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Taking Time To B.R.E.A.T.H.E.: Strategies For Strengthening Staff And Student Well-Being, Joelle Hood Mar 2022

Taking Time To B.R.E.A.T.H.E.: Strategies For Strengthening Staff And Student Well-Being, Joelle Hood

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

When students and staff experience chronic stress, it negatively impacts their motivation, performance, and wellbeing, Participants in this engaging workshop will walk away with simple research-based practices from the fields of Mindfulness and Positive Psychology, that they can utilize with both themselves and students to reduce stress and anxiety, improve attention and performance, and strengthen overall physical and psychological well-being.


Clippers & Cops And Go Pro In Life, Tyrone J. Dennis Mar 2022

Clippers & Cops And Go Pro In Life, Tyrone J. Dennis

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

Clippers and cops is an organization I (Detective Tyrone Dennis) started in March of 2018 where APD officers actually go into our own communities to speak to civilians about our own experiences; good and bad.

Meeting at local barber shops, Rec centers, to local restaurants, “Clippers and cops” is a relaxed round table discussion that gives every day people a neutral and safe platform for their voices to be heard without judgement, And a place to have an open dialogue about the adversity and hot button issues that have caused such disparity between these 2 conflicting worlds.

Today young people …


The Power Of Story: Creating Soul In A School, Meg C. Killingsworth, Polly O. Tennies, Beverly Jablonski Mar 2020

The Power Of Story: Creating Soul In A School, Meg C. Killingsworth, Polly O. Tennies, Beverly Jablonski

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

Family engagement is a common goal for schools. Knowing the stories is key in making that happen. Stories build soul making them powerful. This presentation is designed for school employees and will explain the importance of knowing the stories, training staff on how to learn the stories, and sharing the school’s story which are three ways to increase family engagement.


The School Of Belonging: A Culture Building Process For Schools And Classrooms, David A. Levine Mar 2018

The School Of Belonging: A Culture Building Process For Schools And Classrooms, David A. Levine

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

The School of belonging focuses on social and emotional culture building within the school and classroom settings. In this session we will explore the most effective ways to engage students and build community, by implementing diverse teaching methods while creating an emotionally safe school free from bullying and other low-level forms of aggressive behaviors.