Register for BHECN/UNO event to help the community support children after school violence and other crises
Helping students, teachers and others respond to and cope with tragic events like school violence will be the focus of an event in Omaha on Thursday, Dec. 12.
The event will be hosted by BHECN and the University of Nebraska Omaha Counseling Department with support from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. This will be the second in a series of events focused on coping with crises in schools. Registration for the first event, which will be held in Omaha on Nov. 13, is full.
The Dec.12 event is designed to help attendees support students and cope following a school-related crisis.
“The unfortunate reality is students, teachers and others who work in and with our schools face the specter of violence and tragedy,” said Kati Cordts, PhD, Associate Director of Education and Training at BHECN. “This program is designed to help those who work in and alongside our schools learn strategies to help students and themselves should they encounter a school-related crisis at some point.”
The session is free and will be held in person at the Thompson Alumni Center on the UNO campus.
The session will feature a presentation from David Schonfeld, MD, FAAP, who established and directs the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Dr. Schonfeld frequently speaks on the topics of crisis and loss and has authored more than 150 scholarly articles, book chapters and books. He also is Chair of the National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters and a member of the Executive Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Children and Disasters. He served as a Commissioner for both the National Commission on Children and Disasters and the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission.
The program is designed to help school personnel and medical professionals including nurses, APPs, psychologists, social workers, clinical mental health therapists, licensed mental health providers, and school counselors.
The program, which will run from 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., is titled “Supporting, Students, Staff, and Ourselves in the Aftermath of Crisis and Loss.” Continuing education credits are available for this session.
Breakfast will be provided.