Adult Mental Health First Aid consists of 2-hours of self-paced content followed by 5.5 hours of instructor-led training. Mental Health First Aid is an early intervention public education program. It teaches adults how to recognize the signs and symptoms that suggest a potential mental health challenge, how to listen nonjudgmentally and give reassurance to a person who
Come to Project Harmony for an overview of our services and a tour of the facility. Please click here to register for this training. Please submit a short summary or a certificate (if received) to your supervisor to receive 1 hours of continuing education.
Stress is an inevitability of life, but child welfare work by its very nature presents situations that can escalate even the calmest of people. Dealing with these pressures daily can impact multiple areas of our lives at work and at home. Building Resilience Through Mindfulness explores strategies that can be learned and practiced; strategies that
This training will address the definitions, policies, law changes, basic statistical information, and responses from Saint Francis to the issue of trafficking. Reference will be made to other areas, such as the Buyers, Sellers, Pornography, and the Media, but those topics will be covered in more detail during subsequent trainings. Cancellations must be made at least
The Nebraska CASA Association is pleased to announce a free virtual training, entitled, "Exploring Intercultural Competence." This session will explore how to connect across diverse groups. We will examine how our personal and organizational cultures influence our ability to work across differences. Build skills to increase competencies, as we work with others who are different
The Nebraska CASA Association is pleased to announce a free virtual training, entitled, "Exploring Intercultural Competence." This session will explore how to connect across diverse groups. We will examine how our personal and organizational cultures influence our ability to work across differences. Build skills to increase competencies, as we work with others who are different
Difficult conversations occur in every aspect of a person’s life. This training will provide tools and strategies for having difficult conversations, whether the conversation is about performance, agency changes, and/or other difficult topics that can arise in a work environment. The strategies developed in this training can also be used in other areas, personal or
This course prepares mandatory reporters with the knowledge and skills to recognize and report child abuse and neglect along with an overview of the different types of abuse and their prevalence in Nebraska. In this training, participants will discuss challenges associated with reporting abuse and neglect, practice asking minimal facts questions, and receive resources that
Understanding children’s brain development can help us understand how their perceptions of time can influence the trauma experienced following abuse. This training will look at what happens at various developmental stages as it pertains to a child's awareness of time. We will use that knowledge to understand how changes in their environment--such as putting them
This training helps participants recognize trauma, understand its impact on the brain and body, and identify and apply interventions to trauma related behaviors. This course is meant to provide foundational information on trauma for anyone that is new to the topic or would like a refresher on trauma basics. Please click here to register for
The film Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic is an investigation into the world of online grooming and sextortion — a present-day reality for one in seven children online. By unsealing the federal case of a top-gun pilot with hundreds of victims, and interviewing survivors and their parents, this true-crime piece exposes an often-overlooked crime against children,
To some, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is associated with treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder. However, the strategies used in ACT can be beneficial for folks with depression, anxiety, substance use, and other conditions. In fact, its principles can be applied to anyone, at any age, regardless of their mental health status. What are the
