Check out the video clip (from a Louisiana Teen conference) of Frank Kros and come meet him this Friday at the Carver Museum in Austin. To register, go to ctls.net and click on Teen Symposium. If you need a Friends of CTLS stipend to attend, call or email me asap. Be there or be sorry you missed it...
Jennifer John Patterson Continuing Education Coordinator Central Texas Library System, Inc. 512-583-0704 x16 -----Original Message----- From: The Upside Down Organization [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 11:18 PM To: Jennifer Patterson Subject: UPCOMING WORKSHOP: "TEENS, SUICIDE & THE DEVELOPING BRAIN" BrainEupdates Nameplate [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102475202430&e=001GNvDscmY7BoMo9HhEVgbTThHYOh ZK_IsbPjSQk1XdE9Lv3HIHrCslc0Mc6bpX5YgQRnRupuCARJHUfKogK3ZF4Z_UeTRVt5r4GZ W2zgSQw62JubpN1q9jIbniUOw2krapzKwEWXyMZQ=] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ Calendar UDO President, Frank Kros, makes the local news in Louisiana! ... click here to see the spot! [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102475202430&e=001GNvDscmY7BrIoR0NqKtyrsbjTcn _2rAbKCHRLPOji6gAsxx7I5EhoHnmdrlFKAkH-2akJoCEOenZ8PuaoU2rCLXcuqVD-HRyg0G Mgkn5NT-LAFiyF65tS-oFhqBsIeu8BOX5beiuTa7UuU6H58h_kvzIYvP1viDE-GSwvp4K2IL OBHQUbW-5mvD7RlaFSP0X9chuwBF1jRt_ZF6llzz7eGttL6a13aLPnglkHpVHvBSew0_LtvE wE2EaLfuVHBKtt9ekAVJdoJD_VmbKCU8PUDLB5_zScZ-szsBmxI0F44Xi5paStCGZv3giexV Sh0MgfWkgLO9X34jAQ_TU1L1yD8BOufJJuz6a_kYBblDvQ3axSYznVh1RjnJywrg07u_OYg0 9CEQDOt4=] Mar. 3 National Youth-At-Risk 2009 Conference [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102475202430&e=001GNvDscmY7BpL9uQ5GqxfXS-D2yp EGJjkPlIzp51GwlR_aeCLtkaatoAy4AKbKo2NUObDKea6sII42aWXWQtbfDtiQ3x7j7rQrNP HWdKQlUaUp_0FtX6cf00zKbK0dusEf-1G3_k1u6hJZVTXFEr_NZdCp5dy4E333ZM9quH3jXM =] "Beyond Poverty: Brain-Inspired Ways to Understand and Respond to Poverty" presented by Frank Kros, MSW, JD / Savannah, GA Mar. 6 University of Maryland School of Social Work [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102475202430&e=001GNvDscmY7BpKwsb8rADcOSRFVzI KhW-ix2YESE4ARgvOPx2W5r-5VjQO-_T8XXZYy9LdCL6zA09tyHavseKDytEauJ5zvSCcZ3K MefpsF3vO8l8gB_h0Ie3a_3vuRted] "Giving a Fish a Bath: The Untold Story of the Adolescent Mind" presented by Shawn Reagle Kros, LCSW-C / Washington, DC Mar. 14 California League of Middle Schools Annual Conference [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102475202430&e=001GNvDscmY7BqJu-bErQGCyrcU9RR _1_yKBKhkGcSD6nn1hlYtWgAjgIY6-V3GWghAs4fZ3oTDE39fJIJJgWX0ZWN-RpmwTQf86k3 I33UUG0WqR2D-8pAHcZTE2vzRhriPuUIXvWliVew=] "See, Experience, Tell" presented by Ana de Gea-Coombs / San Diego, CA Mar. 19 ACEI Annual International Conference & Exhibition [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102475202430&e=001GNvDscmY7BqHxd05wLannHWEvBJ bLSXj0621HXOdnz_uh8BM2odoAOa1KHvvy7Kkr6SXpMvYPFPAYNsGSF_-IQHSS9XOegOqvvQ XhvOHwsSf_dU4AroQIBbOT_qOZaja] "Change for Good: Reversing the Impact of Poverty" presented by Frank Kros, MSW, JD / Chicago, IL Apr. 17 HOSTED WORKSHOP: [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102475202430&e=001GNvDscmY7BqJpZ9puwMwn2Lrp1a ymAJr5t2wCtXzj-xxbDIBnxQQL33INp9ltqqmenB_9r2OKglTNeB_Ue_lS_Jb9rPQNAgc1Ts x7QVnAigJLMhGns1kBAGFWXyHLx75cqbwDmwUk-hSmn1GIZ6gzPdkT_pQNHD6F9vIfzJMS6R DnqlKwgv7v90yOm6JYeyC]"Right >From the Start: Building Great Brains from Birth to Age Eight" [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102475202430&e=001GNvDscmY7BqJpZ9puwMwn2Lrp1a ymAJr5t2wCtXzj-xxbDIBnxQQL33INp9ltqqmenB_9r2OKglTNeB_Ue_lS_Jb9rPQNAgc1Ts x7QVnAigJLMhGns1kBAGFWXyHLx75cqbwDmwUk-hSmn1GIZ6gzPdkT_pQNHD6F9vIfzJMS6R DnqlKwgv7v90yOm6JYeyC] presented by Frank Kros, MSW, JD / Arlington, VA Apr. 22 HOSTED WORKSHOP: [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102475202430&e=001GNvDscmY7BqJpZ9puwMwn2Lrp1a ymAJr5t2wCtXzj-xxbDIBnxQQL33INp9ltqqmenB_9r2OKglTNeB_Ue_lS_Jb9rPQNAgc1Ts x7QVnAigJLMhGns1kBAGFWXyHLx75cqbwDmwUk-hSmn1GIZ6gzPdkT_pQNHD6F9vIfzJMS6R DnqlKwgv7v90yOm6JYeyC]"Rethinking AD/HD: What Works, What Doesn't and Why" [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102475202430&e=001GNvDscmY7BqJpZ9puwMwn2Lrp1a ymAJr5t2wCtXzj-xxbDIBnxQQL33INp9ltqqmenB_9r2OKglTNeB_Ue_lS_Jb9rPQNAgc1Ts x7QVnAigJLMhGns1kBAGFWXyHLx75cqbwDmwUk-hSmn1GIZ6gzPdkT_pQNHD6F9vIfzJMS6R DnqlKwgv7v90yOm6JYeyC] presented by Frank Kros, MSW, JD / Linthicum, MD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ Join Our List Join Our Mailing List [http://visitor.constantcontact.com/email.jsp?m=1101614427104] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ "Please [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102475202430&e=001GNvDscmY7BqcjRPUuAVb-CBF0J5 T0PYH39hfpOCz3omf265wimc6GZUMdA3ppJpVQsqHrQY2v6EvIp5YkAtAfnRNqeQwV4DgS5B ppKHiX3CiSNdE5DW8gUC2O6Wqpw2ruLMfh_ig_VA=] keep reaching out to adults. They're the first in line who need to be transformed. Maybe if we change our outlook, we will create an environment in which the 'troubled' kids can thrive." -- Workshop Participant, February 2009 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ EDUCATE YOURSELF and help prevent the senseless tragedy of teen suicide ... The Saddest Song: Teens, Suicide and the Developing Brain Presented by Frank J. Kros, MSW, JD and Heather Higgins, LCSW-C March 13, 2009 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. / Registration - 8:30 a.m. Hilton Garden Inn - Owings Mills 4770 Owings Mills Boulevard | Owings Mills, MD [Directions] [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102475202430&e=001GNvDscmY7BoQNPXTyGcxGOrGovd jj37ekrzrSvHQGFP0AwDUx3dCTa6H_mYlFWz6N9lHoxUfrE2oAWnsV0tagE8e-InscJGxLSq nhBopQqICdYbB53X_3qKqY-GSPyjW0iXrisHwUvW-ZaqrlShAiwOJfGMJ8T_MoLwSqv4xCVE FqrwmUirIsqmTNPWk-FRajkNf9e5t9wAGuPC-k0CBLoLoG9tKVE89VztO_xyf97-TfSv-P9f xHZxhKRAf6LUD] The unique developmental period of life known as adolescence can leave some teens especially vulnerable to depression and suicidal behavior. This workshop explores the "perfect storm" of biological and social factors that can converge in adolescence and leaves some teens especially vulnerable to suicidal thoughts and actions. Prevention and intervention measures are also discussed in detail. 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Early Bird Rate: $149 (up to 3/6) Registration Rate: $169 (starting 3/7) Group Rate: $129 (three or more registrations) Led by award-winning national speaker Frank Kros [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102475202430&e=001GNvDscmY7Bp14u1JkQLHouZ9sc3 TbEZ91T8tFgQfH_AfSLuH7wJfbv0iBRgnQPjSJw7rmYUCxrMse6EP-VInQNbssGtEg5KPb0E NbByloJKjgp1EcX_t13LNFzMmkKhcpsGqAKm5P6Mqtpx3T84OxK0frpVhtjMnkO9iWioLECx qIuW-U-z9bXKXIV73Hiu7],this workshop is a "must-have" for child-serving professionals who are working with adolescents and need to know the risk factors associated with teen suicide. Frank is a career child advocate, who has served as a childcare worker, child abuse investigator, childrens home administrator, consultant, college professor, attorney, writer and speaker. He is president of The Upside Down Organization. Heather Higgins, [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102475202430&e=001GNvDscmY7BoJb-8XJ6N3fGJ_5tK h2kmcqtsKCajNl4VJh2RvyY7wrnhJwcfmAEoE_dU1BzSA6i54WgoEZodShyjL5sne8Zk37uo vs7BcvnU-esyM00xUZkAoi9qDiT0fbp3JSYHiAqKR0g2F0u8wIpeBDABv9lxUNxL77_4jIsM bdVf-zXSM_KvfKuKKV9xC1DlI7dxod9c=]one of UDO's most popular presenters, will be co-presenting with Frank throughout the workshop. She is a licensed social worker and works for The Children's Guild as the Director of the Family Health Center. 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