Supporting Exceptional Students: The Intersection of Social-Emotional Learning and Disability

 
NEW! FREE! SELF-PACED! 3 CE HOURS!
Supporting Exceptional Students:
The Intersection of Social-Emotional Learning and Disability
Meets competencies for the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsement®

This online, self-paced, training course:  

  • Identifies 14 recognized disability categories, both visible and invisible, and their potential impacts on social-emotional wellbeing and mental health.
  • Explores common social-emotional challenges experienced by elementary, middle, and high school students across the disability spectrum, with a focus on utilizing SEL strategies to support students in the school environment.
This training course will take learners approximately 3 hours to complete.
 
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Continuing Education Information

  • 3 general education credits ASWB ACE
  • 3 contact hours NBCC
  • 3 contact hours DCDEE
  • This training meets competencies for the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsement®

UNC SSW, 1406, is approved to offer social work continuing education​ by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. UNC SSW maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 8/10/22-8/10/25. Social workers completing this course receive 3 general continuing education credits. ​

UNC SSW has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider,​ ACEP No. 6642. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. UNC SSW is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. The successful completion of this online course qualifies for 3 contact hours. ​

Approved by the Division of Child Development and Early Education North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services for 3 contact hours.
 

This training meets the following competencies for the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsement®:

  • Infant/young child development and behavior
  • Attachment, separation, trauma, grief, and loss
  • Observation and listening
  • Responding with empathy
  • Developmental guidance

IECMH Endorsement is a way to demonstrate that you have the skill, experience and knowledge to work with pregnant women, infants, young children, and their families. It is a standardized process that involves documenting competency-based training, specialized work experiences, and Reflective Supervision/Consultation.

NC Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Association NCIMHA is the only organization authorized to grant an Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsement (IECMH-E) in North Carolina. NCIMHA's purpose is to equip and support North Carolina’s infant and early childhood mental health professionals. https://www.ncimha.org.
 

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