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UDO hosts regular professional development experiences for teachers, parents and child-serving professionals — anyone who works with or spends time with young people. These experiences are open to everyone and registration can be completed online (use links below), by mail or fax [click here to download a Workshop Registration Form], or telephone (410-870-2481). Payments can be processed directly online with a credit card and check payments can be mailed to our office for processing. The following open workshops are currently on the calendar: |
"WOW! I just experienced the best workshop ever! I learned so much and left empowered and invigorated!" — Workshop Participant, |
M A R C H 1, 2012
Giving a Fish a Bath: The Untold Story of the Adolescent Mind
presented by Heather Higgins, LCSW-C
Sheraton, 10207 Wincopin Circle, Columbia, MD 21044
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Recent discoveries in neuroscience offer exciting insights into how the brains of our teens really work and the special “brain-based” challenges facing adolescents as they mature. This workshop reveals why teens are especially vulnerable to drug use, high-risk peer influences and depression as well as the proactive measures adults can take to minimize a teen’s exposure to these dangers. If you’ve ever thought that the adolescent mind could not be understood, this workshop will arm you with the latest insights and information on knowing and empowering the teenage brain.
Registration Cost: $159 registration
LIMITED TIME OFFER: BOGO SALE!!!
Buy one workshop seat for this workshop,
and get a second seat for FREE!
Offer expires 2/29/12; when registering, pay full price for one person and use the "BOGO" registration fee option for the second person at no charge.
CEUs: 5 Category I | .5 NBCC-Approved #6514
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A P R I L 4, 2012
Beyond Poverty: Brain-Inspired Ways to Understand and Respond to Poverty
presented by Frank Kros, MSW, JD
Hilton Garden Inn - Kent Island, 3206 Main Street, Grasonville, MD 21638
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Poverty has a synergistic and pervasive negative impact on children’s brains. Given the many developmental windows occurring in childhood, poverty often wreaks havoc on the brain’s ability to grow and function optimally. In this workshop, participants will learn the specific damage that occurs in the developing brain exposed to poverty, the impact of that damage in the classroom and the community, and the interventions that can be used to overcome poverty’s effects. Specific, research–based strategies for combating the negative impact of poverty on learning will be introduced for infants, pre-school and school-aged children. The impoverished brain can be changed significantly for the better and these techniques provide you with the tools to begin transforming young minds.
Registration Cost: $189
LIMITED TIME OFFER: BOGO SALE!!!
Buy one workshop seat for this workshop,
and get a second seat for FREE!
Offer expires 2/29/12; when registering, pay full price for one person and use the "BOGO" registration fee option for the second person at no charge.
CEUs: 6 Category I | .6 NBCC-Approved #6514
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A P R I L 20, 2012
Jack’s Brain, Jill’s Brain: Gender Differences and Why They Matter
presented by Heather Higgins, LCSW-C
Hilton Garden Inn, 3950 Fair Ridge Drive, Fairfax, VA 22033
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
This workshop introduces participants to the rapidly emerging research on how the brains of females and males are developmentally, structurally and functionally different. Based on these differences, participants will learn academic approaches customized to the distinctly different learning styles of girls and boys. In addition, this session will acquaint participants with the practical application of gender research to behavioral and emotional interventions with a focus on helping both sexes avoid high risk activities.
Registration Cost: $159
LIMITED TIME OFFER: BOGO SALE!!!
Buy one workshop seat for this workshop,
and get a second seat for FREE!
Offer expires 2/29/12; when registering, pay full price for one person and use the "BOGO" registration fee option for the second person at no charge.
CEUs: 5 Category I | .5 NBCC-Approved #6514
