The MCEA Instruction and Professional Development Committee Announces Professional Development Workshops for MCEA/NJEA Members Only
• DATES FOR 2008 - 2009 March 11, 2009 Workshop D - Principles of Team Building Workshop E - Para's and Teachers: Building a Positive Relationship
East Brunswick Chateau Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, NJ 4:00 PM Registration 4:30 PM Workshop 6:30 Dinner
RefundableRegistration Fee $30.00 per workshop.
Only one registration per form and check. Make checks payable to: Middlesex County Education Association.
In order to receive two Professional Developmenthours, individuals must arrive on time and remain for the entireworkshop. Checks will be returned and Professional DevelopmentCertificates issued when the dinner ends. Attendance is limited to 50 individuals based upon receipt at the MCEA office. Forms and checksshould be sent to:
The Middlesex County Education Association, 43 Brunswick Woods Drive, East Brunswick, NJ 08816.
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Hosted by Maureen Underwood, LCSW, the former director of the New Jersey Adolescent Suicide Prevention Project, this informative program is adapted from the “faculty training module” of the LIFELINES school-based curriculum for youth suicide prevention.
LIFELINES was created in the early 1980s by Underwood and the late John Kalafat, PhD, of Rutgers University. It has been adapted in subsequent years to reflect relevant research and best-practice knowledge related to youth suicide prevention. It has also been subjected to rigorous evaluation.
This training, “Making Educators Partners in Suicide Prevention,” provides practical information specific to the school setting while addressing the following content areas:
* Correcting myths and misinformation about youth suicide * Presenting accurate, evidence-based data about suicide risk, warning signs, and protective factors * Outlining the educator’s part in the prevention process * Discussing ways for dealing with at-risk students * Identifying additional resources, especially those that are web-based
The training emphasizes your critical but limited role in the identification and referral of students who may be at risk for suicide. This program is offered free of charge to NJEA members through a generous grant from the Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide. It may be accessed at the www.sptsnj.org website training link.