There's
still time to register for this year's Academy in School Mental Health. If fact
we’ve extended the early bird rate until June 10!
Spend July
8-9 in Halifax learning and networking with experts in the field of youth
mental health. You will gain a practical understanding of the most prevalent
adolescent mental health disorders and learn effective tools and techniques
that will assist you in the classroom.
"The
3rd annual Academy continues to get better every year as we build on from the
last," says Dr. Stan Kutcher. "Each year we've seen great improvement
in the workshop based in feedback and an increase in attendance."
The
workshop welcomes a varying degree of professionals and parents, from
educators, counsellors, principals, clinicians, advocates, parents and anyone
else looking increase their mental health literacy and become better at what
they do.
“The
Academy strives to give attendees information that is current, cutting edge and
contextualized to their area of work to help them do their job better,” says
Kutcher.
For more on
this and preview of the Academy, click here to view an interview with
Dr. Kutcher.
Early bird
registration is set at $250 until after June 10, after that registration increases
to $300. Click here to
register.
For up to
date information on the Academy, visit our
Academy webpage and follow the Academy on Twitter: @AcademyTMH.
Keynote
Speakers and Breakout Session Contributors
This year's
schedule has been completely revamped from previous years.
Keynote
speakers have been arranged:
• Dr. Stan
Kutcher - Youth Suicide: School Based Strategies
• Dr. Penny
Corkum – Dealing with ADHD in the Classroom
• Barbara Kaiser –
Bullying: What do we really know?
• Dr.
Kathy Pajer - Self Harm
These
sessions and many more will equip you with the tools you need to be more
effective in your role. Learn from and interact with the experts and
participants!
Breakout
session contributors include: Dr. Wade Junek, Dr. Sabina Abidi, Yifeng Wei,
Dr. Alexa
Bagnell, Dr. Suzanne Zick, Trang Nguyen and IWK Teachers – Melanie Goodday and
Julia Martino.
Check us
out online!
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