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Tuesday, April 14, 2026

9:00 a.m.-4:30 CT p.m. via Zoom

6.0 CEUs (for those licensed in MN)

Presenter: Dr. Dawn Apgar, Ph.D, LSW, ACSW, Author of social work exam study guides from Springer Publishing

Essentials of Supervision
Part of the Spring 2026 Social Work Supervisor Certification Series

Wednesday, 5/6/26 - 12:00-1:00pm CT via Zoom
Presenter: Dr. Adam McCormick, MSW, PhD
1 CEU - Clinical or Cultural Responsiveness
 
This interactive workshop explores how trauma and harmful masculine norms intersect to shape the emotional lives of boys and young men. Using Gabor Maté’s framework of the traumatic tension between attachment and authenticity, participants will examine how boys often sacrifice emotional truth in order to maintain "belonging"—leading to patterns of suppression, aggression, or disconnection. Through case examples, discussion, and reflective activities, social workers will gain practical, ethical strategies to engage male-identified clients in healing-centered, gender-responsive ways that promote resilience, emotional literacy, and accountability. This session supports trauma-informed, relationally attuned practice across diverse clinical and community settings.

Learning Objectives:

1. Explain how masculinity is constructed and developed in the lives of boys and young men.

2. Analyze the impact of masculinity socialization on issues such as trauma, intimate partner violence, substance use, and help-seeking behaviors.

3. Identify core patterns of power and control rooted in masculine socialization and apply strategies to address these dynamics ethically in clinical and community settings.

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 - 10:00am-12:00pm CT

Presenter: Jade Erickson, LICSW

2 CEUs - Clinical

In recent years the proposed benefits and usage of psychedelics as a mental health intervention has been gaining traction. With positive research trending around psychedelic use for “treatment resistant depression”, trauma, and substance use, our greater communities are becoming curious. This presentation will explore the science, benefits, and risks for utilizing psychedelics for mental health concerns, primarily the protocol of “Psychedelic Assisted Therapy”, which combines the use of psychedelics with traditional psychotherapy. This presentation seeks to demystify the use of psychedelics, including exploring historical use and misuse, the indigenous roots for this work, and current laws and use in Minnesota. Recommended protocol for “Psychedelic Assisted Therapy” will be outlined and explored.

Learning Objectives

1. Learn and identify the protocol for Psychedelic Assisted Therapy

2. Explore the history of the use of psychedelics for mental health, as well as the misinformation

3. Learn and understand the current neuroscience research of psychedelics on the brain and neuropathways