Summer Series 2019: Session 3

Engaging Families in their Communities:

Top 10 Myths About In-home and Community-based Work

Jenny Britton, LICSW

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

9 a.m. - noon

 

About the Summer Series

Engaging with a client's family can be more complicated than what you learned in grad school. The Training Institute at Washburn Center invites you to the first annual Summer Series for clinicians! This 4-part training series will highlight skills, tools and insights to effectively engage with the diversity of families in our community. 

Participants may register for individual sessions, or for the full training series at a discounted price!

 

Location:

United Health Foundation Training Institute at

Washburn Center for Children

1100 Glenwood Ave

Minneapolis, MN 55405

Click here for a flyer and more details about the series!

 

CEUs will be available!

 

About Jenny Britton

Jenny Britton, MSW, LICSW is the Director of Child and Family Services at Washburn Center for Children. She has worked in a variety of roles since joining Washburn Center in 2003. Jenny’s past experience includes elementary day treatment, in-home individual and family therapy, school-based individual and group therapy, children’s mental health case management, outpatient therapy and providing therapeutic services at a homeless shelter. She received her Bachelors degree in Social Work and Family Studies from St. Olaf College and her Masters in Social Work from the University of St. Thomas/College of St. Catherine. At Washburn Center, Jenny helped develop a number of community based programs including Case Management, Intensive In-Home, and Crisis Stabilization before she becoming Associate Clinical Director of those programs. Her areas of expertise include supporting children who are severely emotionally disturbed and their families, wrap around services for children and families who have been exposed to trauma and providing in-home family therapy. Jenny is passionate about helping families in the communities they live heal from trauma. Additionally, she utilizes EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and provides trainings in EMDR and community-based holistic healing.

 

About this Session

Objectives: 

Participants in this training will...

1. Identify and discuss myths of in-home and community-based therapy

2. Develop ways to bridge difference when working with varying family values, parenting styles, and culture

3. Increase skills for engaging families in difficult conversation

4. Engage in self-reflections about personal values

 

Registration

Cost for Session 3: 

$65 - public

$25 - current Washburn Center staff 

Interested in all 4 sessions?

Receive a 10% discount when you purchase the 4-session package! Click here for the special 4-session package registration.

Registering more than one person?

Groups of 4+ registrants are eligible for a 10% discount. Before you check out, please contact traininginstitute@washburn.org to receive your discount code. 

 

To purchase a ticket for this session, click "Purchase for $65" from the menu on the left. If applying a group discount code, or a Washburn employee code, apply it at this time and your price will be adjusted.

*Note: by clicking purchase you are buying a ticket to the July 31st session with Jenny Britton. To purchase tickets for other sessions, or for all 4 sessions at a discounted price, click the link above.

 

To pay by check, please fill out the Registration Form and mail with payment to the address above.

 

Cancellation policy:

Full refunds will be issued for cancellations at least one week prior to the training. Cancellations or changes less than one week before the training will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

 

Questions? We'd love to help! Contact TrainingInstitute@washburn.org or 612.767.3383