high profile therapists and researchers converge in thunder bay to recognize strengths in our children and adolescents

(november 15, 2007 --thunder bay, on) the centre of excellence for children and adolescents with special needs is hosting a workshop for parents, youth, teachers, policy makers, french-language educators, therapists, and childcare workers. building from strength: evidence and reality-based tools and interventions takes place at the valhalla inn from november 22 - 23, and begins at 8:00 a.m. each day. more than 200 participants from the region are expected to participate in the conference, which offers 22 unique learning sessions.

the goal of the event is to better understand how children and youth can incorporate the skills they already possess, and apply them to improve other areas of their lives. conference coordinator jodi kurzhals explains, "the information that will be made available at this event applies to special needs children and youth, and to those struggling either with school or personal circumstances and situations."

attendees can look forward to receiving information from an esteemed panel of experts, some of whom include: kelly stone, director of the division of childhood and adolescence at the centre for health promotion for the public health agency of canada; robert thomas, director of keewaytinook okimakanak health and member of fort severn first nation; dr. michael ungar, keynote speaker, author, and professor at dalhousie university's school of social work; and dr. edward rawana, centre of excellence director and 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 psychology professor. a complete listing of information on presentation topics, dates, and times can be viewed at www.lcnorth.ca. for cost and registration information, please contact conference coordinator jodi kurzhals at 343-8196.

the youth, parent, and adult ally night takes place from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. on thursday, november 22. this event includes a youth panel discussion entitled what youth are doing to build our community, a seminar on self-harm syndrome, a workshop on transitions from high school for 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 with special needs, and mindframes, a local youth group's dramatic presentation that raises awareness about the myths and misconceptions surrounding mental illness. youth and parents will be admitted to this event for $5 per person.

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media: jodi kurzhals is available for a media interview; she can be reached directly at
807-343-8196. if you have any questions regarding this media release, please contact:
heather scott, communications officer, 807-343-8177 or commun@lakeheadu.ca.
eleanor abaya, director of communications, 807-343-8372 or eabaya@lakeheadu.ca.

the centre of excellence for children and adolescents with special needs (cecasn) site at lakeheaduniversity is the national office. cecasn works to ensure that advanced research knowledge gets to those who need it most in order to improve the lives of northern children. our network includes parents, children and youth, educators, service providers, community groups, researchers, as well as local, provincial and national government policy makers, working to improve access and ensure that children living in remote, northern communities receive the best services canada has to offer. we have five partner centres located across the country including: government of nunavut, university of northernbc, memorialuniversity, and mountsaint vincentuniversity.

about lakehead

lakehead is a comprehensive university with a reputation for innovative programs and cutting-edge research. with a main campus located in thunder bay, ontario and a campus in orillia, ontario, lakehead has over 7,700 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and 2,250 faculty and staff, and is home to the west campus of the northernontarioschool of medicine. in 2006, research infosource inc. named lakehead universitycanada's researchuniversity of the year in the undergraduate category. for more information on lakeheaduniversity, visit www.hsbcwebinars.com