TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8

SESSION 1

9 :00 - 11:15 AM

Cannabis: Emerging Research and Lessons Learned in a Changing Legal Climate

JASON R. KILMER, PH.D., University of Washington Associate Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences School of Medicine

• In this virtual presentation, we will review recent science on cannabis/marijuana with implications for schools and academic outcomes, mental health, prevention, and intervention. Lessons learned after legalization will also be discussed, with a focus on what these mean for your communities.

SESSION 2

1:00 - 3:15 PM

Identifying Drug Endangered Children: A Collaborative Approach

DAVE CLOSSON, Director, Mid-America PTTC

STACEE READ, Director of DEC Network Development, National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children

ERIC NATION, Director of Training and Development, National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children

• The National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children defines drug endangered children as children who are at risk of suffering physical or emotional harm as a result of drug use, possession, manufacturing, cultivation or distribution. They may also be children whose caretaker's substance misuse interferes with the caretaker's ability to parent and provide a safe and nurturing environment.
• The primary challenge with drug endangered children is in identifying children at risk and coordinating the various systems and disciplines charged with intervening and providing services to these children and families.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9

SESSION 3

1:30 - 3:45 PM

The Emotional Impact of Disasters

DR. TINA CHRISTINE L. CHASEK, LIMHP, LADC, LPC, Associate Professor / Department of Counseling and School Psychology, Director of BHECN at UNK

• When we experience a natural disaster or other stressful life event, we can have a variety of reactions, many of which are normal responses to very abnormal situations. This workshop will cover the signs of disaster stress and ways to weather the emotional storms.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Registration Limited To 200 Attendees. Links to access each virtual session will be sent via e-mail and posted online. Please watch your e-mail or check here for more details.

EDUCATION CREDITS

LADAC and Criminogenic CEUs pending. 

Upon request, a certificate of attendance will be given to participants to submit for CEU Hours.

This symposium is funded in whole or in part by state funds via the DHHS Division of Behavioral Health and Region 4 Behavioral Health System.