Continuing Education

Bundle: Working with Teen Clients

4 Courses + 5 CE Credits – Includes Risk Assessments, Avoidance, Eating Disorders and More!

Social Work Education

About The Bundle - 4 Courses

Courses Included: 

  1. Conducting Risk and Safety Assessments: This course is designed for social workers who want to develop skills and knowledge in safety and risk assessment for clients who may be at risk for suicide or self-harm. The course will cover the fundamentals of safety and risk assessment, including identifying clients in need of assessment, developing effective safety plans through communication with clients, and understanding why adolescents and teens are at risk for suicidal behavior or ideation.
  2. School Avoidance and Refusal:This course dives into the complex issues surrounding school avoidance and school refusal. Participants will gain insights into the reasons students might avoid or refuse school, ranging from anxiety to depression to behavioral issues. The course emphasizes the critical role of parents and caregivers in collaborating with professionals to address these challenges. Through real-life scenarios and expert discussions, attendees will explore therapeutic modalities like DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) and SPACE, which focuses on parent accommodations.

  3. Eating Disorders: Challenging Myths and Embracing Realities: This course is designed for social workers and mental health professionals seeking to deepen their understanding and competence in treating eating disorders. Dive into an engaging curriculum that deconstructs common misconceptions and provides a robust analysis of the various types of eating disorders.

  4. Powerful Home-School Partnerships: The course highlights and examines powerful home/school partnerships and the role social workers play in cultivating and supporting these relationships. Students thrive in settings with adults who are invested in their success. This is no small task and cannot be accomplished without a supportive and collaborative team including teachers, school social workers, parents or guardians, and other important role models in a student’s life.

Learning Method: Record asynchronous distance (non-interactive). These courses include a recorded video and access to the presented resources.

Amount of CE Credit Offered: 5 credits (general)

Fees: This bundle of 4 courses can be purchased individually for $50 or as part of an annual unlimited continuing education subscription available for $99/year.

Posttest: Following each course, the participant will take a 10-15 question posttest. A score of 70% correct is required to pass and obtain a certificate. If you do not pass the posttest, it can be re-taken after fully reviewing the materials again. 

Certificate of CompletionIn order to receive a certificate of completion for each course, you must indicate that you’ve watched the entire video portion of the course, earn a passing grade on the test, and complete the requested course evaluation.

Target Audience: 

Masters and Clinical level licensees pursuing continuing education.

Content Level:

Both beginning and intermediate-level content are included in these courses.

Instructor Bio(s):

Meagan Mitchell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has been providing individualized and group instruction for over 5 years.

Meagan is currently a Child and Adolescent Therapist with The Sibley Group in Washington, DC. She is working towards her Play Therapy credential. Meagan is also the founder of Agents of Change Social Work Test Prep – a learning platform and community designed for social workers preparing for their licensing exams.

She loves combining her passion for learning and sharing her knowledge with the social work community. Meagan has a strong interest in tech & and innovation, specifically exploring the intersection of technology with social work practices. She is also passionate about multicultural supervision & and ethics; ensuring diverse voices are heard, understood, and supported in supervision and consultation.

Lastly, Meagan is currently a DSW student at SUNY Buffalo.

Kira Denney

Kira is the Co-Founder and Co-Owner of Pearl Wellness Practice. She is a licensed clinical supervisor and therapist serving individuals with disordered eating, eating disorders, body image, and general mental health concerns in DC, MD, and FL. In addition to providing direct care, Kira serves as chair-elect for the Washington DC International Association for Eating Disorder Professionals, provides individual and group supervision and consultations for other mental health professionals and practice, facilitates psycho-education groups, and contributes her eating disorder, leadership, and management expertise to blogs and podcasts.

Taking a person-centered and cognitive-behavioral (CBT) approach, she guides others to identify their core beliefs and behaviors and helps them develop and implement skills and techniques that best fit their lifestyle, needs, and wants for personal growth.

In Kira’s spare time, you can find her volunteering as the philanthropy chair for her alumni, mentoring psychology students, watching or playing sports, and hanging out with family.

Maeve McMahon, LMSW

Maeve McMahon is a Licensed Social Worker specializing in Pediatric Behavioral Health.

Maeve currently works at the Cleveland Clinic as a Pediatric Behavioral Health Social Worker and graduated with her Masters Degree in Social Work from Case Western University.

Requesting Accessibility Accommodations:

Please email [email protected] to request accessibility accommodations.

ACE Approval Statement: 

Agents of Change, #1919, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 7/26/2023 – 7/26/2024. 

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Refund PolicyIn general, refunds will not be provided. However, if you do have any concerns or grievances, please contact us at the email address below. Registrants who do not complete their course(s) will not receive a refund. Registrants who purchased the course but did not achieve a passing grade will not receive a refund. The Agents of Change Grievance Policy can be viewed here.

Cancellation Policy: If an Agents of Change Continuing Education course is canceled, a full refund will be provided to all participants.

Please email [email protected] with any questions about the course.

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