Third Annual National Ted and Roberta Mann Foundation Symposium about Children & Young Adults with Mental Health and Learning Disabilities

Audience

Outstanding learning opportunity for general education teachers, administrators and parents interested in understanding more about mental health and learning disabilities in children and young adults.

Date | Time

Wednesday, August 13, 2008
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Location

Sheraton Bloomington Hotel, Minneapolis South
7800 Normandale Blvd
Minneapolis, MN 55439

CEU

The 6.5 CEUs offered are designed to meet the requirement for Minnesota teachers renewing their teaching license in understanding the key warning signs of early-onset mental illness in children and adolescents. Local re-licensure committees, however, have fi nal approval.

Goal of the Symposium

The symposium is designed to enhance awareness and identify strategies for responding to mental health and learning disabilities in children and young adults from the perspective of teachers and parents.

The symposium will provide high quality professional and parent development for Minnesota educators and parents regarding:

• children's mental health and learning disabilities
• effective treatment planning
• proactive, positive teaching strategies and interventions

Symposium Topics

• ADHD
• Anxiety
• Bullying
• Depression
• Emotions and Behavior
• Learning Disabilities
• Working with Schools

Interactive Breakout Sessions

Morning and afternoon breakout sessions facilitated by experienced child psychiatrists, practitioners and education professionals.

Breakout Session Presenters Include

Win Bordon
Peter Earley
Susan Jenkins
Jonathan Mooney

2008 National Speakers

Adolph "Doc" Brown

is a national speaker and engaging presenter who has developed powerful and meaningful messages for audiences from all walks of life. A psychotherapist and family therapist involved in education for more than 35 years, he uses humor to offer hands-on, practical strategies that help all succeed.

Jonathan Mooney

is an activist and writer with dyslexia who did not learn to read until he was 12 years old. A dynamic national speaker, he has established himself as one of the foremost leaders in learning disabilities, attention defi cit hyperactivity disorder, disabilities and alternative education. Jonathan is founder and president of Project Eye-To-Eye, a national mentoring and advocacy organization for students with learning differences.

Richard Pimentel

is one of the nation’s leading experts in the nation on attitude change, overcoming barriers, disability and diversity issues in the workplace, the Americans with Disabilities Act and related issues. An author and speaker, he is an exceptional communicator who combines information and humor into a memorable presentation. A full-length motion picture of his life story, “Music Within,” starring Ron Livingston, Melissa George, and Michael Sheen, was released last year.

PACER Youth Advisory Board

Join the PACER Center Youth Advisory Board for this unique presentation of a teen’s journey through the school and community as a person with a mental health disability. These articulate and talented youth will share their personal stories and inspire confi dence that people with mental health disabilities have much to offer society.