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 … [Read more...] about Attitudes, Knowledge, Skills: Chasek uses three-pronged approach for training addiction counselors
Christine Chasek
Christine Chasek, Matthew Mims get national recognition for counseling work
KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney faculty Christine Chasek and Matthew Mims have been recognized with national awards for their work in the counseling profession. Chasek received the Addictions/Offender Educator Excellence Award from the International Association of Addictions & Offender Counselors. She also was given the Robert H. Rencken Emerging Professional Leader Award from the American Counseling Association. Mims was honored with the ACA Counselor … [Read more...] about Christine Chasek, Matthew Mims get national recognition for counseling work
Chasek new director of Behavioral Health Education Center
Focus on behavioral health, substance abuse services By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney counseling professor Christine Chasek is working to increase access to behavioral health services in rural Nebraska through her new position with the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska. BHECN (pronounced “beacon”), a University of Nebraska Medical Center program, was created by the Nebraska Legislature to address the shortage … [Read more...] about Chasek new director of Behavioral Health Education Center
Gender equality focus of Justice for All Conference
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – “Advocating for Gender Equality” is the theme for the 11th annual Kent Estes Justice for All Conference at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The event is Friday (Feb. 28) in the Ponderosa Room in the Nebraskan Student Union. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Curt Brungardt, professor of leadership studies at Fort Hays State University, will present the keynote address “Masculinity and Jana’s Campaign” at … [Read more...] about Gender equality focus of Justice for All Conference
