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Points of Pride (2013-2023)

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

National Youth Advocacy & 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.

Pornography: Social, Emotional And Mental Implications Among Adolescents, William K. Canady

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

This presentation will explain the historical development of pornography. It will highlight four segments: 1- Porn’s impact on brain development of reward pathways, ultimately increasing the appetite for more porn. 2- Porn can be a false substitute for real intimacy, resulting in decreased sexual satisfaction with a real person and increased verbal and physical aggression. 3- Porn promotes sex trafficking, promotes multiple sex partners and reduced STD prevention. 4- A review of interventions available to assist clients in navigating a lifestyle away from pornography.

Our Vision Through The Trauma Lens, Lindsay Thompson, Ryan Maher, Cassie Crowder, Sherida Mcfarland, Beth Hazelwood

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

It is our goal to change the perceptions of alternative schools as a placement for “bad kids”, to a place where students gain the support needed to become successful in their home schools by looking through the lens of the effects of trauma and its impact on students.

Traumatization Of Youth And Adolescents In The Classroom: Preparing Novice Teachers To Address The Academic And Social-Emotional Needs Of Students Affected By Trauma, Annessa J. Steele Dr.

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

While educational systems and communities have advanced in accommodating individuals with physical, cognitive and emotional challenges, teacher training is still underdeveloped in support for a growing population of youth that experiences adolescent trauma. In the United States, 26% of children will witness or experience a traumatic event before they turn four, and 60% of adults report experiencing abuse or other difficult family circumstances during childhood (National Center for Mental Health, 2012). As defined by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA, 2012), trauma “results from an event, series of events, or set of circumstances that is experienced by …

Mindfulness In Education: What It Is, How To Do It, And Why Every School Should Be Doing This., Ashley L. Baer

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

Were you ever asked to pay attention in school? As an educator have you asked students to pay attention? Compare that to how many times you were taught or taught a student to pay attention. Most likely the answer is never. Mindfulness is explicit attention building and emotional regulation. Learn how and why you should create a mindful breathing culture.

Examining Sel In Schools: An Evidenced-Based Look At Program Implementation In A Post-Pandemic Setting., Joseph Jablonski, Eric Bieniek

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

Learners will be able to identify the core competencies of SEL. Learners will understand the research and evidence behind SEL programming. Learners will be able to examine an evidence base of behavioral effects and engage in a discourse about the findings.

Duh, What Our Kids Need: Trauma-Informed Sel, Grace Miller, Rachel Devore, Morgan Reeves, Emily May, Abby Morehead

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) has become widely recognized component of schools, out-of-school-time programs, and other care facilities. However, do we as educators know how to practically implement SEL in a way that also addresses the trauma many of our kids face? In this presentation, we will discuss how we actually implemented Trauma-Informed SEL practices into our out-of-school-time program with respect to our students who have experienced systematic and systemic trauma.

The Restorative Path To School District Transformation Ii, Louis L. Fletcher Phd, David Watson

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

The Director of Culture & Services and the Director of Safety & Security for a Colorado School district with 27,000 students will share tools, techniques, and experiences, which have cultivated restorative practices (RP) in their district. The presenters will discuss the effectiveness of proactive techniques, provide successful alternatives to traditional punishment, conduct a simulated restorative expulsion hearing, and highlight the district’s partnership with Teen Court.

Implementation Of Community-Based Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Program For Youth With Complex Trauma, Vira Salzburn, Kierstin Graham

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

This presentation will discuss the implementation and scale-up of an evidence-based Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TSY) program as a part of a larger community-wide safety and resilience-building effort. It will explain the effectiveness of TSY interventions for both clinical and non-clinical populations and highlight the physical, mental, emotional, and social benefits of a modified yoga practice for youth and young adults with complex trauma.

Trauma In The Classroom, Dr. Kaylin Coody Coody

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

When looking at recent literature, it's clear that many students currently in school have experienced various levels of trauma, negatively impacting the social, emotional and academic progress. This session will review these specifics, with attendees have an understanding of trauma and strategies to support students in need.

“The Barrio Beautification Effect:” Utilizing Graffiti As A Tool To Build Resiliency, Resistance, And Healing With Adolescent Latino Boys And Young Men In Los Angeles, Francisco J. Lopez, Allen E. Lipscomb

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

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Executive Function In The Classroom, Dr. Kaylin Coody Coody

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

Do you have students in your classroom who have difficulty with working memory, inhibitory control and cognitive flexibility? These are indicators of struggling with executive function. This session will cover the brain-implications and concrete strategies to work with students at all grade levels.

Lead With Your Heart, So You Don't Lose Your Mind, Larry S. Tomiyama

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

Using our trauma-based model I have witnessed minor and major miracles happen with students. Come hear my heart wrenching and/ many times hilarious stories I had the privilege of experiencing. Using brain based research to reinforce conclusions and recommended strategies my message reminds people why we chose to be teachers.

Addressing Poverty, Children’S Mental Health, And Education; Coming Together As A Community, Jim C. Taylor Mr.

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

Existing within every society are various cultures and sub-cultures. This presentation examines the relationship between poverty, children’s mental health, and education. We will review existing literature and practices designed to address these issues both in and out of the classroom and discuss what we as a community can do to minimize the effects of poverty and mental health and maximize successful education.

Promoting Resilience In Youth Through A Group Poetry And Art Making Program, Nile V. Stanley, Steffani Fletcher

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

Hope at Hand, Inc. is a North Florida nonprofit that uses therapeutic art and poetry lessons to help marginalized youth recognize and overcome circumstances that limit their successful participation in society. The presentation will demonstrate interventions informed by narrative psychological research to improve resilience through the coping strategies of (1) social competence, (2) problem-solving skills, (3) autonomy, (4) sense of purpose, and (5) life story reframing.

A Girl Named Sue: A Child's Journey From Complex Trauma To Hope, Healing & Recovery, Jamie Like Ms.

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

Audience would include any school staff, counselors, social workers, parents and community members. Many children who experience complex trauma struggle emotionally, physically and behaviorally. In this session, participants learn to never underestimate the impact they can make in the life of a child, that damage from childhood trauma can be mitigated and that relationships, relationships, relationships are the key to everything!

Hip Hop, African American History And Mindfulness Tools For Successful Facilitator Engagement, Kelvin M. Walston, Tarita Johnson

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

Calling all health educators interested in utilizing hip hop and African American history as an teaching tool to decrease risky behaviors. The objectives for this educational and engaging workshop will provide innovative ideas to: 1) engage youth utilizing hip hop music; 2) integrate African American history to enhance positive identity concepts; and 3) increase pro-social skills to prevent teenage pregnancy prevention and other negative behaviors.

2022 Conference Program, Nyar Conference

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

Final Conference Program

Does Anxiety Moderate The Relationship Between Adhd Inattention Symptoms And Cognitive Flow States?, A. Shea Hall, Dorothie Cross

Student Presentations

Background

• Although some studies have found a positive correlation between ADHD symptoms and self-reported cognitive flow states, other studies do not find such a relationship.
• ADHD is commonly comorbid with anxiety, which has been found to be negatively correlated with flow states.
• It is possible that some of the inconsistencies across studies might be explained by level of anxiety.

Purpose

The purpose of the current study is to explore the relationships between self-reported Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms and cognitive flow states and whether anxiety moderates that relationship.

Does Anxiety Moderate The Relationship Between Adhd Inattention Symptoms And Cognitive Flow States?, A. Shea Hall, Dorothie Cross

Student Presentations

Background

• Although some studies have found a positive correlation between ADHD symptoms and self-reported cognitive flow states, other studies do not find such a relationship.
• ADHD is commonly comorbid with anxiety, which has been found to be negatively correlated with flow states.
• It is possible that some of the inconsistencies across studies might be explained by level of anxiety.

Purpose

The purpose of the current study is to explore the relationships between self-reported Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms and cognitive flow states and whether anxiety moderates that relationship.

Does Anxiety Moderate The Relationship Between Adhd Inattention Symptoms And Cognitive Flow States?, Anna S. Hall, Dorthie Cross

Psychology: Faculty Presentations (2009-2022)

Georgia Southern University student, A. Shea Hall and faculty member Dorothie Cross co-presented Does Anxiety Moderate the Relationship Between ADHD Inattention Symptoms and Cognitive Flow States? in the Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Conference, March 2022.

Background

• Although some studies have found a positive correlation between ADHD symptoms and self-reported cognitive flow states, other studies do not find such a relationship.
• ADHD is commonly comorbid with anxiety, which has been found to be negatively correlated with flow states.
• It is possible that some of the inconsistencies across studies might be explained by level of anxiety.

Purpose

The purpose of the current …

Disrupted Learning During Covid-19: A Survey Of Student Experience, Celia Szelwach, John Cordes, Alia Sheety, Vinayak Mathur, Maia Magrakvelidze, John Doyle, Gifty Key, Joseph Cimakasky

SoTL Commons Conference

Navigating unexpected disruption caused by COVID-19 in Higher Education required immediate and flexible response by faculty and students as they pivoted to other learning modalities. In Spring Semester 2021, we administered a 40-question survey including several open-ended questions to 795 undergraduate and graduate students (master and doctoral level) in multiple disciplines across four Schools at a private university in Pennsylvania to capture student perceptions of learning experience in face-to-face, hybrid, and fully online environments. Ninety-nine students completed the survey. Lessons learned for teaching and learning include sensitivity to students’ stress and understanding learning environment design preferences and effectiveness.

Interviews With Erskine Caldwell, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History Collection

Erskine Caldwell interviewed by unknown interviewer, October 17, 1972.

Interview With Georgia Watson, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History Collection

Georgia Watson interviewed by Hanson, January 28, 1986. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

College Of Education News, Georgia Southern University

College of Education: News & Publications (2003-2023)

• Georgia Southern Awarded More Than $500k to Train Literacy Tutors for Chatham and Bulloch Counties

Interview With Virginia Russell, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History Collection

Virginia Russell interviewed by Marvin Goss, August 1, 2002. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

Interview With George Rogers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History Collection

George Rogers interviewed by an unknown interviewer possibly affiliated with Georgia Heritage Trust, January 17, 1991. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

Interview With Ida Robinson, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History Collection

Ida Robinson interviewed by an unknown interviewer, January 22, 1995. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

Interview With Jack Mclaughlin, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History Collection

Jack McLaughlin was interviewed by an unknown interviewer, January 20, 1988. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!