Professional Development

Courses

Aromatherapy for Health and Well-Being

This workshop is a comprehensive introduction to the many applications of essential oils. Topics include: how to use, buy and store, basic care kit, pharmacological and psychological properties, carrier oils, and everyday applications.

Thursday, October 10, 2019, WDC*D124

Motivation for Behavioral Change: Clinical, Management & Personal Strategies

This workshop will explore the issues of motivation and behavioral change in relation to clinical practice, supervision, management, and personal development. Participants will apply the principles of self-motivation to their personal lives and professional aspirations through use of case studies and experiential exercises.

Friday, October 25, 2019, WDC*D124

Business Boot Camp

Business Boot Camp is a way to better learn and lay the foundation for your business that will serve you for years to come and leads to less levels of bitterness, burnout and resentment.

Friday, November 8, 2019, WDC*D124

Dazed and Confused - Employer Concerns Regarding the New Marijuana Legislation

This course covers the legal aspects of the new marijuana legislation.

Tuesday, October 29, 2019, WDC*D152

Integrative Medicine-Vitamins, Supplements, and Alternative Therapies

Barb presents the most up-to-date data from evidence-based research on the safety of numerous OTC products. Learn more about multivitamins, as well as specific vitamins including vitamins A, B, C, D, E and K. Magnesium, zinc and iron supplements are also common--but need warning labels. Barb also will discuss supplements containing omega-3 fatty acids, melatonin, CoQ10, lavender, milk thistle, glucosamine, garlic, grapeseed, gingko, and ginger.

Thursday, November 7, 2019, LIB2*L110

Patient Safety and Quality Conference

This healthcare conference will include topics as the opioid crisis, legalized marijuana, active shooter situations and much more.

Tuesday, November 5, 2019, WDC*D152

Joy, Gratitude and Burnout

Sometimes people do everything right and still get disillusioned, irritable, lost and overwhelmed. That's when burnout happens. The workshop provides guidelines for burnout recovery. Family and colleagues learn how to help reversal of burnout.

Friday, November 8, 2019, WDC*D212

Introduction to Medicinal Herbs

This course is designed to offer an introduction to medicinal herbs and their history of use in healing. Topics include a brief history of herbal medicine, how herbs work in the human body, herbal properties and characteristics, and demonstrations of how to prepare a wide range of internal and external applications.

Tuesday, November 12, 2019, WDC*D124

Rise Up! An Investment in Women Who Lead

This one-day conference shares how women can lean into challenging and awkward conversations, clarify important goals and become leaders. Participants will take the Habit Finders Profile and get detailed results to keep.

Friday, November 15, 2019, WDC*D152

Spanish Interpretation: General

Interpreters are needed in public service areas. This course teaches the skills necessary to become an effective interpreter including skits and plenty of practice. Participants must be fluent in both English and Spanish.

October 7, 2019 to November 11, 2019, WDC*D123

20 Things Counselors Can Do to Promote Recovery

Friday, April 3, 2020, WDC*D124

CPR Health Care Provider

This course provides the information, training, demonstration and practice necessary to pass the CPR Health Care Provider.

Wednesday, October 2, 2019, WDC*D151
Saturday, November 23, 2019, WDC*D151
Wednesday, December 4, 2019, WDC*D151

Prairie Safety Council Contractor Safety Course

In this four-hour course, participants will cover 1) General Facility Rules 2) Hazard Communication 3) Personnel Hazards and Protection 4) Equipment Hazards 5) Emergencies and Environmental Concerns and 6) Supplemental Information such as MSDS Sheets and a Glossary of Terms.Upon successfully passing an exam at the end of the course, participants will receive a course completion card which may be used for entry into local manufacturing facilities.

Thursday, October 3, 2019, WDC*D151

Beginning Microsoft Excel

Excel has become the backbone that powers many organizations. Build your Excel skills in a one-day workshop for beginners.

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Intermediate Microsoft Excel

Learn how to manipulate large worksheets; use multiple worksheets and workbooks; customize Excel; apply advanced formatting; use Excel as a list manager; perform advanced charting options; use auditing and comments features; and create and manage templates.

Wednesday, September 25, 2019, WDC*D122

Advanced Microsoft Excel

Topics include working with multiple worksheets and workbooks; using LOOKUP functions and formula auditing; sharing and protecting workbooks; data validation; creating sparklines; and mapping and forecasting data.

Wednesday, October 23, 2019, WDC*D122

Beginning Microsoft Word

Learn how to efficiently use the Word window; edit documents; move and copy text; distinguish between character and paragraph formatting; create and manage tables; control page layout features.

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Intermediate Microsoft Word

In this course, you will learn to work with styles, sections, and columns; formatting tables; print labels and envelopes; create templates and use building blocks; work with graphics and objects; and manage document revisions.

Monday, October 28, 2019, WDC*D121

Advanced Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word enables you to do far more than simple word processing. Word includes advanced image manipulation tools, collaboration features, cross-referencing and linking tools, entry forms and data collection, security features, and tools to automate document production.

Monday, December 9, 2019, WDC*D122

Microsoft OneNote

This course will introduce you to using OneNote notebooks to store a wide variety of content in an organized structure, access the content from anywhere, and also share it with others. Additionally, learning how OneNote and the other applications in the suite are integrated increases your productivity with Microsoft Office.

Monday, November 4, 2019, WDC*D122
Monday, November 4, 2019, WDC*D122

Basic Spanish Conversation

This eight-week course is designed to bring an English speaker to a beginning level of communication in Spanish. This class provides a strong base for you to have fun while you expand your mind.

September 9, 2019 to October 28, 2019, NEC*N101

Interactive Spanish Conversation Lab

This course takes a communicative approach to developing your ability to use and understand Spanish in practical, everyday contexts. It focuses on conversation skills - both listening and speaking - emphasizing pronunciation, fluency and vocabulary.

September 11, 2019 to October 30, 2019, NEC*N101

Mission, Vision and Values

This course leads participants through the development of a mission, vision and values statement.

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Workplace Excellence Series

The Workplace Excellence Series is designed to help people understand and deliver the essential workplace skills that companies demand today.

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