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Schedule
Thursday, October 7, 2010
7:15am-8:15am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:15am-8:30am
Welcome, Judge Charles F. Pratt
8:30am-9:30am
Keynote, Jerry Tello
9:30am-9:45am
Break
9:45am-11:15am
Morning Workshops
11:15am-11:30am
Break
11:30am-12:30pm
Keynote, James Bell
12:30pm-12:45pm
Break
12:45pm-1:30pm
Lunch
1:30pm-1:45pm
Break
1:45pm-2:45pm
Keynote, Sharon Draper
2:45pm-3:00pm
Break
3:00pm-4:30pm
Afternoon Workshops
Speaker publications will be available for purchase and speakers will be available for book signing throughout the day Service Fair will be open throughout the day in the Expo Hall
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John Micsak, MA, LLPC, CTC; Clinical Director and Founder, National Institute for Resiliency and Wellness
Healing and Resiliency: Brain Based and Wellness Approaches with Challenging Children and Adolescents |
John is the founder and Clinical Director for the National Institute for Resiliency & Wellness. John was selected "2009 Consultant of the Year" by the National Institute for Trauma and Loss with Children. John has over thirty years experience working with vulnerable youth with traumatic and delinquent histories. He is a certified trauma consultant and is an accredited member of the National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children. He is a certified trainer in therapeutic crisis intervention. Mr. Micsak is a registered clinician with Robertson Research which provides clients with a program to help balance brain chemistry with holistic approaches.
John is a national trainer with RAP (Response Ability Pathways) which is a resiliency program developed in South Africa to assist at-risk youth populations. Mr Micsak's resiliency outreach program for youth recently gain national attention in "Psychology Today" He has worked as an liaison and consultant to schools, families, mental health and legal professionals in helping them work with vulnerable populations of at-risk children and youth. Author of a revolutionary educational manual "Brain, Body, Mind: Restoring Healthy Pathways for Children and Youth", John is available for workshops, key note presentations, consultation and program development.