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2003 Conference
Invitation - Sponsors
- Presenters - Sunday - Monday - Tuesday - Registration
*** Last-minute schedule changes ***
Monday, October 13, 2003
“Media, Manipulation and Me”
Keynote Address, 8:15 AM to 9:30 AM
 Presenter: Peter DeBenedittis is the President of Media Literacy for Prevention
based in Santa Fe, NM. He is one the most engaging presenters in
the country today to
speak to mixed audiences of young people and adults alike. Peter has consulted
with many organizations including the White House Office on Drug Control Policy,
the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics. He has
developed media literacy curriculum for the New Mexico Highway Traffic Safety
Bureau and co-authored two other prevention oriented CD-ROMs published by the
New Mexico Media Literacy Project. He has spent 10 years living in the Pacific
on the American colony of Guam, where he ran an advertising agency and taught
for the University of Maryland—Asian Division. He is the President of Media
Literacy for Prevention and living in Santa Fe, NM.
Keynote Description:
This highly visual and interactive presentation will help teach people
to become critical thinkers and wise consumers of the many forms
of programming and advertising
that come across the airwaves. Media literacy education helps children understand
the motivations and production techniques of media and will result in viewers
who are less likely to adopt some of the destructive attitudes and behaviors
that are depicted as desirable.
Learning Objectives:
- Be familiar with the marketing techniques for addictive
substances that target children.
- Know basic research findings documenting the preventive
effect of media literacy education.
- Understand how to apply media literacy tools of analysis.
“Character Building and Self Esteem” (Continuation of
Institute A)
Institute C, 9:45 AM to 2:45 PM
 Presenter: Rick Gould is the Associate Executive Director of the Central Branch
YMCA in Wilmington DE. During his career with the YMCA, he has worked
with teens for
over 12 years, has been recognized for developing creative approaches to substance
abuse prevention and has also served as the Director for the YMCA of the USA's
East Field Teen Leadership Training School. With a Bachelor's degree in Psychology
and a Master's Degree in Public Administration, Rick also has experience in
inpatient adolescent drug treatment. Rick has facilitated trainings in conflict
resolution, youth development, and youth substance abuse prevention. He is
a faculty trainer for the YMCA of the USA's Principles of Youth Work Training
Modules. Rick currently lives in Wilmington, Delaware with his wife, Kerri
and his 18-month-old son, Wesley.
Workshop Description:
This course was designed to help participants learn ways to establish
character development and to encourage self-esteem development in
teen programs and services.
During the past 20 years however, research conducted by the Search Institute
into "developmental assets" has breathed new life into teen programs
and has given us all new tools to use when developing and implementing youth
programs that make a difference in our community. Through this interactive
workshop, participants will be challenged to recommit themselves to accepting
and developing positive values and positive assets in our youth. (There is
a $15 certification fee for YMCA employees or volunteers who would like to
take this course as credit toward YMCA Youth Worker certification. You do not
have to be a YMCA employee or volunteer to take this course.)
Learning Objectives:
- To learn the philosophy behind the YMCA character development
movement.
- To learn what "positive assets" are and why they are important.
- To learn how to build "positive assets" in youth, with an
emphasis on self-esteem.Notes:
“ Media Seduction for Drugs: Prevention Teens Love to Learn”
Institute D, 9:45AM to 2:45PM
Presenter:
Peter DeBenedittis is the President of Media Literacy for Prevention
based in Santa Fe, NM. He is one the most engaging presenters in
the country today
to speak to mixed audiences of young people and adults alike. Peter has consulted
with many organizations including the White House Office on Drug Control Policy,
the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics. He
has developed media literacy curriculum for the New Mexico Highway Traffic
Safety Bureau and co-authored two other prevention oriented CD-ROMs published
by the New Mexico Media Literacy Project. He has spent 10 years living in the
Pacific on the American colony of Guam, where he ran an advertising agency
and taught for the University of Maryland—Asian Division. He is the President
of Media Literacy for Prevention and living in Santa Fe, NM.
Workshop Description:
Get ready to laugh and learn as take a tour of mass media that will
change the way you view normal! Understand how the cycle of self-hate
and addiction
is marketed, and the scientific research showing how media literacy prevention
strategies are effective.
Learning Objectives:
- Be familiar with the marketing techniques for addictive
substances that target children.
- Know basic research findings documenting the preventive
effect of media literacy education.
- Understand how to apply media literacy tools of analysis.
“Activities That Teach Lifeskills”
Workshop Session Three, #9, 9:45 AM to 11:30 AM
 Presenter: Tom Jackson is the President of the Active Learning Center and Foundation
based in Cedar City, UT. He is a highly sought after speaker because
to experience
one of his talks, one can quickly see how his style epitomizes the old axiom
that people learn best by “doing” and being involved in their own
learning. A former high school teacher and prevention specialist, Tom has served
on the Governor of Utah’s Substance Abuse and Anti-Violence Coordinating
Council and has published a number of articles in the Student Assistance Journal
and the Colorado School Healthy News. He has authored five books: Activities
That Teach, More Activities That Teach, Activities That Teach Family Values,
Still More Activities That Teach and Conducting Group Discussions with
Kids.
Workshop Description:
Kids learn best by doing! Those that work with children and youth want
to have a significant impact on their students’ knowledge or
skills. Active learning is a hands-on teaching strategy that allows
students to be involved in their
own learning process. The teaching strategy has been successful with elementary
and secondary students and in inner city, suburban and rural settings. During
this fast-paced, down-to-earth session, participants will experience practical,
user-friendly activities applicable for classrooms, after-school programs or
counseling groups. This innovative and fun workshop will highlight activities
you can use to teach important life skills such as communication, goal setting,
decision-making, responsibility, stress management, peer pressure resistance,
substance abuse information, etc. Come ready to participate.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will be able to incorporate a number of activities
in their programs.
- Participants will understand the four processing questions
that make a discussion work.
- Experience that learning can be fun.
“Tag-You’re It: 50 Easy Ways to Connect with Young
People”
(Repeat of #5)
Workshop Session Three, #10, 9:45 AM to 11:30 AM
 Presenter: Kathleen Kimball-Baker is the Director of Publishing for Search Institute
in Minneapolis, MN. Kathleen is the author of Tag, You’re It!
50 Easy Ways to Connect with Young People. Search Institute is a nonprofit
organization
whose mission is to provide leadership, knowledge and resources to promote
healthy children, youth and communities. Kathleen has been a reporter, editor
and publisher in newspaper, magazine, and book publishing for more than 26
years. She has served on the steering committee of her Neighborhood Revitalization
Program initiative advocating for youth issues.
Workshop Description:
It is through relationships with many caring, principled adults (not
just parents) that young people build the strengths, skills and resiliencies
they need to
succeed. Yet far too few young people and adults connect at all, let alone
connect in meaningful ways. This session will show how to bridge the gap, why
it is so important, how easy it really is, how rewarding youth-adult relationships
are – and how critical these connections are to thriving communities.
Learning Objectives:
- To realize how important it is in healthy communities
for adults to connect with young people.
- To learn how easy it is to build connections (even for
introverts!).
- To understand how rewarding it is to build connections
for both adults and teens
“ Civic Engagement”
Workshop Session Three, #11, 9:45 AM to 11:30 AM
Presenters:
Miles Magbie is the Adolescent Services Director for the Abington YMCA
in Abington, PA.
Barry Martin is the Executive Director of the State YMCA of Pennsylvania
based in Harrisburg, PA.  He has served as Executive Director for Teen
Services at
the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati from 1997-2001 creating innovative programs
such as YMCA City Voice, Teen Scholars Board, and Club Art at Studio 18. He
is a YMCA Civic Engagement Fellow and a National Trainer for the following
YMCA courses: Teen Leadership Director, After School Middle School Director,
Leaders Club Training, Hi-Y Club Training, Working with 10-14 Year-Olds, and
Working with 15-18 Year-Olds.
Workshop Description:
Learn about the YMCA Civic Engagement Initiative and how your organization
can partner with the YMCA to develop a person’s capacity to work with
others to affect common interests, to see oneself as a stakeholder in public
life, to value the mechanisms for democratic decision-making, and to believe
that individuals have a responsibility to contribute to their communities
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will learn the elements of “civic engagement”
- Participants will understand the importance of civic engagement
to young people.
- How you can join with local civic engagement initiatives
“ TeenWorks: Labor and the United Way Working to Empower Youth”
Workshop Session Three, #12, 9:45 AM to 11:30 AM
Presenter: Ron Achey is the AFL-CIO Community Service Liaison for the United Way
of the Greater Lehigh Valley in Bethlehem, PA.
Workshop Description:
This workshop will describe the TeenWorks program. TeenWorks provides
small grants to help design and carry out community service projects.
Teens gain
experience in leadership, board governance, planning, programmatic and fiscal
decision making, proposal writing and team work. They gain new perspectives
in local policy making as well a voice in governing and funding. Come and learn
how “real” youth empowerment occurs- when real financial decisions
are being made by young people.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will learn the basic roles of what is required
for board memberships.
- Participants will learn how to write a proposal including
a budget.
- Emphasis on leering how to make a presentation of a project
proposal.Notes:
“Activities That Teach Lifeskills” (Repeat of #9)
Workshop Session Four, #13, 1:00 PM to 2:45 PM
Presenter: Tom Jackson is the President of the Active Learning Center and Foundation
based in Cedar City, UT. He is a highly sought after speaker because
to experience
one of his talks, one can quickly see how his style epitomizes the old axiom
that people learn best by “doing” and being involved in their own
learning. A former high school teacher and prevention specialist, Tom has served
on the Governor of Utah’s Substance Abuse and Anti-Violence Coordinating
Council and has published a number of articles in the Student Assistance Journal
and the Colorado School Healthy News. He has authored five books: Activities
That Teach, More Activities That Teach, Activities That Teach Family Values,
Still More Activities That Teach and Conducting Group Discussions with
Kids.
Workshop Description: Kids learn best by doing! Those that
work with children and youth want to have a significant impact on their
students’ knowledge or skills. Active learning
is a hands-on teaching strategy that allows students to be involved in their
own learning process. The teaching strategy has been successful with elementary
and secondary students and in inner city, suburban and rural settings. During
this fast-paced, down-to-earth session, participants will experience practical,
user-friendly activities applicable for classrooms, after-school programs
or counseling groups. This innovative and fun workshop will highlight
activities
you can use to teach important life skills such as communication, goal setting,
decision-making, responsibility, stress management, peer pressure resistance,
substance abuse information, etc. Come ready to participate.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will be able to incorporate a number of activities
in their programs.
- Participants will understand the four processing questions
that make a discussion work.
- Experience that learning can be fun.
“ The Power of Youth: Creative Citizens Connected by Community”
Workshop Session Four, #14, 1:00 PM to 2:45 PM
Presenter: Katie Claussen is a student at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN.
Katie has been involved in community activities throughout her high
school and college
careers. With a passion for youth advocacy and empowerment, she found her niche
in Teen.TAPS: Teenagers Taking Action to Power Solutions, which she co-founded
in October 2000. Under her leadership, Teen.TAPS has led a campaign to change
a Pennsylvania state law to allow young people to serve as full members of
non-profit organizational boards. She is enjoying pursuing her other interests
at college: Ultimate Frisbee and Latino culture. When not at school in the
Midwest, Katie resides in Bethlehem,
Workshop Description: This workshop will offer a smorgasbord of civic engagement hurdles,
strategies and solutions that participants will brainstorm and share
under the guidance
of the facilitator. Hear how young people across the nation are motivating
their peers to become energized citizens. These youth are active in volunteer
service with a passion for community mobilization. Come learn how the 40 Developmental
Assets are exemplified in certain youth initiatives as they prepare our global
community for the challenges of tomorrow!
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will become more aware about and more immersed
in youth civic service.
- Participants will apply strategies to their current youth
engagement initiatives to better incorporate the 40 Assets.
- Participants will be energized, share with one another,
and have fun.
“Youth Tobacco Use: Facts, Current Trends and Proposed Solutions”
Workshop Session Four, #15, 1:00 PM to 2:45 PM
 Presenter:
Jennifer Kozak is the Adolescent Tobacco Cessation Coordinator for
the Caron Foundation, a not-for-profit chemical addictions treatment
facility located
in Wernersville, PA. Caron Foundation provides an 8-session program (E.N.D. – Ending
Nicotine Dependency) for students in middle and high schools who are interested
in quitting tobacco use now or in the future. Jennifer received a Bachelor
of Science degree in Education from Lock Haven University and has seven years
of experience working with students ranging in age from Kindergarten to twelfth
grades.
Workshop Description: Each day, nearly 4,800 adolescents (aged 11-17) smoke their first cigarette.
Of these teenagers, about 2,000 of them will become regular smokers, amounting
to 730,000 annually. It is estimated that at least 4.5 million adolescents
are currently cigarette smokers. Tobacco use typically begins by age sixteen,
with almost all first use occurrences taking place before high school graduation.
Use in adolescence has been determined to produce significant health problems
among these young people and is associated with a wide range of health compromising
behaviors including increased us of alcohol and other drugs. If current tobacco
use patterns persist, an estimated 6.4 million young people will eventually
die from a smoking related disease.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize current trends in adolescent tobacco use.
- Develop an awareness of risk factors associated with adolescent
tobacco use.
- Discuss the importance of preventing tobacco use among
teens as well as the importance of intervention.
“Bridging the Generations: Intergenerational Programming”
Workshop Session Four, #16, 1:00 PM to 2:45 PM
Presenters: Denise Continenza is the Family Living
Agent with the Penn State Cooperative Extension in Lehigh County, PA.
She conducts community education programs on
topics related to families across the life cycle such as parenting, money management,
life skills, and aging. She is also a panelist on the Family Project, the weekly
parenting column appearing in the Morning Call. Denise also contributes to
the East Penn Publishing as well as to the cooperative extension publication
Toddler Topics. Prior to this she worked for Community Service for Children,
Inc. as a parent educator and program coordinator.
Matthew S. Kaplan is an Associate Professor on Intergenerational Programs
and Aging in the Department of Agricultural and Extension Education
at Pennsylvania
State University. He is co-founder of statewide intergenerational networks
in New York and Hawaii and has published several books including one for teachers
and community activists entitle, “Side-by-Side: Exploring Your Neighborhood
through Intergenerational Activities.” He has a Ph.D. in Environmental
Psychology from the City University of New York Graduate Center.
Workshop Description: Many
youth no longer live near grandparents or elder family members who can share
their wealth of wisdom and experience with them. Likewise, older people
often do not have a close relationship with any young people in their community
because of families living far away or a lack of community connections to
youth. As a result, a chasm has developed between generations. Concepts
of what youth and aging are all about have shifted to making guesses
about each generation, thus, widening the gap. In this interactive
and fun-filled workshop participants will engage in activities that
build bridges between people of different age groups. By debunking
myths and looking at the facts, engaging in conversation about issues
that affect both young and old, and the sharing of stories – “sag-ing”-
participants will feel more comfortable and appreciative of what each generation
has to offer them.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will be able to recognize and identify stereotypes
they have about people who belong to different age groups
- Participants will be able to distinguish between the myths
and realities about people who belong to different age groups.
- Participants will develop skills for engaging in conversations
and relationships with people in other age groups as a means of
sharing history, wisdom, culture, and ideas.
Notes:“Moving from Preaching to Teaching”
Keynote Address, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Presenter: Tom Jackson is the President of the Active Learning Center and Foundation
based in Cedar City, UT. He is a highly sought after speaker because
to experience one of his talks, one can quickly see how his style epitomizes
the old axiom
that people learn best by “doing” and being involved in their
own learning. A former high school teacher and prevention specialist,
Tom has served
on the Governor of Utah’s Substance Abuse and Anti-Violence Coordinating
Council and has published a number of articles in the Student Assistance
Journal and the Colorado School Healthy News. He has authored five books:
Activities
That Teach, More Activities That Teach, Activities That Teach Family
Values, Still More Activities That Teach and Conducting Group Discussions
With Kids.
Keynote Description:
Active learning is a teaching strategy that reaches out to visual,
auditory and kinesthetic learners. This approach increases the retention
rate
of information; changes attitudes of learners and helps people acquire
life
skills such as
communication, goal setting, resisting peer pressure and cooperative
decision making. Experience a way to teach these necessary skills that
is fun, interactive,
user-friendly and effective.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will understand the theory behind active
learning.
- Understand why life skills are necessary in today’s changing
world.
- Understand the application of using activities to teach
concepts.
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