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.
Training
Reflective Practice CE-CERT Training Program (PH1)
When & Where
Date and Time
- March 15, 2027 | 9:00am - 4:00pm CDT
- March 16, 2027 | 9:00am - 4:00pm CDT
Location
Gering Civic Center; 1050 M Street, Gering, NE 69341
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: March 15 from 9 am-4 pm and March 16 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
2. Extended Learning Session - Supervising Intensive: March 16 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 February 15, 2027.
Participants will have access to our online Learning Hub where training materials will be shared.
Once training begins payments are not refundable.
Trainer(s)
Samantha Byrns, MSEd, LIMHP, LPC, NCC, IMH-E®
Assistant Project Director
Nebraska Resource Project for Vulnerable Young Children
Samantha Byrns is an Assistant Project Director at the Nebraska Resource Project for Vulnerable Young Children at the University of Nebraska’s Center on Children, Families and the Law. Samantha is a Nebraska Trainer in Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), Integration of Working Models of Attachment into Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (IoWA-PCIT) and a Provisional Trainer in the Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood (DC:0-5). She is also a Reflective Practice Trainer in the Facilitating Attuned Interactions (FAN) model developed by the Erikson Institute and provides reflective practice and consultation for therapists and other professionals, including RS/C for endorsement as she is an Endorsed Infant Mental Health Clinical Mentor. Samantha enjoys providing outpatient therapy in her community on a limited basis, specializing in evidence-based, attachment and trauma-informed practices for children and facilitating Circle of Security-Parenting classes. She is a member of the American Counseling Association (ACA), Nebraska Counseling Association (NCA) and the Nebraska Association for Infant Mental Health (NAIMH).
Registration Details
RegisterRefund Policy
Once training begins payments are not refundable.
Questions?
Contact Ashtyn Beck at abeck11@unl.edu