By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The Psychology Club at the University of Nebraska at Kearney is hosting a seminar for mental health providers and graduate students. The seminar, “Using the DSM-5 & Mental Status Exam,” will be hosted 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 9 in Ponderosa Room E inside the Nebraskan Student Union on campus. Registration runs from 8-8:30 a.m. with light refreshments and coffee. Krista Fritson, a licensed clinical psychologist and psychology … [Read more...]
MY LOPER LIFE : Laura Fisher manages mental illness, offers hope to others
“One of the biggest challenges I’ve dealt with is managing my own mental illness. My mental illness will always be there, but I’ve accepted it as a part of who I am. It wasn’t an easy task. It took a lot of mistakes, but I’ve learned from them and worked hard to get where I am today. I wouldn’t have made it without the support of my home at Boys Town, my brother, my sister-in-law and my UNK family. It has all led me to the happiest spot in my life today. I joined Alpha Phi because I like what … [Read more...]
MY LOPER LIFE: Danielson holds No. 8 close to heart, sees life differently
‘’My freshman year of college, one day I woke up to the news that my best friend, JJ, had committed suicide. Nobody truly knows why, and that is probably the hardest thing to accept. I was in depression for quite some time and even had thoughts of taking my own life. Something people should know: IT GETS BETTER. “When you’re depressed, you don't truly see the joy and blessings around you. Your mind tricks you into thinking you're never going to get past it, but YOU DO. The biggest impact it … [Read more...]
Attitudes, Knowledge, Skills: Chasek uses three-pronged approach for training addiction counselors
BY JAN TREFFER THOMPSON Alcoholics may choose to take a first drink, but they can’t simply choose which drink will be their last. Addictions wield incredible power, Dr. Christine Chasek said. She trains counseling students to respect that power, and respect addicts for battling it. Chasek learned that lesson decades ago while interning at a Kearney halfway house. “There was a client there and he was a big, burly motorcycle-type guy. Big scruffy beard, heavyset and really tall. … He lost … [Read more...]
