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David Hansen studies child maltreatment, such as sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect and witnessing domestic violence. He can speak about factors related to identification and reporting; assessment and intervention with victims and families; and the correlates and consequences of maltreatment. He also researches social-skills assessment and intervention with children and adolescents. His research emphasizes procedures for enhancing the effectiveness of clinical interventions, through assessing and improving adherence, generalization, maintenance, and social validity. Hansen is the co-cirector of the Family Interaction Skills Clinic, with Mary Fran Flood; and director of Project SAFE, a clinical treatment program for sexually abused children and their families. He joined the UNL faculty in 2012.
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Michael Scheel, chair of the Department of Educational Psychology, regularly teaches a popular class on positive psychology. His work is based on the premise that therapists must, in collaboration with clients, facilitate interventions that fit well with each client’s unique context, as defined by culture and client strengths. Therapy designed to fit well with a client’s context is believed to foster hope and optimism. His work roles include therapist, supervisor, researcher, and teacher and uses the power of encouragement and emphasizing strengths rather than deficits which empowers individuals to attain positive goals.
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Paul Springer is currently an associate professor in the Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies, in the Marriage and Family Therapy program. His professional interests center on improving mental health services for underserved and hard-to-reach populations. This includes working in collaborative health care settings, with rural populations and racial and ethnic minorities. Over the last several years, he has applied collaborative care principles in rural medical settings by providing mental health treatment through the innovative use of technology.
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Richard Bischoff has been a faculty member since 1998. He is interested in increasing access to high-quality mental health care, especially among vulnerable and underserved populations. His current projects are designed to do that by marshaling local resources to better meet the mental health care needs of communities and delivering high-quality mental health care services through videoconferencing.