Conference on bullying at ian

[Guest guest]

From Victim to Victor

Description:

Children with special needs may be at increased risk of being bullied or teased.

This workshop will

focus on the prevention of harassment, bullying, and exclusion of students with

special needs.

Additionally there will be a focus on the teaching and strengthening of

resilience and coping strategies

so these students feel empowered to take charge of their own lives. We will

cover legal, emotional,

and inspirational aspects of the topic including hearing from those who have

endured or witnessed

bullying or exclusion themselves, and have managed to prevail or become

upstanders. The workshop

will consist of both didactic and experiential approaches led by a variety of

experts.

Learning Objectives:

1. Sensitize participants to issues among students with special needs in regard

to

bullying/victimization and cyber bullying

2. Explore specific, practical interventions to strengthen students' and their

families' resilience and

survival skill base

3. Learn the rights of a child and family when navigating the educational system

Date: Friday, February 17th, 2012 from 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM

Venue: Poplar Creek Country Club, 1400 Poplar Creek Drive, Hoffman Estates, IL

60169

? Register early by calling ianConnects at 866-953-9428 or

www.abbhh.org/professionals

? Program Cost: $25.00 (includes continental breakfast and networking lunch)

? Please arrive at 8:30 AM for registration, continental breakfast, and

networking

? 5 CEU/CPDUs provided for full attendance

ian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital, as an approved sponsor through the

Illinois Department

of Financial and Professional Regulation, will provide continuing education

credits to Social Workers,

Professional Counselors and Marriage & Family Therapists.

Coalition Mission:

The Coalition for a Psychologically Healthy Community was developed to bring

together community as

change agents to develop action plans to identify gaps in anti-bullying/violence

initiatives, and work

toward filling those gaps. For more information on the coalition, visit

www.c4phc.org.

Presenters

Hannah is a senior majoring in communication at Elmhurst College who

has overcome many

challenges to be successful and achieve her goals. She has spoken at the

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

and for the American Pediatric Association regarding living with a disability.

She recently received the Lincoln

Student Laureate award and won the n Joy Rehabilitation Hospital

scholarship four times, along with three

honor societies including Omicron Delta Kappa. She is currently making a short

documentary about her daily life

and overcoming her challenges.

Amy Felt, MS, LPC, is a School Based Mental Health Specialist at ian

Brothers Center for Mental Health as

well as a Clinical Navigator for the Coalition for a Psychologically Healthy

Community for ABBHH. Amy currently

provides group and individual counseling services as well as parent, student,

and staff presentations in three

middle schools and high schools in District 214.

Gunderson, PhD, is a therapist in our youth Partial Hospitalization

program with a specialty in " bullying. "

He has done trainings all over the metro area in Bullying Prevention. He also

maintains a private practice.

Trevor Simpson, MA, LCPC, NCC, acts as the Manager of School Based Services

within ian Brothers

Parish Services as well as serves as a school counselor at St. Isidore in

Bloomingdale. He has worked in

residential and in outpatient settings as well as in private practice.

ne Lukowski, PsyD, is the Clinical Navigator for the ian Brothers

Autism Spectrum and

Developmental Disorders Resource Center, which is funded by the ian Brothers

Health System Foundation.

She assists families in finding appropriate clinical, educational, advocacy and

treatment services in their

communities.

Jackie Rhew, MA, LPC, is the Coordinator of our School Anxiety/School Refusal

Program, an intensive

outpatient program which utilizes Exposure and Response Prevention and Cognitive

Behavior Therapy

approaches to help students better manage their anxiety about school and school

performance. She works with

families and school staff on the transition from the Partial Hospitalization

Program back to school and the

community. She also maintains a private practice.

Shapiro has been a Staff Attorney at Equip for Equality (the Protection &

Advocacy agency in Illinois)

since 2006. She provides legal representation, training, and advocacy to

children with unmet special education

needs involved in the Cook County Juvenile Court system. Prior to becoming an

attorney, worked at a

preschool and as an Applied Behavioral Analysis therapist for children with

autism.

Jeanne Walsh, LCSW, MBA has over 20 years experience working with children,

adolescents and families.

Jeanne has worked in a variety of roles in schools, hospitals and mental health

settings including serving as the

founding CEO of a residential treatment center. Jeanne has also conducted over

200 workshops nationally and

has published articles and book reviews on mental health topics. Currently she

is an Educational Liaison at

ian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital. Jeanne has presented on

Cyberbullying throughout the

metropolitan area.

Sasa Mo, LCPC, NCC, CADC is a school counselor for ian Brothers Parish

Services, providing counseling

services to two parishes as well as developing bullying prevention programs such

as the Culture of Compassion

and peer mediation. She specializes in experiential education and serves as one

of the Clinical Navigators for

the coalition.

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

egskb@...