*Registration is Open*
Saskatchewan Prevention Institute presents the 2011 Prevention Matters Conference: Supporting Children’s Well-Being
September 21 – 23, 2011 at Radisson Hotel, Saskatoon, SK
featuring Key Note Speakers:
Bruce Perry, Senior Fellow, ChildTrauma Academy
The Child Brain and Behaviour: Influences of Early Experiences and Trauma
Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D., is an internationally recognized authority on children in crisis. Dr. Perry is the founder and Senior Fellow of the ChildTrauma Academy, and is also currently a Senior Consultant for Children’s Mental Health for the Alberta Mental Health Board. Over the last thirty years, Dr. Perry has been an active teacher, clinician and researcher in children’s mental health and the neurosciences, holding a variety of academic positions, including the Thomas S. Trammell Research Professor of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine and Chief of Psychiatry at Texas Children's Hospital. Dr. Perry has been consulted on many high-profile incidents involving traumatized children, including the Columbine and Colorado school shootings, the Oklahoma City bombing, and the Branch Davidian siege. Dr. Perry is the author of over 300 journal articles, book chapters and scientific proceedings and is the recipient of numerous professional awards and honors, including the T. Berry Brazelton Infant Mental Health Advocacy Award. Dr. Perry is the author, with Maia Szalavitz, of The Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog, a bestselling book based on his work with maltreated children and Born For Love: Why Empathy is Essential and Endangered.
Silken Laumann, Olympian, Inspirational Speaker and Author
The Power of Play: Active Healthy Children and Communities
Silken Laumann is now one of Canada's most inspirational leaders, a highly recognizable and beloved Canadian athlete. Her career includes being a member of the National Rowing Team, a Summer Olympian, and world champion. She has many civic and corporate awards for athletics. Through her determination and perseverance Silken made an unbelievable comeback after injury. Silken is a confident, dynamic inspirational speaker who is known for her commitment to children. She was the recipient of the 2003 National Child Day Award from the Canadian Institute of Child Health. In September 2004, she established The Silken Laumann Active Kid's Movement, a national charity dedicated to increasing physical activity in children. Silken has partnered with many organizations, including Good Life Kids Foundation (GLKF) to ensure that physical activity and healthy eating become a part of every Canadian child’s daily living. She is on the international board for Right to Play (a program dedicated to reintroducing play into the lives of children in refugee camps). Silken is the best-selling author of Child’s Play, a book about rediscovering the joy of play in our families. She has also written articles for the Globe and Mail, Today’s Parent, Parents Canada, Chatelaine, Canadian Health and Lifestyle magazines. She is a mother of two.
AND MANY MORE GREAT TOPICS AND PRESENTERS OUTLINED ON THE EVENTS PAGE AT
http://www.preventioninstitute.sk.ca/home/news-events/events
Don’t miss out on this conference!
Seats are Limited … so register early!
Keri Dalsgaard
Executive Secretary
Saskatchewan Prevention Institute
1319 Colony Street
Phone: (306) 655-1400
Fax: (306) 655-2511
