Institutes
As the Spring 2026 semester is wrapping up, we’re already dreaming about the fabulous programs that will be part of Continuing Education at UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work in the coming 2026-2027 academic year.
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Clinical Institute programs offer in-depth training opportunities in evidence-based practices. Each program provides theoretical grounding and practical skills through a combination of didactic, experiential, and interactive practices.
Previous Fall/Spring 2025-2026 Programs:
October 9, 2025 (Thursday)
Institute on Spirituality, Religion, and Mental Health Practice
Keynotes: Dr. Nora Dennis, Jubilee Healing Farm on Land-Based Mental Health and Collective Healing and
Dr. Russell Siler Jones on Spiritual Assessment in Mental Health Practice
Afternoon options: Politicization of Religion w/ Rev. Amanda Rigsby, Dr. Elizabeth Watters & Greta Martin, LCSW; Spiritually Informed Care w/ Rev. Dr. Alvernia Disnew; Working with Religious Trauma w/ Kennetra Irby-Brackett, DMin, LCSW, Chaplain; Embodied Healing w/ Dr. Millicent N. Robinson
October 30-31, 2025 (Thursday and Friday)
Showing Up with Self-Compassion and Values: Integrating ACT and FAP in Uncertain Times
Trainer: Holly Yates MS, LCMHC, Certified Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP) Trainer
February 26-27, 2026 (Thursday and Friday)
Internal Family Systems: Experiential Practices for Therapists
Trainer: Deborah Klinger, LMFT, CEDS-C, IFS Approved Consultant
April 15-17, 2026 (Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday)
Behind the Therapy Chair: The Parts We Don’t Talk About
Trainer: Tasha Hunter, MSW, LCSW
Most all previous events are available as self-paced CE courses here.