Sponsored by National Security Agency (NSA)’s GenCyber program, UMKC will be offering two 1-week camps during Summer 2021 for rising 9-12th graders to explore the field of cybersecurity.
The virtual keynote and fireside chat will take place June 4th.
After months of engagement, analysis, and concept development for our new UMKC Master Plan, the planning team has developed a draft near-term plan and long-term vision for the Volker and Health Sciences campuses.
Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is the most empirically supported intervention for children exposed to trauma. This presentation will provide a brief history of TF-CBT, introduce the basic structure and components of the model, and review the research base supporting its efficacy.
The St. Louis Storytelling Festival is proud to partner with UMSL for this screening of the research-based puppet show “We Came as Refugees: An American Story”. The project was based on interviews conducted with refugees, service providers, employers, doctors, and neighbors in order to develop a 360-degree narrative of the complex nature of refugee integration.
Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. This training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use challenge and help connect them to the […]
Youth MHFA teaches adults how to help adolescents (age 12-18) who are experiencing mental health or substance use challenges. Youth Mental Health First Aid introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan on how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations.
NAMI Missouri presents Mental Health Stigma: Changing the Conversation. This presentation covers harmful practices and perceptions related to mental illness throughout history and in popular culture today. We’ll explore why these stigma-perpetuating representations are so harmful and how we can begin to change the conversation surrounding mental illness and mental health.
Join us for the final presentation in a workshop series on revitalization efforts in the 18th and Vine Neighborhood.
Topics covered in this webinar include: the relationship between catastrophes, traumatic stress reactions relapse and decompensation; managing traumatic stress symptoms during the pandemic; clinical strategies to reduce relapse during a crisis, such as the current pandemic; the use of technology to reduce isolation and suggestions to improve clinician self care during this troubling time.
