24th Annual Children Come First Conference - November 11th, 2013

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Who should attend?

Anyone caring for, working with or interested in the well-being of children and youth with social, emotional, behavioral, mental health or substance use challenges.

Keynote

"Who Cares About Kelsey?"

Kelsey Carroll has one goal--to graduate from high school. She attends a school with one of the highest dropout rates in New Hampshire and has dealt with homelessness and ADHD. As a freshman, she didn't earn a single academic credit, but she did get suspended for dealing drugs. Who Cares About Kelsey? is the story of Kelsey's transformation from a defiant 'problem student' to a motivated, self-confident young woman. Critical figures in her life shape her coming of age and play important roles in an education revolution that's about empowering our most emotionally and behaviorally challenged youth.

Filmmaker Dan Habib will screen and discuss his film Who Cares About Kelsey?, followed by a post-screening discussion with the film's central subject, Kelsey Carroll.

Later in the morning, Kelsey will deliver a presentation on the RENEW process and the important role it played in her high school success.

Workshops

In the afternoon, participants will have the opportunity to choose from a variety of workshops, in two sessions, covering topics such as restraint and seclusion, trauma-informed care, RENEW (Rehabilitation, Empowerment, Natural supports, Education and Work) WI/PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports), and working with military families. You will be asked to choose one workshop for each session when you register.

Conference Logistics

Location:

Stoney Creek Inn, 1100 Imperial Ave., Rothschild, WI, 54474    Phone: 715-355-6858  Fax: 715-355-0913.  Link to hotel website: http://www.stoneycreekinn.com/hotel/travel/wausau/home.do

Hotel reservations:

You are responsible for making your own hotel reservations.  Call Stoney Creek Inn, 715-355-6858, and tell them you are part of the Children Come First Conference.  You must call by October 13th to receive the discounted room rate of $70 per room, per night.

Cost:

• $100/person (includes conference materials, a morning snack, lunch, and afternoon snack). 
• $150 for exhibitors who are representing a charitable organization with 501(c)(3) nonprofit status.  This includes one conference registration (including conference materials, lunch and snacks), one 8-foot table, and your agency listed in the conference program.  Each additional conference registration is $100/person.
• $250 for exhibitors representing other organizations.  This includes one conference registration (including conference materials, lunch and snacks), one 8-foot table, and your agency listed in the conference program.  Each additional conference registration is $100/person.

Scholarships may be available, on a limited basis, to parents and primary caregivers involved in the day-to-day care of a child or adolescent with social, emotional, behavioral, mental health or substance use challenges.

Registration is open!

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