I received this in an email this afternoon. Thought it was relevant to our recent discussions on media and violence for those of you in the Houston area.
Rod Houston Psychological Association, HISD, Texas Psychological Foundation, and University of Houston Department of Educational Psychology present VIOLENCE: Prevention, Intervention, Activism Conference May 10, 2002 The Warwick Hotel Houston, Texas This conference is designed to equip our community with the knowledge and ability to confront and respond to the increasing level of violence in our society. Join us for what promises to be an outstanding educational and motivational experience. The emphasis will be on ACTIVISM. Together we can learn what specific steps to take to make our society safer. Our speakers are dynamic, nationally recognized experts: Scott Poland, Ed.D, has led crisis response teams in the aftermath of numerous school shootings; William S. Pollack, Ph.D. from Harvard Medical School is the author of "Real Boys: Rescuing our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood"; Robert J. McLaughlin, Ph.D., on the faculty at Baylor College of Medicine, is a founder of ADAPT, a counseling program for youngsters who have committed sexual offenses; Lt. Col. Dave Grossman is an expert in studying the roots of violence, with a special emphasis on the impact of the media--his latest book is called "Stop Teaching our Kids to Kill"; Daniel Kindlon, Ph.D. teaches psychology at Harvard and is co-author of "Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys"; and Deborah Prothrow-Stith, M.D.,a public health leader who was the youngest Commissioner of Public Health in Massachusetts, has been a chief spokesperson for a national movement to prevent violence. For registration and more complete information about this exciting conference, go to HPA's website at www.hpaonline.org or contact Conference Co-Organizer Robin Burks, Ph.D. at 713-465-8560 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] SPACE IS LIMITED AND REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MAY 1. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.325 / Virus Database: 182 - Release Date: 2/19/2002 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
