Schedule

Thursday, October 13th, 2011

WSU BROWNING CENTER AUSTAD AUDITORIUM

7:30 – 7:45 PM	Welcome: President Ann Millner Historical Overview: Chloe D. Merrill Ph.D., CPC, CFCS, CFLE Chair/Professor - Department of Child and Family Studies Introduction of keynote: Julee Smith, Executive Director, YCC, Chair CHF Advisory Board
7:45 – 9:15 PM	Keynote Speaker: Jim Fay, Love and Logic is a philosophy founded in 1977 by Jim Fay and Foster W. Cline, M.D. It is the approach of choice among leading educators, parents, and other professionals worldwide. Title of Speech: “How to Discipline Kids without Losing Their Love and Respect” Annie Clark Tanner Lectureship Thank you and closing: Dr. Chloe D. Merrill
9:15 – 10:00 PM	Book Signing (Austad Auditorium)

Friday, October 14th, 2011

WSU SHEPHERD STUDENT UNION BUILDING

7:30 – 8:30 AM	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 8:45 AM	Intro/Announcements – Ballroom A & B
8:45 – 9:45 AM	Keynote Speaker in Ballroom A: Jim Fay, Love and Logic - Title of Speech: “Good Character is No Accident“
9:45 – 10:15 AM	Break
Workshop I	Track 1					Track 2					Track 3
10:15 – 11:15 AM	Claudia Eliason, Ed. D. SU 404A Successful Families Cultivate Well-Rounded and Achievement-Oriented Children					Jen Larson, BS SU 316 Drug Endangered Children Training Program: A Community Awareness Training Michael Hunt SU 321 Is It Child Abuse/Neglect/Endangerment? Randy Chatelain, Ph.D., MFT SU 404B “Change the Rules to Change the Game - A Powerful Personal and Interpersonal Intervention Strategy”					Leslie Trottier, MLIS SU 312 Balancing Work and Family Without Losing Your Sense of Humor
Workshop II	Track 1					Track 2					Track 3
11:30 – 12:30 PM	Melissa Beyer, M.Ed./Jill Gibson, M.Ed. SU 404A Opening the Door to Innovative Learning					Wei Qiu, Ph.D. SU 312 Move Away from Childhood Obesity					Naomi Brower, MS, CFLE SU 316 How to Avoid Falling In Love with a Jerk or Jerkette Crystal Knippers, MFHD SU 321 Helping Children Build Resiliency Sherrie West, M.Ed. SU 404B Building Self Esteem by Teaching Children to be Resilient and Problem Solvers
12:45 – 2:00 PM	Nurturing Hand Luncheon – Ballroom A & B
2:15 – 2:30 PM	Announcements
2:30 – 4:30 PM	Keynote Speaker in Ballroom C: Ellen Galinsky – Title of Speech: “Mind in the Making”
4:30 – 5:30 PM	Book Signing (Shepherd Union Ballroom)

Saturday, October 15th, 2011

WSU SHEPHERD STUDENT UNION BUILDING

7:30 – 8:00 AM	Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 8:15 AM	Intro/other – Ballroom A & B
8:15 – 9:20 AM	Keynote in Ballroom A: Jim Bird, Professor, Child and Family Studies Weber State University Title of Speech: “When parents change their own behavior: What’s good for the goose is good for the gosling”
Workshop III	Track 1					Track 2					Track 3
9:30 – 10:45 AM	Jack Rasmussen, Ph.D. SU 404A Kids and Academic Success: What Parents Can Do					Ryan Calder, MFT SU 312 Developing Healthy Communication in Marriage Teresa Hunsaker, BS SU 404B In Families, Money Matters					Jeff Tesch, MFT SU 316 Fostering & Adopting: The Unique Joys, Challenges, and Tips for Success Paul Schvaneveldt, Ph.D, CFLE SU 321 La Familia: Strategies to Strengthen and Support Latino Families
10:45 – 11:15 AM	Refreshment Break
Workshop IV	Track 1					Track 2					Track 3
11:15 – 12:30 PM	Ken Roesbery, The Grocery Guru SU 321 Saving Up to 70% on Your Grocery Bill					Ken Schwab, Ph.D. SU 316 Understanding and Recovery from Pornography Addiction - What to Do when the Pain from the Pornography Plague Hurts too bad to Keep it Quiet Mark Adams, Ph.D. SU 404A Unemployment as Family Crisis					Eric Amsel, Ph.D. SU 312 Hypothetical Thinking in Adolescence; Its Nature, Development and Applications Joyce Buck, MS, CFLE SU 404B Parenting with Love & Logic
Workshop V	Track 1					Track 2					Track 3
12:45 – 2:00 PM	Ken Roesbery, The Grocery Guru SU 321 Saving up to 70% on Your Grocery Bill					Nancy Adams-Leonard, M.Ed. SU 404A Resiliency in Military Families: Approaches to Successful Living from “Place to Place”					Chris Eisenbarth, Ph.D. SU 312 Communication Skills and Strategies Craig A. Oreshnick, Ph.D. SU 316 Managing Stress Within Today’s Families: Self-Care and Meditation Possibilities Patricia Cost, Ph.D. SU 404B "Talking to Kids About Sexuality Issues"

Workshop Tracks

Track 1: Education (multiple grades) and Educators

Track 2: Interventions and Advocacy

Track 3: Parents and Family

Conference Chair: Chloe D. Merrill, Ph.D., CPC, CFCS, CFLE cmerrill@weber.edu

Sponsors

• Weber State University Department of Child and Family Studies
• Weber State University Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education
• Weber State University Continuing Education
• Annie Clark Tanner Lectureship
• O.C. Tanner Corporation
• George B. Handy
• Nebeker Family Foundation
• MSL Family Foundation
• Anonymous
• Dr. W. C. Swanson Family Foundation