CE-CERT Training (OPEN2)
When & Where
Date and Time
- October 13, 2026 | 9:00am - 4:00pm CDT
- October 14, 2026 | 9:00am - 4:00pm CDT
Location
UNL's Center on Children, Families, and the Law; Olson Training Center: 206 S. 13th Street, #1000, Lincoln, NE 68508
About This Training
Compassion fatigue, burnout, vicarious trauma, and moral distress are different terms, but they all describe the emotional impact of working in helping professions. CE-CERT (Components for Enhancing Career Experience and Reducing Trauma), developed by Dr. Brian Miller, is an evidence-informed model designed to support conscious regulation of stress responses. CE-CERT provides a structured set of emotion regulation practices that promote well-being and enhance effectiveness by supporting helping professionals in managing the demands of their work in real time.
Training Components:
1. CE-CERT Training: October 13 from 9 am-4 pm and October 14 from 9 am-12 pm (10 hours)
Ten hours of in-person experience providing information and skills in the five skill domains that comprise CE-CERT (Experiential Engagement, Reducing Rumination, Conscious Narrative, Emotional Labor, and Parasympathetic Recovery).
Attendees will:
- recognize the value of connecting emotionally with their work
- discover techniques to minimize rumination
- develop skills to shape their personal narrative to reduce stress
- explore strategies to reduce emotional labor to make their jobs easier
- learn methods to incorporate moments of calm and recovery in their daily routine
Lunch will be provided both days of CE-CERT Training.
2. Extended Learning Session - Supervising Intensive: October 14 from 1-4 pm (3 hours) (Optional but strongly recommended and included at no additional cost)
Following the CE-CERT Training, professionals with supervisory responsibilities may participate in an additional three-hour session designed to support the application of CE-CERT skills within supervision.
Attendees will:
- develop skills to translate core concepts into supervisory practice
- learn to integrate CE-CERT skills into your approach to supervisory responsibilities
Everyone is welcome to stay, but we highly encourage all professionals with supervisory responsibilities to participate to enhance their supervision skills.
3. Consultation Calls: 10 virtual group calls over a five-month period
Consultation and coaching supports participants in applying the CE-CERT skills to manage stress and strengthen emotional regulation. CE-CERT Trainers will facilitate ten virtual group consultation sessions over five months, offering space to reflect, share experiences, and build confidence using the five skill domains.
The registration deadline is September 29th, 2026.
Participants will have access to our online Learning Hub where training materials will be shared.
Once training begins payments are not refundable.
Trainer(s)
Tracey Kock is the NCRP Project Manager with the Nebraska Resource Project for Vulnerable Young Children at the University of Nebraska’s Center on Children, Families, and the Law. Tracey is a Reflective Practice Trainer in the Facilitating Attuned Interactions (FAN) model and provides reflective consultation. Prior to her current position, Tracey worked as a Permanency Director in child welfare in Nebraska's Eastern Service Area. Tracey earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Child Welfare and a Criminal Justice Certificate from the University of Wisconsin Madison and a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee.
Jamie Bahm is an Assistant Project Director with the Nebraska Resource Project for Vulnerable Young Children at the University of Nebraska’s Center on Children, Families, and the Law. Jamie currently serves as the project lead for the Lancaster County Safe and Healthy Families Initiative, a community-coordinated response addressing the co-occurrence of domestic violence and child maltreatment. Jamie also works with juvenile court jurisdictions to integrate therapeutic practices into court processes, aiming to improve outcomes for children and families involved in the child welfare system. Endorsed as a Reflective Practice FAN trainer by the Erikson Institute, Jamie facilitates reflective practice training and consultation. She also contributes to policy initiatives focused on infant and early childhood mental health in Nebraska.
Jamie’s previous roles include serving as a Technical Expert Lead with JBS International, where she provided technical assistance to state grantees working to integrate behavioral health into primary care for children and perinatal women. Additionally, Jamie held supervisory and case management roles with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Children and Family Services, specializing in supporting adjudicated youth with high behavioral health needs and overseeing the Lancaster County Family Treatment Drug Court.
Jamie holds both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Nebraska.
Registration Details
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Contact Ashtyn Beck at abeck11@unl.edu