UNH Professional Development & Training offers a variety of non-credit, continuing education programs for professionals in education, counseling, and social work.
Topic areas include General Education, Paraprofessional and Special Education, Counseling and Social Work, K-12 Suicide Prevention, and more. You can enroll at any time with flexible class formats that include one-day workshops, multi-day certificates, boot camps, and online programs.
March 14 | Live Online
This workshop will focus on the 21st century preteen and teenager in school. How do we connect with this young adult? Often giving them responsibilities can result in a mixed bag of outcomes.
Come to this workshop to better understand today's teenager. Gain new information regarding what brain research is telling us about accessing this age group in a learning environment.
Consider and discuss differentiating for students with a variety of diagnoses, such as ADHD and Autism, in an inclusive middle school or high school classroom environment.
Take away ideas to modify, adapt and accommodate to help them access not only their curriculum but gain self-regulation skills and better understanding of how they learn.
March 17 | Portsmouth
The integration of treatment techniques for clients with anxiety, depression and low self-esteem has been proven to help make treatment both effective and rapid.
In this workshop, you will learn to integrate motivational skills, bibliotherapy, cognitive, behavioral and interpersonal models of therapy to effect therapeutic change. Individuals who previously required months of therapy can now experience significant improvement in just a few sessions. An opportunity for both observation and hands-on practice will be available.
6.0 Category A Continuing Education hours for licensure have been applied for through NASW-NH.
March 24 | Portsmouth
Working collaboratively, we will discuss ways to bring a social skills groups from an awkward lunch conversation to a social experience that your students enjoy and can identify and recognize that learning is taking place. The workshop will focus on critical social skill development from understanding pragmatic language to navigating the world of relationships. We will discuss how to shift the lens from the adults providing social skills curriculum and instructing the students on dos and don’ts of conversation-to goals and skills chosen by your students based on their daily experiences, social mistakes and successes.
March 31 | Live Online
In this workshop you will look at current issues in the psychology of motivation, especially in relation to ADHD students.
Topics will include:
6.0 Category A Continuing Education hours for licensure have been applied for through NASW-NH.
New date - MARCH 29! | Browne Center, Durham
Social Awareness and Relationship Skills are two of the Core Competencies of Social Emotional Learning as defined by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL).
Empathy is the glue that holds these two competencies together. Our ability to nurture and teach empathy is necessary for a well-rounded educational experience and vital to healthy students, schools and communities.
This experiential and interactive workshop will expose participants to the science and pedagogy of empathy-based programming and offer tools and activities that can be used immediately with students or clients.
March 27 | Live Online
There are several major cognitive functions required for successful development and participation in social/emotional learning. Learn what they are, how they impact each other, and what it looks like in the classroom, so we can better remove barriers, provide supports, and teach skills in these areas.
When we understand the role of cognitive functions in learning/behaviors, we can better understand these deficits as lagging skills instead of laziness, bad choices, or opposition. Then, we’ll build your toolbox of practical and evidence based classroom strategies that are brain based to better help students with social/emotional challenges.
Empowering Educators Coping With Stress
Free 30-minute webinar led by Hannah Mariotti, Educational Consultant, and Sarah Wagner, School Psychologist. Based on UNH Professional Development & Training’s full-day workshop “Empowering Educators Coping with Stress.”
According to research nearly half of teachers experience high daily stress. How do we cultivate positivity, especially in challenging times? Learn to uphold an optimistic nature and renew your passion for teaching with research-based effective and simple steps that can be applied both in and out of the classroom.
In-Service Training for Educators, Administrators, and Staff Working with Youth
This 2-hour training for school personnel meets the requirements set out in SB (Senate Bill) 282 for suicide prevention education in public and charter schools. Evidence-based training will include identifying:
Requirements of the act, such as identifying a person within the school as the point of contact when a student is believed to be at risk for suicide, and parent education will be reviewed.
Are you intersted in deepening your skills, developing a competitive resume, or positioning yourself for a career change? A professional skills certificate is a great way to accomplish all of that. UNH Professional Development & Training offers certificate programs in 26 content areas.
Most of our certificate programs are self-paced and may be completed within two years with a range of electives and required workshops, which allows for customization to your interests within any certificate area. Certificate programs are time- and cost-effective and provide a strong foundation for the next phase of your career. Skill-build for the job you want!
In today's digital job market, first impressions can be everything. Leverage your professional presence with a digital badge to show off your hard-earned credentials. Whether on LinkedIn or your personal website, a digital badge demonstrates your professional competencies and qualifications at a glance.
UNH Professional Development & Training, in partnership with Credly, currently offers digital badges in six topic areas, and several are issued in partnership with an accompanying certificate program.
Does your business or organization require group training? PD&T can help! Our Custom Training services offers a high-quality, individualized cirruculum, hands-on training with an instructor, and scheduling flexibility to meet your needs. Most of our signature programs can be customized for individual group trainings, or we're happy to work with you to develop a program just for you, no matter what the topic area.
