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Responsive, focused and free
Adaptable to your time & interests
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Responsive, focused and free

presentations: to raise awareness and understanding of behavioral health issues that affect ALL Nebraskans — city and town, farm and ranch.
training: to support local communities and care providers in offering more and better resources for behavioral health disorders.
topics can be focused on your group’s area of interest, specific or general, as it affects quality of life in your Nebraska community.
presenters include health professionals from UNL, UNMC and Creighton — and Nebraskans who share compelling personal stories.
always free, statewide, to ANY Nebraska group that wants to learn about disorders, treatment and recovery.

Adaptable to your time & interests
Presentations and training can be adapted for any audience. Not sure where to start? Don’t see a menu topic that speaks to your interests? Contact Kim Carpenter 402-552-7694 | k.carpenter@unmc.edu

topics cover behavioral health in all ages — from children to seniors.

topics can be adapted to your interests — and time available. Examples:

	Mental health		Warning signs/symptoms
	Substance abuse		Care and treatment
	Specific disorders		Trauma and recovery
	Illness prevalence		Care collaboration

topics can be adapted for any audience. Examples:

	Primary care providers		Family/friends affected
	Behavioral care providers		Community members
	Government agencies		Clergy & church organizations
	NGO — help networks		First responders (police-fire-EMT)

Topics menu by category
Presentations and training can be adapted for any audience. Not sure where to start? Don’t see a menu topic that speaks to your interests? Contact Kim Carpenter 402-552-7694 | k.carpenter@unmc.edu

CATEGORIES (in alphabetical order) PRESENTERS (click a category to see presenters)

Awareness & Understanding
Community Needs Assessment
Disorders — Illness
Telehealth — Distance Delivery
Trauma, Stress & Recovery
Treatment & Medication
Wellness & Living Skills
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CATEGORY Awareness & Understanding

TOPIC	PRESENTER	TIME
ACES — Adverse Childhood Experiences Study One of the largest investigations ever conducted on the links between childhood maltreatment and later-life health and well-being. As a collaboration between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Kaiser Permanente's Health Appraisal Clinic in San Diego, Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) members undergoing a comprehensive physical examination provided detailed information about childhood abuse, neglect and family dysfunction. Over 17,000 members participated.	Kim Carpenter, BS	1-2 hrs
Childhood Discipline	Joe Evans, PhD	1-2 hrs
Darkness to Light (child sexual abuse) Raises awareness of the prevalence and consequences of child sexual abuse. Educates adults about how to prevent, recognize and react responsibly. Offers policy and practice considerations in prevention to agencies and professionals.	Kim Carpenter, BS	3 hrs
Media and Child Psychiatry	Howard Liu, MD	1 hr
Overview of Child Psychiatry	Howard Liu, MD	1 hr
Survivors of Violence and Addiction This workshop describes forms of violence — including child abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault and sex trade — and their impact on body, mind and spirit.	Kim Carpenter, BS	6 hrs

CATEGORY Community Needs Assessment

TOPIC	PRESENTER	TIME
Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) as a Method for Improving Mental Health Outcomes in Rural Communities	Richard Bischoff, PhD \| co-presenter:Paul Springer, PhD	1-2 hrs

CATEGORY Disorders — Illness

TOPIC	PRESENTER	TIME
Addictions: Biology of Addiction	Paul Springer, PhD	1 hr
Addictions and the Family	Paul Springer, PhD	1 hr
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)	Howard Liu, MD	1 hr
Co-Morbidity: Getting It Right the First Time	Michael Rice, PhD, APRN	flexible
Compulsive Shoplifting Disorder: Illness and Recovery It’s an illness and a crime punishable by jail, prison and dreadful humiliation. Finally, there is hope for people who just can’t stop themselves.	Jeri Schaben, BA, CPSWS	1 hr
Depression and Children	Howard Liu, MD	1 hr
Evidence-Based Risk Factors for First-Episode Psychosis	Michael Rice, PhD, APRN	flexible
Mood Disorders and Suicide	Michael Rice, PhD, APRN	flexible
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Patient and Family Impact	Michael Rice, PhD, APRN	flexible
Pre-Existing Co-Morbidities in Psychiatric Patients	Michael Rice, PhD, APRN	flexible
Understanding Bipolar Disorder More than 10 million Americans have bipolar disorder. This workshop explains symptoms and coping mechanisms from the unique perspective of someone who has managed the disease for more than 30 years.	Jeri Schaben, BA, CPSWS	15 min – 1 hr

CATEGORY Telehealth — Distance Delivery

TOPIC	PRESENTER	TIME
Distance Mental Health for Rural Health Needs	Michael Rice, PhD, APRN	flexible
Video Conferencing as a Psychotherapy Treatment Medium	Richard Bischoff, PhD	1 hr

CATEGORY Trauma, Stress & Recovery

TOPIC	PRESENTER	TIME
16 Steps for Empowerment & Discovery This workshop discusses the importance of peer support and the inclusion of trauma issues in peer support. Its title comes from Charlotte Kasl’s model. Includes: how to start a group, sustainability considerations, membership development. A brief overview of this model is available for service providers. A workshop is available for consumers/survivors/recovering individuals to start a group or a program in their community.	Kim Carpenter, BS	3-5 hrs
From Trauma Recovery to Uncovery, Discovery and Reconnection This workshop reviews the stages of recovery by Dr. Judith Herman: safety, remembrance/mourning & reconnection. It also includes screening and assessment, compassionate thinking, clinical and peer-run treatment approaches, movement as healing, and vicarious trauma.	Kim Carpenter, BS	3-6 hrs
Sex Trade and Trauma This workshop defines sex trade and examines its dynamics specific to Nebraska. Aspects: stigma, mental health, substance use, physical health, trauma and legal issues plus treatment and intervention considerations. Includes viewing the film, Hidden in Plain Sight: Prostitution in Nebraska.	Kim Carpenter, BS	1.5-3 hrs
Stress Management and Mindfulness	Paul Springer, PhD	1 hr
The Cost of Caring This workshop reviews components of vicarious trauma, stress and compassion fatigue. It examines strategies for staff to maintain resiliency and avoid secondary trauma or burnout. Plus information and practice on HeartMath.	Brent Khan, EdD copresenter: Kim Carpenter, BS	1-4 hrs
The Physiology of Stress and Demonstration of HeartMath Interventions	Brent Khan, EdD	1-2 hrs
Trauma-Informed Services: Creating Safe Environments This workshop answers ‘What is trauma-informed?’ and ‘How do we assess our agency for trauma-informed services?’ Covers universal screening practices, safe environments — and program assessment protocol by Roger Fallot and Maxine Harris.	Kim Carpenter, BS	1-3 hrs
Trauma & Recovery — The Basics This workshop addresses trauma and PTSD, trauma symptoms, resiliency factors, mitigating factors, biophysiology and processing traumatic memory, connection between addiction and trauma, treatment considerations, ACE study.	Kim Carpenter, BS	1-4 hrs
Walk the Walk: Creative Tools for Transforming Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma We pay an emotional price for doing the work we do. Some of us hear difficult stories daily and are frequently exposed to traumatic details from cases we’re working on. We are not always able to help everyone who comes to us for help — the demands often outweigh what we can offer. Compassion fatigue has been called “a disorder that affects those who do their work well” (Figley, 1995). The level of compassion fatigue a helper experiences can ebb and flow from one day to the next. Even very healthy helpers with optimal life/work balance and self-care strategies can experience compassion fatigue. This one day workshop incorporates a combination of solo, small group and whole group activities.	Kim Carpenter, BS	1-6 hrs

CATEGORY Treatment & Medication

TOPIC	PRESENTER	TIME
Diagnosis and Behavioral Treatment of ADHD	Joe Evans, PhD	1-4 hrs
Diagnosis and Behavioral Treatment of Elimination Disorders	Joe Evans, PhD	1-2 hrs
Essentials for Collaboration with Mental Health Providers	Richard Bischoff, PhD	1 hr
Gender Matters — Making the Case for Gender-Specific Treatment This workshop offers information on the history of women and addiction, female addiction patterns, body image, eating disorders, self harm, parenting issues, health considerations and developing gender-specific services for women.	Kim Carpenter, BS	1-6 hrs
Introduction to Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care	Joe Evans, PhD	1-2 hrs
Mental Health First Aid An interactive 12-hour course that presents an overview of mental illness and substance use disorders in the U.S. Builds understanding of risk factors, warning signs, behavioral impact and common treatments. The course may be taken to certify as a Mental Health First Aider — learning a 5-step action plan encompassing the skills, resources and knowledge to help an individual in crisis connect with appropriate professional, peer, social and self-help care.	Kim Carpenter, BS	12 hrs
Natural Medicines in Mental Health An overview of natural medicine products used in management of mental illness— including evidence for / reasons for use, drug interactions and side effects.	Teri Gabel, PharmD, BCCP	1-2 hrs per disorder
Non-Pharmacologic Treatment of Depression in the Elderly	Michael Rice, PhD, APRN	flexible
Pharmacotherapy of Major Psychiatric Disorders Presentations include a review of disorders, diagnostic tools, monitoring tools and medications used in disorder management — including side effects, drug interactions, medication selection and use. Non-pharmacologic and lifestyle interventions are also presented.	Teri Gabel, PharmD, BCCP	1-2 hrs per disorder
Pharmacotherapy of Substance Use Disorders Presentations provide information on substance of use, cycle of addiction and pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions available. Outpatient management of withdrawal syndromes can also be presented.	Teri Gabel, PharmD, BCCP	1-2 hrs per disorder
Psychiatric Medications in the Geriatric Population	Teri Gabel, PharmD, BCCP	1-2 hrs
Overview of Psychopharmacotherapy A comprehensive presentation covering management of psychiatric disorders. Includes an overview of each group of disorders, tools for diagnosis and management, and pharmacologic interventions and monitoring. Depth of the presentation can be adapted to audience and desired length of time.	Teri Gabel, PharmD, BCCP	2-6 hrsbased on depth and audience
Seeking Safety(addiction & PTSD) This workshop covers components of Seeking Safety, a treatment model for addiction and PTSD from Lisa Najavits, PhD. Includes basic trauma information, barriers to co-occurring treatment approaches, and elements of Seeking Safety.	Kim Carpenter, BS	4-6 hrs

CATEGORY Wellness & Living Skills

TOPIC	PRESENTER	TIME
Living Well Illustrated Stanford University created this uplifting, research-tested workshop that helps change negative behaviors. Participants have started and sustained exercise, mediation and visualization programs that contribute to wellness and reduce chronic disease symptoms, including depression.	Jeri Schaben, BA, CPSWS	30 min – 1 hr
RentWise Explained RentWise is a tenant education program that helps people find and keep decent, safe and affordable rental housing. Participants are taught tenant rights, communication skills, how to manage money and take care of their home.	Jeri Schaben, BA, CPSWS	30 min – 1 hr
Strengthening Marriage Presentation/Workshop	Richard Bischoff, PhD \| co-presenter:Paul Springer, PhD	1-3 hrs
Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP): An Overview Learn about the most talked about mental health program today. People create their own Wellness Recovery Action Plan to assist their recovery, manage their mental health symptoms and stay healthy. WRAP also can help to reduce anger and to quit smoking, drinking and drugs.	Jeri Schaben, BA, CPSWS	30 min – 1 hr

Topics menu by presenter
BHECN presenters include health professionals from UNL, UNMC and Creighton — and See presenter profiles and topics.

Recovery: first-hand stories
First-person accounts: Presenters also include Nebraskans who share compelling personal stories of illness and recovery. More.

How to request training or a presentation
Please email Kim Carpenter k.carpenter@unmc.edu with this information:

	A.	TELL US ABOUT YOUR GROUP
		1.	group or organization name
		2.	city
		3.	contact name, phone & email

	B.	TELL US TOPIC(S) OF INTEREST
		4.	From our training and talks menu, please list 3 topics in order of interest. We ask for more than one in the event your first request cannot be offered.

	C.	TELL US ABOUT YOUR AUDIENCE
		5.	describe primary audience members (e.g.: community members, health care/service providers, law enforcement, etc)
		6.	approximate size of audience
		7.	audience time available (e.g.: 1 hour, 2 hrs, half day, flexible, etc)
		8.	approximate date desired > month(s)/date window (Please be flexible. We’ll get back to you to work out date details.)



	Please note:
The training/presentation is free — BHECN sponsors the presenter and any travel expenses. If a listed presenter is not available, BHECN will arrange an equivalent replacement. The host group is responsible for arranging venue, sound system, handout copies, food/refreshments if appropriate, etc. BHECN will gather data (e.g.: sign-in and evaluation sheets) as part of our mission to assess and improve training and community education.
	Questions? Contact Kim Carpenter 402-552-7694 \| k.carpenter@unmc.edu