2017 Annual Leadership Conference Collabora ve Problem Solving with Challenging Students with Ross W. Greene, Ph.D School Threat /Risk Assessment with Eric Frazer, Psy. D October 12-13, 2017 Har ord/farmington Marrio - Farmington, CT EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION!!
AGENDA Thursday, October 12, 2017 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Breakfast/Registra on/vendors 9:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Opening Remarks/Bureau Update 9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Keynote Presenta on 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Break/Vendors 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Keynote Presenta on (con nued) 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Buffet Lunch/Vendors 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Keynote Presenta on (con nued) 4:00 p.m. Adjourn Friday, October 13, 2017 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Breakfast/Vendors 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Dr. Eric Frazer School Threat /Risk Assessment 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Break/Vendors 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Dr. Eric Frazer (contd.) 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Break out Sessions (see descrip ons) 2017 Leadership Conference October 12 13, 2017 Har ord/farmington Marrio Overview: This conference has been designed to provide par cipants with the most up to date informa on on Special Educa on. It will serve as the first Leadership Forum. Audience: District teams of central office and building administrators, other educators, and support services professionals are encouraged to a end. Registra on Informa on: Early Bird Registra on (before September 15, 2017) $225 Member $275 Non Member $210/Teams of 3 or more Registra on Fees (a er September 15, 2017) $245 Member $295 Non Member $230/Teams of 3 or more Conference Fees will cover par cipa on in the full conference, including con nental breakfast and buffet lunch on Thursday and Friday. Overnight Accommoda ons: The Farmington Marrio has reserved rooms at a discounted rate for anyone wishing to stay overnight. This discounted room rate of $159 plus tax is valid for the evenings of October 11 & 12 only. The deadline to receive the discounted rate is September 15, 2017, please make your reserva ons early. To reserve your accommoda ons please call 1.800.228.9290. For Further Informa on: Please contact Allyson J. Deckman at 860.548.1747 or info@conncase.org.
Thursday, October 12th Ross Greene, Ph.D Thursday Keynote Presenta on Ross Greene, Ph.D Collabora ve Problem Solving with Challenging Students Ross W. Greene, Ph.D., is a clinical American child psychologist and the author of the books The Explosive Child, Lost at School, Lost and Found, and Raising Human Beings." Dr. Greene is the developer of the research-based method now called Collabora ve & Proac ve Solu ons. Dr. Greene received his undergraduate degree at the University of Florida and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Virginia Tech in 1989. He completed his pre-doctoral internship at Children's Na onal Medical Center in Washington, DC, and has held posi ons in the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech (1989-1991, 2012 to present), the Faculty of Science at University of Technology, Sydney, Australia (2016 to present); the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School (1992 to 2013), the Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at University of Massachuse s Medical Center (1991-1992); and the school psychology program in the Department of Educa on at Tu s University (2010 to 2013). He is the Founding Director of the non-profit organiza on "Lives in the Balance", which provides vast, free, web-based resources on the CPS model. Presenta on: Why and when are challenging kids challenging - explana ons and the "Spectrum of Looking Bad". Iden fying lagging skills and unsolved problems and keeping track - "The Problem Solving Plan". A "Plan B" - "The Empathy Step", drilling for more informa on. Defining adult concerns and reaching realis c and mutually sa sfying solu ons. How are selfregula ng skills trained? How to start with kids with language processing and communica on delays. Learning Objec ves: Why are kids challenging and when are they challenging? How to iden fy lagging skills and unsolved problems for self-regula on? How are the problems affec ng the child and/or others? How to reach realis c and mutually sa sfying solu ons? How to work with challenging students with language processing and communica on delays?
Friday, October 13th Friday Keynote Presenta on Friday Keynote: (9:00am 12:00pm) Eric Frazer, Psy.D School Threat / Risk Assessment Dr. Eric Frazer is a licensed clinical psychologist with a specializa on and academic concentra on in Forensic Psychology. He has been conduc ng psychological evalua ons over ten years, ini ally through a group prac ce and for the la er years in private prac ce. In addi on to his private prac ce, Dr. Frazer holds an adjunct academic appointment of Assistant Clinical Professor at Yale University School of Medicine. Through this appointment he brings the resources and knowledge pool of one of the world s leading Ivy-League ins tu ons into his work to assist his clients. Presenta on: Managing incidents of threat con nue to be a unique safety concern and behavioral health challenge in today s schools. In the discipline of forensic psychology risk is thought of as exis ng on a con nuum ranging from low to imminent. Forensic risk assessment is accomplished by analyzing a combina on of data sources through a forensic procedure rela ng to an incident of threat. Addi onal complexity comes from the scien fic conclusion that there is no risk profile for perpetrators of violence in schools. Incidents are highly heterogeneous as are the students behind these events. This presenta on will provide technical direc ves for establishing best prac ce procedural guidelines and ac ons for assessing and managing incidents of perceived or real threat in school communi es.
Friday, October 13th Friday Break out Sessions Friday Break out Sessions: (1:00 3:00pm) Break out Session #1: Follow up from the Friday morning Keynote Presenta on Presenter: Dr. Eric Frazer This a ernoon session will be a follow up from the morning keynote presenta on and will include collabora ve groups working with student case scenarios. Break out Session #2: The Effects of Trauma on Brain Development and Learning Presenter(s): Farmington Public Schools & CREC Trauma zed children's difficul es with cogni on, learning, self-regula on and development can last a life me, making it more likely that they will con nue the cycle of abuse in their rela onships, abuse drugs and alcohol, have trouble finding and keeping jobs or end up in the criminal jus ce system. Once schools understand the educa onal impacts of trauma, they can become safe, suppor ve environments where students are able to make the posi ve connec ons with adults and peers they might otherwise push away, learn to calm their emo ons so they can focus and behave appropriately, and feel confident enough to advance their learning. In this workshop, par cipants will learn how chronic "toxic" stress and trauma in early childhood impacts brain development, thereby affec ng their ability to learn in the classroom. Par cipants will learn concrete strategies to mi gate the effects of trauma and promote both academic and social emo onal learning in the classroom. Materials will be provided that par cipants can share with the teaching and support staff in their districts.
2017 Leadership Conference October 13 14, 2016 Farmington Marrio Farmington, CT REGISTRATION INFORMATION Registra on for this conference will be through Eventbrite EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION: (Deadline: September 15, 2017) Registra on Deadline: October 6, 2017 Early Bird Fee: $225/Member $275/Non Member $210/Team Member Registra on Fee: $245/Member $295/Non Member $230/Team Member (*Teams must include a building administrator.) TO REGISTER FOR THIS CONFERENCE PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW: REGISTER HERE h ps://www.eventbrite.com/e/conncase-2017-annual-professional-developmentconference- ckets-37420773541 ConnCASE 701 Hebron Avenue Third Floor, Glastonbury, CT 06033 P: 860.548.1747 F: 860.541.6484 E: info@conncase.org www.conncase.org