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MEET THE AUTHORS SERIES

Posted By: NYSPA's Division of Culture, Race & Ethnicity
Date: Thursday, 17 February 2005, at 12:43 p.m.

NYSPA's Division of Culture, Race & Ethnicity

presents:

MEET THE AUTHORS SERIES:

COMMUNITY PLANNING TO FOSTER RESILIENCE IN CHILDREN

Co-Edited By: Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers, Ph.D.

Mark D. Weist, Ph.D.

A half-day workshop to familiarize candidates with cross- cultural competencies related to resilience-promoting interventions with diverse youth.

March 26, 2005 9am-12:30pm (3 CE Credits)

Columbia University, Teachers College

Grace Dodge Hall 277

525 West 120th Street

New York, NY 10027

Register on-line at www.nyspa.org, click on the Calendar of Events link - input the month of March, call 1-800-732-3933 or register on-site the morning of the conference.

NYSPA Members $35 Non-Members $60 Students $10

3 CE Credits $10

Panel Presenters and Presentations:

Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers. "Re-Inventing Resilience: A Model of Culturally-Focused Resilient Adaptation"

Grace Wong, Ph.D. "Resilience in the Asian Context"

Alina Amacho-Gingerich, Ph.D. & Rafael Javier, Ph.D., ABPP
"Risk and Resilience in Latino Youth"

Hawthorne E. Smith, Ph.D. & Adeyinka Akinsulure-Smith, Ph.D.
"A Global Perspective on Youth Outreach"

Stephen Mathur, M.A. "School Strategies to Prevent and Address Youth Gang Involvement"