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Blended Families:  Helping them Succeed
Today's families are no longer characterized by a mother, father and children. The term "family" takes into account a variety of combinations. In working with blended families, it is important to understand the starting point of these relationships and begin with a focus on the losses faced by members of the unit. This on-line course will address the adjustments, challenges and complications that blended families face. It will focus on starting out a relationship from a position of loss, healthy and unhealthy families, changes in family values and cultures, and typical areas of conflict within the blended family. Instructor - Fracine Muscarella, MSW, LMSW. Accepted for 5 contact hours by SC Board of Social Work Examiners and the National Board for Certified Counselors. Midlands Technical College is recognized by the National Board for Certified Counselors to offer continuing education for national certififed counselors and abides by NBCC guidelines. Provider #5458

Professional Ethics:  A Guiding Light
Should a therapist ever accept a client's gift? Counsel a former lover? Some boundaries are obvious but others are less clear cut. Professional codes can provide you with guidance, but you also need some skills in how to "navigate" through potentially hazardous situations. This on-line course will give you some tools to sort out alternataives. You will get to apply ethical frameworks to real-life situations and learn how to develop an ethical risk management plan. Instructor Sarah Meadows, MSW, LISW-AP. Accepted for 5 contact hours by the SC Board of Social Work Examiners and the National Board for Certified Counselors. Midlands Technical College is recognized by the National Board for Certified Counselors to offer continuing education for national certified counselors and abides by NBCC guidelines. Provider #5458.

Solution Focused and Narrative
This on-line workshop for social workers and counselors provides an overview and brief history of Solution Focused and Narrative Therapy and explanation of the theoretical constructs upon which modality is based. It also provides descriptions of innovative techniques that promote change and can be applied immediately by mental health professionals in their work with clients. Instructor: Tammie Fowles, MSW, PHD. Accepted for 5 contact hours by SC Board of Social Worker Examiners and the National Board for Certified Counselors. Midlands Technical College is recognized by the National Board for Certified Counselors to offer continuing education for national certified counselors and abides by NBCC guidelines. Provider #5458.

Early Intervention and Aggressive Youth
How can you distinguish normal adolescent conflicts from aggressive behavior that requires intervention? Parents may expect professionals to fix their kid, but it takes a team effort to intervene effectively with abnormal aggression and prevent further escalation. This on-line course will give methods for diagnosis, early intervention, parent training, cognitive-behavioral methods with youth and guidelines for referral. Instructor Sarah Meadows, MSW, LISW-AP. Accepted for 5 contact hours by SC Board of Social Work Examiners and the National Board for Certified Counselors. Midlands Technical College is recognized by the National Board for Certified Counselors to offer continuing education for national certified counselors and abides by NBCC guidelines. Provider #5458