Montana Afterschool Alliance (MTAA), in conjunction with Greater Gallatin United Way kidsLINK Afterschool Program, is hosting Afterschool & Beyond - a statewide conference for youth development professionals on June 22 and 23, 2015.
This interactive conference will improve the quality of your program and your experience working with youth.
The Afterschool and Beyond conference is for anyone who works with youth, especially those who work in out-of-school-time programs. Continuing Education Unit Credits through MT OPI are available through this opportunity.
Conference Highlights:
BEYOND the Bell: A toolkit for creating effective out-of-school-time programs created by American Institutes for Research, one of the world's largest behavioral and social science research and evaluation organizations. Presenter, Fausto Lopez
BEYOND Behavior: ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences Study), a trauma-informed training for youth development professionals. Data resulting from screening of 17,000 volunteers reveals staggering proof of the health, social, and economic risks that result from childhood trauma. Presenter, Sue Chvilicek
BEYOND the ABC's: Art expression in out-of-school-time programs, a lunchtime panel presentation, revealing the role of music, theater, videography, dance and art.
BEYOND Youth: Taking care of YOU, so you can better take care of youth, a compassion fatigue and self-care workshop. Presenter, Lynette Rodi
