Boys and Girls at Risk Conference: The Emerging Science of Gender Differences. Blending Science with Promising Practices.

Presented by:

The Department of Professional Development & Applied Studies
The Gender Studies Project, Flo Hilliard, Director

Sponsored by:

 

Conference Overview
June 16-17, 2009

This year’s conference offers new and updated information from both research and promising practices in this newly emerging field. Because gender sensitivity cuts across a variety of disciplines, workshops from different professions are provided to foster cross-discipline training, exposure and create dialog among participants.

About the Keynote Speakers for 2009

  Timothy CondonDr. Timothy Condon, PhD
Deputy Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Bethesda MD
The Young and the Restless: The Role of Adolescent Brain Development in Drug Addiction
New research is revealing that drug addiction often starts during the early developmental stages in adolescence and sometimes as early as childhood when the brain is undergoing major changes in both structure and function. As we begin to understand how these structural changes affect thinking, decision-making, sensation and perception, we will be better able to develop more targeted prevention strategies and multipronged therapies for treating addictive disorders.

 
 

Kathleen A. Kovner KlineKathleen A. Kovner Kline, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, The Children’s Hospital, Aurora CO
Hardwired to Connect: The New Scientific Case for Authoritative Communities
Cutting-edge research from the brain and behavioral sciences demonstrates that the communities we create for our children can exacerbate or ameliorate their biologically based risks for poor psychosocial outcomes. Dr. Kline takes a fresh look at the nature versus nurture debate, and the role of families, communities, and youth-serving institutions as the foundations of healthy social, moral, and spiritual development of our young people.

 
 

Tom FarleyTom Farley
Brother of Chris Farley
Closing Keynote: Think. Laugh. Live. Building Communication Skills with Humor
Tom Farley, President of The Chris Farley Foundation, will talk about helping teens develop better communication skills that empower them to respond positively when faced with pressures regarding drugs and alcohol. He will also discuss what he learned while writing his New York Times bestselling book, The Chris Farley Show, A Biography in Three Acts.

 
 

Flo HilliardFlo Hilliard, MSH
Director, The Gender Studies Project, UW-Madison, Madison WI
Luncheon Keynote: Inside the Biology and Culture of Sex and Gender
Ms. Hilliard will present with humor and logical observations, the world of sex and gender differences from a biological and cultural research perspective and why a gender-sensitive approach to all forms of treatment is so important. Learn more about Flo Hilliard.

 
   

General Information

Fee: The $175 registration fee includes conference packet and handouts, continental breakfast, full breakfast, breaks, lunch and CEUs. No fee increase from last year!

Refund policy: If you cancel your registration and do so three working days prior to the program, you will be charged an administrative fee of $20. If you are a confirmed registrant and cancel less than three working days prior to the program date, you are responsible for the entire fee. When you cancel your registration, the registration staff will give you a cancellation number. Please make a note of it.

Conference Lodging/Location/Parking: Madison Marriott West Atrium Hotel and Conference Center 1313 John Q. Hammons Drive Middleton WI 53562. Complimentary on-site parking.

Concourse HotelMadison Marriott West Room Reservations
Room Rate: $70 Single; $90 Double
Local: 608-831-2000 (desk)
608-831-2040 (fax)
1-888-745-2032 (toll free)

The reservation cut-off date is midnight CST on Monday, May 26, 2009. At the cut-off date, the hotel will release the unreserved rooms for general sales and determine whether or not reservations can be accepted on a space-available basis at the UW-Madison Boys and Girls at Risk conference group rate after this date.
Maps and transportation: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/msnwe-madison-marriott-west/

Credits

0.9 CEU = 9 hours of professional continuing education.

CEUs: UW-Madison defines one (1.0) continuing education unit (CEU) as 10 hours of participation in an organized continuing education event under responsible sponsorship, capable direction, and qualified instruction.

Social Workers: UW-Madison, Professional Development and Applied Studies (PDAS), (Provider #1042), is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), (1-800-225-6880) through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. PDAS maintains responsibility for the program. Social workers will receive 9 continuing education clock hours for completing this course. WI, IA and MI Boards of Social Work recognizes ACE programs. MN Board of Social Work CE Approval Number: 06-138.IL Registered Social Worker Continuing Education Sponsor #159.000243.

Counselors: approved continuing education provider through the National Board for Certified Counselors. WI Psychologists, and Marriage and Family Therapists: qualifies as an accredited university continuing education course relevant to professional practice.

WI Substance Abuse Counselors: qualifies as a continuing education course consisting of relevant subject matter taught by qualified presenters.

Educators: this program may qualify towards your Professional Development Plans (PDPs).

Other professions: completion of this program qualifies for 9 continuing education hours. Contact your own board or organization for specific continuing education requirements.


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