Paula Zeanah, Ph.D., M.S.N. and Julie Larrieu, Ph.D. will be returning to Nebraska by popular demand March 1-2, 2010.

This two-day conference will enhance the skills of professionals working with abused/neglected/traumatized infants and toddlers and will provide effective intervention strategies to support social and emotional development in the context of the family relationship.

The event will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Convention Center, 12520 Westport Pkwy, La Vista, Nebraska.

Registration and additional information will be available closer to the event.

The Annual School Social Work Association of Nebraska State Conference “Taking it to the Next Level: Innovative Approaches for Engaging Parents” will be held Friday, March 5, 2010 at the Educational Service Unit #3, 6949 South 110th Street, Omaha, Nebraska.

Presenters for this year’s event include:

• Kelli Slagle, LMHP
• Kami Guzman, LMHP
• Ronda Newman, MPA
• Susan Coffey, LMHP

Click here for additional information or to register for this event.

The 23rd Annual Children’s Mental Health Research and Policy Conference aims to enhance the effectiveness of services and systems for children and youth with mental health challenges and their families.

This year’s event will be held March 7-10, 2010 in Tampa, Florida.

Join in efforts to move the field forward with cutting-edge research and ideas.

For additional information or to register for this event click here.

Nebraska’s population is changing, and as behavioral health providers, we must focus on diversity awareness in Nebraska. Region V Systems, the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center, DHHS Office of Health Disparities & Health Equity, and DHHS Division of Behavioral Health, in conjunction with the Nebraska State Infrastructure Grant for Children's Behavioral Health, present Cultural Competency in Behavioral Health March 10-12, 2010.

Presented by Raponzil “Ra” Drake and the Office of Health Disparities & Health Equity staff, this training will increase your knowledge on the importance of cultural competency and address the question of, “What impact does cultural competence interventions play in the delivery of behavioral health services?”

For more information, please see the complete brochure and registration form at the following link: http://www.region5systems.net/Cultural_Comp_in_BH_flyer.pdf..

The completed registration form must accompany your registration fee and be sent to Region V Systems no later than March 3, 2010.

The 4th Annual Nebraska Brain Injury Conference will be held March 25-26, 2010 at the Midtown Holiday Inn, 2503 South Locust, Grand Island, Nebraska.

Topics covered include:

• Complex Behavior Challenges and Community Services for Children
• Adolescence and Brain Injury
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
• Clubhouse Model
• Taking a Closer Look at Veteran Issues
• Caring for the Caregiver
• EEG Neurofeedback Therapy-Exercise for the Brain
• Working Toward Successful Employment

Keynote speakers are:

• Mike Mozzoni, PhD, Lakeview NeuroRehabilitation Center, Effingham, New Hampshire
• Harvey E. Jacobs, PhD, Richmond, Virginia
• Army Col Kenneth Lee, MD, Wisconsin National Guard, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

For additional information or to request a registration brochure please call (888) 806-6287 or visit www.braininjury.ne.gov.

The conference is supported in part by TBI Implementation Partnership Grant #H21MC06758 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB).