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Together for Mental Health Alliance
Glenbard Parent Series
Your Choice: Prevention Education with Dean Jeske
Wake Up Call: Drug Trends/Proactive Parenting Strategies AND Dean Jeske: One Pill Can Kill, a Father’s Story
Tue, Dec 13 @ 7:00 pm CST - 8:00 pm CST | Free
The rise in the use of vaping devices and other substances among youth is a growing concern. Are you familiar with carts? Dabs? Box mods? If you have young people in your life, you should be. This “Wake-Up Call” presentation, a program of Your Choice Prevention Education, is here to provide adults practical information on current drug trends, and a walk-through of a teens’ bedroom with more than 50 red flags that could indicate substance use. Participants will learn proactive parenting strategies to keep your child substance free now.
The presenters, all with lived experience, combine their personal stories, experience working with students and families, and sharing things they wish they would’ve known into an engaging, real, and unique presentation. This presentation is a MUST SEE for parents, grandparents, teachers, community members, and other adults who are influential in the lives of youth. This virtual presentation is suggested for those over age 21 only.
Glenbard Parents Series link HERE
Dr. Carla Naumburg
You Are Not a Bad Parent: How to Practice Self-Compassion and Give Yourself a Break
Thu, Jan 5, 2023 @ 12:00 pm CST - 1:00 pm CST and 7:00 pm CST - 8 pm CST| Free
See GPS website for details.
Have you ever felt ashamed of losing your temper when parenting gets tough? All parents and caregivers hope for calm interactions with their children. But losing it doesn’t equal “bad parenting,” and it’s nothing to be ashamed of. Join us and learn how to embrace a different story – one that not only gives parents a more accurate picture of what’s actually happening but also one which provides a road map for habit change.
Participants will better understand the skill of self-compassion to cope with tough situations. From that place of compassion and forgiveness, parents will feel freer and more empowered to take the next steps toward becoming the kind of loving parent or caregiver that we all strive to be.
Carla Naumburg, PhD, LICSW, is a clinical social worker and writer. She is the author of four important non-judgmental, practical books including Ready, Set, Breathe: Practicing Mindfulness with Your Children for Fewer Meltdowns and a More Peaceful Family, and How to Stop Losing It With Your Kids. Her writing has appeared in a variety of online and print publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Huffington Post.
Dr. Paul Corona and Distinguished Panel
The Varied Paths to 21st Century Careers
Tue, Jan 10, 2023 @ 7:00 pm CST - 8:00 pm CST | Free
A college degree, an associate degree, or a special certification are just a few of the options students have after graduation. A panel of experts will discuss anticipated changes in the workforce over the next decade. They will share the most important skills to have in a fast-changing job market and how adolescents can best acquire those skills.
Moderating will be Dr. Paul L. Corona, Clinical Professor of Leadership in the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He helps leaders find true fulfillment (in addition to improving their performance). He previously held a variety of leadership roles in Fortune 500 corporations, a Big 4 accounting and consulting firm, and major research universities. As a Leading Global Coach award winner, Paul was considered for the first Thinkers50 Marshall Goldsmith Coaching & Mentoring Award (the Thinkers50 Awards have been called “the Oscars” of management thinking).
For more info click HERE
Dr. Andrew Solomon
Noonday Demon: An Anatomy of Depression — SPECIAL EVENT
Wed, Jan 18, 2023 @ 7:00 pm CST - 8:00 pm CST | Free
Feeling sad or depressed is a normal reaction to life’s challenges. But when intense feelings of helplessness, hopelessness, or worthlessness last for many days, there may be something more.
Professor Andrew Solomon the acclaimed author of The Noonday Demon, winner of the National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize finalist, returns to GPS to eloquently describe the agony of depression – as well as the reasons for hope.
By examining his own life story and the experiences of others who have battled depression, we learn of the daily struggle, the challenge of defining depression, the cultural denial, and the fears often associated with the seeking of treatment. Participants will learn the wide range of available drug treatments, the efficacy of alternative treatments, and their impact. This presentation will enlighten and inform all about the reality of depression through its many layers. Dr Solomon’s contributions to this arena will illuminate our understanding not only of mental illness but also of the human condition. This presentation is not to be missed!
Andrew Solomon, Ph.D., is a writer, lecturer, and a Professor of Clinical Medical Psychology in Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center, and Lecturer in Psychiatry at Yale University. His memoir, The Noonday Demon is the winner of more than a dozen national awards and has been published in 24 languages. Solomon was awarded a Ph.D. degree in Psychology by Jesus College, Cambridge. Videos of Solomon’s TED talks have garnered over twenty million views. Solomon has made numerous appearances on television and radio, with his commentary on mental health, family, and disability issues.
For more info click HERE
Michelle Garcia Winner
Strategies to Foster Kids’ Social Skills
Wed, Jan 25, 2023 @ 12:00 pm CST - 1:00 pm CST and 7:00 pm CST - 8:00 pm CST | Free
Understanding the perspectives of others is key to all interpersonal relationships. However, students with social and communication challenges including those with high-functioning autism and ADHD, often have difficulties understanding that others have a viewpoint that is different and may have difficulties initiating conversation and responding appropriately to others’ emotions.
The author of 40 award-winning books, Michelle Garcia Winner is dedicated to helping people develop social skills, and what she calls social thinking. She returns to GPS to share her innovative “Four Steps of Communication” to help people better understand themselves, navigate the social world, and foster relationships.
Garcia Winner is recognized for her ability to break down abstract concepts and teach them in practical ways to help people improve their social problem-solving abilities and social responses. Participants will learn practical strategies to help young people learn reciprocal communication skills to discover the impression they are making on others, and what they can do to make living in the increasingly complex social world more personally rewarding.
Michelle Garcia Winner, MA, CCC-SLP, is the founder and CEO of Social Thinking and a globally recognized thought leader. She has created numerous evidence-based treatment frameworks to help caregivers develop social competencies and improve academic performance in those they love and support.
For more info click HERE
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