Presented by:
The Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention & Treatment and University of Miami School of Education & Human Development
Location:
Newman Alumni Center, University of Miami
6200 San Amaro Drive | Coral Gables, FL 33146
SCHEDULE
8:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Welcome & Introductions
Lynn Aptman, M.Ed., President of The Melissa Institute
8:40 a.m. Promoting Well-Being in Schools and the Community
Samantha Dietz, Ph.D., Assistant Scientist, School of Education & Human Development, University of Miami
9:15 a.m. Keynote Speaker: Automatic and Deliberative Problem-Solving:
Teaching Aggressive Youth to Think Slow
Jim Larson, Ph.D., NCSP, Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Providing Educational Opportunity and Access
Deborah Montilla, M.S., Executive Director, Division of Educational Opportunity and Access
11:00 a.m. Trauma-informed Schools: Understanding and Supporting Victimized Students
Frank Zenere, Ed.S., Department Head, MDCPS Crisis Management Program
11:30 a.m. Panel Presentations: Q & A – Moderator: Dr. Jim Larson
Dr. Dietz, Ms. Montilla, Mr. Zenere
12:30 noon Adjourn
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion, workshop participants will be able to:
CREDITS
The following 3.5 continuing education credits have been applied for unless otherwise noted:
Florida Board of Clinical Social Workers; Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors; Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Certified Clinical Social Workers; Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists and Licensed Mental Health Counselors; Educators; Family and Dependency Mediators 3.3 credits; Florida State Board of Nursing; Florida Board of Occupational Therapy Practice. Master Planning Points, Florida Board of Psychology; Continuing Medical Education by the Florida Board of Medicine have been applied for.
CONFERENCE DIRECTOR
Lynn Aptman, M.Ed., is President of The Melissa Institute and a former elementary school teacher. She is one of the founders of the Institute, along with her husband, Michael Aptman, M.D., Suzanne L. Keeley, Ph.D., and Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D.
PRESENTERS
Samantha Dietz, Ph.D., LCSW, is Assistant Scientist, for both the Office of the Dean and the Dunspaugh-Dalton Community and Educational Well-Being Research Center (CEW) in the School of Education and Human Development (SEHD) at the University of Miami. She has a Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning specializing in Emotional and Behavioral Disorders and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with experience working with at-risk children and families in multiple community settings such as a psychiatric hospital, self-contained clinical school programs, community-based emergency shelters and foster homes. Dr. Dietz has been working with Dean Isaac Prilleltensky’s team, leading research activities on the development of well-being. She presently coordinates an online Randomized Controlled Trial testing efficacy of an online well-being intervention she helped develop. Dr. Dietz has contributed to numerous articles about the development of children and adolescents from an academic and psychological perspective, and on well-being measurement and web-based interventions. She also works with Dr. Daniel Santisteban, the new Director of the CEW to provide research support to the Center and the Director’s SAMSHA funded Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Project. She assists the SBIRT team on aspects of planning, coordination and implementation. Dr. Dietz has also been active on the development of an online SBIRT training program. View the Presentation –>
Jim Larson, Ph.D., NCSP, is Professor Emeritus of Psychology and former Director of the School Psychology Training Program at the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater. He has more than 35 years’ experience with the study and treatment of anger-related behaviors in children and youth. Dr. Larson was a school psychologist with the Milwaukee Public Schools for 14 years and directed their violence prevention program. He also has extensive experience in the area of parent management training and is the co-author of Parent to Parent: A Video-augmented Training Program for the Prevention of Aggressive Behavior in Young Children and co-author of Helping School Children Cope with Anger: A Cognitive-behavioral Intervention, 2nd. Ed. His most recent book is Think First: Addressing Aggressive Behavior in Secondary Schools. Dr. Larson is working extensively with Polish educators helping children with anger and aggression problems in the school setting. He is one of the founding members of The Melissa Institute’s Scientific Board which was established by Dr. Donald Meichenbaun in 1996. View the Presentation –>
Deborah A. Montilla, M.S., is Executive Director for the Division of Educational Opportunity and Access, Miami-Dade County Public Schools with more than 20 years experience. She has held numerous leadership positions in professional and community-based organizations including Informed Families, Inc., Drug Free Youth In Town, Lighthouse for the Blind, Miami Coalition for a Safe and Drug-Free Community, The Children’s Trust School Health Committee, and the College Assistance Program. Ms. Montilla served as President of the Florida Association of Student Services Administrators and the Dade County Association … for Counseling. She was also appointed by the Superintendent to serve on the Addictions Services Board. Ms. Montilla is a frequent presenter at local, state and national conferences in her field. She received the Champions for Children Health Connect in Schools Award from The Children’s Trust and the Miami Today’s Best of Miami Educational Leaders Recognition in 2007. View the Presentation –>
Frank Zenere, Ed.S., is a school psychologist and Department Head of the Crisis Management Program for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. He has served on numerous state and national committees overseeing the development of school safety policies and procedures – including suicide prevention and “postvention” and best practice guidelines for the prevention of, preparedness for, response to, and recovery from critical incidents and disasters impacting school communities. Mr. Zenere has also been active as a trainer and crisis responder at state, national and international levels. He is a former member and chairperson of the National Association of School Psychologists, National Emergency Assistance Team. View the Presentation –>
