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MaineStay Prevent Bullying Workshop Hosted April 17

Learn how to prevent bullying at April 17 workshop

 

Bullying and Social Conflict: Prevention, Intervention, and Reconciliation, a free workshop, will be presented by Carrie Goldman, an expert in the field of bullying, Thursday, April 17, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Maine Township Town Hall, 1700 Ballard Road, Park Ridge.  The workshop is part of a spring series of programs organized by Maine Township’s MaineStay Youth & Family Services in response to a community survey which ranked bullying as a top issue.

 

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Offering a comprehensive approach to addressing bullying prevention, intervention, and reconciliation, the workshop will help parents, teachers, counselors and students gain the skills to manage social conflict, bullying, and cyber bullying.  Drawing from the latest research, Goldman, the award-winning author of Bullied: What Every Parent, Teacher, and Kid Needs to Know About Ending the Cycle of Fear, will offer specific, practical tips  to effectively manage bullying.  Those who attend the workshop will leave with ideas they will be able to put to immediate use.    

 

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 "We all have a role to play in ending bullying and are proud to bring this program to all Maine Township citizens," said Maine Township Supervisor Carol A. Teschky. "Many thanks to our staff at MaineStay for addressing one of the pressing human needs in our community."

 

Goldman has received a National Parenting Publication Award and a Mom's Choice Award, both at the gold medal level, for excellence in educational skills and tools. She helped create the Antibullying Coalition to bring together top bullying prevention groups around the country to advocate for change. A blogger for PsychologyToday.com and the Huffington Post, she has been featured on NPR, MSNBC, CNN Headline News, Fox News, ABC Radio, WGN TV, and WGN radio for her parenting expertise.  Goldman has traveled around the country speaking to companies, schools, and community groups about issues such as bullying, digital citizenship in an age of cyber bullying, restorative justice, resolving social conflict, and the cultural effects of gender-based marketing.

 

Advanced registration is requested as space is limited. CEUs are available. For more information or to register, visit www.mainetownship.com/bullying.


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