Friday, June 20
 


8:00am - 9:00am


Pre-Registration / Refreshments


  9am - 12:00am Pre-Conference Workshop
Session Topic: Salvaging Sisterhood
Session Description
Featured Speaker: Julia Taylor, M.A.

  12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch (on your own)

  1:00pm - 4:00pm Pre-Conference Workshop
Session Topic:

Bullying in the Girls' World:
A Schoolwide Approach for Prevention and Intervention
(Grades 3-8)

Session Description
Featured Speaker: Diane Senn, Ed.S., LPC

Saturday, June 21


7:00am – 8:30am


Registration / Refreshments & Exhibits


  8:30am -10:00am General Session
Session Topic: 10 Key Practices for Counteracting RA
Session Description
Featured Speaker: Diane Senn, Ed.S., LPC

  10:00am -10:30am Morning Break & Exhibits

  10:30am - 11:45am General Session
Session Topic: Beyond "I Messages": Teaching Girls to Communicate in Conflict
Session Description
Featured Speaker: Rosalind Wiseman

  11:45am - 1:10pm Lunch (on your own)

  1:10pm - 2:10pm Break-Out Sessions
Session Topic: Media Literacy & Bullying: Interpreting Girl & Boy World through Popular Culture
Session Description
Speaker: Rosalind Wiseman

Session Topic: Beating the Body Image Blues
Session Description
Speaker: Julia Taylor

Session Topic: Make a Difference / Teamwork
Session Description
Speaker: Felecia Allen

Session Topic: The Rainbow Planet Connection: Teaching Feelings & Responsibility Through Play Therapy Techniques
Session Description
Speaker: Carol Wood

Session Topic: Intra-Racial Bullying Amongst Girls
Session Description
Speaker: Rose Merrell-James

  2:10pm - 2:30pm Afternoon Break & Exhibits

  2:30pm - 3:30pm Break-Out Sessions
Session Topic: Power Girls
Session Description
Speaker: Kerri Isham

Session Topic: Team LEAD: Making a Difference in an Indifferent World
Session Description
Speaker: Denise Koebcke

Session Topic: How to Help Educate Girls About HIV
Session Description
Speaker: Tanesha Burley

Session Topic: Mean Girls: We all know we have them. Now what do we do with them?
Session Description
Speaker: Belinda Cisneros, Melea Wade

Session Topic: Psychological Warfare: Relational Images from Popular Media
Session Description
Speaker: Rebecca Goldberg, Sondra Smith-Adcock

  3:30pm -3:45pm Afternoon Break & Exhibits

  3:45pm - 4:45pm Break-Out Sessions
Session Topic: Friend or Foe? / Social Roles
Session Description
Speaker: Kimber Bishop-Yanke

Session Topic: Breaking The Silence
Session Description
Speaker: Dr. Lillie Haynes

Session Topic: The Rainbow Planet Connection: Teaching Feelings & Responsibility Through Play Therapy Techniques
Session Description
Speaker: Carol Wood

Session Topic: Save the Drama for the Stage
Session Description
Speaker: Alissa Norby

Session Topic: Communication / Responses, Messages
Session Description
Speaker: Erin Willer

 

Sunday, June 22
 
7:30am – 8:30am


Registration / Refreshments & Exhibits


  8:30am – 10:00am General Session
Session Topic: Getting to the Root of the Problem
Session Description
Featured Speaker: Valerie Hodge-Lane

  10:00am - 10:30am Morning Break & Exhibits

  10:30am - 11:45am General Session
Session Topic: It's Not Just Joking Around!
Session Description
Featured Speaker: Jodee Blanco

  11:45am – 1:10pm Lunch (on your own)

  1:10pm - 2:10pm Break-Out Sessions
Session Topic: How to Help a Bullied Child... and the Bully
Session Description
Speaker: Jodee Blanco

Session Topic: Cliques and Thrones
Session Description
Speaker: Jill Jahries

Session Topic: G.E.M.S. - Girls Educated and Motivated to Succeed
Session Description
Speaker: Lauren Meek, Nancy Ball

Session Topic: Empowering Girls to STEP Up to Reduce RA
Session Description
Speaker: Trish Madsen

Session Topic: "You are Fat!" Body Image
Session Description
Speaker: Rebecca Cooper

  2:10pm -2:30pm Afternoon Break & Exhibits

  2:30pm - 3:30pm   Break-Out Sessions
Session Topic: Positive Image Training for Girls
Session Description
Speaker: Valerie Hodge-Lane

Session Topic: Changing Beliefs One Community At a Time
Session Description
Speaker: Jane Finkenbine, Andrea Donnegan

Session Topic: Girls & Athletics-Competition or Cruelty
Session Description
Speaker: Meline Kevorkian and Robin D'Antona

Session Topic: A School-Based Prevention & Intervention
Session Description
Speaker: Jamie Kupkovits

Session Topic: Beyond We Hate Sarah / Harrassment
Session Description
Speaker: Peggy Rubens-Ellis

  3:30pm -3:45pm Afternoon Break & Exhibits

 
3:45pm - 4:45pm  
Networking Session
Monday, June 23
 
7:30am – 8:30am


Registration / Refreshments & Exhibits


  8:30am – 10:00am General Session
Session Topic: The Power of Mentoring
Session Description
Featured Speaker: Josh Lorick

  10:00am - 10:30am Morning Break & Exhibits

  10:30am - 11:45am General Session
Session Topic: Bibliotherapy: Using Children’s Books to Address Bullying & Foster Empathy
Session Description
Featured Speaker: Trudy Ludwig

  11:45am – 1:10pm Lunch (on your own)

  1:10pm - 2:10pm Break-Out Sessions
Session Topic: Girls and Gangs
Session Description
Speaker: Josh Lorick

Session Topic: Figuring Out Friendships: A Mother-Daughter Workshop to Challenge Relational Aggression
Session Description
Speaker: Sharon Gold-Steinberg

Session Topic: Beyond Beats and Rhymes: Gender, Violence and Hip Hop
Session Description
Speaker: LaMarr Shields

Session Topic: Gender Specific Educational Support Groups
Session Description
Speaker: Nikki Easterling

Session Topic: S.H.E. A School & Community Response to Combat RA              
Session Description
Speaker: Katey McPherson

  2:10pm -2:30pm Afternoon Break & Exhibits

  2:30pm - 3:30pm   Break-Out Sessions
Session Topic: Bibliotherapy Tools, Techniques & Activities   
Session Description
Speaker: Trudy Ludwig

Session Topic: What Is In Your Personal Box of Beliefs?
Session Description
Speaker: Jane Finkenbine, Andrea Donnegan

Session Topic: Phoxxie is a State Of Mind: Improving Girl’s Self-Esteem   
Session Description
Speaker: Cara Farchione, Jesse Jacobs, Kelly Schwencke

Session Topic: Celebrating Girls! Building Empathy, Connection & Renewal Through Storytelling
Session Description
Speaker: Kathleen Leonard

Session Topic: Role-Playing to Combat RA
Session Description
Speaker: Jennifer Calvert

  3:30pm -3:45pm Afternoon Break & Exhibits

 
3:45pm - 4:45pm  
Break-Out Sessions
Session Topic: She Ain't Angry for Nothing
Session Description
Speaker: Mischa Green

Session Topic: How to Create a “House” System in a Middle School: A Unique Approach
Session Description
Speaker: Nick Antista

Session Topic: Dare to be Queen: Effective Strategies to Reduce Fighting Amongst Girls
Session Description
Speaker: LaMarr Shields and Sara Hasan

Session Topic: Girl Fighting: How to Safely Intervene
Session Description
Speaker: Ofiicer Tony Barr

Session Topic: Girl’s Night In / A 9th Grade Sleepover
Session Description
Speaker: Pearl Groat
 

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