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ADLER SCHOOL
OF PROFESSIONAL
PSYCHOLOGY

CHICAGO CAMPUS
65 East Wacker Place, Suite 2100 I Chicago, IL 60601

To learn more about Adler School or for open house information, visit our Web site at
www.adler.edu or give us a call at 312-201-5900.

Called to change your world?
Study in a program securely rooted in Christian principles.
Our program offers both 2-year and advanced standing options with electives through a distinguished seminary and graduate program in education.

Visit us online, or contact us:
Asbury College Master
of Social Work

www.asbury.edu/msw
859.858.3511 ext.2256
msw@asbury.edu


Emphasizing Health and Human Potential Across the Lifespan

We Offer Interdisciplinary Education featuring:
Doctoral Cognate in Gerontology
Master of Science/Master of Arts
in Wellness Management
Master of Arts in Gerontology
Undergraduate and Graduate Minor in Gerontology
Certificate in Gerontology
(off-site, blended delivery system)
Hands-on Community Programming

Contact Debbie Sheller, Academic Programs Assistant, Fisher Institute for Wellness and Gerontology at dsheller@bsu.edu, visit our website at www.bsu.edu/wellness
or call 1-888-WELLBSU
(1-888-935-5278)


Belmont Village currently operates 20 communities in six states. Locations include greater Chicago, California and the southern US.For more information, please visit
www.belmontvillage.com.


Advance Your Career
in Geriatric Social Work

IGSW is the leader in online training in aging. Earn CEUs with accredited courses for agencies and individuals anytime, anyplace. Choose from individual courses or certificate programs to provide youthe knowledge and skills needed in the field of aging.

Boston University School of Social Work Institute for Geriatric Social Work

232 Bay State Road
Boston, MA 02215
617-358-2626
info@igsw.org
www.bu.edu/igsw


Caron Treatment Centers has more clinical programs to meet the specific needs of each
patient, regardless of their age, gender or severity of their addiction than any other addiction treatment center in the country. Referents are involved through out the entire drug and alcohol treatment process.

Caron Treatment Centers
Phone: 800-678-2332
E-mail: intake@caron.org
www.caron.org


Dynamic CEU trainings teach iRest meditation as a personal practice and use in psychotherapy and mental health settings. Research shows success using iRest with soldiers, veterans and others in healing PTSD, insomnia, chronic pain and anxiety.
Phone: 707-876-3380
E-mail: info@irest.us
www.irest.us


You need a National voice to represent your interests as a Clinical Social Worker...

The Clinical Social Work Association works collaboratively
with state societies and operates independently as a national membership organization.

Please join your colleagues nationwide in support
of our profession.

Visit our website for more information and to download an online application.
P. O. Box 3740
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703-522-3866
clinicalsocialworkassociation.org


Intuitve, Intelligent, Affordable...

QuicDoc® complete documentation and treatment planning software, Includes HIPAA Security features, scheduling, and more.

Office Therapy™ billing software for faster reimbursement using HIPAA compliant electronic claims. Includes the CMS1500 claim form and integrated linking capability with QuicDoc.

1-800-850-8510
www.quicdoc.com


Dominican’s CSWE accredited MSW program has a
globally focused, family centered concentration that
will provide you with the knowledge and skills to work
in a wide range of settings and communities.

  • International and domestic field placements
  • Type 73 School Social Work Certification
  • Advanced Standing (9 month Full-time or 2 year
    Part-time)
  • Scholarship opportunities
  • 10 miles from downtown Chicago

Dominican University Graduate School of Social Work
7200 W. Division
River Forest, Ill 60305
Phone: 708-366-3463
E-mail: msw@dom.edu
www.socialwork.dom.edu

Wandering patient issues?
You need the SafeKare™ Wander Monitoring System! A wireless, proactive system that alerts the caregiver whenever
the patient leaves the area. Usable both inside and outside the home. Door & room monitoring systems also available.

DT Communications, Inc.
1003 River St., Ste. B
Santa Cruz, CA. 95060
Phone/Fax: (831) 427-3420
Email: sales@alzsafe.com
Website:www.alzsafe.com

Established: 1999
Leader in: Video Sign Language Interpreting
Serving: 300+ institutions to date - and counting.

Services Offered:
-- ASL Wireless Video Interpreting on Demand
-- Over-the-phone Languages Interpreting 24/7
-- Accurate Document Translations
– Braille Transcriptions

Contact: Dave Stauffer - V.P. Sales & Marketing
Toll Free: 877.229.8119
E-mail: info@dtinterpreting.com
www.dtinterpreting.com

MENTION CODE SWT-08 FOR SPECIAL RATE


EEG Spectrum International
is the leader in Neurofeedback
education for health care providers.

This 4-day comprehensive course gives you the
fundamental information necessary to incorporate
Neurofeedback into your clinical practice.
www.eegspectrum.com
800-789-3456

This program is approved by the National Association of Social Workers (provider #886484525) for 32 continuing education contact hours.


EMDR is an integrative 8-phase information processing therapy. This empirically validated
approach, given the highest level of recommendation in international practice guidelines, including the American Psychiatric Association and DOD, enables people to process and heal from the effects of traumatic incidents.

EMDR Institute, Inc.
P. O. Box 750
Watsonville, CA 95077
E-mail:inst@emdr.com
www.edmr.com

Enterhealth Life Recovery
Center offers a personalized
continuum of care for those
touched by the disease of
addiction. Treatment in a
serene, healing environment,
addresses all aspects of
recovery for a better way to
recover your life.

CALL TODAY
800.388.4601
www.enterhealth.com


GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE

To learn more about the options
and opportunities available in our nationally ranked MSW program, visit us at www.fordham.edu/gss.

Classes are offered at our Lincoln Center and Westchester campuses, as well as at our Long Island, N.Y.,
collaborative with Molloy College.


Academic excellence and clinical practice

Prepare for your future in addiction counseling. Our unrivaled program combines classroom learning with
interdisciplinary clinical practice under the mentorship of addiction treatment experts.

• One-year Master of Arts in
Addiction Counseling
• Certificate in Addiction Counseling

hazelden.edu
888-257-7800, ext. 4175


Your Online Resource
For ASWB-Approved CE Credits In Behavioral Health

Convenient, cost-effective, high-quality CEs online. Print your own certificate!

Topics include:
• Ethical Issues in Treatment
• Cultural Diversity in the Illness Context
• Motivational Interviewing
• Chemical Dependency
• Eating Disorders
• Coping with Chronic/Acute Illness
• Improving MD/PT/Family Communication
And many more!

www.healthforumonline.com

Coverage through HPSO offers
professional liability insurance
to over 90 healthcare professions. We offer a broad range of features including license protection.

For more information contact
HPSO at 1-800-982-9491
or visit our website @
www.hpso.com/swtbg
for a no obligation quote.

Transpersonal Psychology is the extension of psychological
studies into consciousness studies, spiritual inquiry, body-mind relationships and transformation. In the spirit of transpersonal education, the Institute community supports a broad range of ideas, spiritual
traditions, cultural perspectives and professional backgrounds. This setting provides the foundation for professional training in the field, personal growth and continuing education.

The Institute of Transpersonal Psychology
1069 East Meadow Circle
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Phone: 650-493-4430
Fax: 650-493-6835
E-mail: itpinfo@itp.edu
www.itp.edu

YOU MAY HAVE COMPLETED ALL YOUR DOCTORAL COURSEWORK
If you are a midlife professional in the field of Social Work or Behavioral Health and have
accumulated substantial post-baccalaureate course work from an accredited institution, IUGS will accept all your credits in transfer.

International University
For Graduate Studies
Phone: 888-989-GRAD (4723)
www.iugrad.edu.kn
www.iugrad.com

Kaplan University offers online programs to fit your educational and professional goals. Our
Bachelor of Science in Psychology program is designed to help you prepare for a rewarding career in the helping professions.

Kaplan University
School of Arts and Sciences

6301 Kaplan University Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
Phone: 866-721-3981
Discoveradegree1.kaplan.edu

Activate Your Imagination!

with your animated online host Klynn Nichol in this unique interactive workshop: State of Empathy, Country of Imagination A Visual Tour of Clinical Landscapes
NASW Approved CEUs
www.KlynnWorks.com

Take your career, and
ability to help others,
to the next level.

• M.A. Counseling Psychology
• M.A. Expressive Therapies
• Ph.D. Expressive Therapies
• Self-designed Master’s programs
• More than 30 M.Ed. programs

www.lesley.edu/info/swted
888.LESLEY.U | Cambridge, MA


Gives step by step direction of implementing counseling
services to students while they are in their classrooms. The manual contains exercises which stimulate problem solving, self analysis, coping skills, and stress and anger management. The exercises are thought
provoking, realistic, and sound enough like their own
experiences that they enthusiastically engage in the
counseling activity with their peers.

For workshops and additional
book information contact:
Airetta Myrick, airettamyrick@yahoo.com
www.authorhouse.com/
BookStore/ItemDetail
.aspx?bookid=21870

NASW offers you resources and professional development opportunities to enhance your
education, build your career, and advance you as a social work professional.

•FREE CEUs
•Online Career Center
•Specialty Practice Sections
•Professional Credentials

Invest in Your Career. Join NASW today.

National Association of Social Workers
750 First Street NE, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 800.742.4089
www.socialworkers.org

NASW Assurance Services offers you quality, competitive insurance programs and services overseen by social workers with your needs in mind:

•professional liability
•group insurance
•risk management education

NASW Assurance Services, Inc.
50 Citizens Way, Suite 304
Frederick, MD 21701
800-355-3869
www.naswassurance.org
www.socialworkers.org

The Silver School of Social Work
at NYU, offers a continuum of
professional social work education, including bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral study.

p 212-998-5910
e ssw.admissions@nyu.edu
www.socialwork.nyu.edu/guide08

Publishing evidence-based research, The Prevention Researcher offers solutions and strategies for some of today's toughest youth issues.

For a free catalog of available resources, including subscriptions, resource kits, and bundled sets, visit www.TPRonline.org.

As the leader in behavioral healthcare risk management services, PRMS provides comprehensive resources to mental health professionals.
Our array of sound risk management solutions can help protect you from a potential
lawsuit.

For more information and to receive your FREE risk management article, visit us at
www.prms.com/socialwork.

PRMS, Inc.
1515 Wilson Blvd, Suite 800
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 800-245-3333
E-mail: aboutus@prms.com
www.prms.com/socialwork

EATING DISORDER TREATMENT

Remuda Ranch provides intensive inpatient and residential programs for individuals suffering from eating and anxiety disorders. Our Christian programs offer hope and healing to patients of all beliefs. For more information, please call 1-800-445-1900.

Smith SSW is committed to educating for professional
excellence in clinical social work. Our MSW, PhD, and certificate programs are committed to
educating students in providing clinical social work services for all populations, particularly oppressed, disadvantaged, and at-risk members of society.

Smith College School for Social Work
Office of Admission
Lilly Hall
Northampton, MA 01063
Phone: 413-585-7960
Fax: 413-585-7990
E-mail: sswadm@email.smith.edu
www.smith.edu/ssw

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Social Solutions is the leading provider of performance management software and
services for the human services sector.

Our ETO (Efforts to Outcomes) software and services helps organizations identify which efforts are having the greatest impact on the social issues they address

Contact Us
email: marketing@socialsolutions.com
web: www.socialsolutions.com
phone: 866.732.3560

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The University of Southern California School of Social Work
is offering new MSW and post-graduate certificate courses
specializing in military social work in Los Angeles, Irvine and
San Marcos to prepare individuals with new skills for helping military personnel, veterans and their families.

For details, call 213.814.9662 or 213.740.2013

Social workers do make a difference!

Consider the School of
Social Work, College of
St. Catherine/University
of St. Thomas.Classes are
available in day, evening
and weekend formats.

Called to service and justice, working to change structures that violate human dignity.

Contact information:
(651) 962-5800 or
(800) 328-6819, Ext. 2-5800
www.stthomas.edu/socialwork

 


School of Social Work
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON

MSSW PROGRAM
Prepares students for social work with a generalist practice
foundation and specializations in family/children, mental
health, community/
administration, health and aging.

Ph.D. PROGRAM
Develops competent scholars to further knowledge development
and dissemination in the profession of social work. The
program builds on the premise that social welfare must be scientifically and theoretically based and continually responsive
to changing local as well as global societal needs.

INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY
A dual-degree doctorate in partnership with La Universidad
Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Facultad de Postgardo en Trabajo Social, in Monterrey, Mexico.

UT Arlington School
of Social Work

Box 19129 • Arlington, TX 76019
Phone: 817-272-3181
Fax: 817-272-3927
E-mail: sswadmissions@uta.edu
www.uta.edu/ssw


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