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 NEW!  Licensed Professional Counselors and Clinical Supervisors:  Professional Identity, History, and the Future of Our Profession

6  NBCC Hours
 

This program, offered for 6 NBCC hours, is designed for practicing counselors and clinical supervisors. The text used for this program is a publication of the American Metal Health Counselors Association entitled Essentials of the Mental Health Counseling Profession.  It focuses on the identity of the Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), utilizing that identity for professional growth and development and understanding both the history of the profession and its future.  
 

Upon completion of this program, practicing LPCs Will have a better understanding of their professional identity and will be able to create a professional development plan based on this identity and the future direction of the profession. Clinical supervisors will acquire skills to assist their supervisors in understanding professional identity and making a plan for professional growth and development.
 

To complete this home study program, you will be asked to acquire and read the text as well as a supplementary document entitled Professional Identity, Advocacy, and Professional Development for LPCs and LLPC Supervisors: The MMHCA Story, which will be provided, and complete a program quiz and evaluation.
 

The full cost of the program is $129, for MMHCA clinical members $119, and, for a limited time, $50 for MMHCA supervisor members.
 

REGISTER FOR PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY, HISTORY,
AND THE FUTURE OF OUR PROFESSION
 

 NEW!  Counselor Licensure in Michigan:
Historical Perspectives and Current Practice

6  NBCC Hours
 

This program is only for those supervisors who have not taken our 30- and 45-hour programs and want Michigan-specific information on supervision. The book entitled Counselor Licensure in Michigan: Historical Perspectives and Current Practice provides up-to-date information on scope and practice and state requirements for supervision and licensing.  You will be asked to complete a short quiz and evaluation on these materials.  Click on the link below to print off registration form and mail to The Mentoring Institute.  
 

The full cost of the program is $149.00.  For MMHCA members, pay only $139.00. 
 

REGISTER HERE FOR THE
COUNSELOR LICENSURE IN MICHIGAN PROGRAM


 

Using SDB Theory in Combination with the

Discrimination Model in Clinical Supervision

5  NBCC Hours
 

This homestudy program is offered for five NBCC hours.  Dr. Milton R. Cudney spent most of his professional career as Professor of Counseling at Western Michigan University.  Dr. Cudney is the creator of the theory of Eliminating Self-Defeating Behaviors, a cognitive behavioral approach to working with people.  One of the earliest CBT models in counseling, the SDB approach has helped countless individuals to lead happier, more productive live, athletes to excel in sports, and organizations to be more productive.  This program teaches the basic concepts of SDB theory and how to use them in combination with the Discrimination Model of Supervision to become a more effective supervisor.
 

Upon completion of the program, participants will understand the concepts of Eliminating Self-Defeating Behaviors and Growing Life in the Human Self, be able to use these concepts personally and in their own work, and be able to apply them alone and in combination with the Discrimination Model of Supervision in their supervision practice.
 

To complete this homestudy program, you will be asked to read Dr. Cudney's book, complete his workbook, read the paper on the Discrimination Model, and complete a quiz on the material which includes a one-page chart outlining how you will utilize Dr. Cudney's theories in combination with the Discrimination Model in your supervision practice.  You will also be asked to complete an evaluation of this program.
 

The full cost of the program is $129.00.  For MMHCA members, pay only $119.00. 

REGISTER HERE FOR THE SDB THEORY PROGRAM



 

Utilizing Brief Therapy Techniques and

Ericksonian Techniques in Supervision

5  NBCC Hours
 

This homestudy program is offered for 5 NBCC hours.  It is designed both to help supervisors teach brief therapy techniques and Ericksonian principles to their supervisees and to apply these techniques and principles in their own supervision practice.  The text used for this program is Expectation:  The Very Brief Therapy Book by Rubin Battino.  Battino, a distinguished chemistry professor, began a second career as a psychotherapist.  He teaches courses at Wright State University, is past-president of the Milton H. Erickson Society of Ohio, and specializes in brief therapy in his private practice.  His book is a wealth of information about effective psychotherapy techniques and the Ericksonian principles which underly his work.  Battino describes Erickson as "a pioneer in the area of very brief therapy."
 

Upon completion of the program, participants will understand the concepts of brief therapy as well as basic Ericksonian principles.  They will be able to use these concepts, teach them to their supervisees, and apply them in their own supervision practice.
 

To complete this homestudy program, you will be asked to read Battino's book and complete a quiz on the material which includes a one-page summary of how you will utilize one of Battino's techniques in your supervision practice.  You will also be asked to complete an evalutation of the program.

 

The full cost of the program is $129.00.  For MMHCA members, pay only $119.00. 
 

REGISTER HERE FOR THE BRIEF THERAPY
AND ERICKSONIAN TECHNIQUES PROGRAM



 

Clinical Supervision and Professional Development of the

Substance Abuse Counselor

5  NBCC Hours
 

This homestudy program is offered for five NBCC hours and is designed to provide substance abuse clinical supervisors a comprehensive review of effective supervision policy and theory.  The text, Clinical Supervisors and Professional Development of Substance Abuse Counselors, is published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
 

Chapter one presents basic information about clinical supervision in the substance abuse treatment field.  Chapter two addresses the "how to's" of clinical supervision.  A section on program administration focuses on the effects of substance abuse counseling management.
 

Upon completion of this program, participants will understand effective clinical supervision policy, use appropriate ethical and legal standards in supervision, demonstrate effective administrative management principles, and will incorporate these skills into their supervision practice.
 

To complete this homestudy program, participants will be asked to read the SAMHSA text and then complete both a quiz on this material and an evaluation of the program. 
 

The full cost of the program is $129.00.  For MMHCA members, pay only $119.00. 
 

REGISTER HERE FOR THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE
COUNSELOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM