Wednesday, April 2nd at SMU
Scotiabank Theatre from 7-9pm
Scotiabank Theatre from 7-9pm
In late January, the
staff from the ACIS schools in Halifax had a combined PD day. Our keynote speaker was Dr. Michael Ungar from
Dalhousie University. He spoke about
resilience building in children and how that relates to teachers and community.
As part of his offering, he will be
having a parent/community night for our parents/community members. It will take place the evening of Wednesday,
April 2nd at SMU's Scotiabank Theatre at 7-9pm. It is open and free to anyone who would like
to attend.
Please see his bio
below. He was a fantastic speaker at our
PD day and will surely be a hit in April.
As a family
therapist, Dr. Michael Ungar has become concerned that we may
be keeping our children too safe for their own good. If we adults
think back to when we were young, didn’t the risks we take and the
responsibilities we had help prepare us for the challenges we would face later
in our lives? Didn’t those experiences make us more resilient? Over his years
of practice, Michael has seen a disturbing trend: a connection between all the
security we offer children and troubling behaviors like anxiety, a lack of
responsibility for one’s self and others, drug abuse, early sexual activity,
and a lack of respect for adults. In this presentation, Michael will discuss
ways to offer our children and teenagers the right amount of risk and
responsibility. He will share what he has learned from families who have found
ways to provide their children with the ‘risk-takers advantage’, helping them
to grow up to be competent, caring contributors to their families, schools, and
communities.
Michael Ungar, Ph.D.
Network Director, CYCC Network
Network Director, CYCC Network
Co-Director, Resilience Research Centre
Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University
