Paulette Sombke-Hansen
Child Welfare Field Training Manager Ctr on Children Families & the Law University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Contact
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1811 W 2nd St Ste 105
Grand Island NE 68803 - Phone
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402-472-3479 On-campus 2-3479
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psombke2@unl.edu
Paulette Sombke-Hansen is a Child Welfare Field Training Manager and Trainer with the University of Nebraska Center on Children Families and the Law. Paulette's focus is the transfer of learning from the classroom into the field. As a trainer Paulette helps new child welfare workers in the state of Nebraska as they prepare for working with Nebraska's vulnerable and their families. Paulette is also a Stewards of Children trainer through Darkness to Light. Paulette worked in the child welfare field for over seventeen years prior to being employed the Center and is also a Certified Forensic Interview most recently retiring from First Light Child Advocacy Center in Grand Island Nebraska.
Education
- University of Nebraska Lincoln, BSW (Social Work)
- Master of Arts in Teaching (Leadership and Cultural Competency Fall 2025)
Areas of Interest:
- Technology in Teaching
- Child Welfare
- Forensic Interviewing
- Cultural Competency
- Leadership
Professional Activities & Community Service:
- Forensic Interviewer for the Central Nebraska Child Advocacy Center in Grand Island
- Community Service Projects through Saint Peter and Paul's Catholic Church in Saint Paul
- Retired Forensic Interviewer for the First Light Child Advocacy Center in Grand Island, NE