About the Symposium
For nearly five decades, this symposium has been a cornerstone of MHA-Greater Dallas's efforts to raise awareness and educate the community on child and adolescent mental health. Whether you are a mental health professional, counselor, teacher, parent, or advocate, this symposium is an excellent opportunity to learn from experts, talk with industry partners, and network with like-minded individuals.
Speakers
Each year, Mental Health America of Greater Dallas invites over 50 speakers from all over the U.S. to share their expertise and experiences with child and adolescent mental health. Here's a look at our 2025 speaker line-up along with workshop information:
Keynote Speakers
SAUL MALEK | OPENING KEYNOTE
Wednesday, March 5th
Saul Malek is a sought-after speaker and advocate specializing in gambling addiction prevention and education. His personal story of struggling with a devastating gambling addiction serves as a powerful warning to others.
DREW MYERS | CLOSING KEYNOTE
Thursday, March 6th
Drew Myers is an intentionality coach, author, and professional speaker. He generates hope, inspires action, and reminds people to make the important things important – starting with themselves.
Mental Health 101 Workshops
Rachel Allen, LPC
Counselor, Rachel Allen Counseling
Dissociative Disorders in Adolescents
Tracey Brown, PhD, LPC-S, CSC
Psychotherapist/CEO, Mpowering You Counseling and Consulting, LLC
Youth in Crisis: The Misdiagnosis and Labeling of Marginalized Youths in Schools
This workshop is designed to help mental health professionals and school educators gain a deeper understanding of serious emotional disturbance and factors that lead to more accurate diagnosis and appropriate levels of care and intervention.
Madeleine Byrne, PsyD, LCSW, LSOTP
Clinical Director, Dallas County Juvenile Department
DBT Interventions Targeting Aggression and Staff Burnout in Juvenile Justice Settings
Overview of DBT: research, places in justice system its used, outcomes, strategies, application in Dallas County. Historical responses to aggressive behaviors in juvenile justice. Trauma and its impacts with justice population. DBT and other strategies for compassion fatigue/burnout.
Janet Edgette, PsyD
Adolescent Psychologist, Janet Sasson Edgette, PsyD, LLC
Helping Teenagers Who Never Asked for Help in the First Place
Adults will often hijack conversations with teenagers in order to make a point, thereby losing the opportunity to have an influence. Learn to establish communication and relationship patterns with troubled teens where exhausting efforts to “convince” are supplanted by respectful, developmentally-informed conversations that draw forward kids’ genuine interest in changing.
Adrienne Mays, DDS, MEd
Senior Research Scientist, UT Southwestern's Center for Depression Research & Clinical Care
Mood Disorders and Fostering Resilience in Youth
Building resilience in youth is key in preventing and responding to mood disorders. Using a social-ecological model, this session explores mood disorders, provides essential strategies for building resilience in youth, and highlights the work the Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care is doing to understand and support youth resilience.
Sheree Tarver Sylva-Senette, PsyD
Licensed Psychologist, Dallas County Juvenile Department
DBT Interventions Targeting Aggression and Staff Burnout in Juvenile Justice Settings
Leigh Holman, Ph.D., LPC-MHSP-S & LSC (TN), LPC-S (TX), RPTS, AMCA Diplomate & CMHS
Professor and Department Chair, The Chicago School in Dallas
What’s Emotion Regulation Got to Do with It?
Angela Omezie, Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor
Owner/Counselor/Supervisor, Acacia Counseling Services
Hearing the Unheard: Bringing awareness to Black and Brown child trafficking in the United States
Summer Rose, PsyD
Chief Clinical Officer, Communities In Schools of the Dallas Region
Are the Adults Okay?: Addressing Burnout, Stress, and Well-being in Youth-Serving Individuals
This interactive session focuses on the dire need to implement strategies to reduce stress/emotional exhaustion among youth-serving individuals. As part of a comprehensive approach to school-wide mental health and well-being, this session introduces research-based interventions that can reduce burnout and increase well-being in youth-serving individuals.
Amanda Russo, LPC-S
Executive Director, Balanced Life Solutions
Recognizing the Unseen: Understanding Subtle Autism Presentations in Adolescent Girls
This session explores the nuanced and often overlooked signs of autism in adolescent girls. Attendees will gain insights into gender-based differences in symptom presentation, effective identification strategies, and supportive interventions tailored to their unique needs, empowering educators and mental health professionals to provide more accurate diagnoses and meaningful support.
ADHD, OCD & Suicide
Eran Grayson, M.A. in Special Education
Educational TherapistCEO and Founder, Grayson Executive Learning
Empower, Engage, Excel: Evidence-Based Practices for Improving Academic Achievement in Students with ADHD
This workshop is designed to provide educators and mental health professionals with practical, evidence-based strategies to support students with ADHD in achieving academic success. Participants will learn how to create an environment that encourages self-accountability, improves focus, and fosters learning in students with ADHD.
Perry Leynor, LPC
Therapist, Specialists in OCD & Anxiety Recovery (SOAR)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: An Overview Of Exposure Therapy And Treatment of Adolescents
This workshop will focus on a lecture regarding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and special considerations when treating adolescents. This includes an overview of diagnostic features, examples of ERP, and the creation of a hierarchy, as well as clinical factors to consider when working with adolescents.
Abby Hansen, LCSW-S
District Support Counselor; Therapist; LCSW Supervisor, Melissa ISD; Assurasource; LCSW Supervision
Suicidality and Teens: Building Hope and Resiliency in Dark Times
As professionals, we have the opportunity to walk alongside teens through their darkest times, hold their stories, and help them build the skills and resiliency to become thriving adults. Join us to gain a deeper understanding of hopelessness leading to teen suicidality, professional considerations in various settings, and applicable interventions.
Findley Harris, LPC
Therapist, Specialists in OCD & Anxiety Recovery (SOAR)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: An Overview Of Exposure Therapy And Treatment of Adolescents
This workshop will focus on a lecture regarding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and special considerations when treating adolescents. This includes an overview of diagnostic features, examples of ERP, and the creation of a hierarchy, as well as clinical factors to consider when working with adolescents.
Substance Addiction
David Atkinson, MD
Medical Director, Children's Health, UTSW
Influencers Under the Influence: The Impacts of Social Media on Teen Substance Use
We will discuss how social media has changed the landscape of interpersonal connections, increased access to drugs and alcohol, and the impact of influencers who are being incentivized to sell a lifestyle that may increase risky behaviors by teens who view influencers as role models.
Eduardo Chavez, BC
Special Agent in Charge, DEA Dallas Field Division
Current Drug Trends
An overview of the biggest drug threats facing North Texas. A crash course in understanding that dab is not a dance move, juuling is not a way to bedazzle your clothing, spice is not the kind in your kitchen cabinet, and Molly is not the student you think she is.
Stacie Goran, LPC-S, LCDC
Clinical Practice Manager, Children's Health Teen Recovery Program
Influencers Under the Influence: The Impacts of Social Media on Teen Substance Use
We will discuss how social media has changed the landscape of interpersonal connections, increased access to drugs and alcohol, and the impact of influencers who are being incentivized to sell a lifestyle that may increase risky behaviors by teens who view influencers as role models.
Josh Munkeby, MA
Trainer, SUD Education
Common Substance Use Trends in Adolescent Youth and Fentanyl Awareness
There are many substances out there that our youth tend to gravitate towards. This training will cover some of the common trends found in Adolescent substance use as well as how to recognize signs and symptoms of Substance Use. We will also discuss the impact of the fentanyl crises in our communities to increase awareness.
Peter Sangra, MD
Child Adolescent Psychiatrist, Amen Clinic
Marijuana use in Adolescents
Learn about the toxic effects and the science behind marijuana. This presentation will be full of images of harmful effects and guidelines in treatment. By the end of this presentation, you will be able to talk to an adolescent and promote healthy brain approach.
Rick Rayl, Pharmacist
Director of Pharmacy, UBH of Denton
Hooked on Nicotine- What to do About it
At a time when tobacco use was declining in adolescents vaping nicotine was introduced creating a whole new generation of nicotine users. This presentation will put nicotine addiction in perspective and discuss the latest modalities for treatment.
Michael Roeske, PsyD
Senior Director, Newport Healthcare
Cannabis Use and Psychosis: A Look at the Relationship in Adolescent Populations
This talk explores the link between adolescent cannabis use and psychosis, examining historical and current trends, factors influencing psychotic disorders, and treatment implications. We’ll also address societal disparities in responses to psychosis and cannabis use across racial and ethnic groups.
Technology in Youth
Russell Baxter, M.Ed. LPC-S
Founder, Foundations Counseling PLLC
Technology and Mental Health
Technology is a nonnegotiable in today's ever-changing world, but too much of a good thing can become very unhealthy. We will walk through the many aspects of technology and how it is impacting our mental health as a society, especially for teens and young adults.
Galia Goya, LLM Law degree, Health Coach IIN, 500RYT
Community Educator, Hope's Door New Beginning Center
Digital Media and Teen Abuse
We will define what teen dating abuse looks like and how modern technology and easy access to information has created unintended consequences for our youth. We will explore the effect that easy accessibility to porn and gender violent content has on teens, and how it relates to teen dating abuse.
Ekua Boakye-Mensah
SOAR to Success Coordinator, Our Friends Place
The Future is Here: How Social Media Invests in Social Capital
An estimated 5.17 billion people use social media worldwide. A statistic that has more than doubled since 2015. Social media is here to stay and its time that we (adult allies) teach youth the life skill of maximizing time on social media for increasing social capital.
Marina Dewberry, LMSW
Non-Residential Program Director, Our Friends Place
The Future is Here: How Social Media Invests in Social Capital
An estimated 5.17 billion people use social media worldwide. A statistic that has more than doubled since 2015. Social media is here to stay and its time that we (adult allies) teach youth the life skill of maximizing time on social media for increasing social capital.
Dealing with Trauma
Autumn Collings, M.S., LMFT-S, LPC, LCDC, AAMFT Approved Supervisor
Private Practitioner, Supervisor and Consultant, Therapy With Autumn
Narrative Therapy & EMDR: Trauma, Addiction & Teens
Many adolescents in addiction treatment have experienced complex trauma from extensive physical and sexual abuse. In our experience, EMDR alone often results in a re-experiencing of trauma. Integrating EMDR with narrative therapy facilitates a firmer grounding process, fewer abreactions, and sense of hope for clients who are easily over stimulated.
Leanne Foell, LCSW
Adolescent Therapist, Bright Space Therapy
Hurry Up And Heal?: A REALISTIC Application For Treating Trauma In Schools Despite Barriers
This workshop trains school professionals on how to treat youth with trauma while also uniquely and transparently addressing those frustrating academic barriers most trauma trainings seem to ignore. This workshop inspires professionals who feel limited and burnt out to see unused interventions and provides them an opportunity to experience them.
Mike Giresi, CAC, ICADC, CTP, NMP
Chief Clinical Officer, Family First Adolescent Services
Attachment, Individuation, & Developmental Trauma Patterns in Adolescence
This presentation offers a unique perspective on developmental trauma in adolescents from the perspective of object relations theory, interpersonal neurobiology, and attachment theory. Attendees will learn what how to conceptualize developmental trauma symptoms and behaviors, and apply specific skills for addressing the underlying patterns at the root of adolescent turmoil.
Shenella Karunaratne, LPC
Adolescent Clinical Director, Reflections Lifestyle Center
Translating VA Expertise: Advancing Trauma-Informed Care for Adolescents and Adults
Discover how lessons from the VA’s trauma-informed care approach can transform therapy for adolescent and adult civilian clients. This presentation, led by an experienced therapist, provides practical strategies and proven techniques to support trauma recovery, build resilience, and create safe, empowering therapeutic environments tailored to diverse civilian populations.
Tanya Stuart, LCSW, BACS, LAC
Founder, The Maples
Complex Trauma in Teens
What is Complex Trauma and how does it affect children's development. Identify health and unhealthy attachment and ways to untangle the trauma and effects.
George Pate, PhD (family therapy), LMFT-S, LPC-S, ICADC, AAMFT Approved Supervisor
Associate Professor, Capella University
Narrative Therapy & EMDR: Trauma, Addiction & Teens
Many adolescents in addiction treatment have experienced complex trauma from extensive physical and sexual abuse. In our experience, EMDR alone often results in a re-experiencing of trauma. Integrating EMDR with narrative therapy facilitates a firmer grounding process, fewer abreactions, and sense of hope for clients who are easily over stimulated.
Kristi Zimmerman, LMFT, LPC, LCDC, EMDR Certified
Clinical Director of an assessment, treatment and resource center
Narrative Therapy & EMDR: Trauma, Addiction & Teens
Many adolescents in addiction treatment have experienced complex trauma from extensive physical and sexual abuse. In our experience, EMDR alone often results in a re-experiencing of trauma. Integrating EMDR with narrative therapy facilitates a firmer grounding process, fewer abreactions, and sense of hope for clients who are easily over stimulated.
Ashley Stafford, LCSW-S
Therapist & Owner, Canvas Outpatient
Transformative Care: Strategies for Incorporating Trauma Techniques with Children and Adolescents
This workshop equips professionals with skills for trauma-informed care of children and adolescents. Participants will learn to identify trauma responses, understand theoretical frameworks, and apply techniques including self-compassion, mindfulness, and EMDR-based strategies. The course covers trauma treatment approaches, EMDR stages, and theoretical foundations.
Working with LGBTQ+ Youth
Elyse Deleski, Ph.D., LMFT-S
Executive Director, New Perspective Counseling Services
Supporting Transgender Adolescents and Their Families
Supporting LGBTQIA+ youth has been a continued growth edge in the mental health field. This presentation will focus on gender-diverse adolescents and their families. We will provide deeper insight into what it means to be gender-diverse, examine the common issues that arise, and offer tools for creating effective, compassionate care.
Brian Kennedy, LPC
Counselor/LGBTQ Community Liaison, Room for Change
Reclaiming Identity: Supporting LGBTQ+ Adolescents through Affirmative Therapy and Trauma-Informed Care
In this session, we explore chronic verbal, emotional, and psychological assaults against an individual’s identity. Using Cass’s Identity model, this session will explore misdiagnoses made in counseling that can alienate LGBTQ+ clients while also learning strategies to advocate for clients as they confront their own emotional conflicts throughout the process.
Sajl Salim, Licensed Professional Counselor
Associate -Therapist, New Perspective Counseling Services
Supporting Transgender Adolescents and Their Families
Supporting LGBTQIA+ youth has been a continued growth edge in the mental health field. This presentation will focus on gender-diverse adolescents and their families. We will provide deeper insight into what it means to be gender-diverse, examine the common issues that arise, and offer tools for creating effective, compassionate care.
The Latino Community
Diana Beltran, LCSW-S, CCAPT
Owner and Bilingual Anxiety Disorder Specialist, Happy Autumn Centro de Empowerment, PLLC
Que Ansia: Anxiety Disorders in Latinos
Anxiety disorders affect many worldwide, with unique impacts on Latinos due to cultural, socio-economic, and acculturation challenges. Culturally tailored treatments, including psychoeducation, therapy, and medication, are crucial. By addressing both psychological and socio-cultural factors, these interventions enhance coping, reduce stigma, and improve well-being, especially in underserved Latino communities.
Jose Lopez, PhD
Assistant Professor, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Understanding Factors that Influence Latino Youth in Job Preparation and Higher Learning. Implications and Interventions
The program will describe the changing demographics and educational needs of the Latino youth. Historical challenges will be discussed as well as best practices and interventions.
Workshops for Parents
Vanessa Baum, MPH
Director of Prevention Education, The Family Place
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
In providing teen dating violence prevention programming, the most common question we get from youth is "How do I break up with someone?". This interactive workshop will discuss how to help youth navigate the end of any relationship, regardless of whether it is healthy, unhealthy, or abusive.
Therapy & Counseling
Jennifer Anderson, LPC-S
Clinical Manager, Eating Recovery Center
“I hate my body!” Treating Body Image Dissatisfaction in Therapy
Body image dissatisfaction is a pervasive problem among both male and female adolescents and it can be challenging to treat. This workshop provides an overview of ways to treat body image dissatisfaction in therapy and gives participants a variety of interventions to implement in individual and group therapy sessions.
Drew Dutton, MEd, MBA, MAPP, LPC-S, LCDC, ACPS
CEO, Phoenix House Texas
Positive Psychology and Well-Being
This session introduces positive psychology, offering a fresh perspective on health and mental health while critiquing traditional methods. Presenters will review the theory and research of happiness and wellbeing strategies, providing relatable and applicable examples to help individuals and communities thrive and achieve greater overall happiness and success.
Cortney Barton, MAMFT, LPC
Nature Based Clinical Counselor, Momentous Institute
Integrating Nature into Your Work: An Experiential Approach for Clinicians and Educators
Discover the benefits of nature on mental and physical well-being in this workshop! Learn how integrating nature into the classroom or therapy session can promote change, boost mood, enhance focus, and foster a deeper connection to the environment. We will provide practical strategies to incorporate nature-based activities.
Amanda Esquivel, LPC-S
Owner & Lead Counselor, Room for Change
Heal Thyself: A Counselor's Work from the Inside Out
Heal Thyself will address the ongoing invisible burdens clinicians, caregivers, & educators experience. The speaker will provide a new framework which will encourage participants to reconceptualize and relabel this common experience. The presentation will conclude with an experiential exercise aimed at healing and restoring those in attendance.
Apree Clicque, Psychologist
Psychologist, Dallas Therapeutic Services
Supporting Children of Military Members: Therapeutic Approaches for Clinicians
This workshop equips therapists with skills to effectively work with children of military members, addressing the unique challenges they face, such as frequent relocations, parental deployments, and adjusting to military culture. Therapists will learn specialized approaches and practical strategies to support the emotional, behavioral, and social needs of this population.
Sally Fleck, PhD
Clinical Director, Eating Recovery Center
"I hate my body!" Treating Body Image Dissatisfaction in Therapy
Body image dissatisfaction is a pervasive problem among both male and female adolescents and it can be challenging to treat. This workshop provides an overview of ways to treat body image dissatisfaction in therapy and gives participants a variety of interventions to implement in individual and group therapy sessions.
Michelle Holcomb, PhD, CAI, LPC-S
Executive Director, STEPS With Horses
Assessing Risk for School Violence and Self-Harm in Adolescent Populations
Assessing for school violence and self-harm is a basic expectation for mental health professionals today. In this interactive session, participants will learn how to assess and intervene with clients or students with high-risk behaviors. Participants will learn appropriate tools for assessing and determining the most appropriate level of care.
Heather Lindstrom, PhD, LPC-S
Clinical Manager, Uplift Education
Beyond Words: Harnessing Projective Activities for Emotional Discovery
Without training, counselors are discouraged from using projectives to diagnose, but projectives are useful in other ways. In this session, participants will review the ethics of using projectives with clients, as well as learn activities based on projective protocols help build rapport and help adolescents express their emotions.
Fred Lines, MS, LPC-S
Director of Nature Based Services, Momentous Institute
Integrating Nature into Your Work: An Experiential Approach for Clinicians and Educators
Discover the benefits of nature on mental and physical well-being in this interactive workshop! Learn how integrating nature into the classroom or therapy session can promote change, boost mood, enhance focus and learning, and foster a deeper connection to the environment. We will provide practical strategies to incorporate nature-based activities.
Kerri Newman, MS, LMFT
Program Director, Journey of Hope Grief Support Center
Living in the “And”: Supporting Teens Living in Loss and Hope
Grieving adolescents often experience conflicting emotions, feeling both joy and sorrow, hope and despair. This presentation explores the concept of living in the "and"—embracing that multiple emotions can coexist. We'll discuss strategies to help teens embrace their full emotional spectrum, fostering healing and resilience as they move forward.
Sam Peters, MS, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor, Neurodivergent Family Management
Caring for Neurodivergent Brains: What We Can Do Better
Learn practical strategies to create safe, affirming, and accessible environments for your neurodivergent clients. Explore neurodiversity-informed assessment, diagnosis, and treatment approaches, while adapting communication styles for a truly inclusive practice.
Michelle Schwolert, MA. LPC. EMDR. LCDC-I
Founder and CEO at Roots Renewal Ranch
Self-Care Inside Out
This interactive session will guide participants through a holistic self-inventory, providing practical tools to enhance emotional resilience, set boundaries, and engage in meaningful self-care. Attendees will explore mind-body wellness strategies, the power of affirmation and validation, and the importance of giving themselves permission to prioritize their needs.
Jennifer Shotwell, LPC-S, LCDC, EMDR Consultant & Trainer
Owner & Therapist, Prime Counseling
Cracking the Code of Adolescent Ethics
Participants will learn strategies for addressing ethical dilemmas in adolescent care, including parental consent, autonomy, abuse reporting, and navigating custody agreements. They will also gain skills for collaborating with CPS and advocating for clients while ensuring legal compliance and ethical practice in mental health services.
Stephen Simpson, MS,LPC & Britney Simpson, MS, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselors, Luv On The Move
Holding Space: Helping Teens Navigate Grief and Loss
Grief is a complex and deeply personal experience. Navigating grief and loss as a teen is especially challenging. This workshop is designed for leaders to guide teens in exploring and managing overwhelming thoughts and emotions. We will provide practical tools to support teens during times of transition and loss.
Miscellaneous Topics
Sharon Bradley, M.Ed.
Director of Student, Family and Community Services, Plano ISD
Increasing School Attendance in a Distressed and Distracted World
Participants will have the opportunity to improve their skills in fostering a positive and supportive school culture that promotes student attendance, enhances student well-being, and boosts academic performance. This workshop will offer attendees valuable insights into developing attendance-promoting strategies and ways to leverage strategic partnerships to reduce chronic absenteeism.
Micheal Guinn, MSW
Permanent Supportive Housing Coach
Write to Heal
The Write to Heal Workshop is a highly engaging and super interactive, creative writing session that provides conference attendees a chance to process and share thoughts in a safe environment. The truth and transparency shared in this supportive space seeks to celebrate each other’s voice normalizing mental health focused conversations.
Olivia Mason, LMFT
Clinical Director, The Carpenter Shed
Sexualized Attachment and Adopted Males
Attachment is a topic that is greatly increasing in recent years. Understandably so, people that have been adopted experience attachment difficulty. The goal of this session would be to help clinicians and individuals better understand what is sexualized attachment and why might this be expressed in adopted males.
Nelida Medina-Perez, DSW/ LCSW
Owner/ Clinician, Purple Crayon Bilingual Counseling Services, PLLC.
Unaccompanied Minors: Navigating an Over-Burdened System
The arrival of unaccompanied minors brought challenges that our systems were not prepared to handle. As practitioners we must be prepared to engage this population. This workshop will provide education on their arrival process through case studies. Culturally competent ways to provide support to unaccompanied minors will be explored.
Janie Stubblefield, MA, LPC-S
Owner, Mobile Counseling, PLLC
Ethics: Tell Me No Lies & Keep Your Hands to Yourself
In this interactive workshop on Counseling Ethics, participants will engage in dialog over today’s top ethics questions. This workshop is designed to help mental health professionals enhance their professional standards and meet foundational ethics criteria. By attending this workshop, participants will be able to identify recent trends in ethics violations in Texas, evaluate any ethical concerns needing to be addressed in their practice, and improve their overall understanding of counseling ethics.
Nayeli Rios, LCSW
Owner/ Clinician, Peace and Joy Counseling Services, PLLC.
Unaccompanied Minors: Navigating an Over-Burdened System
The arrival of unaccompanied minors brought challenges that our systems were not prepared to handle. As practitioners we must be prepared to engage this population. This workshop will provide education on their arrival process through case studies. Culturally competent ways to provide support to unaccompanied minors will be explored.
Crystal Tran, JD
Legal Fellow, Texas Appleseed
Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline through Legislative Advocacy
This workshop will introduce participants to the legislative priorities of Texas Appleseed's Education Justice Project, aimed at dismantling the school to prison pipeline during the ongoing 89th Texas legislative session. Participants will learn how to get involved in legislative advocacy on these issues and other issues they care about.
Claire Song, MA Education
Family and Community Services Specialist, Plano ISD
Increasing School Attendance in a Distressed and Distracted World
Participants will have the opportunity to improve their skills in fostering a positive and supportive school culture that promotes student attendance, enhances student well-being, and boosts academic performance. This workshop will offer attendees valuable insights into developing attendance-promoting strategies and ways to leverage strategic partnerships to reduce chronic absenteeism.
Daphne Warren, Ph.D Candidate for Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Character, Attendance, and Restorative Education Specialist for Student, Family, and Community Services, Plano ISD
Increasing School Attendance in a Distressed and Distracted World
Participants will have the opportunity to improve their skills in fostering a positive and supportive school culture that promotes student attendance, enhances student well-being, and boosts academic performance. This workshop will offer attendees valuable insights into developing attendance-promoting strategies and ways to leverage strategic partnerships to reduce chronic absenteeism.
The schedule
The schedule for Wednesday, March 5, + Thursday, March 6 is now available by clicking the link below. Please note that some changes may occur.
The location
We're back at the Plano Event Center which offers convenient access to DFW’s major airports and highways, over 900 free parking spaces, and ample space to accommodate 20+ workshops daily.
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