6th Annual GSAPP Cultural Conference

Co Sponsored by: School of Social Work - Institute for Families Graduate School of Education Center for Effective School Practices	New! Expanded Format
	Breakfast & Lunch Included
	6 CEUs Included

Culture Counts:
Multicultural Interventions
in Clinics, Schools, and Other Organizations


Friday, October 16th, 2009
Douglass Campus Center,
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ

The Annual Cultural Conference increases the cultural competence of its attendees via a series of speaker presentations, panels, and discussion groups involving work with ethnic minorities and other diverse groups in clinical, school, and organizational settings. The conference serves as a bridge linking undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, alumni and local professionals within the community, such as psychologists, social workers, counselors and teachers, and ensures that those of all backgrounds and career levels receive continuing education in diversity.

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Schedule of Events
* New Expanded Format *

Registration/ Breakfast	8:am - 9:00am
Welcome:	Dean Stanley Messer, Nancy Boyd-Franklin, Ph.D., Shalonda Kelly, Ph.D.
Morning Keynote:	The Literacy Achievement Gap: What We Know And What Might Be Done About It. Presented by: Dorothy Strickland, Ph.D.
Morning Breakout Sessions:	Effective Intervention for Improving Literacy Learning and Teaching Among Ethnic MinorityChildren in the Schools - Dorothy Strickland, Ph.D. The Culturally Responsive Classroom - Mary Ann Smorra, Ed.D. Therapy with Latino Clients and Families - Milton Fuentes, Psy.D., Igda Martinez, Psy.D., Hector Y. Adames, Psy.D. Colors of the Rainbow: Empowering Racial & Ethnic Minority Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth in Schools and Communities - Michael Mobley, Ph.D., Hugh Love.
Lunch:	Will be provided
Afternoon Keynote:	Violence Prevention Programs for Youth in Clinics,  Schools, and Communities. Presented by: Nancy Boyd-Franklin, Ph.D.
Afternoon Breakout Sessions:	Promoting Social/Emotional and Academic Resilience in Hispanic American Children in the Schools - Lisette Maniates, Ph.D. Gangs and Their Cultural Identity in Schools and Communities - Jack Farrell, LCSW Working with Asian Youth, Adults and Families in Schools and Mental Health Agencies - Lisa Suzuki, Ph.D. & Grace Wong, Ph.D. Diversity/Multicultural Consultation and Training - Joan Adams, LCSW
Certificate Distribution	4:00pm

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Faculty/Professionals: $125 Students: $25 Rutgers Faculty/Staff: $75 GSAPP Alumni: $75 * Breakfast and Lunch included * * 6 CEU credits included *

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