Fall 2009 - University of Michigan School of Social Work

Building Social Work Skills with Families on Sexual Identity,
Behavior and Education
This mini-course will provide an overview of the multiple ways that sexuality impacts contemporary family
relationships. This course will explore how the social context of the family shapes sexual experiences, health,
and inequality. In addition to gaining a general familiarity with how sexuality impacts families, this course will
provide a more in-depth analysis of three specific instances of sexuality in families: Conversations about sexuality
and sex education, “coming out” as Transgender, Bisexual, Lesbian and Gay (TBLG), and sexual health. This
course will identify best practice strategies for addressing issues of sexuality that arise in a family context, with
a focus on how social workers may use these skills in their work with families and family members.
Instructor: Kristin S. Scherrer, MSW, MA, is a PhD candidate in Sociology and Social Work at the University of
Michigan. Her research interests include the construction of sexual identities, asexuality, bisexuality, gender,
families, intergenerational relationships, aging and the life course, and her dissertation focuses on understanding
grandparent-LGBQ grandchild relationships. Ms. Scherrer has worked with LGBTQ individuals and their
families through the Ruth Ellis Center and the Spectrum Center.
Dates: September 21, 28, and October 5, 12, 26
Registration: 4:45 p.m. / Program: 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Location: School of Social Work, Educational Conference Center
Fees: $225.00
This program has been approved for 14 continuing education hours by the
Michigan Social Work Continuing Education Collaborative.
Treatment of Mood Disorders
MINI-COURSES
The focus of this mini-course is on the concepts, theory and practice appropriate to the effective intervention of
Interpersonal Therapy for the treatment of mood disorders. This course will focus on the brief, focused, evidence-based
treatment using IPT (Interpersonal therapy) as developed by Myrna Weissman. The course will
include in-depth skill-building for use in providing the IPT model of treatment.
Instructor: Kristine M. Konz, LMSW, is an adjunct faculty at the University of Michigan School of Social Work,
and a clinician and psychotherapist at the University of Michigan Ambulatory Psychiatry Clinic. She has been
trained in the evidence-based practices of Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and has been a trainer in Interpersonal Psychotherapy for both the psychiatric
social work intern and residency programs for the past eight years. Ms. Konz has a special interest in women’s
mental health and bipolar disorder.
Dates: November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Registration: 5:45 p.m. / Program: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Location: School of Social Work, B684
Fee: $225.00 (Space is limited.)
This program has been approved for 14 continuing education hours by the
Michigan Social Work Continuing Education Collaborative.
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