boundaries with a Clinical Lens

Subject Area: Behavioral Health→Ethics and Boundaries
This 4-hour course meets Wisconsin requirements for ethics and boundaries continuing education. The fully online, anytime, participatory course addresses unique issues encountered during the provision of clinical services and best practices to address challenges.
Upcoming Dates

Nov. 2–16, 2026

Group-paced

$149

Jan. 18, 2027–Feb. 1, 2027

Group-paced

$149

Essentials of Trauma Informed Care

Subject Area: Behavioral Health
This course explores how trauma impacts the brain, behavior, and worldview — and how that knowledge can improve the way you support others. Whether you're a licensed professional or a non-clinical provider, you'll gain insights and tools you can apply in any service setting.
Upcoming Dates

Nov. 5–12, 2026

Group-paced

$250

Professional Writing: Effective Workplace Communication

Subject Area: Leadership, Management & Workplace Skills→Leadership & Management
Customizable
Master the skills necessary to communicate effectively with internal and external audiences in today's professional environment. Learn techniques of document structure, grammar and style proven to enhance credibility and influence. Learn credibility-damaging errors and tips for avoiding them.
Upcoming Dates

Nov. 11–18, 2026

Live online

$400; $300 gov't/nonprofit

Dementia: Exploring Grief and Loss

Subject Area: Behavioral Health→Grief and Loss
This two-hour live webinar with instructor Erica Srinivasan targets helping professionals working with an aging population. It explores the grief of the person with dementia and their caregivers. You'll gain both an understanding of grief and effective strategies that are uniquely associated with dementia.
Upcoming Dates

Nov. 11, 2026

Live online

$65

Community Resiliency Model: Back to Balance

Subject Area: Behavioral Health→Mental Health
Learn the impacts of stress on the body and mind and apply the wellness skills of the Community Resiliency Model (CRM)® to help your clients reset their nervous systems and build resilience. CRM is an evidence-based practice for helping professionals and communities.
Upcoming Dates

Nov. 16, 2026

Live online

$95 Standard fee

Communication Skills for Challenging Conversations

Subject Area: Leadership, Management & Workplace Skills→Leadership & Management
Learn to handle difficult conversations at work and to listen and be assertive without weakening relationships. Better understand the complex nature of interpersonal communication and explore why misunderstanding is so normal. Apply the skills learned to conflict resolution and give performance feedback.
Upcoming Dates

Dec. 2–10, 2026

Live online

$590; gov't/nonprofit $490

Trauma Informed Leadership: A Guide for All Managers

Subject Area: Leadership, Management & Workplace Skills→Leadership & Management
This course empowers managers to support team members impacted by trauma while maintaining personal and professional boundaries. Learn to balance compassion with productivity and navigate complex situations guided by employment law. Reduce stress, boost morale and build a stronger team.
Upcoming Dates

Dec. 8–9, 2026

Live online

$390 gov't/nonprofit
$490 Standard

Leadership

Subject Area: Leadership, Management & Workplace Skills→Leadership & Management
Customizable
Explore leadership characteristics and ways to strengthen your organization and support others' work. Learn about different leadership styles, public perceptions of leadership by sector and servant-leadership basics. Develop a personal leadership philosophy that contributes to your mission.
Upcoming Dates

Dec. 15–17, 2026

Live online

$490; gov't/nonprofit $390

Etiology of Suicide and Provider Self Care

Subject Area: Behavioral Health→Mental Health
This 6-hour live webinar (offered over two days) with instructor Meghan Henderson targets social workers, therapists and other helping professionals. It discusses common etiology of suicidal behavior, as well as risk assessment, intervention, safety planning and prevention. We also review self-care.
Upcoming Dates

Jan. 6–7, 2027

Live online

$189

Workplace Neurodiversity: Creating Spaces Where All Minds Can Thrive

Subject Area: Leadership, Management & Workplace Skills→Workplace Culture & Belonging
Neurodiversity reflects the natural variation in human minds and how people interact with the world differently as a result. In the workplace, building awareness for how neurodivergence appears within it is the first step towards realizing the innovation and creativity a supported team can generate.
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