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Substance Use Disorders Counselor Certificate

Take your career to the next level by earning a Wisconsin Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) Counselor license. The UW Flexible Option SUDS Counselor Certificate offers a fully online option for fulfilling the required specialized educational hours. Register any time for six months of course access.
Upcoming Dates

July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027

Self-paced

See course website for up-to-date pricing information. 

Personality Disorders: Comprehensive Review of Assessment and Management

In this 10-hour fully asynchronous course, learn a simple approach for distinguishing the 10 personality disorders: the notion that each disorder has a unique agenda that is repeated over and over again. This knowledge can help you recognize what is happening in the client's world. You also learn about attachment and attachment patterns.
Upcoming Dates

July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027

Self-paced

$299

Supporting Grieving Children and Teenagers

Customizable
This 3-hour live webinar offers a developmentally informed look at how children and teens understand and express grief, recognize diverse grief responses, and explore how factors and context shape a child or teen's grief process.
Upcoming Dates

Sep. 22, 2026

Live online

$95

Guiding Advance Care Planning with Motivational Interviewing

Subject Area: Behavioral Health
This 4–hour course is offered over 2 live webinars with instructors Yasyn Lee, M.D. & Sarah Cameron, MS, CTTS, NBC-HWC. We'll provide a solid grasp of what goes into advance care planning and practice using Motivational Interviewing to jumpstart these important conversations.
Upcoming Dates

Sep. 30, 2026–Oct. 7, 2026

Live online

$149 

Grief Support Specialist Certificate

This one-of-a-kind, 40-hour, online certificate with instructor Erica Srinivasan targets helping professionals, funeral home directors, clergy, peer educators and others. It provides knowledge and skills to create/enhance a professional specialty to support people who have suffered a major loss.
Upcoming Dates

Oct. 14, 2026–Dec. 4, 2026

Group-paced

$1,449 Standard

March 10, 2027–April 30, 2027

Group-paced

$1,449 Standard

Managing Ethics and Boundaries with a Clinical Lens

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

Dementia: Exploring 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

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

Etiology of Suicide and Provider Self Care

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

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