Project Harmony Professional Training

This training helps participants recognize trauma, understand its impact on the brain and body, and identify and apply interventions to trauma related behaviors. This course is meant to provide foundational information on trauma for anyone that is new to the topic or would like a refresher on trauma basics.     Read more

This training helps participants recognize trauma, understand its impact on the brain and body, and identify and apply interventions to trauma related behaviors. This course is meant to provide foundational information on trauma for anyone that is new to the topic or would like a refresher on trauma basics.     Read more

Reclaiming Your Why is a powerful workshop that addresses vicarious trauma from its core. This workshop aims to make the experience of secondary trauma more understandable and less intense, reducing the shame often felt due to stress reactions. The program also provides valuable mental health tools, enhancing helping professionals‘ capacity to work compassionately. By doing so, it allows them to fully appreciate the self-worth derived from their work and build resilience, regardless of their organizational context. In this immersive 4-hour experience, we delve into the essence of your professional journey, equipping you with techniques to overcome challenges that might obscure your initial passion. Through artistic practices, thoughtful journaling, and collaborative discussions, you will reclaim your “why,” and craft practical self-care strategies that will reignite your fervor for making a lasting impact in the realm of helping professions. Read more

The skills and thought processes coached through this series of trainings will allow you to work with clients and coworkers in an uplifting way, regardless of where they're coming from. You'll see strategies on de-escalation and change talk through a lens of compassion. Challenge your assumptions and reflexes.   In order to obtain credit for the Interpersonal Skills for Effective Interviewing Series, participants must attend all three trainings (Engaging through Empathy; Navigating Discord; Motivating Change). Partial credit will not be given for this cohort. Read more

This course educates community members about the basic definitions and responses to all types of child abuse and neglect, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, exploitation, and trafficking. This training also describes the services of a Child Advocacy Center, like Project Harmony, and contains mock calls to the Nebraska Abuse and Neglect Hotline. Lastly, the training will cover elements of receiving a disclosure, calling the hotline, and common reactions. By outlining the process and observing realistic examples, learners will be more equipped to respond to a child in need. While most of the content is foundational to all discussions of abuse and neglect, references to statute are specific to Nebraska. Participants from outside of Nebraska are encouraged to investigate child abuse and neglect policies and procedures in their own state. Read more

This lunch and learn session will provide an overview of emerging trends in minor trafficking, including the definition and dynamics, and how to respond.   Presented by: Katie Hansen, Director of Missing and Anti-Trafficking Youth Services, Project Harmony Sgt Brett Schrage, Missing Person Unit, Omaha Police Dept. Alexis Dickerson, Mental Health Manager, Project Harmony Read more