Region 6

Young People's Peer Support Group
2019-06-11 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare, 4715 S 132nd St, Omaha, NE, 68137, United States
Date: Tuesday, June 11 & Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Time: 4:00-5:00 Group Discussion

Where: Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare 4715 S. 132nd St. Omaha, NE 68137 402-444-6573

Region 6 is hosting a Young People’s Peer Support Group! The Peer Group provides a unique environment where young adults can connect with one another through shared experiences and develop positive social relationships that will empower recovery. The Peer Support Group is open to young adults, ages 16-26, who have experienced behavioral health challenges. The group is available to residents of Cass, Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy, or Washington counties. No registration is necessary.

A signed permission slip by the legal guardian is required for those under 18 to participate in any of the groups.

Cost: Free

Please contact Karoline by calling office 402-996-8193, texting 402-699-2622 or emailing khovorka@regionsix.com with any questions.

Consumer Advisory Team (CAT)
2019-06-03 15:00 - 17:00, 2019-04-01 15:00 - 17:00, 2019-03-04 15:00 - 17:00 | Douglas County Health Centers, 4102 Woolworth Ave, 5th Floor Room C-532, Omaha, 68105, United States
The Consumer Advisory Team (CAT) serves as an advisory committee to the Regional Consumer Specialist (RCS) at Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare. The CAT member’s role includes providing input and advice in matters regarding service provision or development, system coordination and performance, and specific functions of the RCS. The member engages the RCS in ongoing dialogue focused on his or her experiences, impressions, and expectations of the public behavioral health system. These meetings are open to the public and we encourage anyone who’s interested to attend or contact the RCS for more information.
No meetings on federal holidays or inclement weather.
CAT Application
CAT Bylaws

Tobacco Free Program
2019-05-31 09:00 - 15:00, 2019-05-30 09:00 - 15:00
Pick your day, program!

Registration is now open for the DIMENSIONS: Tobacco Free Program being held on May 30th or May 31st at the College of Public Health Auditorium at the Nebraska Med Center. Also available via livestream!

The program is worth 4.75 ANCC contact hours, 4.75 LADC credit or 4.75 Criminogenic Hours.

$30 registration fee

For more information and to register, visit www.unmc.edu/cne/education/tobacco

Young People's Peer Support
2019-05-28 16:00 - 17:00 | Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare, 4715 S 132nd St, Omaha, NE, 68137, United States
Region 6 is hosting a Young People’s Peer Support Group! The Peer Group provides a unique environment where young adults can connect with one another through shared experiences and develop positive social relationships that will empower recovery. The Peer Support Group is open to young adults, ages 16-26, who have experienced behavioral health challenges. The group is available to residents of Cass, Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy, or Washington counties.

Registration: No registration is necessary.

A signed permission slip by the legal guardian is required for those under 18 to participate in any of the groups.

Permission Slip Peer Support Group

Please contact Karoline by calling (402) 996-8193, texting (402) 699-2622 or emailing khovorka@regionsix.com with questions, concerns, etc.

WRAP Refresher / Re-Certification Workshop
2019-05-23 09:00 - 17:00, 2019-05-22 09:00 - 17:00, 2019-05-21 09:00 - 17:00 | Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare, 4715 S 132nd St, Omaha, NE, 68137, United States
WRAP Seminar Refresher Training ApplicationDownload
The WRAP Refresher workshop is appropriate for anyone who is a WRAP® Facilitator and is leading Mental Health Recovery and WRAP® groups, working with others to develop their own WRAP® and/or giving presentations on mental health recovery related issues to groups or organizations. The WRAP Refresher is an interactive course co-facilitated by Copeland Center Advanced Level Facilitators to sharpen and expand facilitation skills to further engage groups in the WRAP Planning.
It is recommended that WRAP Facilitators attend a Refresher Course at least once every two year in order to stay up to date on developments and best practices.
Through attendance in this course WRAP Facilitators will:

Recognize expanded options on how to give effective group introductions.
Identify additional knowledge areas, values and ethics of WRAP.
Apply at least one new skill to sharpen and expand group facilitation skills.
Develop new and creative approaches to facilitation to accommodate participant challenges and differing group needs.

Cost:
There are no costs to participants for attendance. Lunch will be provided each day of the training. However, you will need to bring your own Facilitator Manual to the training. Travel, lodging, and other expenses will not be covered.
Eligibility:
To be considered for the training, you will need to:

Have completed WRAP® Facilitator Training and be able to produce a certificate.
Have completed your own WRAP® and have a solid working knowledge of WRAP® and each part of the plan.
Be able to accept the requirements for WRAP® Facilitators set out by the Copeland Center.
Be available to attend the full three day workshop.
Agree to uphold the values and ethics as outlined in their facilitator manual.
Be able to dedicate additional time in the amount of:

Two to four hours of reading and reflecting prior to attending the program.

Up to one hour of reading, reflecting, and preparing, each evening of the class (Tuesday and Wednesday).

APPLICATION DEADLINE:
No later than May 7th - Decisions will be made by no later than May 10, 2019.
To Enroll:
Please complete and return the WRAP Facilitator Training Application and return to the Consumer Specialist at consumeraffairs@regionsix.com
Email:
Consumer Affairs consumeraffairs@regionsix.com
Physical: 4715 South 132nd Street, Omaha, NE 68137
Fax: 402 444 7722
Phone: (402) 490-2700
Feel free to share this information on social media or with anyone interested!

Create Your Own Wellness & Recovery Toolbox
2019-05-21 16:30 - 18:30 | Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare, 4715 S 132nd St, Omaha, NE, 68137, United States
Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare presents the class Create Your Own Wellness & Recovery Toolbox!
Participants will have the opportunity to practice new coping tools, create their own stress ball, and work alongside others to decorate their own toolbox.
TRY independent living classes are free of charge.
The classes are available to young adults between the ages of 16 to 26, who have experienced behavioral health challenges, and reside in Cass, Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy, and Washington counties.
Registration is required for this class.
A permission slip/waiver, signed by a legal guardian, is also required for those under age 18 prior to attending Region 6 classes (See Below).
Please register for this class by Friday, May 17th.
If you have any questions or need to register, please call Karoline at 402-996-8193, text 402-699-2622 or email khovorka@regionsix.com.
Permission Slip Peer Support Group-Independent Living Classes

Young People’s Peer Support Group
2019-05-14 16:30 - 17:00 | Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare, 4715 S 132nd St, Omaha, NE, 68137, United States
Description: Region 6 is hosting a Young People’s Peer Support Group! The Peer Group provides a unique environment where young adults can connect with one another through shared experiences and develop positive social relationships that will empower recovery. The Peer Support Group is open to young adults, ages 16-26, who have experienced behavioral health challenges. The group is available to residents of Cass, Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy, or Washington counties.

Registration: No registration is necessary.

A signed permission slip by the legal guardian is required for those under 18 to participate in any of the groups.

Permission Slip Peer Support Group

Please contact Karoline by calling (402) 996-8193, texting (402) 699-2622 or emailing khovorka@regionsix.com with questions, concerns, etc.

Living Well Workshop | Fremont
2019-05-09 17:30 - 20:00 | Fremont Health Park Plaza, 450 E 23rd St, Fremont, NE, 68025, United States
Where: Fremont Health Park Plaza, 450 E 23rd St, Fremont, NE 68025
Dates: April 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9
Time: 5:30-8:00 pm
This 6 week Living Well workshop can help you take charge of your health and your life. The program is designed for adults living with a chronic condition and/or caring for someone with a chronic condition, such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, depression, chronic pain, arthritis, or any other chronic health concern(s).
Learn how to manage symptoms, organize medications, cope with emotions, eat healthily, manage weight, and communicate with family, friends and healthcare professionals.
Come join us! The cost is FREE and includes program materials.
Registration is required as class size is limited.
To register, click here or tap the flyer below.

CANCELLED: Consumer Advisory Team (CAT)
2019-05-06 15:00 - 17:00 | Douglas County Health Centers, 4102 Woolworth Ave, 5th Floor Room C-532, Omaha, 68105, United States
CANCELLED
The Consumer Advisory Team (CAT) serves as an advisory committee to the Regional Consumer Specialist (RCS) at Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare. The CAT member’s role includes providing input and advice in matters regarding service provision or development, system coordination and performance, and specific functions of the RCS. The member engages the RCS in ongoing dialogue focused on his or her experiences, impressions, and expectations of the public behavioral health system. These meetings are open to the public and we encourage anyone who’s interested to attend or contact the RCS for more information.
No meetings on federal holidays or inclement weather.
CAT Application
CAT Bylaws

Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) Seminar II
2019-05-03 09:00 - 17:00, 2019-05-02 09:00 - 17:00, 2019-04-29 09:00 - 17:00 | Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare, 4715 S 132nd St, Omaha, NE, 68137, United States
Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare is pleased to offer a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) Seminar II.
Spend five days with Copeland Center staff learning to become a WRAP Facilitator. This course is designed to prepares participants to facilitate WRAP® classes in their community and organization. You will gain a deeper understanding of the recovery process and learn to:

Work with people who have mental health challenges to discover the strengths they have and can use to enhance their recovery;
Effectively share the underlying concepts necessary to recovery - hope, personal responsibility, education, self-advocacy, and support;
Work with individuals and groups to develop a WRAP; teach about wellness tools and strategies;
Empower and motivate people to work toward recovery - feeling the way they want to feel, making their lives the way they want them to be, and moving toward meeting their life goals; and
Use interaction and presentation styles and strategies that enhance recovery.

Participants must meet the following pre-requisites:

Have taken Seminar I: Developing Your Own WRAP (16+ hours) (Region 6 offer class April 23-25 prior to this training)
Have a co-facilitation and implementation plan for delivering Seminar I: Developing Your Own WRAP after training
Agree to uphold the values and ethics as outlined in their facilitator manual.

In collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Copeland Center, this training is tuition-FREE for all participants that live and/or serve Region 6 counties (Cass, Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy and Washington)!
This is a competitive application process - we anticipate more applications than spaces in the training. We encourage you to get your application in early!
APPLICATION DEADLINE: No later than April 15, 2019 - Decisions will be made by no later than April 18, 2019.
To Enroll: Please complete and return the WRAP Facilitator Training Application and return to Jacob Hausman.

CANCELLED: Living Well Workshop | Fremont
2019-05-02 17:30 - 20:00, 2019-04-25 17:30 - 20:00, 2019-04-18 17:30 - 20:00, 2019-04-11 17:30 - 20:00 | Fremont Health Park Plaza, 450 E 23rd St, Fremont, NE, 68025, United States
The Living Well Workshop has been cancelled due to the flooding in Fremont.
Contact Julie.Chytil@nebraska.gov with questions, comments, concerns, etc.
Where: Fremont Health Park Plaza, 450 E 23rd St, Fremont, NE 68025
Dates: April 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9
Time: 5:30-8:00 pm
This 6 week Living Well workshop can help you take charge of your health and your life. The program is designed for adults living with a chronic condition and/or caring for someone with a chronic condition, such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, depression, chronic pain, arthritis, or any other chronic health concern(s).
Learn how to manage symptoms, organize medications, cope with emotions, eat healthily, manage weight, and communicate with family, friends and healthcare professionals.
Come join us! The cost is FREE and includes program materials.
Registration is required as class size is limited.

Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) Seminar II
2019-05-01 09:00 - 17:00, 2019-04-30 09:00 - 17:00 | Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare, 4715 S 132nd St, Omaha, NE, 68137, United States
Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare is pleased to offer a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) Seminar II.
Spend five days with Copeland Center staff learning to become a WRAP Facilitator. This course is designed to prepares participants to facilitate WRAP® classes in their community and organization. You will gain a deeper understanding of the recovery process and learn to:

Work with people who have mental health challenges to discover the strengths they have and can use to enhance their recovery;
Effectively share the underlying concepts necessary to recovery - hope, personal responsibility, education, self-advocacy, and support;
Work with individuals and groups to develop a WRAP; teach about wellness tools and strategies;
Empower and motivate people to work toward recovery - feeling the way they want to feel, making their lives the way they want them to be, and moving toward meeting their life goals; and
Use interaction and presentation styles and strategies that enhance recovery.

Participants must meet the following pre-requisites:

Have taken Seminar I: Developing Your Own WRAP (16+ hours) (Region 6 offer class April 23-25 prior to this training)
Have a co-facilitation and implementation plan for delivering Seminar I: Developing Your Own WRAP after training
Agree to uphold the values and ethics as outlined in their facilitator manual.

In collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Copeland Center, this training is tuition-FREE for all participants that live and/or serve Region 6 counties (Cass, Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy and Washington)!
This is a competitive application process - we anticipate more applications than spaces in the training. We encourage you to get your application in early!
APPLICATION DEADLINE: No later than April 15, 2019 - Decisions will be made by no later than April 18, 2019.
To Enroll: Please complete and return the WRAP Facilitator Training Application and return to Jacob Hausman.

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WRAP Seminar I: Developing Your Own WRAP
2019-04-25 09:00 - 17:00, 2019-04-24 09:00 - 17:00, 2019-04-23 09:00 - 17:00 | Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare, 4715 S 132nd St, Omaha, NE, 68137, United States
Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare is hosting a free Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) Workshop. Join us and learn how to develop your own WRAP plan!
In this course, you will learn the following:

Apply the Five Key Concepts of Recovery to their everyday life to improve their quality of life.
Identify tools and action plans to counter the negative effects of life challenges and improve responses to disturbing thoughts and feelings to achieve improved states of wellness.
Describe the history, foundations and structure of the Wellness Recovery Action Plan®.

To Enroll: Registration required prior to training. Please complete the form below and return the form below and send to jhausman@regionsix.com
WRAP Seminar I Training Application

Independent Living Class: Cooking for Wellness & Recovery
2019-04-16 16:30 - 18:00 | HyVee, 14591 Stony Brook Blvd, Omaha, NE, 68137, United States
Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare presents the Independent Living Class on Cooking for Wellness & Recovery. Participants will learn how to cook healthy recipes that are simple to make at home! This course will be presented by the dietitians of HyVee.
Registration is required for this class. A permission slip/waiver, signed by a legal guardian, is also required for those under age 19 prior to attending Region 6 classes. Please register for this class by Friday, April 12th.
TRY independent living classes are free of charge. The classes are available to young adults between the ages of 16 to 26, who have experienced behavioral health challenges, and reside in Cass, Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy, and Washington counties.
Please contact Karoline with any questions or to register at call office 402-996-8193, cell 402-699-2622 or email khovorka@regionsix.com.
Registration Form Download
Permission Slip Download

Connect Suicide Postvention Training
2019-04-12 08:30 - 11:30 | Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare, 4715 S 132nd St, Omaha, NE, 68137, United States
The Connect Suicide Postvention training increases the capacity of a community or organization to respond effectively to a suicide death to prevent additional suicides and promote healing for survivors of suicide loss. The shock and grief of a suicide goes well beyond immediate family and friends and can ripple throughout the community affecting friends, co-workers, schools and faith communities.
Postvention protocols for all become suicide prevention for others.
Register Here or click the flyer below.

CANCELLED: Living Well Workshop | Fremont
2019-04-04 17:30 - 20:00 | Fremont Health Park Plaza, 450 E 23rd St, Fremont, NE, 68025, United States
The Living Well Workshop has been cancelled due to the flooding in Fremont.
Contact Julie.Chytil@nebraska.gov with questions, comments, concerns, etc.
This 6 week Living Well workshop can help you take charge of your health and your life. The program is designed for adults living with a chronic condition and/or caring for someone with a chronic condition, such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, depression, chronic pain, arthritis, or any other chronic health concern(s).
Learn how to manage symptoms, organize medications, cope with emotions, eat healthily, manage weight, and communicate with family, friends and healthcare professionals.
Come join us! The cost is FREE and includes program materials.
Registration is required as class size is limited.

Mental Health First Aid Training
2019-03-30 09:00 - 17:00 | Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare, 4715 S 132nd St, Omaha, NE, 68137, United States
Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare is pleased to offer a free Mental Health First Aid Training
Just as CPR helps you assist an individual having a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid helps you assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis. In the Mental Health First Aid course, you learn risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns, strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and where to turn for help.
Topics Covered:

Depression and mood disorders
Anxiety disorders
Trauma
Psychosis
Substance Use disorders

Cost: Free
Lunch will not be provided
To Enroll: Registration is required prior to training. Please contact Jacob by phone at (402) 490-2700 or email at jhausman@regionsix.com
