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Jeff Knapp

LICSW
Director of Counseling and Psychological Services
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Country or state 
United States (Nebraska)
Available to 
North America
City 
Omaha
Fee 
Languages 
English
Volunteer
Yes
Timezone 
America/Chicago

Personal Details

Bio

Jeff has devoted his life to serving and helping others. As a Licensed Therapist, Jeff has worked with children, the foster care system, college students, and professional students. He has a lived experience with anxiety and depression as well as hospitalization in his youth. This fuels Jeff to work towards reducing the stigma around Mental Health and Mental Illness by being outspoken about his own experiences and his experiences in the field.

Additionally, Jeff and his spouse are foster parents. They work to serve their community's most vulnerable populations. They are passionate about responding to the traumas faced by the children in their homes and building safe families. Jeff and his spouse are specifically experienced in assisting infants who have been exposed to substances in utero to attach properly but also navigate the child welfare system.

Jeff is a charismatic speaker who works to engage audiences with humor and skills to meet their goals.

Current position (1)

Director of Counseling and Psychological Services

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Degrees (2)
Bachelor of Social Work
Missouri Western State University
2002 to 2006
Master of Social Work
University of Southern Mississippi
2006 to 2007

Presentations

Presentations (2)
My Mental Illness Journey: Reducing Stigma of Mental Illness

One of the best ways to reduce the stigma of Mental Illness is to talk about it. Jeff candidly shares his personal journey as a teen through anxiety and depression which led to a hospitalization. From not wanting to talk about it, due to guilt and shame, to sharing his story openly with all. Through this story, the hope is to reduce stigma and shame about dealing with mental health concerns throughout one's life and inspire professionals to continue this important work as life savers.

Fostering Babies, Fostering Futures

Jeff and his spouse didn't choose to be foster parents, a child chose them. Through this journey, their family went through a roller coaster of ups and downs with a foster care system that did not always consider the nuances of an infant in the child welfare system. This candid discussion focuses on ways that all who work in child welfare can work to assist infants in being successful in the child welfare system. Coming from the foster parent perspective, Jeff hopes to build partnerships among child welfare workers, judges, and foster parents to help build bright futures for infants.

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Healthcare
Health & Well-being
Community
Mental health Foster Care foster care adoption Trauma-Informed Child Welfare child welfare Anxiety Anxiety disorder Mental Health Therapist Depression mental health stigma reduce stigma Reduce anxiety depression suicide suicide ideation
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Jeff is a seasoned and energetic speaker that hopes to utilize his experiences to help others.

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