Continuing Education
The College of Health and Human Services offers continuing education programs on evidence-based practices and emerging health issues relevant to health care and human service professionals. We offer in-person and virtual opportunities for continuing education credits.
Often these programs are led by our own faculty, leading sessions in topics in which they are expert practitioners. But we also partner with outside organizations to provide training that is relevant to the disciplines we serve - including our instructors and alumni.
We strive to provide quality CE programming that helps practitioners grow as professionals and meet CE requirements related to professional licensing.
Virtual and in-person trainings
Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorders
Instructor: Dr. Jennifer Harrison
Date: January 26, 2026
Time: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Number of CE hours: Two
Format: Webinar format
Link: https://wmich.webex.com/wmich/j.php?MTID=m87f9393e895f91200663f2150265fd16
Cannabis is legal for medical or recreational use in 36 states and the perception of risk is far decreased. However, for youth and young adults and well as individuals with co-occurring mental illness, cannabis use can have additional risks. Develop an understanding of the epidemiology and medical uses of cannabis and protective factors for individuals who use cannabis. Finally, practice intervention strategies for people who may have developed a Cannabis Use Disorder. As a result of this workshop, participants will be prepared to:
- Participants will screen for cannabis use disorders with clients with other behavioral health needs and how to offer protective strategies to reduce the risk of development of Cannabis Use Disorders.
Confront the Loneliness Epidemic with Resiliency
Instructor: Brina Tiemeyer, LMSW, CAADC
Date: March 24, 2026
Time: 8 to 11:15 a.m.
Number of CE hours: Three
Format: Online via live, synchronous webinar
Registration link: https://wmich.webex.com/wmich/j.php?MTID=m87f9393e895f91200663f2150265fd16
Human beings are meant to be social; we thrive on companionship. As the Surgeon General has stated, we have been forced to live and operate within a multi-year public health crisis, which in turn accelerated isolation and loneliness amongst our communities. The Surgeon General has declared the US is in a loneliness epidemic. The nation is facing an unprecedented mental health crisis, paticularly among children and teens. Depending on an individuals' resiliency factors, this epidemic can be a stressor for some but a trauma for others. How should mentors, parents, educators, and caregivers respond? They should allow children, adolescents, and teens to recover. Recovery begins with the role of resilience. All children are resilient; however, children that see themselves as capable, lovable, and safe are more likely to recover from life's stressors and traumatic events. In other words, more likely to break the cycle. In fact, the strongest predictive variable to successful trauma recovery work is a caregiver that believes, supports, and protects their child.