Child and Family Agency and DMHAS Present:
Scholars in Residence  FREE Workshop

Preventing Violent Behavior from Early Childhood through Adolescence:
Two Evidence-Based Interventions

Training Agency: Child & Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut                                 
Dates: April 21 and 22, 2010
Time: 2 days: 1st day 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM; 2nd day 9am - noon.
Location: Hilton Garden Inn, 85 Glastonbury Blvd., Glastonbury, CT
Course Code: 10DHCTA27

Description: This two-day seminar is the outgrowth of three research projects to develop, test, and disseminate promising evidence-based programs to promote pro-social behavior in young people. Research is clear that the appearance of anti-social, often violent, behavior is apparent before age six in many children. Research is also clear that preschool, elementary school-aged children, and adolescents need structured opportunities in which to practice and develop pro-social behavior. Pro-social behavior does not happen. It is taught by word and deed by adults and peers. It is learned by observation and modeling. Attendees will be introduced to the research in a brief morning session and then will join one of two instructional groups to learn: 1. The Salmon Curriculum (First through 6th grade) or 2. RiPP (Responding in Peaceful and Positive Ways
- Middle through high school).

For information: email
 or call 860-443-2896 x1400
Social Work CEU’s have been applied for.

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Instructors: Gary Blau, Robert Plant, Syliva Kay Fisher, Thomas l. Sexton

Gary Blau is the Chief of the Child, Adolescent and Family Branch of the Center for Mental Health Services.  In this role he provides national leadership for children's mental health and is responsible for implementing the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Program, the Circles of Care Program, the National Children's Mental Health Social Marketing Campaign, the National Technical Assistance Programs, and other programs designed to improve the lives of children and families. 

Sylvia Kay Fisher, Ph.D. is the Program Director for Evaluation at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Child, Adolescent and Family Branch.  She is project officer for the national evaluation of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services Program for Children and Their Families Program, which is grounded in system of care principles, and part of SAMHSA’s mental health transformation initiative. 

Bert Plant is the Director of Programs and Services for the Connecticut Department of Children and Families and a Clinical Instructor in Psychology at The Yale Child Study Center.  In addition to his clinical and administrative responsibilities Dr. Plant is a frequent lecturer and has published numerous articles in books, magazines, and scholarly journals.  He has been actively involved in the reform of the mental health system for children in Connecticut where he served on the Governor's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Mental Health.

Thomas L. Sexton is a Professor in the Department of Counseling and Educational
Psychology at Indiana University, where he is the Director of the Clinical
training Center, Director of the Center for Adolescent and Family Studies, and
teaches in the APA-accredited Counseling Psychology Program. Dr. Sexton has
written extensively in the areas of outcome research and its implications for
clinical practice and training. He is a national expert on family-based
treatment interventions for at-risk adolescents having developed FFT and
presents workshops nationally and internationally.
 

Domain: ESD Focus Area: MHS
Skill Level: 1
Certification: The Connecticut Certification Board: 6 Hours
National Association of Social Workers CT Chapter: 6 Hours

Date:  June 3, 2010
Time:  9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Registration:  8:30 a.m.
Place: Homewood Suites
65 Glastonbury Blvd, Glastonbury CT

For information: email
 or call 860-443-2896 x1400
Social Work CEU’s have been applied for.

Training Agency: Child and Family Agency
Date:    June 14, 2010
Location: The Village for Families and Children, 1680 Albany Ave, Hartford, CT
Time: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Course Code: 10DHCUL41

Course Description: Depression affects approximately 7.5 million parents in the US each year; depression in either parent can interfere with parenting quality and may place approximately 15 million children at risk for developing health and social problems each year.   Almost 1 in 5 young people develop a mental, emotional or behavioral (MEB) disorder in any given year, costing the nation an estimated $247 billion annually in treatment and productivity costs.  However, there is limited awareness of the effects of parental depression on parenting and on the child’s health, psychological development and functioning or on the potential to improve healthy development.   A major challenge is developing treatment and prevention strategies for two (sometimes three) generations—for both parents and their children (and sometimes grandparents). The delivery of adequate detection, treatment and prevention for depressed parents and their children, and creation of systems that support healthy development, are formidable but surmountable challenges to health care systems.  These challenges are even more pronounced in underserved communities such as Latino populations.  The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and National Research Council (NRC) recently released two reports that summarize the state of the science behind prevention of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders among youth. It included the report, Depression in Parents, Parenting, and Children: Opportunities to Improve Identification, Treatment, and Prevention. The reports offer effective strategies for preventing the predictable effects of untreated parental depression on the developing child.  This presentation will summarize the reports' relevant literature on parental depression, its interaction with parenting practices, and its effects on children; identify disparities in parental depression detection, treatment, prevention, and outcomes; it will point out to the missed opportunities at the various points of contact in the health system; identify model programs that have been developed or adapted for Latinos; and, provide recommendations for effective interventions for diverse populations, including Latinos.

 Dr. Sergio A. Aguilar-Gaxiola is Professor in the Department of Psychology at California State University, Fresno.  Dr. Aguilar-Gaxiola is the on-site Principal Investigator of the Mexican American Prevalence and Services Survey (MAPSS).  He is a member of the National Advisory Mental Health Council (NAMHC), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).  He holds several World Health Organization (WHO) advisory board, and consulting positions; and is the Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean of the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) initiative.

Domain: ESD, PGR Focus Areas: CUL, ALS
Skill Level: 3
Certification: The Connecticut Certification Board: 4 Hours
National Association of Social Workers CT Chapter: 4 Hours

A light breakfast and lunch are provided without charge.
There is no cost for attending this seminar.

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 Description: This first day of this two day workshop series will be held in the fall of 2010. The first day of this workshop examines the concept of "social capital" and why and how communities high in "social capital" are healthy communities on a multitude of public health measures. It explores how using prevention's technology of education, natural care giving, competency enhancement, and system's change (i.e.: public policy and environmental change) can increase a community's "social capital." It explores the local and state system of government as to how school boards, town / city councils, and the state government operate. The second day of this two day workshop series will be held in the spring of 2011 at a date to be determined.  It will examine several current public policy issues before school boards, councils, and the state and how these issues might affect public health and will include presentations from elected officials in local and state government.  

Instructor: Tom Gullotta is the co-editor of "The Encyclopedia of Primary Prevention and Health Promotion" and the editor emeritus of the "Journal of Primary Prevention." He has spent the past 10 years editing a series of books examining evidence-based programs for improving the health of children and adolescents.

Date:  Friday, November 12, 2010
Time:  9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Registration:  8:30 a.m.

Place:  Homewood Suites – Glastonbury, CT
65 Glastonbury Blvd., Glastonbury, CT  06033   ph 860-659-1025

 Important: A $10 deposit is required in advance and will be
returned to attendees on the day of the seminar.
Click for printable registration form.

Please send check or money order to:
Child & Family Agency
DMHAS Workshops Registrations
255 Hempstead Street
New London, CT 06320

 A light breakfast and lunch are provided without charge.

Click to register online
or email Chris at kullstroemc@cfapress.org
(phone: 860-443-2896 x1400)

 Social Work CEU’S have been applied for.

Funding for this seminar series is made possible by a grant from the
Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS).

Child & Family Agency and DMHAS Present:

Promoting Pro-social Behavior in School-Aged Youths
and Encouraging their Academic Achievement: 
The Salmon Program

Workshop Description:
This workshop is a hands-on, participatory workshop, exploring the background, content and implementation of the Salmon Prosocial Program.  It examines the roles of administrators, coaches, teachers/facilitators and parents in helping children to learn kindness, respect, empathy and self-control.

The Salmon Prosocial Program is evidence-based curriculum to encourage positive social skills in elementary aged children.  Grounded in learning and multiple intelligence theories, these "universal" primary prevention programs are introduced to staff in a series of learning sessions.  After this introductory experience, educators work with coaches in their settings to develop their abilities to elicit and nurture positive behaviors from their students.  This workshop provides an introduction to the curriculum.