OCM BOCES Youth Development presents summer professional development opportunities

As of January 2015, Licensed Master Social Workers and Licensed Clinical Social Workers need to earn 36 hours of approved professional development every 3 years.  OCM BOCES is now a NYS Education Department Division of Social Work approved provider.  If School Districts are supporting this opportunity for their Social Workers, then the district can run the classes through a CoSer.  There is also an opportunity for individuals to pay for classes themselves through an online registration system.

We are proud to offer the following approved professional development opportunities this summer for LMSWs and LCSWs: 

Effects of Trauma on Brain Development will take place on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the OCM BOCES Rodax 8 Small Conference Room. This course will provide an overview of the neurological changes associated with trauma.  Participants will identify which parts of the brain are affected by trauma, and how this manifests in symptomatic behaviors.  This course will also explore best practices in Trauma Informed Care.  The main focus of the course will be integrating Trauma Informed Practice into participants work and interactions with children.

To register for the Effects of Trauma on Brain Development workshop with a purchase order, click here: http://bit.ly/MLP1837771

To register for the Effects of Trauma on Brain Development workshop with a credit card, click here: http://bit.ly/ID-2705

CoDependency & Boundaries will take place on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 from 12:30 – 2:30 in the OCM BOCES Rodax 8 Small Conference Room. Through this course, participants will be able to
understand the power of setting boundaries, how to set boundaries, and how critical boundary setting is in recovering from codependency.

To register for the CoDependency & Boundaries workshop with a purchase order, click here: http://bit.ly/MLP1838590

To register for the CoDependency & Boundaries workshop with a credit card, click here: http://bit.ly/ID-2707

ADHD & Substance Abuse will take place on Thursday, August 27, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the OCM BOCES Rodax 8 Small Conference Room. Through this course, participants will gain a better understanding of ADHD, the relationship between ADHD and Substance Use Disorders (SUD’s), the functional impairments associated with comorbid ADHD and SUD’s and how treatment
can affect the relationship between ADHD and SUD’s.

To register for the ADHD & Substance Abuse workshop with a purchase order, click here: http://bit.ly/MLP1838616

To register for the ADHD & Substance Abuse workshop with a credit card, click here: http://bit.ly/ID-2713