Of Special Interest—Child Well-Being as a Focus of Attention

Details

Date: Friday, May 8, 2009
Time: 8:30 am—1:00 pm
Location: U of MN Hubert Humphrey Center

Event Overview

Responding to children in anxious times; improving school readiness and educational success for vulnerable children, including children in immigrant families.

Presenters

Fred Wulczyn, PhD

Research Fellow, Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago

 PowerPoint Presentation: Unpacking the Concept of Child Well-Being (PDF)

Marc Mannes, PhD

Senior Consultant, Search Institute

 PowerPoint Presentation: Novel Ways of Thinking About Educational Success for All Children (PDF)

Mark Sander, PsyD, LP & James Johnson, MSW, LICSW

Senior Clinical Psychologist, Hennepin County Mental Health Coordinator, Minneapolis Public Schools; and Director, Student Support Services Minneapolis Public Schools

 PowerPoint Presentation: Caring Across Communities: A School-Based Model for Community Mental Health Partnerships (PDF)

 

Funded through The Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, School of Social Work, and the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs University of Minnesota—Twin Cities.