Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) Training

Liz Bartz, MS

Liz has diverse experience, working in Human Services for more than a decade and over seven years of experience teaching higher education. She began her career in the human services filed as the Children's Advocate at a domestic abuse and sexual assault support center. Liz served as a Program Manager and Therapist at a residential treatment facility. She moved onto a career in case management for children receiving services through the autism waiver program and the state children's waiver. Liz completed functional screening, as well as providing support and overview of anyone receiving state funded services. Liz's experience in the Wisconsin county system evolved into the Outreach Prevention Specialist within Crisis Intervention Services. This position included but was not limited to providing crisis intervention services, completing initial assessments, functional screens and referrals to mental health and substance abuse treatment, case management and waiver programs, certifying and renewing adult family homes, reviewing settlement agreements and commitments and serving on the safety committee organizing and providing training opportunities within the agency and the community. Liz also began teaching general studies psychology courses. In fall of 2017, Liz began working with UW-Green Bay's Behavioral Health Training Partnership (BHTP) training the Crisis Core orientation trainings as well as facilitating special skills and topics trainings. In June of 2018, Liz became a full-time trainer and development specialist with BHTP and has trained hundreds of individuals in various settings.

Liz holds a Master of Science degree in Community Mental Health Counseling with an emphasis on children with emotional and behavioral disturbances and their families, as well as a substance use specialty to compliment the counseling major. She is a Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) trainer.