From the Associate Director’s Desk

Tiffani Cullin-Johnson

On May 22, 2010, Families, Family Organization staff, Eagles Riders, and community professionals joined together to celebrate the end of another successful Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week for the state of Nebraska. Over 50 Northeast Nebraska residents attended the celebration in Lincoln. Our first event of the day included presenting letters from families concerning Children’s Mental Health to Senator Campbell on the steps of the Capitol. Afterwards, families joined together for a youth panel presentation, a presentation by national speaker Dr. Ron, and a meal and entertainment.

We had great family representation from our service area this year, and we look forward to filling two bus loads of families next year for the Lincoln celebration! Thank you to all that attended and supported the event.

As the school year ends and summer break begins, we wish all families a safe and enjoyable summer season!

Summer Employment for Teens and Young Adults

Nebraska Workforce Development

is one of Nebraska’s #1 employment resources. This summer they are offering teens and young adults, between the ages of 17 and 21, who meet the eligibility requirements, the opportunity to:

FIND A CAREER, NOT JUST A JOB!

They are and equal opportunity employer/program and auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities

 The Career Center, located in Norfolk, offers the following

programs to assist people in finding a job or continuing their education.

 College Tuition Assistance  Paid Work Experience

 Job Readiness Skills  Job Counseling and Guidance

 Skills Training  On-The job Training  

All interested people are en-couraged to contact the local NE Workforce Development office located at:

105 East Norfolk Ave., Suite 1, Norfolk, NE 68701

(402) 370-3430 : Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Call for more information about eligibility and require-ments or visit:

NebraskaWorkforce.com

 

Youth Physical Activity Program

Children and youth ages 0-18 years of age are eligible to receive funding for various types of physi-cal activity costs up to $75.00 per child. These activities could in-clude summer ball registration fees, Swimming Pool passes, Swimming lessons, sport camps, school physical activities, summer/ fall sports programs, and community recreational memberships.

The program will not pay for shoes, ball gloves, or anything that has to be purchased from a re-tailer. No payments will be made to any individuals, parents, or retailers. They cannot reimburse parents if they have already paid for the activity.

These funds are available until September 30, 2010 or until the funds are depleted. This program serves eligible households that are at or below 200% of the federal poverty levels.

To begin the application process, call Goldenrod Hills Community Action at 1-800-445-2505.

Welcome Our New Staff Members

Please join us in welcoming our newest staff members to Parent to Parent Network!

 Kevin Knievel will be working out of the Norfolk office as a Family Care Partner. Kevin is retired from the Navy after 31 years of service to our country and has experience in Family Advocacy through his duties in the Navy.

Teri Schlecht will also be working out of the Norfolk office as a Family Care Part-ner. Teri comes to our or-ganization with personal ex-perience in working with the Special Education system for her son.

JoAnn Pieper is our organiza-tion’s new Receptionist. JoAnn has many years of experience working with com-munity organizations that serve families in the Behav-ioral Health system.

Each of our new staff bring a wealth of experience to our team and we are very pleased to have them join our organization!

Board Member Spotlight: Dennis Morland

Name: Dennis Morland Vice President of the Parent to Parent Network Board of Directors

Agency: Johnson, Morland, Easland & Lohrberg, P.C.    Position: Attorney

What I Do: I represent clients in need of legal advise and counseling. I mainly practice in the areas of workers' compensation, per-sonal injury (car accidents, dogbites, and burn cases), juvenile law, family law, and guardianship/conservatorship.

Educational/Career Background: Midland Lutheran College (Fremont, NE) - B.S.B.A degree 1987. University of Nebraska - College of Law - J.D. degree 1990.

Family: Wife - Patricia and three children (Ethan, Benjamin, and Noah)

Fun Fact or Favorite Quote: If I were to actually learn from my mistakes then I should be much smarter. . .

 

Mental Health Care: Who’s Who

Caring for Your Teenager (Copyright © 2003 American Academy of Pediatrics) 4/29/10

Psychiatrist: an M.D. (doctor of medicine) or D.O. (doctor of osteopathy) who specializes in diagnosing and treating mental disorders, and the only practitioner listed here who can prescribe medication. (Your child’s pediatrician can also write pre-scriptions, while some states additionally permit selected psychologists to order pharmaceutical treatment.) The psychia-trist diagnoses and prescribes medication and therapy. He may also refer the patient and/or family to others for ongoing talk therapy while he focuses on the medications.

Licensed Psychologist: a counselor with a master’s degree or doctoral degree in psychology (Psy.D.), philosophy (Ph.D.) or education (Ed.D.). Trained to make diagnoses and conduct individual and group therapy. Only psychologists are able to administer many of the tests used to measure a young person’s intellect and psychological health.

All of the mental health counselors listed below are also trained to make diagnoses and provide individual and group counsel-ing. What’s the difference, then? Their degrees and perhaps their area of specialty.

Clinical Social Worker: master’s degree in social work (M.S.W.); Licensed Clinical Social Workers (L.C.S.W.) have addi-tional supervised training and clinical work experience.

Licensed Professional Counselor: master’s degree in psychology, counseling or a related field.

Mental Health Counselor: master’s degree and several years of supervised clinical work experience.

Marital and Family Therapist: master’s degree, with special education and training in marital and family therapy. May also have a doctorate degree.

Psychiatric Nurse: registered nurse (R.N.) with specialized training in psychological disorders.

Mental Health Care: Who’s Who Caring for Your Teenager (Copyright © 2003 American Academy of Pediatrics) 4/29/10

 

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