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As a care professional, you know that no matter what life brings, people deserve to be seen by experts and for who they are.
For 30 years, JSSA has provided high-quality training and continuing education to our community’s mental health and social work professionals. We offer training focused on everything from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) practices to palliative care to ensure you continue to grow as a professional and receive the continuing education credits you need to maintain your licensure.
Get in touch today to learn more about JSSA’s professional development offerings: traininginstitute@jssa.org.
Registrations for all trainings will close 24 hrs before the start of each session.
TRAININGS:
Effective Engagement and Relationship Building with Trauma Survivors
Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Time: 9:00 am – 12:15 pm
3 Category I CEs
Presenter: France Williams-Crawford, LCSW-C
Most of the clients we work with have experienced trauma. Trauma experiences inform how people think about their world and their subsequent behaviors as they interact with their community. Participants are provided with strategies on how to gather information about the trauma experience, including the importance of decoding some common traumagenic behaviors so that effective service planning and safety interventions can be developed.
Date: Thursday, May 22, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 4:15 pm
Location: Bender JCC, 6123 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD 20852
5 CATEGORY I CE’S
Description:
Change is abundant in life, and resiliency is paramount with our national climate stirring uncertainty and fear. JSSA is pleased to announce our annual mental health symposium focusing on strength and resiliency. The 2025 symposium will provide you with tools and strategies to support clients as we continue to navigate uncertainty.
Workshops will provide tools and strategies for working with the school community, parents, the aging and elderly population, and families. Focusing on cultivating inner strength, developing coping mechanisms, and fostering community support, attendees will leave with practical insights to enhance mental health and thrive in the face of adversity.
Join us for a panel discussion to hear about the lived experiences of the transgender community. This session will focus on ways to foster resilience and provide effective care to transgender youth and families.
Participants will gain valuable insights into strengthening their therapeutic interventions, supporting clients through adversity, and enhancing resilience.
AGENDA
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Welcome and Keynote
11:30 – 11:45 a.m. Break
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Workshops
1:15 – 2:15 p.m. Lunch
2:15 – 3:15 p.m. Panel Discussion
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Endnote
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Training Institute Policies:
Refunds for JSSA’s CE training program cancellations are provided up to 5 days before the training date. After that time, a credit can be issued if JSSA receives a registrant’s cancellation up to two business days before the training date. This credit can be applied towards a future 3-hour CE training, symposium, or post-graduate course up to one year from the issue date.
Authorization:
The Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA) is authorized by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners to sponsor Category 1 continuing education programs. The D.C. and Virginia Boards of Social Work usually recognize the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners’ approval. Please contact your state board for verification. JSSA maintains responsibility for its program content.
JSSA is an approved sponsor of CE credits for psychologists in Maryland under the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. JSSA maintains responsibility for its program content.
NBCC has approved JSSA as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6457. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. JSSA is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
To receive a certificate, registrants must attend the entire session.
