The MCEA Instruction and Professional Development Committee
Announces Professional Development Workshops for MCEA/NJEA Members Only

• NEW DATES FOR 2008 - 2009 COMING SOON!

May 7, 2008
Workshop G - Professional Learning Communities - Instructional Strategies
Workshop H - Integrated Thematic Units

East Brunswick Chateau
Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, NJ
4:00 PM Registration
4:30 PM Workshop
6:30 Dinner

Refundable Registration 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 Development hours, individuals must arrive on
time and remain for the entire workshop. Checks will be returned and Professional
Development Certificates issued when the dinner ends. Attendance is limited to 50
individuals based upon receipt at the MCEA office. Forms and checks should be sent
to: the Middlesex County Education Association, 43 Brunswick Woods Drive,
East Brunswick, NJ 08816.
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Registration for MCEA IPD Workshops  -   Please Print

Circle one workshop:                 Workshop G    Workshop H

Name:___________________________________________Check#_________

Address:________________________________________________________

Home Phone:_________________________________________

Local Association:_____________________________________

Cut off for registration:    Workshops G, H - 4/30/08

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Suicide prevention training available online

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.