Spring Seminars for Helping Professionals Announced

Attention social workers, counselors, addiction professionals and anyone else in the helping professions! Marygrove College’s Division of Continuing Education and Career Enhancement and the Department of Social Work announce the Spring 2013 Applied Professional Education Seminars for behavioral health care workers and addiction specialists. These dynamic, highly interactive seminars will address the specific needs of helping professionals, espcially those working with addiction issues. These practical short forums are affordable – only $49 – and convenient. The seminars for Spring 2013 are:

• Friday, March 15, 2013 – 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  BHC 140 The Recovery Community and Peer Support Services with David Sampson, LMSW, CEO, Mariners Inn (see our previous post on February 7 for more information)

David Sampson of Mariners Inn to Lead Seminar at Marygrove

According to a 2012 study by the Partnership at Drugfree.org and the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services 23.5 million adult Americans have had issues with alcohol or drug abuse – that’s one in ten adults! We have seen an increasing focus on recovery communities as an effective tool in helping those suffering from addiction. The next Applied Professional Education Seminar for Addiction Professionals (and others in the helping professions) will meet on Friday, March 15th on the beautiful Marygrove College campus. David Sampson, CEO of Detroit’s highly regarded Mariners Inn will speak on The Recovery Community and Peer Support Services from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM.

Time to Register for Winter Continuing Education Classes

Time is running out

Is it time yet? Is it time to improve your computer use skills? How about train for a new job in medical billing and coding? Maybe your child or grandchild needs to keep their academic skills honed for school? Then it’s time to register! The Winter Marygrove College Continuing Education classes are available for online, phone-in and walk-in registration, classes start over the next couple of weeks, and we are waiting for you to sign up.

The entire Winter Continuing Education brochure is available online, or you can call 313-927-1219 to request that one be sent to your home.

David Sampson of Mariners Inn to Lead Seminar at Marygrove

National Recovery Month may be over but Marygrove College‘s commitment to developing addiction recovery professionals continues. The next workshop in the Applied Professional Education Seminars for Addiction Professionals (and others in the helping professions) series will meet on Friday, October 26th on the beautiful Marygrove College campus. David Sampson, CEO of Detroit’s highly regarded Mariners Inn will speak on The Recovery Community and Peer Support Services from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM.

Sampson is an expert on recovery communities through training and his work at Mariners Inn as both a therapist and administrator over the past 10 years. Mariners Inn is a 24 hour, residential, substance abuse treatment facility for adult, homeless, men of Southeastern Michigan.

Time to Register for Fall Continuing Education Classes

Is it time? Is it time to improve your computer use skills? How about train for a new job in medical billing and coding? Maybe your child or grand child needs to keep their academic skills honed for school? Then it’s time to register! The Fall Marygrove College Continuing Education classes are available for online, phone-in and walk-in registration, classes start over the next couple of weeks, and we are waiting for you to sign up.

The entire Fall Continuing Education brochure is available online, or you can call 313-927-1219 to request that one be sent to your home. In it you will find great online classes that will let you study from the convience of your own home; on campus allied health certificate programs that will train you for careers that are growing even in today’s tough economy; Kids’ College and Institute of Music and Dance programs that have been serving Detroit area families for generations; and so much more.

Workshop for the Helping Professionals Will Focus on Technology and Social Media

The final Friday Lunch & Learn workshop for behavioral health care providers for the 2011/2012 year will focus on the effective use of technology, especially social media, when working with clients. Marygrove College professor Dr. Fayetta Martin will lead participants through an examination of this this cutting edge issue facing anyone who works in the helping professions. The workshop, Technology, Social Media and Social Work will be held Friday, May 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the Marygrove campus.