Post-Graduate Certificates in Clinical Supervision, Clinical Practice with Children to be Offered by UB

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo School of Social Work will offer two new, intensive training programs for mental-health and human-services professionals during the 2003-04 academic year.

The Post-Graduate Certificate Program in Clinical Supervision and the Post-Graduate Certificate Program for Clinical Practice with Children and Adolescents will utilize core/integrative seminars and full-day workshops to increase practitioners' knowledge of the values, principles, issues and challenges that guide their work in their respective fields.

The Post-Graduate Certificate Program in Clinical Supervision is designed to allow practitioners to integrate theory with practice to deepen their understanding of the clinical supervision process. The program is appropriate for practitioners who hold MSW degrees or clinicians who have completed an advanced degree in another, related mental-health or human-services discipline and who currently are supervising staff or interns.

Coursework will consist of a traditional seminar with curriculum and classroom exercises, along with case consultation led by senior clinicians. Seminars will be held approximately twice a month from 5:45-8:45 p.m. on Tuesdays from mid-September through May in 684 Baldy Hall on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. In addition to the seminars, participants will be required to attend full-day workshops approximately once a month.

The Post-Graduate Certificate Program for Clinical Practice with Children and Adolescents is designed to deepen participants' understanding of the psychotherapeutic process to more effectively integrate theory into practice.

Participants will increase their knowledge of the principles that guide the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of children and adolescents, and will refine their skills in assessment and diagnostic formulation in order to choose the appropriate treatment for specific age groups and presenting problems.

The program is appropriate for practitioners who hold MSW degrees or clinicians who have completed an advanced degree in another, related mental-health or human-services discipline and who currently are working with children, adolescents and their families.

Coursework will consist of a series of 16 core seminars with curriculum focusing on the psychotherapeutic process, theories of psychological development and practice theories that inform the assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and their families. In addition, clinicians will participate in ongoing case conference/consultations led by senior clinicians.

The core/integrative seminars will meet approximately twice a month from 5:45-8:45 p.m. on Wednesdays from mid-September through May in 684 Baldy Hall. In addition, participants will be required to attend full-day workshops approximately once a month.

Applications to both programs will be accepted in the order in which they arrive, and for best consideration, participants are encouraged to apply by Sept. 5. Class sizes will be limited.

For more information on either program and its admission requirements, certificate requirements and fees, contact the School of Social Work Office of Continuing Education, 232 Parker Hall, UB South (Main Street) Campus, Buffalo, N.Y. 14214-3007; 829-3939 or email SW-CE@buffalo.edu.