Heads Up: How Protecting Brain Health Supports Suicide Prevention

Dr. Jennifer Prohaska is a licensed clinical psychologist in Kansas City with a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Kansas. Her residency training was completed at the University of Kansas Medical Center where she specialized in critical and intensive care services for the Trauma Units, Medical Rehabilitation, Burn Units, and Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury. Since 2013 she has specialized exclusively in the evaluation and treatment of first responders from approximately 54 agencies across the Midwest. Her work primarily centers around evaluation and treatment planning, while still providing individual psychotherapy on occasion. She is one of only approximately a dozen Psychologists whom have completed Force Science Certification, and specializes in Officer Involved Shootings and other critical incidents that fall outside of the scope of normal first responder daily activities. Dr. Prohaska has sub-specialty training working with individuals with major medical repercussions from their duties, particularly Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), burn, and spinal cord injury. She is well versed in the primary methods of treating trauma including Cognitive Processing Therapy/Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CPT/CBT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), and also the utilization of Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR). Dr. Prohaska believes in scientifically validated treatment methods, and integrating care with other health care specialty providers.