IECMH Community of Practice Fall Workshop - For Licensed Mental Health Clinicians
When & Where
Date and Time
- October 2, 2025 | 10:00am - 5:00pm CDT
- October 3, 2025 | 9:00am - 3:00pm CDT
Location
Lied Lodge at Arbor Day Farm (2700 Sylvan Rd, Nebraska City, NE)
Ticket
Cost
- $175: Workshop ticket without hotel accommodation
- $200: Workshop ticket + hotel room at the Lied Lodge for Oct. 2nd
Registration
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About This Event
Title: Becoming a Long-Hauler: Practical Strategies for Sustaining in This Good, Hard Work.
This two-day workshop at the peaceful Lied Lodge is designed to help clinicians sustain their careers by equipping them with practical strategies to manage emotional demands and work stress while providing restoration. This interactive workshop combines lectures with experiential learning, reflective exercises, and group discussion to improve emotional regulation, overall well-being, and a passion for the profession.
Continuing Education:
This workshop will provide 7 educational hours for clinicians.
Attendees will receive a certificate of attendance and an agenda to submit for CE’s on their own.
Ticket Details:
80 tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Ticket pricing options include:
$175: Workshop ticket without hotel accommodation (20 available)
$200: Workshop ticket + hotel room at the Lied Lodge Hotel (60 available for the night of October 2nd only. No refunds permitted after August 5, 2025 as NRPVYC will finalize registrant booking details with the Lied Lodge at that time.)
Ticket purchase covers meals for both days (light breakfast, buffet lunch, coffee and water) and automatically enrolls eligible clinicians in our Infant and Early Childhood Community of Practice (IECMH CoP).
Schedule
Please note: All lectures include experiential learning activities and reflective exercises.
Day 1: October 2, 2025
9:00-10:00
Check-in and Breakfast
- Coffee and assorted light breakfast items provided.
- Networking and community building.
10:00-10:30
Welcome/Overview
10:30-12:30
Career Sustainability Practices
Dr. Miller describes the effects of job stress and outlines evidence-informed practices to:
- Alleviate the impact of secondary traumatic stress.
- Enhance the experience of working in the helping profession.
12:30-1:30
Lunch
Buffet provided (Nebraska wagyu burger with fixings, beer-braised bratwurst with onions, sides, coffee, tea, water, and dessert).
1:30-3:00
Career Sustainability (Experiential Engagement)
Focus on experiential engagement techniques, which aim to:
- Enhance self-awareness.
- Improve emotional regulation.
- Reduce avoidance tendences.
3:00-3:30
Break
- Networking and community building.
- Coffee and water provided.
3:30-4:30
Career Sustainability (Conscious Narrative)
Focus on conscious narrative skills to:
- Foster self-efficacy.
- Cultivate positive expectancy and reflective supervision for ongoing professional growth and development.
4:30-5:00
Narratives from the Field (Session 1)
Listen to the experiences of a fellow Nebraska clinician, sharing their reflections from the helping field over the years.
5:00-7:00
Dinner on your own
7:00-8:00
Lied Lodge Campfire Gathering and Make-Your-Own S’Mores
Community building
Day 2: October 3, 2025
8:00-9:00
Check-in, networking and community building
Coffee and assorted light breakfast items provided.
9:00-10:30
Career Sustainability (Parasympathetic Recovery)
Focus on describing:
- Practices targeting parasympathetic recovery.
- Team-based strategies to promote sustainable clinician wellbeing and create more ease in the overall workload.
10:30-11:00
Break/Reflection Time
Coffee and water provided.
11:00-12:00
Lunch
Buffet provided (Smoked turkey sandwiches and fixings, sides, coffee, tea, water, and dessert).
12:00-1:00
Career Sustainability
Final integrative lecture from Dr. Miller focusing on career sustainability practices
1:00-1:30
Narratives from the Field (Session 2)
Listen to the experiences of a fellow Nebraska clinician, sharing their reflections from the helping field over the years.
1:30-1:45
Quick Movement Break
1:45-2:15
Community of Practice Sustainability
Interactive small group discussion about the sustainability of an Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Community of Practice.
2:15-2:30
Closing Remarks
Speaker(s)
Brian Miller, PhD, provides training and consultation on topics of secondary trauma, trauma-informed supervision, and implementation processes nationally and internationally. He is an individual member of National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) and chaired the NCTSN Secondary Trauma Supervision Workgroup. He is the developer of the CE-CERT model for intervening with secondary trauma in service providers and the Shielding model of trauma-informed supervision, both of which have been published and disseminated across mental health and child welfare systems.
Registration Details
Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please have your payment method ready at checkout.
Registration closes August 5, 2025, or when capacity is reached.
Refund Policy
No refunds will be processed after August 5, 2025.
Questions?
Questions? Contact Melissa at mvillarreal4@unl.edu