February 2009

Wednesday, February 11 from 1 pm - 5 pm
"Promoting Empowerment & Resiliency in Children and Families Who Have Experienced Abuse and Neglect" professional workshop (3.5 CEU's)
Bowling Green State University
Room 201 A & B, Bowen-Thompson Student Union
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Presenter Materials:

Laura Landry Meyer, Ph.D., CFLE - "Promoting Empowerment & Resiliency"
Ann Stacks, Ph.D. -"Social-Emotional Needs of Children in High-Risk Contexts"
Randy Leite, Ph.D., CFLE -"Policy Approaches to Abuse & Neglect: Helping the Child"
Carol J. Fox, LSW -"Advocacy, Complacency, & Reporting"
Overcoming Hurdles in Ohio (OHIO) Youth Advisory Board -http://www.pcsao.org/ohioyouth.htm
Laura Landry Meyer, Ph.D., CFLE -"Evidence-Based Practice"

Wednesday, February 11 at 7 pm
Dave Pelzer "The Real Heroes" keynote speaker
Author of New York Times Bestseller "A Child Called It" and 5 other inspirational books
Bowling Green State University
Room 101 Olscamp Hall
Book signing at 6:30 pm. Books will be available for purchase or guests may bring their own copy for signing.
Parking is available in Lot N, Lot 1, and Lot 14 (see campus map).

General admission tickets are $5.00 and available on a first come, first serve basis. We have limited general admission seating available for this event. Reserved seats are available only to event sponsors and workshop participants. Tickets can be purchased by calling 419-372-9903, e-mailing icfp@bgsu.edu, or stopping by 210 Johnston Hall by February 10.
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This event is co-sponsored by:

Community Teaching Homes
School of Family & Consumer Sciences
College of Health & Human Services
College of Education & Human Development
Department of Sociology>
The Center for Family and Demographic Research

Thursday, February 26, 2009 - 11:30 am - 2:00 pm
"Developing Connections: HDFS and the Community "internship fair at
Bowling Green State University
Room 308 Bowen-Thompson Student Union
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For information about previous events, see our Institute Events Archive.

If you would like additional information about any of the Institute's upcoming or recent events, please contact:

The Institute for Child and Family Policy at BGSU
16 Family and Consumer Sciences Building
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio 43403
Phone: (419) 372-7825
Fax: (419) 372-5459
icfp@bgsu.edu